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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

     

For the transition period from ____ to _____

Commission file number: 1-16525

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

 

(Name of Registrant in Its Charter)

 

New York

11-2621692

   

State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   

355 South Technology Drive

Central Islip, New York 11722
 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(631) 981-7081
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

CVV

NASDAQ Capital Market

 

 

Indicate by check whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐  
Non-accelerated filer ☑ Smaller reporting company ☑ Emerging growth company ☐

                  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.                                     ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

    Yes  No ☑

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 6,684,281 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value at August 11, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Index

 

Part I - Financial Information  

Item 1 – Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
   

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

3

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

4
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 5
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 6
   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

   

Item 2 – Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

25

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

36

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

36

   

Part II - Other Information

 
   

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

37

Item 1A-Risk Factors

37

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

37

Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities

37

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures

37

Item 5 – Other Information

37

Item 6 – Exhibits

37

   

Signatures

39

   

Exhibit Index

40

 

2

 

 

PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 – Financial Statements

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    (Unaudited)          
   

June 30, 2021

   

December 31, 2020

 

ASSETS

               

Current Assets

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 5,387,896     $ 7,699,335  

Accounts receivable, net

    1,147,451       1,047,728  

Contract assets

    1,066,382       494,281  

Inventories, net

    1,297,202       1,123,839  

Taxes Receivable

    715,599       715,599  

Other current assets

    460,260       709,175  

Assets held for sale

    16,181,368       -  
                 

Total Current Assets

    26,256,158       11,789,957  
                 

Property, plant and equipment, net

    12,405,495       28,843,563  

Intangible assets, net

    234,633       288,657  

Other assets

    23,318       13,748  

Total Assets

  $ 38,919,604     $ 40,935,925  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

               

Current Liabilities

               

Accounts payable

  $ 910,731     $ 817,933  

Accrued expenses

    1,766,245       1,409,039  

Current maturities of long-term debt

    1,915,508       690,667  

Contract Liabilities

    1,001,071       786,657  

Liabilities held for sale

    9,123,151       -  

Total Current Liabilities

    14,716,706       3,704,296  
                 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

    -       13,106,057  
                 

Total Liabilities

    14,716,706       16,810,353  
                 

Commitments and contingencies (see note 13)

                 
                 

Stockholders’ Equity:

               

Common stock - $0.01 par value – 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 6,684,281 at June 30, 2021 and 6,678,698 at December 31, 2020

    66,842       66,786  

Additional paid-in capital

    27,074,079       26,961,684  

Accumulated deficit

    (2,938,023 )     (2,902,898 )

Total Stockholders’ Equity

    24,202,898       24,125,572  
                 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  $ 38,919,604     $ 40,935,925  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

3

 

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 
                                 

Revenue

  $ 4,034,408     $ 3,718,884     $ 7,400,268     $ 9,755,244  
                                 

Cost of revenue

    3,188,746       3,117,369       6,236,026       7,218,205  
                                 

Gross profit

    845,662       601,515       1,164,242       2,537,039  
                                 

Operating expenses

                               

Research and development

    128,512       96,108       228,944       209,936  

Selling and shipping

    217,976       131,263       353,731       297,040  

General and administrative

    1,582,098       1,506,398       3,283,278       3,054,156  
                                 

Total operating expenses

    1,928,586       1,733,769       3,865,953       3,561,132  
                                 

Operating loss

    (1,082,924 )     (1,132,254 )     (2,701,711 )     (1,024,093 )
                                 

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    403       5,478       1,626       30,380  

Interest expense

    (107,000 )     (114,484 )     (214,221 )     (230,522 )

Gain on debt extinguishment

    2,443,418       -       2,443,418       -  

Other Income

    217,592       107,880       436,827       218,688  

Total other income (loss), net

    2,554,413       (1,126 )     2,667,650       18,546  
                                 

Income (loss) before income tax

    1,471,489       (1,133,380 )     (34,061 )     (1,005,547 )
                                 

Income tax expense (benefit)

    1,064       1,049       1,064       (1,529,596 )
                                 

Net income (loss)

  $ 1,470,425     $ (1,134,429 )   $ (35,125 )   $ 524,049  
                                 
                                 

Basic income (loss) per common share

  $ 0.22     $ (0.17 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.08  

Diluted income (loss) per common share

  $ 0.22     $ (0.17 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.08  
                                 

Weighted average common shares

                               

Outstanding-basic

    6,684,281       6,634,746       6,682,347       6,630,391  
                                 

Weighted average common shares

                               

Outstanding-diluted

    6,687,229       6,634,746       6,682,347       6,630,391  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

Three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

   

Common stock

                         
   

Shares

   

Par

Value

   

Additional

paid-in

Capital

   

Retained

Earnings/

(Accumulated

deficit)

   

Total

 
                                         
                                         
                                         

Balance at April 1, 2021

    6,684,281     $ 66,842     $ 27,012,001     $ (4,408,448 )   $ 22,670,395  

Net income

    -       -       -       1,470,425       1,470,425  

Share-Based Compensation

    -       -       62,078       -       62,078  

Balance at June 30, 2021

    6,684,281     $ 66,842     $ 27,074,079     $ (2,938,023 )   $ 24,202,898  
                                         

Balance at April 1, 2020

    6,633,355     $ 66,333     $ 26,792,106     $ 4,830,532     $ 31,688,971  

Net loss

    -       -       -       (1,134,429 )     (1,134,429 )

Share-Based Compensation

    6,330       63       68,641       -       68,704  

Balance at June 30, 2020

    6,639,685     $ 66,396     $ 26,860,747     $ 3,696,103     $ 30,623,246  

 

Six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

 

   

Common stock

                         
   

Shares

   

Par

Value

   

Additional

paid-in

Capital

   

Retained

Earnings

(Accumulated

deficit)

   

Total

 
                                         

Balance at January 1, 2021

    6,678,698     $ 66,786     $ 26,961,684     $ (2,902,898 )   $ 24,125,572  

Net loss

    -       -       -       (35,125 )     (35,125 )

Share-Based Compensation

    5,583       56       112,395       -       112,451  

Balance at June 30, 2021

    6,684,281     $ 66,842     $ 27,074,079     $ (2,938,023 )   $ 24,202,898  
                                         

Balance at January 1, 2020

    6,623,793     $ 66,237     $ 26,719,554     $ 3,172,054     $ 29,957,845  

Net income

    -       -       -       524,049       524,049  

Share-Based Compensation

    15,892       159       141,193       -       141,352  

Balance at June 30, 2020

    6,639,685     $ 66,396     $ 26,860,747     $ 3,696,103     $ 30,623,246  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net (loss) income

  $ (35,125 )   $ 524,049  

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities

               

Gain on debt extinguishment

    (2,443,418 )     -  

Stock-based compensation

    112,451       141,352  

Depreciation and amortization

    429,195       658,266  

Bad debt expense

    -       80,205  

(Increase)/decrease in operating assets

               

Accounts receivable

    (99,723 )     743,881  

Contract assets

    (572,101 )     (427,287 )

Inventories

    (173,363 )     162,477  

Tax receivable

    -       (1,528,305 )

Other current assets

    239,345       280,952  

Increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities

               

Accounts payable

    92,798       (71,799 )

Accrued expenses

    384,654       (524,896 )

Contract liabilities

    214,414       (548,938 )

Total adjustments

    (1,815,748 )     (1,034,092 )

Net cash used in operating activities

    (1,850,873 )     (510,043 )
                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Capital expenditures

    (118,471 )     (861,352 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (118,471 )     (861,352 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities

               

Proceeds from Payroll Protection Plan Loan

    -       2,415,970  

Payments of long-term debt

    (342,095 )     (333,640 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (342,095 )     2,082,330  
                 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (2,311,439 )     710,935  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    7,699,335       8,664,253  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 5,387,896     $ 9,375,188  
                 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

               

Income taxes paid

  $ 1,064     $ 1,049  

Interest paid

  $ 214,221     $ 230,522  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1:         

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for CVD Equipment Corporation and Subsidiaries (collectively “the Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary in order to make the interim financials not misleading have been included and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at such date, as filed on Form 10-K with the SEC on March 31, 2021, but does not contain all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report.

 

All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In addition, certain reclassifications have been made to prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS

 

In January 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors concluded that a change in the Company’s business strategy and direction was necessary and appointed Emmanuel Lakios as President and Chief Executive Officer (previously our Vice-President- Sales and Marketing) to, among other things, evaluate the Company’s business strategy and operations. Based on this evaluation, due to the continuing losses and significant investments required to continue in the Materials business, the Board concluded that our primary focus should be on the core equipment business and that the Materials Business strategy should be revised, with some of its current element’s potentially minimized or ceased.  Based upon an analysis, including forecasted continued losses and negative cash flows for the Tantaline product line, the Company has implemented plans to eliminate further investment in our Tantaline product line. In addition, we recorded an impairment charge of $3.6 million during the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, related to Tantaline Long lived assets. In addition, the Company continues to monitor its costs and will take actions to mitigate expenses in the future to align them with anticipated revenue levels.

 

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NOTE 1: (continued)

 

During February 2021, in order to increase the Company’s liquidity and to provide necessary working capital to support the Company’s on-going business and operations, the Board decided to sell its facility located at 555 North Research Place, Central Islip, NY (the “555 Building”). Management determined the 555 Building is not needed for present and future business operations and concluded that any remaining elements of the Materials Business can be consolidated into its remaining facility in Central Islip (the “355 Building”), which it believes can accommodate any needs for our growth for the foreseeable future. In April 2021, the Company completed the move of its Tantaline product line to the 355 Building, while the MesoScribe consolidation into the 355 Building has been initiated. All functions of the Tantaline product line have been consolidated into the Denmark office and the United States expenses related to Tantaline have ceased. On March 29, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Steel K, LLC for the sale of the 555 Building, and on July 26, 2021 the Company closed on the sale of the 555 Building. The sale price was $24,360,000, subject to adjustment for apportionments, adjustments and credits. A portion of the sale proceeds were used to satisfy the existing mortgage debt on the 555 Building, including interest and fees, in the amount of $9,352,719, as well as various costs related to the closing of the transaction. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $14,000,000 (see Note 14).

 

 

NOTE 2:         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company designs, manufactures and sells custom chemical vapor deposition equipment through contractual agreements. These system sales require the Company to deliver functioning equipment that is generally completed within three to eighteen months from commencement of order acceptance. The Company recognizes revenue over time by using an input method based on costs incurred as it depicts the Company’s progress toward satisfaction of the performance obligation. Under this method, revenue arising from fixed price contracts is recognized as work is performed based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligations, typically within three months to eighteen months.

 

Incurred costs include all direct material and labor costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as supplies, tools, repairs and depreciation costs. Contract material costs are included in incurred costs when the project materials have been purchased or moved to work in process, and installed, as required by the project’s engineering design. Cost based input methods of revenue recognition require the Company to make estimates of costs to complete the projects. In making such estimates, significant judgment is required to evaluate assumptions related to the costs to complete the projects, including materials, labor and other system costs. If the estimated total costs on any contract are greater than the net contract revenues, the Company recognizes the entire estimated loss in the period the loss becomes known and can be reasonably estimated.

 

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NOTE 2:         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Revenue Recognition (continued)

 

“Contract assets,” include unbilled amounts typically resulting from system sales under contracts and revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer. The amount may not exceed their estimated net realizable value. Contract assets are classified as current based on our contract operating cycle.

 

“Contract liabilities,” include advance payments and billings in excess of revenue recognized. The Company typically receives down payments upon receipt of order and progress payments during the manufacturing cycle. Contract liabilities are classified as current based on our contract operating cycle and reported on a contract-by-contract basis, net of revenue recognized, at the end of each reporting period.

 

For outright sales of products, revenue is recognized when control of the promised products or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those products or services (the transaction price). A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product or service to a customer and is the unit of account under ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), which require that financial assets measured at amortized cost be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial asset to present the net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected. The income statement reflects the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the increase or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. On November 15, 2019, the FASB delayed the effective date for smaller reporting companies. The amendments in this update are now effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and interim periods within those annual periods. We are currently evaluating the effect of this update on our consolidated financial statements.

 

We believe there is no additional new accounting guidance adopted, but not yet effective that is relevant to the readers of our financial statements. However, there are numerous new proposals under development which, if and when enacted, may have a significant impact on our financial reporting.

 

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NOTE 3:         CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $5.4 million and $7.7 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company invests excess cash in U.S. treasury bills, certificates of deposit or money market accounts, all with original maturities of less than three months. Cash equivalents were $1.0 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

The Company places most of its temporary cash investments with financial institutions, which from time to time may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit. The amount at risk at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $3,203,000 and $5,822,000, respectively.

 

Sales concentration

 

Revenue from a single customer in any one period can exceed 10% of our total revenues. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, three customers exceeded 10%, and represented 17.3%, 12.9% and 11.2% of revenues, and during the six months ended June 30, 2021 one customer exceeded 10%, and represented 18.0% of revenues. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, two customers exceeded 10%, and represented 42.2% and 10.0% of revenues, and during the six months ended June 30, 2020, one customer represented 37.0% of revenues.

 

Accounts receivable

 

The Company sells products and services to various companies across several industries in the ordinary course of business. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations to assess the probability of accounts receivable collection based on a number of factors, including past transaction experience, evaluation of their credit history and review of the invoicing terms of the contract to determine the financial strength of its customers. The Company also maintains allowances for anticipated losses. At June 30, 2021, two customers exceeded 10% of the accounts receivable balance, representing 20.2% in total, and at December 31, 2020 two customers represented 35.0% of the accounts receivable balance.

 

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NOTE 4:         REVENUE DISAGGREGATION

 

The following table represents a disaggregation of revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

 

   

Three Month's Ending June 30, 2021

 
                         
   

Over time

   

Point in time

   

Total

 

Aerospace

  $ 197     $ 577     $ 774  

Industrial

  $ 1,226     $ 1,293     $ 2,519  

Research

  $ 365     $ 376     $ 741  

Total

  $ 1,788     $ 2,246     $ 4,034  

 

   

Three Month's Ending June 30, 2020

 
                         
   

Over time

   

Point in time

   

Total

 

Aerospace

  $ 134     $ 1,699     $ 1,833  

Industrial

  $ 259     $ 623     $ 882  

Research

  $ 495     $ 509     $ 1,004  

Total

  $ 888     $ 2,831     $ 3,719  

 

   

Six Month's Ending June 30, 2021

         
                         
   

Over time

   

Point in time

   

Total

 

Aerospace

  $ 386     $ 1,103     $ 1,489  

Industrial

  $ 2,595     $ 1,968     $ 4,563  

Research

  $ 552     $ 796     $ 1,348  

Total

  $ 3,533     $ 3,867     $ 7,400  

 

   

Six Month's Ending June 30, 2020

         
                         
   

Over time

   

Point in time

   

Total

 

Aerospace

  $ 1,299     $ 3,884     $ 5,183  

Industrial

  $ 386     $ 1,484     $ 1,870  

Research

  $ 1,089     $ 1,613     $ 2,702  

Total

  $ 2,774     $ 6,981     $ 9,755  

 

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NOTE 4:         REVENUE DISAGGREGATION (continued)

 

The Company has unrecognized contract revenue of approximately $3.2 million at June 30, 2021, which it expects to recognize as revenue within the next twelve months.

 

Judgment is required to evaluate assumptions including the amount of net contract revenues and the total estimated costs to determine our progress towards contract completion and to calculate the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize.

 

Changes in estimates for sales of systems occur for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to (i) build accelerations or delays, (ii) product cost forecast changes, (iii) cost related change orders or add-ons, or (iv) changes in other information used to estimate costs. Changes in estimates may have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

Contract Assets and Liabilities

 

Contract assets consist of (i) retainage which represent the earned, but unbilled, portion for which payment is deferred by the customer until certain contractual milestones are met; and (ii) unbilled receivables which represent revenue that has been recognized in advance of billing the customer, which is common for long-term contracts. Contract liabilities consist of customer advances and billings in excess of revenue recognized.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the increase in contract assets of approximately $.6 million and $.4 million, respectively, was the result of work performed in excess of billings which are based upon project milestones.

 

Contract assets and contract liabilities on input method type contracts in progress are summarized as follows:

 

   

2021

 

Costs incurred on contracts in progress

  $ 4,882,600  

Estimated earnings

    2,900,056  
      7,782,656  

Billings to date

    (7,098,362 )
    $ 684,294  

Deferred revenue related to non-systems contracts

    (618,984 )
      65,310  

Included in accompanying balance sheets

       

Under the following captions:

       

Contract assets

  $ 1,066,382  

Contract liabilities

  $ (1,001,072 )

 

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NOTE 5:          INVENTORIES, NET

 

Inventories consist of:

               
   

June 30, 2021

   

December 31, 2020

 
                 

Raw materials

  $ 1,081,709     $ 928,221  

Work-in-process

    215,493       195,618  

Inventories

  $ 1,297,202     $ 1,123,839  

 

 

NOTE 6:         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

Accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $59,000 and $164,000 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The allowance is based on prior experience and management’s evaluation of the collectability of accounts receivable. Management believes the allowance is adequate. However, future estimates may change based on changes in future economic conditions.

 

 

NOTE 7:         LONG-TERM DEBT

 

The Company has a loan agreement with HSBC which is secured by a mortgage against our Central Islip, NY headquarters. The loan is payable in 120 consecutive equal monthly installments of $25,000 in principal plus interest and a final balloon payment upon maturity in March 2022. The balances as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were approximately $1.9 million and $2.1 million respectively. Interest accrues on the loan, at our option, at the variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% or Prime less 0.5% (1.82% and 1.89% at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively).

 

On November 30, 2017, the Company purchased the premises located at 555 North Research Place, Central Islip, NY (the “555 Building”). The purchase price of the building was $13,850,000 exclusive of closing costs. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, 555 N Research Corporation (the “Assignee”) and the Islip IDA, entered into a Fee and Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreement (the “Loan”) with HSBC in the amount of $10,387,500, which was used to finance a portion of the purchase price to acquire the premises located at 555 North Research Place, Central Islip, New York. The Loan was evidenced by the certain note, dated November 30, 2017 (the “Note”), by and between Assignee and the Bank, and secured by a certain Fee and Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreement (the “Mortgage”), dated November 30, 2017, as well as a collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents. On July 26, 2021, the Company closed on the sale of the 555 Building and satisfied the loan.

 

The Note was payable in 60 consecutive equal monthly installments of $62,481 including interest and a final balloon payment upon maturity which was to be in December 2022. The balance outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were approximately $9.1 million and $9.3 million respectively. The Note bore interest for each Interest Period (as defined in the Note), at the fixed rate of 3.9148%. As a condition of the Bank making the Loan, the Company was required to guaranty Assignee’s obligations under the Loan pursuant that certain Unlimited Guaranty, dated November 30, 2017 (the “Guaranty”). As of June 30, 2021, the full amount of this Note is recorded as Liabilities Held For Sale (see Note 8 and Note 14).

 

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NOTE 7:         LONG-TERM DEBT (continued)

 

The Company is in compliance with its financial covenant under the mortgage at June 30, 2021.

 

On April 21, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with HSBC Bank USA, National Association pursuant to which the Company was granted a loan in the principal amount of $2,415,970, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act, which was enacted by the United States Congress on March 27, 2020.

 

The PPP loan, the obligation of which is represented by a note issued by the Company, was to mature on April 21, 2022 and bore interest at a rate of 1% per annum. The note may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Under the terms of the PPP, all or a portion of the Loan may be forgiven, based upon payments made in the first twenty-four weeks following receipt of the proceeds, related to payroll costs, continue group health care benefits, utilities and mortgage interest on other debt obligations incurred before February 15, 2020. The Company filed an application for forgiveness in April 2021 and on June 14, 2021 the Company received a notification from its lender that on June 10, 2021 the SBA approved the Company’s PPP Loan forgiveness application and remitted payment to the lender for the entire principal amount of the PPP Loan and accrued interest. As a result, the Company has recognized in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 Gain on debt extinguishment in the amount of $2,443,418.

 

 

NOTE 8: ASSET AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE

 

In order to increase the Company’s liquidity and to provide necessary working capital to support its on-going business and operations, the Company has decided to sell the 555 Building. Management has determined the 555 Building was not needed for present and future business operations, and any remaining elements of the Materials Business can be consolidated into the 355 Building, which management believes can accommodate any needs for the Company’s growth for the foreseeable future.

 

On March 29, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Steel K, LLC for the sale of its 555 Building, and on July 26, 2021 the Company closed on the sale of the 555 Building. The sale price was $24,360,000, subject to adjustment for apportionments, adjustments and credits. A portion of the sale proceeds were used to satisfy the existing mortgage debt on the 555

 

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NOTE 8: ASSET AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE (continued)

 

Building, including interest and fees, in the amount of $9.4 million, as well as various costs related to the closing of the transaction. As a result, the Company has classified the carrying value of the building of $16.2 million as Assets held for sale (which was utilized by CVD Materials) as part of current assets at June 30, 2021, which were previously recorded at December 31, 2020 and prior as part of property, plant and equipment on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

In addition, the Note related to the 555 Building was classified as part of current liabilities at June 30, 2021, Liabilities Held For Sale in the amount of $9.1 million, which were previously recorded at December 31, 2020 and prior as part of both current and long term debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

 

NOTE 9:         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE

 

The Company recorded, as part of general and administrative expense, $62,000 and $113,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, $69,000 and $141,000, respectively, for the cost of employee and director services received in exchange for equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of those instruments.

 

A summary of the stock option activity related to the 2001 Stock Option Plans, the 2007 Share Incentive Plan and the 2016 Share Incentive Plan for the period from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021 are as follows:

 

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NOTE 9:         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (continued)

 

 

2001 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan

                                         
   

Beginning

   

Granted

   

Exercised

   

Canceled

   

Ending

         
   

Balance

   

During

   

During

   

During

   

Balance

         
   

Outstanding

   

Period

   

Period

   

Period

   

Outstanding

   

Exercisable

 
                                                 

Number of shares

    7,000       -       -       (7,000 )     -       -  

Weighted average exercise price per share

  $ 7.90       -       -     $ 7.90       -       -  

 

2007 Share Incentive Plan

                                               
   

Beginning

   

Granted

   

Exercised

   

Canceled

   

Ending

         
   

Balance

   

During

   

During

   

During

   

Balance

         
   

Outstanding

   

Period

   

Period

   

Period

   

Outstanding

   

Exercisable

 
                                                 

Number of shares

    345,000       -       -       -       345,000       325,000  

Weighted average exercise price per share

  $ 12.33       -       -       -     $ 12.33     $ 12.46  

 

2016 Share Incentive Plan

                                               
   

Beginning

   

Granted

   

Exercised

   

Canceled

   

Ending

         
   

Balance

   

During

   

During

   

During

   

Balance

         
   

Outstanding

   

Period

   

Period

   

Period

   

Outstanding

   

Exercisable

 
                                                 

Number of shares

    65,000       150,000       -       -       215,000       65,000  

Weighted average exercise price per share

  $ 5.94     $ 4.26       -       -     $ 4.76     $ 5.94  

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted 150,000 stock options, vesting 25% per year over four years, with a ten-year life. The Company determined the fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2021 is based upon assumptions as provided below.

 

Stock Price

  $ 4.26  

Exercise Price

  $ 4.26  

Dividend yield

    0 %

Expected volatility

    67 %

Risk-Free interest rate

    1.35 %

Expected life (in years)

    6.00  

 

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NOTE 9:         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (continued)

 

The Company has a total of 560,000 outstanding stock options, of which 390,000 were exercisable under the three plans at June 30, 2021.

 

The following table summarizes information about the outstanding and exercisable options at June 30, 2021.

 

         

Options Outstanding

   

Options Exercisable

 
                 

Weighted

   

Weighted

                   

Weighted

         
                 

Average

   

Average

                   

Average

         

Exercise

   

Number

   

Remaining

   

Exercise

   

Intrinsic

   

Number

   

Exercise

   

Intrinsic

 

Price Range

   

Outstanding

   

Contractual

   

Price

   

Value

   

Exercisable

   

Price

   

Value

 
$4.00 - 7.00       195,000       9.8     $ 4.43     $ 36,000       45,000     $ 5.00     $ 0  
$7.01 - 10.00       20,000       7.0     $ 8.07     $ 0       20,000     $ 8.07     $ 0  
$10.01 - 12.00       220,000       3.7     $ 10.81     $ 0       200,000     $ 10.87     $ 0  
$12.01 - 15.00       125,000       1.0     $ 15.00     $ 0       125,000     $ 15.00     $ 0  

 

No options were exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, there was $385,960 of unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.9 years.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

The following table summarizes restricted stock awards for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

 

           

Weighted

 
    Shares of    

Average Grant

 
   

Restricted

   

Date Fair

 
   

Stock

   

Value

 

Unvested outstanding at December 31, 2020

    0     $ 0  

Granted

    42,800     $ 4.65  

Vested

    0     $ 0  

Forfeited/Cancelled

    (4,746 )   $ 4.65  

Unvested outstanding at June 30, 2021

    38,054     $ 4.65  

 

The fair value of the outstanding restricted stock awards will be recorded as stock compensation expense over the vesting period. As of June 30, 2021, there was $89,000 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of .5 years.

 

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NOTE 9:         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (continued)

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

The following table summarizes activity related to outstanding restricted stock units for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

 

           

Weighted

 
   

Shares of

   

Average Grant

 
   

Restricted

   

Date Fair

 
   

Stock Units

   

Value

 

Unvested outstanding at December 31, 2020

    8,750     $ 5.00  

Granted

    2,333     $ 5.36  

Vested

    (5,583 )   $ 5.32  

Forfeited/Cancelled

    (- )   $ - -  
                 

Unvested outstanding at June 30, 2021

    5,500     $ 4.83  

 

The total fair value of vested restricted stock units was $29,700 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

The fair value of the outstanding restricted stock units will be recorded as stock compensation expense over the vesting period. As of June 30, 2021, there was $14,000 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock units, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of .7 years.

 

 

NOTE 10:         INCOME TAXES

 

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance against all of the net deferred tax assets. This was based on management’s assessment, including the last three years of operating losses, that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets may not be realized in the future. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted by the United States Congress. As a result of the enactment of the CARES Act, net operating losses (“NOL’s”) generated in 2018-2020 can now be carried back for five years and resulted in the Company recognizing approximately $1.5 million of a tax benefit, of which $.7 million is a receivable at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Management continues to evaluate for potential utilization of the Company’s deferred tax asset, which has been fully reserved for, on a quarterly basis, reviewing our economic models, including projections and timing of orders, and cost containment measures.

 

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NOTE 11:         EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator) for the period presented. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.

 

A reconciliation of basic to diluted shares used in the earnings per share calculation is as follows:

 

   

Three months ended June 30,

   

Six months ended June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 
                                 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

    6,684,281       6,634,746       6,682,347       6,630,391  

Dilutive effect of options and unvested restricted shares

    2,948       -       -       -  

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

    6,687,229       6,634,746       6,682,347       6,630,391  

 

The following table represents common stock equivalents that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

 

   

Three months ended June 30,

   

Six months ended June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 
                                 

Stock Options

    557,052       417,000       560,000       417,000  
      557,052       417,000       560,000       417,000  

 

Stock options to purchase 560,000 shares of common stock were outstanding and 390,000 were exercisable during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

The dilutive potential common shares on options is calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that proceeds from the exercise of all options are used to repurchase common stock at market value. The number of shares remaining after the proceeds are exhausted represents the potential dilutive effect of the securities.

 

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NOTE 12:          SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company operates through three (3) segments: CVD Equipment (“CVD”), Stainless Design Concepts (“SDC”) and CVD Materials (“Materials”). The CVD segment is utilized for chemical vapor deposition equipment manufacturing. SDC is the Company’s ultra-high purity manufacturing division in Saugerties, New York for gas control systems. The Materials segment was established to provide material coatings for aerospace, medical, electronic and other applications. The Company evaluates performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is income or (loss) before taxes.

 

The Company’s corporate administration activities are reported in the Eliminations and Unallocated column. These activities primarily include intercompany profit, expenses related to certain corporate officers and support staff, expenses related to the Company’s Board of Directors, stock option expense for shares granted to corporate administration employees, certain consulting expenses, investor and shareholder relations activities, and all of the Company’s legal, auditing and professional fees, and interest expense.

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

(In thousands)

 

                           

Eliminations* and

         

2021

 

CVD

   

SDC

   

Materials

   

Unallocated

   

Consolidated

 

Assets

  $ 28,149     $ 6,765     $ 3,940     $ 66     $ 38,920  
                                         

Revenue

    1,804       1,162       1,087       (19 )     4,034  

Operating (loss) income

    (1,220 )     368       503       (734 )     (1,083 )

Pretax income (loss)

    1,209       368       628       (734 )     1,471  
                                         

2020

                                       

Assets

  $ 36,509     $ 6,445     $ 5,380     $ (9 )   $ 48,325  
                                         

Revenue

    2,280       1,016       517       (94 )     3,719  

Operating (loss) income

    (299 )     65       (137 )     (761 )     (1,132 )

Pretax (loss) income

    (312 )     65       (125 )     (761 )     (1,133 )

 

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NOTE 12:          SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

(In thousands)

 

                           

Eliminations* and

         

2021

 

CVD

   

SDC

   

Materials

   

Unallocated

   

Consolidated

 
                                         

Revenue

    3,811       1,987       1,716       (114 )     7,400  

Operating (loss) income

    (1,753 )     363       392       (1,704 )     (2,702 )

Pretax income (loss)

    661       363       646       (1,704 )     (34 )
                                         

2020

                                       
                                         

Revenue

    6,377       2,835       801       (258 )     9,755  

Operating income (loss)

    293       667       (493 )     (1,491 )     (1,024 )

Pretax income (loss)

    277       675       (467 )     (1,491 )     (1,006 )

 

*All elimination entries represent intersegment revenues eliminated in consolidation for external financial reporting.

 

 

NOTE 13:          SIGNIFICANT EVENTS- CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

 

The Company has been actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and resulting pandemic and its impact on both the global economic and operating environment and specifically on its impact to the Company, its employees, its operations and its financial condition.  In March 2020, the World Health Organization recognized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic based on the global spread of the disease, the severity of illnesses it causes and its effects on society. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the governments of many countries, states, cities and other geographic regions have taken preventative or protective actions, such as imposing restrictions on travel and business operations, including complete or partial government shutdowns of many schools and businesses, including our Company, and advising or requiring individuals to limit or forego their time outside of their homes. Accordingly, the COVID-19 outbreak has severely restricted the level of economic activity in many countries, including the United States, and continues to materially and adversely impact global economic activity.  In particular, the aerospace sector, for which the Company relies on a significant part of its business, has been faced with significant reductions to its business due to lack of air travel. The Company’s new order levels commencing in the first quarter of 2020, continuing into the first quarter of 2021 have seen substantial reductions, while new orders in the second quarter of 2021 where substantially higher at approximately $6.0 million, and which have materially and adversely affected revenues commencing in our second quarter of 2020. While the financial results for the Company’s first quarter of 2020 reflected the initial impact of COVID-19, and the year ended  December 31, 2020 and first six months ended June 30, 2021 reflected a substantial adverse effect, the Company is unable to predict the extent of the impact the pandemic will have on its financial position and operating results for the remainder of 2021 due to numerous uncertainties, but the impact could be material during any future period affected either directly or indirectly by this pandemic.  The Company intends to continue to evaluate the various government sponsored plans and programs put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further plans to take advantage of any such government benefits reasonably available to it.  Moreover, the Company will continue to monitor developments in that area as new government initiatives are passed.

 

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NOTE 14:          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – SALE OF 555 BUILDING

 

On March 29, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Steel K, LLC for the sale of its 555 Building, and on July 26, 2021 the Company closed on the sale of the 555 Building. The sale price was $24,360,000, subject to adjustment for apportionments, adjustments and credits. A portion of the sale proceeds was used to satisfy the existing mortgage debt on the 555 Building, including interest and fees, in the amount of $9,352,719, as well as various costs related to the closing of the transaction. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $14,000,000. As a result, the Company has classified the carrying value of the building of $16.2 million as Assets held for sale (which was utilized by CVD Materials) as part of current assets at June 30, 2021, which were previously recorded at December 31, 2020 and prior as part of property, plant and equipment on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

In addition, the Note related to the 555 Building was classified as part of current liabilities at June 30, 2021, Liabilities Held For Sale in the amount of $9.1 million, which were previously recorded at December 31, 2020 and prior as part of both current and long term debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

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NOTE 14:          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – SALE OF 555 BUILDING (continued)

 

Below represents the Proforma Balance Sheet with respect to the July 26, 2021 sale of the 555 Building:

 

           

Proforma

   

Proforma

 
   

June 30, 2021

   

Adjustments

   

June 30, 2021

 

ASSETS

                       

Current Assets

                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 5,387,896     $ 13,976,766   (1) $ 19,364,662  

Accounts receivable, net

    1,147,451               1,147,451  

Contract assets

    1,066,382               1,066,382  

Inventories, net

    1,297,202               1,297,202  

Taxes Receivable

    715,599               715,599  

Other current assets

    460,260       (110,534 ) (2)   349,726  

Assets held for sale

    16,181,368       (16,181,368 ) (3)   -  
                         

Total Current Assets

    26,256,158       (2,315,136 )     23,941,022  
                      -  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    12,405,495               12,405,495  

Intangible assets, net

    234,633               234,633  

Other assets

    23,318               23,318  
                         

Total Assets

  $ 38,919,604     $ (2,315,136 )   $ 36,604,468  
                         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

                       

Current Liabilities

                       

Accounts payable

  $ 910,731             $ 910,731  

Accrued expenses

    1,766,245       (142,255 ) (4)   1,623,990  

Current maturities of long-term debt

    1,915,508               1,915,508  

Contract Liabilities

    1,001,071               1,001,071  

Liabilities held for sale

    9,123,151       (9,123,151 ) (5)   -  
                         

Total Current Liabilities

    14,716,706       (9,265,406 )     5,451,300  
                         

Long-term debt, net of current portion

    -               -  
                         

Total Liabilities

    14,716,706       (9,265,406 )     5,451,300  
                         

Commitments and contingencies (see note 13)

                         
                         

Stockholders’ Equity:

                       

Common stock - $0.01 par value – 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 6,684,281 at June 30, 2021 and 6,678,698 at December 31, 2020

    66,842               66,842  

Additional paid-in capital

    27,074,079               27,074,079  

Retained earnings

    (2,938,023 )     6,950,270   (6)   4,012,247  

Total Stockholders’ Equity

    24,202,898       6,950,270       31,153,168  
                         

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  $ 38,919,604     $ (2,315,136 )   $ 36,604,468  

 

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NOTE 14:          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS – SALE OF 555 BUILDING (continued)

 

Footnotes to the above Proforma Balance Sheet.

 

 

(1)

Net proceeds from sale of building, net of full payment of 555 Building mortgage, and related closing fees.

 

(2)

Receipt of apportionment of prepaid Pilot taxes, and broker fees on rental space at 555 Building.

 

(3)

Building related assets sold.

 

(4)

Payment of 555 Building tenant escrow deposit to buyer of 555 Building.

 

(5)

Mortgage at 555 Building paid off at closing of sale of building.

 

(6)

Approximate net income from sale of building net of related costs

 

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Item 2.          Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Except for historical information contained herein, this Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements were based on various factors and were derived utilizing numerous important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, include but are not limited to: competition in the Companys existing and potential future product lines of business; the Companys ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms if and when needed; uncertainty as to the Companys future profitability, uncertainty as to the future profitability of acquired businesses or product lines, uncertainty as to any future expansion of the Company and the effect of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on our business and operations, and those of our customers, suppliers and other third parties. Other factors and assumptions not identified above were also involved in the derivation of these forward-looking statements and the failure of such assumptions to be realized as well as other factors may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements. Past results are no guaranty of future performance. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates they are made. When used in this Report, the words believes, anticipates, expects, estimates, plans, intends, will and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

 

We have been actively monitoring the coronavirus ("COVID-19") outbreak and its impact globally.  Our primary focus to this point has been to ensure the health and safety of our employees.  To that end, we have adopted social distancing practices where appropriate, implemented travel restrictions, and have taken actions to ensure that our facilities are cleaned and sanitized regularly.  These are novel and challenging times and the magnitude of this crisis is requiring us to consider all options to promote the safety of employees, including, where appropriate, or where required to comply with foreign, national, state or local governmental authority recommendations, guidelines, and/or mandates, the temporary suspension of work at certain of our locations and production facilities to protect employees and curb the spread of the coronavirus.  All of these actions have adversely impacted our operating results.  In particular, the aerospace sector, for which we rely on for a significant part of our business, has been faced with significant reductions to its business due to lack of air travel. Due to the timing of the COVID-19 outbreak, our new order levels during the year ended December 31, 2020 and into the first quarter of 2021 have seen substantial reductions, while new orders in the second quarter of 2021 where substantially higher at approximately $6.0 million, and which have materially and adversely affected revenues commencing in our second quarter of 2020. While the financial results for the Company’s first quarter of 2020 reflected the initial impact of COVID-19, and the year ended December 31, 2020 and the six months ended June 30 2021 reflected a substantial adverse effect, we are unable to predict the extent of the impact the pandemic will have on our financial position and operating results for the remainder of 2021 due to numerous uncertainties (including the impact of the COVID Delta variant), but the impact could be material during any future period affected either directly or indirectly by this pandemic.  The longer-term impacts from the outbreak are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

 

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Current Developments

 

Historically, we have derived substantially all of our revenues through our custom equipment business and our Stainless Design Concepts (“SDC”) gas management and chemical delivery control systems segment.  The marketing, sale and manufacture of our products, requires a lengthy sales cycle ranging from several months to over more than one year before we can complete production and delivery. Also, demand for our equipment and related consumable products and services may be volatile as a result of sudden changes in market conditions, competition and other factors. This can and has resulted in substantial volatility in our revenue stream. 

 

In order to address this sales volatility, we have attempted to diversify and expand our business into providing material products and services. This strategy included the development of our capabilities to provide materials coatings and surface treatments for targeted customer / market requirements (the “Material Business”). With this objective in mind, we acquired Tantaline in December 2016 and MesoScribe in October 2017. In order to facilitate these new lines of businesses, we purchased a building to house both operating subsidiaries for $13,850,000. This 180,000 square foot building (the “555 Building”) was planned to house the Material Business in the United States and provide adequate space for the anticipated growth of these businesses. In addition, we also maintain a 130,000 square foot building (the “355 Building”), which houses the equipment products portion of our business as well as our corporate headquarters.

 

We invested approximately $1.6 million, $2.7 million and $2.5 million during 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, in building improvements, machinery, and other expenses related primarily to the Materials Business. 

 

The projected growth of the Materials Business has not met expectations. Although we have made substantial investments in facilities, equipment and acquisitions in furtherance of our strategy, the foregoing has proven to be a significant drain on our finances and our liquidity. Since 2018 revenues for the Materials Business have been $1,700,000 in 2018, $1,600,000 in 2019 and $2,300,000 in 2020, with operating losses, exclusive of a $3.6 million impairment charge, recorded in all years for a total loss of $2.5 million. These cumulative results are due to operating losses from the Tantaline operations offset by operating profits of $.5 million from the MesoScribe operations. In the six months ended June 30, 2021 the Materials Business had revenue of $1.7 million and operating income of $.4 million. The operating income was due to operating income from the Tantaline and Mesoscribe operations.

 

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Furthermore, our overall revenues have declined from $41.1 million in 2017 to $16.9 million in 2020. Cumulative operating losses, exclusive of a $3.6 million impairment charge, for the last three years (2018-2020) totaled ($14.5 million), which are comprised of 2018 ($5.3 million), 2019 ($5.0 million) and 2020 ($4.2 million). As a result of these continuing losses, and the investments in the Materials Business, our cash balances have declined from $21.7 million at December 31, 2016 to $7.7 million as of December 31, 2020 and $5.4 million at June 30, 2021, and liquidity has been strained. Contributing to and compounding this decline, is the negative effect the COVID-19 crisis has had on the aerospace industry, which resulted from reduced travel and reduction of industry gas turbine engine sales. Aerospace sales in recent years have represented as much as 60% of our total revenue.

 

Our mortgage debt on the 355 Building and 555 Building, respectively, was $1.9 million and $9.1 million, at June 30 2021. The 355 Building mortgage debt matures in March 2022, while the 555 Building mortgage debt was satisfied in full on July 26, 2021 as a result of the sale of that building (see below for details on the sale).

 

In January 2021, our Board of Directors concluded that we needed a change in direction and new leadership to evaluate our business strategy and operations, and take timely actions to halt and reverse the declines of the past few years. As such, they appointed Emmanuel Lakios as President and Chief Executive Officer (previously our Vice-President- Sales and Marketing). We began an intensive analysis of our entire business and operations including the Materials Business. Based upon that analysis we believe our primary focus should be on the core equipment business and that the Materials Business strategy should be revised, with some of its current elements potentially minimized or ceased.  Based upon this analysis, we are forecasting continued losses and negative cash flow for our Tantaline product line and as a consequence, we have implemented plans to eliminate further investment in our Tantaline product line, which will result in the avoidance of approximately $1.5-$2.0 million in additional costs. In addition, we recorded an impairment charge of $3.6 million during the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. Based upon certain decisions and actions currently being reviewed, there may be additional costs to be incurred, inclusive of employee related and lease termination costs estimated at approximately $400,000.

 

In order to increase our liquidity and provide necessary working capital to support our on-going business and operations, we decided to sell the 555 Building in February 2021. We determined the 555 Building was not needed for present or future business operations and that any remaining elements of the Materials Business could be consolidated into the 355 Building, which we believe can accommodate any needs for our growth for the foreseeable future. In April 2021, we completed the move of our Tantaline product line to the 355 Building, while the MesoScribe consolidation into the 355 Building was initiated. All functions of the Tantaline product line have been consolidated into the Denmark office and the United States expenses related to Tantaline have ceased.

 

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On March 29, 2021, we entered into an agreement with Steel K, LLC for the sale of our 555 Building, and on July 26, 2021, we closed on the sale of the 555 Building. The sale price was $24,360,000, subject to adjustment for apportionments, adjustments and credits. A portion of the sale proceeds was used to satisfy the existing mortgage debt on the 555 Building, including interest and fees, in the amount of $9,352,719, as well as various costs related to the closing of the transaction. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $14,000,000.

 

Statement of Operations

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2021

   

2020

   

2021

   

2020

 
                                 

Revenue

  $ 4,034,408     $ 3,718,884     $ 7,400,268     $ 9,755,244  
                                 

Cost of revenue

    3,188,746       3,117,369       6,236,026       7,218,205  
                                 

Gross profit

    845,662       601,515       1,164,242       2,537,039  

Gross Profit %

    20.9 %     16.2 %     15.7 %     26.0 %
                                 

Operating expenses

                               

Research and development

    128,512       96,108       228,944       209,936  

Selling and shipping

    217,976       131,263       353,731       297,040  

General and administrative

    1,582,098       1,506,398       3,283,278       3,054,156  
                                 

Total operating expenses

    1,928,586       1,733,769       3,865,953       3,561,132  
                                 

Operating loss

    (1,082,924 )     (1,132,254 )     (2,701,711 )     (1,024,093 )
                                 

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    403       5,478       1,626       30,380  

Interest expense

    (107,000 )     (114,484 )     (214,221 )     (230,522 )

Gain on debt extinguishment

    2,443,418       -       2,443,418       -  

Other Income

    217,592       107,880       436,827       218,688  

Total other income (loss), net

    2,554,413       (1,126 )     2,667,650       18,546  
                                 

Income (loss) before income tax

    1,471,489       (1,133,380 )     (34,061 )     (1,005,547 )
                                 

Income tax expense (benefit)

    1,064       1,049       1,064       (1,529,596 )
                                 

Net income (loss)

  $ 1,470,425     $ (1,134,429 )   $ (35,125 )   $ 524,049  

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 vs. June 30, 2020

 

Revenue

 

Our revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $4.0 million compared to $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $.3 million or 8.5%. Despite achieving this modest sales increase, overall sales levels continue to be negatively affected. This is primarily attributable to the impacts of COVID-19 which significantly reduced the Company’s orders commencing in the first quarter of 2020, for the year ended December 31, 2020 and into the first quarter of 2021, which in turn significantly decreased our revenues in the subsequent quarters. The increase in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 versus the prior year’s period was primarily attributable to increased revenue of $.7 million from our CVD Materials segment, $.1 million from our SDC segment, offset, in part by, decreased revenue of $.5 million from the CVD Equipment segment related to spare parts and equipment sales. New orders for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 were approximately $6.0 million as compared to $3.8 million in the prior quarter ended March 31, 2021 and $1.9 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

 

The revenue contributed by the CVD Equipment segment for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $1.8 million, which totaled 45.0% of our overall revenue, and was (20.9%) or ($.5 million) lower than the segment’s $2.3 million contribution made in the three months ended June 30, 2020, which totaled 61.3% of our overall revenue. This revenue decrease is the result of an increase of $.4 million from equipment sales and a decrease of ($.9) million from spare parts sales impacted by the slow down in aerospace demand due to COVID-19.

 

Revenue for our SDC segment was $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $.1 million.

 

Revenues for our CVD Materials segment were $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. This increase of $.7 million was primarily the result of increased Tantaline® related revenue of $.6 million related to our Denmark operations increased order rates compared to the same period last year.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2021 amounted to $.8 million, with a gross profit margin of 20.9%, as compared to a gross profit of $.6 million and a gross profit margin of 16.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in gross profit and gross profit margin was primarily the result of improved manufacturing efficiencies, and to a lesser extent, leveraging fixed costs on higher sales levels, offset in part by reduced employee payroll and related costs commencing during the three months ended June 30, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 mandates imposed.

 

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Research and Development, Selling and General and Administrative Expenses

 

Research and Development

 

Due to the technical development required on our custom orders, our research and development team and their expenses are charged to costs of goods sold when they are working directly on a customer project. When they are not working on a customer project, they work in our Application Laboratory and their costs are charged to research and development. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, our research and development expenses totaled $128,000 and $96,000, respectively, an increase of $32,000.

 

Selling

 

Selling expenses were $218,000 or 5.4% of the revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $131,000 or 3.5% of the revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in 2021 was primarily the result of the impact of reduced employee and employee related costs, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 related mandates, while with our return to operating normalcy, we expanded our focus in customer account engagement in 2021 with increased personnel and travel related costs.  

 

General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were $1.6 million or 39.2% of revenue as compared to $1.5 million or 40.5% of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $.1 million. The increase in these expenses is primarily due to costs to vacate the 555 Building and prepare the 355 Building for the consolidation of operations in the amount of $232,000, related to personnel costs and outside services, and the result of increased legal costs of $152,000, of which $27,000 related to the preparation of the sale of the 555 Building, and the balance was related to general corporate governance, employee related matters and intellectual property, offset, in part by, recovery of bad debts of $185,000 and less depreciation primarily due to the 555 Building in the amount of $140,000.

 

Operating loss

 

As a result of increased sales and the resultant increased gross profit margins of $.2 million, offset by higher operating expenses of $.2 million, our operating loss was $1.1 million in the three months ended June 30 2021, compared with an operating loss of $1.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Other income (expenses)

 

Other income (expenses) were $2,554,000 and ($1,000) for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Gain on debt extinguishment was $2,443,000 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the result of forgiveness of debt income from the Company’s PPP loan in the amount of $2,443,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2021. Other income from subleasing a portion of our 555 Building was $218,000 and $108,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase of $110,000 was the result of higher rent due to increased occupancy in 2021. As a result of lower interest rates and lower cash balances, interest income decreased $5,000, to $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $5,000 in 2020. In addition, Interest expense related to the Company’s mortgages decreased $8,000 to $107,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to $115,000 in 2020.

 

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Income Taxes

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, there was income tax expense of $1,000 related to minimum state taxes. We continue to evaluate for potential utilization of our deferred tax asset, which has been fully reserved for, on a quarterly basis, reviewing our economic models, including projections and timing of orders, cost containment measures and other factors.

 

Net (loss) income

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, including the effect of recognizing $2.4 million in forgiveness of debt income related to the Company’s PPP Loan, we reported a net income of $1.5 million, or $0.22 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to a net loss of ($1.1) million, or ($0.17) per basic and diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 vs. June 30, 2020

 

Revenue

 

Our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $7.4 million as compared to $9.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $2.4 million or 24.1%. This revenue reduction is primarily attributable to the impacts of COVID-19 which significantly reduced the Company’s order levels commencing in the first quarter of 2020, for the year ended December 31, 2020 and into the first quarter of 2021, (while new orders in the second quarter of 2021 where substantially higher at approximately $6.0 million). This in turn significantly decreased our revenues in the subsequent quarters. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased revenue of $2.6 million from our CVD Equipment segment related to spare parts and equipment sales and $.8 million decrease in our SDC segment, offset, in part by, an increase of $1.0 million in our CVD Materials segment.

 

The revenue contributed for the six months ended June 30, 2021 by the CVD Equipment segment was $3.8 million, which totaled 51.5% of our overall revenue, was (40.2%) or ($2.6 million) lower than the segment’s $6.4 million contribution made in the six months ended June 30, 2020, which totaled 65.4% of our overall revenue. This net revenue reduction is the result of a decrease of $2.8 million from spare part sales impacted by the slow down in aerospace demand due to COVID-19, offset, in part by, an increase of $.2 million from equipment sales.

 

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Revenue for our SDC segment was $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $.8 million, primarily the result of the revenue from one large order completed in the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Revenues for our CVD Materials segment were $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. This increase of $1.0 million was the result of increased Tantaline® related revenue of $.7 million, primarily from the Company’s Denmark operations, and increased MesoScribe product revenue of $.3 million, both the result of improvement in new order rates.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2021 amounted to $1.2 million, with a gross profit margin of 15.7%, as compared to a gross profit of $2.5 million and a gross profit margin of 26.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The reduction in gross profit and gross profit margin, was primarily the result of the impact of $2.3 million in decreased sales as a result of the impact of COVID-19, and the impact of fixed costs and payroll to support higher sales levels, offset in part by reduced employee payroll and related costs commencing in the six months ended June 30, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 mandates imposed.

 

Research and Development, Selling and General and Administrative Expenses

 

Research and Development

 

Due to the technical development required on our custom orders, our research and development team and their expenses are charged to costs of goods sold when they are working directly on a customer project. When they are not working on a customer project, they work in our Application Laboratory and their costs are charged to research and development. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, our research and development expenses totaled $229,000 and $210,000, respectively, an increase of $19,000.

 

Selling

 

Selling expenses were $354,000 or 4.8% of the revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $297,000 or 3.0% of the revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in 2021 was primarily the result of the impact of reduced employee and employee related costs, during the six months ended June 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 related mandates, while with our return to operating normalcy, we expanded our focus in customer account engagement in 2021 with increased personnel and travel related costs.

 

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General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $3.3 million or 44.4% of revenue compared to $3.1 million or 31.3% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of $.2 million. The increase in these expenses is primarily due to costs to vacate the 555 Building and prepare the 355 Building for the consolidation of operations in the amount of $232,000, related to personnel costs and outside services, and the result of increased legal costs of $425,000, of which $100,000 related to the preparation of the sale of the 555 Building, and the balance was related to general corporate governance, employee related matters and intellectual property. This was, offset, in part by, recovery of bad debts of $185,000 and less depreciation primarily due to the 555 Building in the amount of $201,000.

 

Operating loss

 

As a result of substantially lower sales and the resultant reduction in gross profit margins and increased general and administrative expenses, our operating loss was $2.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared with an operating loss of $1.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Other income (expenses)

 

Other income (expenses) were $2,668,000 and $19,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Gain on debt extinguishment was $2,443,000 and $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the result of forgiveness of debt income from the Company’s PPP loan in the amount of $2,443,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021. Other income from subleasing a portion of our 555 Building was $437,000 and $219,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase of $218,000 was the result of higher rent due to increased occupancy in 2021. As a result of lower interest rates and lower cash balances, interest income decreased $28,000, to $2,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $30,000 in 2020. In addition, interest expense related to our mortgages decreased $17,000 to $214,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to $231,000 in 2020.

 

Income Taxes

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, there was $1,000 income tax expense related to minimum state taxes, as compared to an income tax benefit of $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted by the United States Congress. As a result of the enactment of the CARES Act, net operating losses (“NOL’s”) generated in 2018-2020 can now be carried back for five years and resulted in the Company recognizing approximately $1.5 million of a tax receivable. We continue to evaluate for potential utilization of our deferred tax asset, which has been fully reserved for, on a quarterly basis, reviewing our economic models, including projections and timing of orders, cost containment measures and other factors.

 

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Net (loss) income

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, including the effect of recognizing $2.4 million in forgiveness of debt income related to the Company’s PPP Loan, we reported a net loss of ($35,000), or ($0.01) per basic and diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to a net income of $524,000 (which included the $1.5 million tax benefit as noted above), or $0.08 per basic and diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2021, we had aggregate working capital of $11.5 million compared to aggregate working capital of $8.1 million at December 31, 2020. Our cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $5.4 million and $7.7 million, respectively.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $1.9 million. This is the result of a net loss, adjusted for non-cash items, of $2.0 million, increased inventory of $.2 million and increased contract assets of $.6 million, offset, in part by, increased accrued expenses of $.4 million, increased contract liabilities of $.2 million, decreased other assets of $.2 million and a $.1 million increase in accounts payable.

 

Long term debt during the period decreased by $.3 million from principal payments on the mortgages related to our two facilities in Central Islip, NY.

 

Capital expenditures were $118,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021 related primarily to improvements to the 355 Building related to moving the Company’s operations from the 555 Building facility.

 

We have a loan agreement with HSBC USA, N.A. (the “HSBC”) which is secured by a mortgage on our Central Islip headquarters at 355 South Technology Drive. The loan is payable in 120 consecutive equal monthly installments of $25,000 in principal plus interest and a final balloon payment upon maturity in March 2022. The balances as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were approximately $1.9 million and $2.1 million respectively. Interest accrues on the loan, at our option, at the variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% or Prime less 0.5% (1.82% and 1.89% at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively).

 

On November 30, 2017, we purchased the 555 Building which was intended to house our Materials Business. The purchase price of the land and the building was $13,850,000 exclusive of closing costs.

 

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As part of the acquisition, our newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary, 555 N Research Corporation (the” Assignee”) and the Islip IDA, entered into a Fee and Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreement (the ”Loan”) with HSBC in the amount of $10,387,500, which was used to finance a portion of the purchase price to acquire the premises located at the 555 Building. The Loan was evidenced by the certain note, dated November 30, 2017 (the ”Note”), by and between Assignee and the Bank, and secured by a certain Fee and Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreement, dated November 30, 2017 (the “Mortgage”), as well as a collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents (“Assignment of Leases”).

 

The Note was payable in 60 consecutive equal monthly installments of $62,481, including interest. The outstanding balances as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were approximately $9.1 million and $9.3 million respectively. The Note bore interest for each Interest Period (as defined in the Note), at the fixed rate of 3.9148%. The maturity date for the Note was to be in December 2022, however on July 26, 2021, the Company closed on the sale of its 555 Building and satisfied this Mortgage in full. As of June 30, 2021, the full amount of this Note is recorded as Liabilities Held For Sale. The sale price was $24,360,000, subject to adjustment for apportionments, adjustments and credits. A portion of the sale proceeds was used to satisfy the existing mortgage debt on the 555 Building, including interest and fees, in the amount of $9,352,719, as well as various costs related to the closing of the transaction. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $14,000,000.

 

On August 5, 2019, we entered into a Mortgage Modification Agreement which replaced the former covenant with a Minimum Liquid Assets (“MLC”) covenant, and on October 22, 2020, we entered into a Second Mortgage Modification Agreement modifying certain MLC balances. We were in compliance with our financial covenant under the mortgage at June 30, 2021.

 

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 21, 2020, we entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with HSBC Bank USA, National Association pursuant to which we were granted a loan in the principal amount of $2,415,970, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act, which was enacted by the United States Congress on March 27, 2020.

 

The PPP loan, the obligation of which is represented by a note issued by us, was to mature on April 21, 2022 and bore interest at a rate of 1% per annum. The note may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Under the terms of the PPP, all or a portion of the Loan may be forgiven, based upon payments made in the first twenty-four weeks following receipt of the proceeds, related to payroll costs, continue group health care benefits, utilities and mortgage interest on other debt obligations incurred before February 15, 2020. The Company has filed an application for forgiveness in April 2021 and on June 14, 2021 the Company received a notification from its lender that on June 10, 2021 the SBA approved the Company’s PPP Loan forgiveness application and remitted payment to the lender for the entire principal amount of the PPP Loan and accrued interest. As a result, the Company has recognized in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 forgiveness of debt income in the amount of $2,443,418.

 

As a result of the March 27, 2020 CARES Act enactment allowing the carryback of NOL’s five years, we recognized a $1.5 million tax benefit. We have collected $.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, and as of June 30, 2021 there remains a receivable in the amount of $.7 million.

 

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Based upon all of these factors, we believe that our cash and cash equivalent positions and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months of the filing of this Form 10-Q. Should the current environment continue longer or worsen, we will continue to assess our operations and take actions anticipated to maintain our operating cash to support the working capital needs, as well as compliance with our loan covenant.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements at this time.

 

Item 3.                           Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.                           Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 13d-15(e) under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”)). As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, reviewed and performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”).

 

Based on that review and evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, along with others in our management, have determined that as of the end of the period covered by this Report on Form 10-Q the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

 

We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

 

PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

 

None.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

 

None.

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.         

 

Item 5.

Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

10.1

Employment Agreement, dated June 1, 2021, by and between Emmanuel Lakios, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Company. *

   

10.2

Employment Agreement, dated June 1, 2021, by and between Thomas McNeill, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and the Company. *

 

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31.1*

Certification of Emmanuel Lakios, Chief Executive Officer, dated August 16, 2021

 

31.2*

Certification of Thomas McNeill, Chief Financial Officer, dated August 16, 2021

 

32.1*

Certification of Emmanuel Lakios, Chief Executive Officer, dated August 16, 2021, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.2*

Certification of Thomas McNeill, Chief Financial Officer, dated August 16, 2021, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

101.1**

Inline XBRL Instance.

 

101.SCH**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.

 

101.CAL**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation.

 

101.DEF**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition.

 

101.LAB**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels.

 

101.PRE**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation.

 

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

________________

* Filed herewith.

 

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not to be filed or part of a registration statement of prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, this 16th day of August 2021.

 

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Emmanuel Lakios

 

 

 

Emmanuel Lakios

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

    (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
  By: /s/ Thomas McNeill  
    Thomas McNeill  
    Executive Vice President and  
    Chief Financial Officer  
    (Principal Financial and  
    Accounting Officer)  

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.1

Employment Agreement, dated June 1, 2021, by and between Emmanuel Lakios, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Company. *

   

10.2

Employment Agreement, dated June 1, 2021, by and between Thomas McNeill, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and the Company. *

 

31.1*

Certification of Emmanuel Lakios, Chief Executive Officer, dated August 16, 2021

 

31.2*

Certification of Thomas McNeill, Chief Financial Officer, dated August 16, 2021

 

32.1*

Certification of Emmanuel Lakios, Chief Executive Officer, dated August 16, 2021, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.2*

Certification of Thomas McNeill, Chief Financial Officer, dated August 16, 2021, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

101.1**

Inline XBRL Instance.

 

101.SCH**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.

 

101.CAL**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation.

 

101.DEF**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition.

 

101.LAB**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels.

 

101.PRE**

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation.

 

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

________________

* Filed herewith.

 

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not to be filed or part of a registration statement of prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, effective as of June 1, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is hereby entered into by and between CVD Equipment Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York (the “Company”) and Emmanuel Lakios (“Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Executive is currently employed by the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company agrees to continue to employ Executive and Executive agrees to continue to be employed by the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1)    EMPLOYMENT OF EXECUTIVE: The Company hereby employs Executive and Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

2)    DUTIES: Executive shall be President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have the authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities normally associated with such positions, and such other title, authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities as may be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) consistent with Executive’s positions with the Company. Executive agrees to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the performance of his duties, except for customary vacations and reasonable absences due to illness or other incapacity as set forth herein, and to perform all of his duties to the best of his professional ability and comply with such reasonable policies, standards, and regulations of the Company as are from time to time established by the Board. Executive shall have no outside business activities that are competitive with or present a conflict of interest with the Company, or that would conflict or interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to prohibit or prevent Executive from engaging in charitable causes, sitting on the boards of directors of not-for-profit entities, or managing his and his family’s personal finances, so long as such activities do not conflict or interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder. By entering into this Agreement, Executive represents that he is not a party to any restrictive covenants, or other agreement or understanding that would conflict or interfere with the performance of any of his duties hereunder.

 

3)    TERM: The term of employment under this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated in accordance with Section 11 hereof (the “Term”).

 

 

 
 

 

4)    PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Executive’s principal work location shall be at the Company’s office located in Central Islip, New York. Executive shall travel to such other locations as reasonably necessary in the discretion of the Company to carry out his duties hereunder on an as-needed basis.

 

5)    COMPENSATION: For all services rendered to the Company, Executive agrees to accept as total compensation a sum computed as set forth in this Section 5. All payments of compensation (whether under this Section 5 or under any other section of this Agreement) shall be subject to all applicable withholdings, deductions and other authorized deductions in accordance with applicable law and Company policies and procedures.

 

(a)    Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive an annual base salary at the rate of Two Hundred Eighty Eight Thousand Dollars ($288,000.00) per year (“Base Salary”) during the Term, in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company applicable to senior executives. During the Term, the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board shall review the Base Salary and may provide for such increases (but not decreases) in Base Salary as it may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deem appropriate.

 

(b)    Annual Incentive Plan. Executive shall be entitled to participate in any bonus or incentive plan available to the Company’s senior executives (the “Bonus Plan”) generally, on such terms as the Compensation Committee of the Board may determine in its discretion.

 

6)    VACATION/SICK TIME: Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks of paid vacation during each year of Executive's employment. The scheduling of any vacation shall be coordinated with the Company so that the staffing needs of the Company are met to the extent reasonably possible. Executive shall be granted sick time in accordance with the policy outlined in the Company's policy manual then in effect from time to time.

 

7)    REIMBURSEMENT OF BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company agrees to pay, either directly or indirectly by payment to Executive, for all of Executive's reasonable entertainment, travel and other miscellaneous business expenses incurred by him in the performance of his services under this Agreement, in accordance with the Company’s policies regarding such reimbursements. As a prerequisite to any payment or reimbursement by the Company for business expenses, Executive shall submit receipts of all such expenses to the Company; and the Company's obligation to effect payment or reimbursement of such expenses shall be only to the extent of such receipts.

 

8)    ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Executive and his dependents shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s medical and dental insurance plans applicable to senior executives at the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plans.

 

9)    COMPANY PROPERTY: Executive understands and agrees that Company files, customer files, legal files, legal research files, form files, forms, examples, samples, and all briefs and memoranda, intellectual property and other work product or property, and all copies thereof (collectively, “Company Property”) are the sole and exclusive property of the Company; and the same shall remain in the possession of the Company and shall constitute the property of the Company irrespective of who prepared the same. Executive shall not remove, photocopy, photograph, or in any other manner duplicate or otherwise remove or use any Company Property other than in the performance of his duties hereunder.

 

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10)    DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: In the event that Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, Executive agrees and understands that all Company Property in his possession or control shall be, at the Company’s option, promptly destroyed or returned to the Company, and Executive shall have no right, title or interest in the same.

 

11)    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, he shall automatically be deemed to have stepped down from all positions and offices held with the Company. The employment of Executive may be terminated as follows:

 

(a)    Termination upon Death or Disability. This Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder shall automatically terminate on the date on which Executive dies or becomes permanently incapacitated. Executive shall be deemed to have become “permanently incapacitated” on the date that is thirty (30) days after the Company has determined that Executive has suffered a Permanent Incapacity (as defined below) and so notifies Executive. For purposes of this section, “Permanently Incapacitated” shall mean (i) Executive’s actual or anticipated inability, due to physical or mental incapacity, to substantially perform his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement with or without reasonable accommodation for four (4) months out of any twelve (12) month period; or (ii) Executive is receiving income benefits for a period of ninety (90) days under any long-term disability plan by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of four (4) months or more.

 

(b)    Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause (as defined below), effective immediately upon delivery of written notice (the “Termination Notice”) to Executive given at any time during the Term (without any necessity for prior notice). For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean Executive’s: (1) conviction of any felony or any other crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, (2) commission of any act of fraud or dishonesty by Executive, or theft of or intentional damage to the property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (3) engaging in any act that has had, or can reasonably be expected to have, a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (4) willful or intentional breach of Executive’s fiduciary duties to the Company, (5) breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement, or (6) violation of a material policy of the Company as in effect from time-to-time. Prior to a termination by the Company of Executive's employment for Cause under subsections (5) or (6) of this Section 11(b), in the event that the Company deems the breach curable in its sole reasonable discretion, Executive shall first have an opportunity to cure or remedy such breach within fifteen (15) days following the Termination Notice, or such longer period as is reasonable under the circumstances, and provided that Executive diligently pursues such cure within such fifteen (15) day period, and if the same is cured or remedied within such period, such notice shall become null and void.

 

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(c)    Termination by the Company without Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder without Cause, upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive.

 

(d)    Termination by Executive for Good Reason. Executive may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder with Good Reason (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the material reduction of Executive’s title, authority, duties and responsibilities or the assignment to Executive of duties materially inconsistent with Executive’s position or positions with the Company; (ii) a change in Executive’s principal work location without Executive’s consent to a location that is more than 35 miles from Executive’s principal work location first established under Section 4 of this Agreement, or (iii) the Company’s material breach of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) Good Reason shall not be deemed to exist unless notice of termination on account thereof (specifying a termination date thirty (30) days from the date of such notice) is given no later than 60 days after the time at which the event or condition purportedly giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises, and (y) if there exists an event or condition that constitutes Good Reason, the Company shall have fifteen (15) days from the date notice of such a termination is given to cure such event or condition and, if the Company does so, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.

 

(e)    Termination by Executive other than for Good Reason. Executive may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder other than for Good Reason, provided that Executive gives the Company no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such termination. The Company reserves the right to accelerate such termination date in its discretion without affecting the basis for Executive’s voluntary termination under this section.

 

12)    PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION. In the event of the termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive) shall be entitled to: (A) receive any unpaid Base Salary and benefits earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses incurred prior to the date of termination) in accordance with any applicable Company plan or policy; (B) indemnification in accordance with any applicable indemnification plan, program, corporate governance document or other arrangement, and any vested rights pursuant to any insurance plan, benefit plan or retirement plan; and, except for termination of Executive by the Company for Cause pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof, (C) treatment of Executive’s stock option grants in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan and award agreement. Additionally, Executive will receive the amounts and benefits set forth below, so long as Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive) (x) executes a separation agreement and general release and waiver of all claims in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Release”) within thirty (30) days following the date of termination and the applicable revocation period with respect to such Release expires without Executive having revoked any portion of the Release, and (y) does not breach any of the terms of Section 13 hereof (Restrictive Covenants) of this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, any payments to be made in accordance with this Section 12 will commence no later than thirty (30) days following the Company’s receipt of the executed Release from Executive.

 

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(a)    Upon termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive) (i) shall be entitled to a pro rata bonus payment under the Bonus Plan for the year of termination, if applicable, determined by multiplying (I) the bonus payment that Executive would have received under the Bonus Plan for such year had his employment continued by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days employed during such year and the denominator of which is 365, and (ii) shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder, or any other rights hereunder.

 

(b)    Upon termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder by the Company for Cause pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof or by Executive other than for Good Reason pursuant to Section 11(e) hereof, Executive shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder, or any other rights hereunder. In the event that Executive is terminated for Cause pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the applicable plan and award agreements, Executive’s stock option grants, whether vested or unvested, shall immediately terminate and be null and void.

 

(c)    Upon termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder (x) by the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 11(c) hereof, or (y) by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to Section 11(d) hereof, Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive following the termination of Executive’s employment) (i) shall be entitled to (A) a pro rata bonus for the year of termination, determined by multiplying (I) the bonus that Executive would have received under the Bonus Plan for such year had his employment continued by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days employment during such year and the denominator of which is 365; and (B) continued payment of his Base Salary and the employer’s portion of Executive’s then existing medical benefits for the nine (9) month period following the date of termination, and (ii) shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder, or any other rights hereunder.

 

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13)    RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

 

(a)     Noncompetition. Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the period of his employment with the Company and for the 12-month period following the termination of such employment, regardless of the reason for such termination (the “Restricted Period”), he shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) engage in, manage, operate, control, supervise, or participate in the management, operation, control or supervision of any business, entity or division that competes with any businesses of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a “Competitor”) or serve as an employee, consultant or in any other capacity for a Competitor; (ii) have any ownership or financial interest, directly, or indirectly, in any Competitor including, without limitation, as an individual, partner, shareholder (other than as a shareholder of a publicly-owned corporation in which Executive owns less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of such corporation), officer, director, employee, principal, agent or consultant; or (iii) serve as a representative of any Competitor.

 

(b)     Non-Solicitation; No-Hire. Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the Restricted Period he shall not, directly or indirectly, other than in connection with carrying out his duties hereunder, (i) solicit or induce any employee or consultant of the Company (or any individual who was an employee or consultant of the Company at any time during the 12-month period preceding any such solicitation or inducement) to (A) terminate his or his employment or relationship with the Company, and/or (B) work for Executive or any Competitor, or (ii) hire, engage or be involved in the process of any business, entity or division in hiring or engaging, any employee or consultant of the Company (or any individual who was an employee or consultant of the Company at any time during the 12-month period preceding any such hiring).

 

(c)    Non-Solicitation of Clients. Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the Restricted Period he shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, take away or divert, or attempt to solicit, take away or divert, the business or patronage of any client or customer of the Company with the intention or for the purpose of providing services that compete with the services provided by the Company at the time of Executive’s termination.

 

(d)    Non-Disruption. Executive agrees that during the Restricted Period Executive will not, directly or through others, encourage or assist any person to take any action to solicit, induce, or influence any third party, including any customer, provider of goods or services to the Company, to terminate, divert, interfere with, or diminish in any manner whatsoever his, her, or its business relationship with the Company, even if Executive is not the one to initiate contact with the aforementioned.

 

(e)     Disparaging Comments. Executive agrees not to make critical, negative or disparaging remarks at any time during the Term or thereafter regarding the Company or its management, employees, investors, businesses, agents, or employment practices; provided that nothing in this Section 13(e) shall be deemed to prevent Executive from responding fully and accurately to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by applicable law or legal process, or to enforce this Agreement. The Company and its officers and directors shall not make critical, negative or disparaging remarks about Executive; provided that nothing in this Section 13(e) shall be deemed to prevent the Company or its officers or directors from responding fully and accurately to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by applicable law or legal process, or to enforce this Agreement.

 

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(f)         Confidentiality. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s business is highly competitive and that Executive has been and will continue to be involved in and become aware of the Company’s trade secrets, materials, know-how (whether or not in writing), technology, product information and intellectual property belonging to the Company (“Trade Secrets”) and all confidential matters (whether available in written, electronic form or orally) relating to the Company and its business (including without limitation its strategies, models, business and marketing plans, pricing, sales and revenue information, financial performance, etc.), and personal and other confidential information relating to its owners, managers, investors, members, shareholders, executives, and employees (the “Confidential Information”), all of which has been developed at great investment of time and resources by the Company so as to engender substantial good will, and all of which are and will remain the exclusive property of the Company. Therefore, Executive agrees that during the period of his employment with the Company and at all times thereafter, Executive shall not disclose, shall keep secret, shall retain in strictest confidence and shall not use for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in connection with the business and affairs of the Company, any Trade Secret or Confidential Information. The foregoing will not prohibit disclosure of Confidential Information as required by law or regulation, including, but not limited to, those of the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission and the rules of any exchange, quotation system and/or self-regulatory organization on which or with which the Company’s securities are quoted, listed and/or traded, as the case may be; provided that if Executive is required to make a disclosure pursuant to the foregoing, he agrees to give the Company prompt written notice thereof and cooperate with the Company’s efforts to seek a protective order.  Neither the foregoing nor anything else herein shall prohibit Executive from reporting possible violation of federal or state law or regulations to any governmental agency of self-regulatory organization, or making other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower or other provisions of applicable federal or state law or regulations.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement: (a) Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made: (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding ; and (b) if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the Company’s trade secrets to Executive’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if te Executive: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order. Executive shall not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive is not required to notify the Company that he has made such reports or disclosures. 

 

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(g)     Inventions and Discoveries. Executive agrees to promptly disclose in writing to the Board all ideas, processes, methods, devices, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how, and other creative achievements (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Discoveries”), whether or not the same or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, or otherwise protected, which Executive, while employed with the Company, as well as those communicated to Executive by other employees/consultants of the Company, conceives, makes, develops, acquires or reduces to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which are related in any way to the Company’s business or interests. Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company in perpetuity all right, title and interest in and to such Discoveries, including but not limited to, any and all domestic and foreign copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof, all of which are hereby deemed provided to the Company as a “Work for Hire” without claim by Executive. On request of the Company, Executive will, without any additional compensation, whether during the Term or afterwards, execute such further instruments (including, without limitation, applications for copyrights, letters patent, trademarks and assignments thereof in any and all countries) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its right in respect of such Discoveries. All expenses of filing or prosecuting any patent, trademark or copyright application shall be borne by the Company, but Executive shall cooperate in filing and/or prosecuting any such application. In the event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to obtain Executive’s signature on any such documents, Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company as his agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on Executive’s behalf solely to execute and file any such application or other document and do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyrights, or other intellectual property protection related to the Discoveries with the same legal force and effect as if Executive had executed them. Executive agrees that this power of attorney is coupled with an interest.

 

(i)      For purposes of this Agreement, any Discovery shall be deemed to have been made during Executive’s employment with the Company if, during such period, the Discovery was conceived or first actually reduced to practice, and Executive agrees that any patent application filed by Executive within one (1) year after the end of the Term shall be presumed to relate to an invention made during Executive’s employment with the Company unless Executive can establish the contrary. Executive shall keep and maintain adequate and correct written records of all Discoveries made by Executive (solely or jointly with others) during Executive’s employment with the Company. The records will be available to and remain the property of the Company at all times.

 

(ii)         Any assignment of copyrights under this Agreement includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure, and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as "moral rights" (collectively, "Moral Rights"). Executive hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all claims Executive may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction to any Moral Rights with respect to the Discoveries.

 

(h)    Acknowledgement. Executive agrees and acknowledges that each restrictive covenant in this Section 13 is reasonable as to duration, terms and geographical area and that the same is necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company, imposes no undue hardship on Executive, and is not injurious to the public. Executive further acknowledges that the amount of his compensation reflects, in part, his obligations and the Company’s rights under this Agreement and that he will not be subject to undue hardship by reason of his full compliance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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14)    INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Executive agrees that the precise value of the covenants in Section 13 are so difficult to evaluate that no accurate measure of liquidated damages could possibly be established and that, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of such provisions, the Company shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief (without the position of a bond or other security) restraining Executive from such breach or threatened breach without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. In the event that any of the covenants made in Section 13 shall be more restrictive than permitted by applicable law, the parties agree that such covenant shall be interpreted to be as restrictive as otherwise allowed under applicable law. Additionally, all time periods described in Sections 13 shall be extended by a period during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this Agreement, and for any time during which there is pending in any court of competent jurisdiction any action (including any appeal from final judgment) brought by any person, whether or not a party to this Agreement, in which the Company seeks to enforce any covenant contained in this Agreement, or in which any person contests the validity or enforceability of any covenant contained in this Agreement, or seeks to avoid performance or enforcement of a covenant contained within this Agreement. In the event of an action to remedy a breach of any provision hereof or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, in addition to all other available remedies.

 

15)    INDEMNIFICATION: During and after the period of Executive’s employment by the Company, the Company shall indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted by any applicable agreement, arrangement or corporate governance document of the Company or, in the event no such agreement, arrangement or document exists, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in either case against all liabilities, losses, damages and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with any claim or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, his services for the Company, other than (i) any claim or proceeding by the Company against Executive and (ii) any claim or proceeding by Executive against the Company (“Losses”). The Company shall advance to Executive to the extent permitted by law all Losses incurred by him provided Executive undertakes to repay the amount of such advances if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified against such Losses.

 

16)    NOTICES: Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to the provisions of this shall be sufficient if in writing, and if personally delivered to the party to be notified or if sent by regular mail and nationally recognized overnight delivery service to said party at the following addresses, or such other address as provided by the parties in writing:

 

If to the Company:

CVD Equipment Corporation

355 South Technology Drive

Central Islip, New York 11722

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

   
With a copy to: 

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

1425 RXR Plaza

East Tower, 15th Floor

Uniondale, New York 11556

Attn: Adam P. Silvers, Esq.

 

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If to Executive:

Emmanuel Lakios

201 Mountainridge Dr.

Mount Sinai, NY 11766   

                        

17)    SEVERABILITY: In the event any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable portion or provision shall not affect any other provision hereof and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the invalid provision had not been included.

 

18)    BINDING EFFECT: This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company and upon any person, firm or corporation with which the Company may be merged or consolidated or which may acquire all or substantially all of the Company's assets through sale, lease, liquidation or otherwise. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the rights and benefits of Executive are personal to him and no such rights or benefits shall be subject to assignment or transfer by Executive.

 

19)    GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be instituted in a state or federal court in Suffolk County, New York, and Executive and the Company hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such court(s) and hereby waive any objection(s) that they may have to personal jurisdiction, the laying of venue of any such proceeding and any claim or defense of inconvenient forum.

 

20)    ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and merges, integrates and supersedes any prior agreement in its entirety; and there are no other agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein except as set forth herein.

 

21)    AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION: All terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless modified, changed, altered or amended, in writing, executed by both parties.

 

22)    NON-WAIVER. No waiver of any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be, or shall be, a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach.

 

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23)    SECTION 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and will be interpreted, administered and operated in a manner consistent with that intent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service with the Company he is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and the regulations thereunder) and any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation from service are subject to Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the date that is six months following Executive’s separation from service with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), and the Company will pay any such delayed amounts in a lump sum at such time. If any other payments of money or other benefits due to Executive hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner, determined by the Company, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits due to Executive under this Agreement constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, any such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be paid to Executive in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. References to “termination of employment” and similar terms used in this Agreement are intended to refer to “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code. Whenever a payment under this Agreement may be paid within a specified period, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement. Any provision in this Agreement providing for any right of offset or set-off by the Company shall not permit any offset or set-off against payments of “non-qualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code or other amounts or payments to the extent that such offset or set-off would result in any violation of Section 409A or adverse tax consequences to Executive under Section 409A.

 

24)    SURVIVAL. This Agreement will survive the cessation of Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to fulfill the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

25)    CAPTIONS. Captions of the sections or paragraphs of this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the caption or heading of any section or paragraph.

 

26)    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Executive hereby irrevocably agrees to waive his right to a jury trial of any claim or cause of action based upon or arising out of this Agreement or any dealings between the parties relating to this Agreement and the relationships thereby established. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this Agreement, including employment law claims, contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims, and all other statutory and common law claims. This waiver shall apply to any subsequent amendments, renewals, supplements or modifications of this Agreement.

 

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27)    COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed electronically, by email or facsimile, and in counterparts, and shall be fully binding and enforceable upon the parties when so executed.

 

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

 

 

________________________________                  Date: June 1, 2021

By:     Thomas McNeill

Title:  Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

 

BY SIGNING IN THE SPACE PROVIDED, EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE HAS FULLY READ, UNDERSTANDS AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS OF THE DATE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

 

_______________________________                  Date: June 1, 2021

EMMANUEL LAKIOS

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, effective as of June 1, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is hereby entered into by and between CVD Equipment Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York (the “Company”) and Thomas McNeill (“Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Executive is currently employed by the Company as Secretary and Chief Financial Officer; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company agrees to continue to employ Executive and Executive agrees to continue to be employed by the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1)    EMPLOYMENT OF EXECUTIVE: The Company hereby employs Executive and Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

2)    DUTIES: Executive shall be Executive Vice President, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and shall have the authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities normally associated with such positions, and such other title, authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities as may be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“CEO”) and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) consistent with Executive’s positions with the Company. Executive shall report to the CEO. Executive agrees to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the performance of his duties, except for customary vacations and reasonable absences due to illness or other incapacity as set forth herein, and to perform all of his duties to the best of his professional ability and comply with such reasonable policies, standards, and regulations of the Company as are from time to time established by the Board. Executive shall have no outside business activities that are competitive with or present a conflict of interest with the Company, or that would conflict or interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to prohibit or prevent Executive from engaging in charitable causes, sitting on the boards of directors of not-for-profit entities, or managing his and his family’s personal finances, so long as such activities do not conflict or interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder. By entering into this Agreement, Executive represents that he is not a party to any restrictive covenants, or other agreement or understanding that would conflict or interfere with the performance of any of his duties hereunder.

 

3)    TERM: The term of employment under this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated in accordance with Section 11 hereof (the “Term”).

 

 

 
 

 

4)    PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Executive’s principal work location shall be at the Company’s office located in Central Islip, New York. Executive shall travel to such other locations as reasonably necessary in the discretion of the Company to carry out his duties hereunder on an as-needed basis.

 

5)    COMPENSATION: For all services rendered to the Company, Executive agrees to accept as total compensation a sum computed as set forth in this Section 5. All payments of compensation (whether under this Section 5 or under any other section of this Agreement) shall be subject to all applicable withholdings, deductions and other authorized deductions in accordance with applicable law and Company policies and procedures.

 

(a)    Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive an annual base salary at the rate of Two Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Dollars ($238,000.00) per year (“Base Salary”) during the Term, in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company applicable to senior executives. During the Term, the Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board shall review the Base Salary and may provide for such increases (but not decreases) in Base Salary as it may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deem appropriate.

 

(b)    Annual Incentive Plan. Executive shall be entitled to participate in any bonus or incentive plan available to the Company’s senior executives (the “Bonus Plan”) generally, on such terms as the Compensation Committee of the Board may determine in its discretion.

 

6)    VACATION/SICK TIME: Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks of paid vacation during each year of Executive's employment. The scheduling of any vacation shall be coordinated with the Company so that the staffing needs of the Company are met to the extent reasonably possible. Executive shall be granted sick time in accordance with the policy outlined in the Company's policy manual then in effect from time to time.

 

7)    REIMBURSEMENT OF BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company agrees to pay, either directly or indirectly by payment to Executive, for all of Executive's reasonable entertainment, travel and other miscellaneous business expenses incurred by him in the performance of his services under this Agreement, in accordance with the Company’s policies regarding such reimbursements. As a prerequisite to any payment or reimbursement by the Company for business expenses, Executive shall submit receipts of all such expenses to the Company; and the Company's obligation to effect payment or reimbursement of such expenses shall be only to the extent of such receipts.

 

8)    ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Executive and his dependents shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s medical and dental insurance plans applicable to senior executives at the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plans.

 

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9)    COMPANY PROPERTY: Executive understands and agrees that Company files, customer files, legal files, legal research files, form files, forms, examples, samples, and all briefs and memoranda, intellectual property and other work product or property, and all copies thereof (collectively, “Company Property”) are the sole and exclusive property of the Company; and the same shall remain in the possession of the Company and shall constitute the property of the Company irrespective of who prepared the same. Executive shall not remove, photocopy, photograph, or in any other manner duplicate or otherwise remove or use any Company Property other than in the performance of his duties hereunder.

 

10)    DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: In the event that Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, Executive agrees and understands that all Company Property in his possession or control shall be, at the Company’s option, promptly destroyed or returned to the Company, and Executive shall have no right, title or interest in the same.

 

11)    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, he shall automatically be deemed to have stepped down from all positions and offices held with the Company. The employment of Executive may be terminated as follows:

 

(a)    Termination upon Death or Disability. This Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder shall automatically terminate on the date on which Executive dies or becomes permanently incapacitated. Executive shall be deemed to have become “permanently incapacitated” on the date that is thirty (30) days after the Company has determined that Executive has suffered a Permanent Incapacity (as defined below) and so notifies Executive. For purposes of this section, “Permanently Incapacitated” shall mean (i) Executive’s actual or anticipated inability, due to physical or mental incapacity, to substantially perform his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement with or without reasonable accommodation for four (4) months out of any twelve (12) month period; or (ii) Executive is receiving income benefits for a period of ninety (90) days under any long-term disability plan by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of four (4) months or more.

 

(b)    Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause (as defined below), effective immediately upon delivery of written notice (the “Termination Notice”) to Executive given at any time during the Term (without any necessity for prior notice). For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean Executive’s: (1) conviction of any felony or any other crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, (2) commission of any act of fraud or dishonesty by Executive, or theft of or intentional damage to the property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (3) engaging in any act that has had, or can reasonably be expected to have, a significant adverse financial effect on the Company or a significant adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, (4) willful or intentional breach of Executive’s fiduciary duties to the Company, (5) breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement, or (6) violation of a material policy of the Company as in effect from time-to-time. Prior to a termination by the Company of Executive's employment for Cause under subsections (5) or (6) of this Section 11(b), in the event that the Company deems the breach curable in its sole reasonable discretion, Executive shall first have an opportunity to cure or remedy such breach within fifteen (15) days following the Termination Notice, or such longer period as is reasonable under the circumstances, and provided that Executive diligently pursues such cure within such fifteen (15) day period, and if the same is cured or remedied within such period, such notice shall become null and void.

 

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(c)    Termination by the Company without Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder without Cause, upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Executive.

 

(d)    Termination by Executive for Good Reason. Executive may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder with Good Reason (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the material reduction of Executive’s title, authority, duties and responsibilities or the assignment to Executive of duties materially inconsistent with Executive’s position or positions with the Company; (ii) a change in Executive’s principal work location without Executive’s consent to a location that is more than 35 miles from Executive’s principal work location first established under Section 4 of this Agreement, or (iii) the Company’s material breach of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) Good Reason shall not be deemed to exist unless notice of termination on account thereof (specifying a termination date thirty (30) days from the date of such notice) is given no later than 60 days after the time at which the event or condition purportedly giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises, and (y) if there exists an event or condition that constitutes Good Reason, the Company shall have fifteen (15) days from the date notice of such a termination is given to cure such event or condition and, if the Company does so, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.

 

(e)    Termination by Executive other than for Good Reason. Executive may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder other than for Good Reason, provided that Executive gives the Company no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of such termination. The Company reserves the right to accelerate such termination date in its discretion without affecting the basis for Executive’s voluntary termination under this section.

 

12)    PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION. In the event of the termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive) shall be entitled to: (A) receive any unpaid Base Salary and benefits earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses incurred prior to the date of termination) in accordance with any applicable Company plan or policy; (B) indemnification in accordance with any applicable indemnification plan, program, corporate governance document or other arrangement, and any vested rights pursuant to any insurance plan, benefit plan or retirement plan; and, except for termination of Executive by the Company for Cause pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof, (C) treatment of Executive’s stock option grants in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan and award agreement. Additionally, Executive will receive the amounts and benefits set forth below, so long as Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive) (x) executes a separation agreement and general release and waiver of all claims in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Release”) within thirty (30) days following the date of termination and the applicable revocation period with respect to such Release expires without Executive having revoked any portion of the Release, and (y) does not breach any of the terms of Section 13 hereof (Restrictive Covenants) of this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, any payments to be made in accordance with this Section 12 will commence no later than thirty (30) days following the Company’s receipt of the executed Release from Executive.

 

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(a)    Upon termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive) (i) shall be entitled to a pro rata bonus payment under the Bonus Plan for the year of termination, if applicable, determined by multiplying (I) the bonus payment that Executive would have received under the Bonus Plan for such year had his employment continued by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days employed during such year and the denominator of which is 365, and (ii) shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder, or any other rights hereunder.

 

(b)    Upon termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder by the Company for Cause pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof or by Executive other than for Good Reason pursuant to Section 11(e) hereof, Executive shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder, or any other rights hereunder. In the event that Executive is terminated for Cause pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the applicable plan and award agreements, Executive’s stock option grants, whether vested or unvested, shall immediately terminate and be null and void.

 

(c)    Upon termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment hereunder (x) by the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 11(c) hereof, or (y) by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to Section 11(d) hereof, Executive (or Executive’s estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive following the termination of Executive’s employment) (i) shall be entitled to (A) a pro rata bonus for the year of termination, determined by multiplying (I) the bonus that Executive would have received under the Bonus Plan for such year had his employment continued by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days employment during such year and the denominator of which is 365; and (B) continued payment of his Base Salary and the employer’s portion of Executive’s then existing medical benefits for the nine (9) month period following the date of termination, and (ii) shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder, or any other rights hereunder.

 

13)    RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

 

(a)   Noncompetition. Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the period of his employment with the Company and for the 12-month period following the termination of such employment, regardless of the reason for such termination (the “Restricted Period”), he shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) engage in, manage, operate, control, supervise, or participate in the management, operation, control or supervision of any business, entity or division that competes with any businesses of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a “Competitor”) or serve as an employee, consultant or in any other capacity for a Competitor; (ii) have any ownership or financial interest, directly, or indirectly, in any Competitor including, without limitation, as an individual, partner, shareholder (other than as a shareholder of a publicly-owned corporation in which Executive owns less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of such corporation), officer, director, employee, principal, agent or consultant; or (iii) serve as a representative of any Competitor.

 

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(b)   Non-Solicitation; No-Hire. Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the Restricted Period he shall not, directly or indirectly, other than in connection with carrying out his duties hereunder, (i) solicit or induce any employee or consultant of the Company (or any individual who was an employee or consultant of the Company at any time during the 12-month period preceding any such solicitation or inducement) to (A) terminate his or his employment or relationship with the Company, and/or (B) work for Executive or any Competitor, or (ii) hire, engage or be involved in the process of any business, entity or division in hiring or engaging, any employee or consultant of the Company (or any individual who was an employee or consultant of the Company at any time during the 12-month period preceding any such hiring).

 

(c)    Non-Solicitation of Clients. Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the Restricted Period he shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, take away or divert, or attempt to solicit, take away or divert, the business or patronage of any client or customer of the Company with the intention or for the purpose of providing services that compete with the services provided by the Company at the time of Executive’s termination.

 

(d)    Non-Disruption. Executive agrees that during the Restricted Period Executive will not, directly or through others, encourage or assist any person to take any action to solicit, induce, or influence any third party, including any customer, provider of goods or services to the Company, to terminate, divert, interfere with, or diminish in any manner whatsoever his, her, or its business relationship with the Company, even if Executive is not the one to initiate contact with the aforementioned.

 

(e)     Disparaging Comments. Executive agrees not to make critical, negative or disparaging remarks at any time during the Term or thereafter regarding the Company or its management, employees, investors, businesses, agents, or employment practices; provided that nothing in this Section 13(e) shall be deemed to prevent Executive from responding fully and accurately to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by applicable law or legal process, or to enforce this Agreement. The Company and its officers and directors shall not make critical, negative or disparaging remarks about Executive; provided that nothing in this Section 13(e) shall be deemed to prevent the Company or its officers or directors from responding fully and accurately to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by applicable law or legal process, or to enforce this Agreement.

 

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(f)     Confidentiality. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s business is highly competitive and that Executive has been and will continue to be involved in and become aware of the Company’s trade secrets, materials, know-how (whether or not in writing), technology, product information and intellectual property belonging to the Company (“Trade Secrets”) and all confidential matters (whether available in written, electronic form or orally) relating to the Company and its business (including without limitation its strategies, models, business and marketing plans, pricing, sales and revenue information, financial performance, etc.), and personal and other confidential information relating to its owners, managers, investors, members, shareholders, executives, and employees (the “Confidential Information”), all of which has been developed at great investment of time and resources by the Company so as to engender substantial good will, and all of which are and will remain the exclusive property of the Company. Therefore, Executive agrees that during the period of his employment with the Company and at all times thereafter, Executive shall not disclose, shall keep secret, shall retain in strictest confidence and shall not use for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in connection with the business and affairs of the Company, any Trade Secret or Confidential Information. The foregoing will not prohibit disclosure of Confidential Information as required by law or regulation, including, but not limited to, those of the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission and the rules of any exchange, quotation system and/or self-regulatory organization on which or with which the Company’s securities are quoted, listed and/or traded, as the case may be; provided that if Executive is required to make a disclosure pursuant to the foregoing, he agrees to give the Company prompt written notice thereof and cooperate with the Company’s efforts to seek a protective order.  Neither the foregoing nor anything else herein shall prohibit Executive from reporting possible violation of federal or state law or regulations to any governmental agency of self-regulatory organization, or making other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower or other provisions of applicable federal or state law or regulations.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement: (a) Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made: (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding ; and (b) if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the Company’s trade secrets to Executive’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if te Executive: (i) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order. Executive shall not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive is not required to notify the Company that he has made such reports or disclosures. 

 

(g)     Inventions and Discoveries. Executive agrees to promptly disclose in writing to the Board all ideas, processes, methods, devices, business concepts, inventions, improvements, discoveries, know-how, and other creative achievements (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Discoveries”), whether or not the same or any part thereof is capable of being patented, trademarked, copyrighted, or otherwise protected, which Executive, while employed with the Company, as well as those communicated to Executive by other employees/consultants of the Company, conceives, makes, develops, acquires or reduces to practice, whether acting alone or with others and whether during or after usual working hours, and which are related in any way to the Company’s business or interests. Executive hereby transfers and assigns to the Company in perpetuity all right, title and interest in and to such Discoveries, including but not limited to, any and all domestic and foreign copyrights and patent and trademark rights therein and any renewals thereof, all of which are hereby deemed provided to the Company as a “Work for Hire” without claim by Executive. On request of the Company, Executive will, without any additional compensation, whether during the Term or afterwards, execute such further instruments (including, without limitation, applications for copyrights, letters patent, trademarks and assignments thereof in any and all countries) and do all such other acts and things as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Company to protect and/or enforce its right in respect of such Discoveries. All expenses of filing or prosecuting any patent, trademark or copyright application shall be borne by the Company, but Executive shall cooperate in filing and/or prosecuting any such application. In the event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to obtain Executive’s signature on any such documents, Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company as his agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on Executive’s behalf solely to execute and file any such application or other document and do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyrights, or other intellectual property protection related to the Discoveries with the same legal force and effect as if Executive had executed them. Executive agrees that this power of attorney is coupled with an interest.

 

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(i)      For purposes of this Agreement, any Discovery shall be deemed to have been made during Executive’s employment with the Company if, during such period, the Discovery was conceived or first actually reduced to practice, and Executive agrees that any patent application filed by Executive within one (1) year after the end of the Term shall be presumed to relate to an invention made during Executive’s employment with the Company unless Executive can establish the contrary. Executive shall keep and maintain adequate and correct written records of all Discoveries made by Executive (solely or jointly with others) during Executive’s employment with the Company. The records will be available to and remain the property of the Company at all times.

 

(ii)      Any assignment of copyrights under this Agreement includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure, and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as "moral rights" (collectively, "Moral Rights"). Executive hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all claims Executive may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction to any Moral Rights with respect to the Discoveries.

 

(h)     Acknowledgement. Executive agrees and acknowledges that each restrictive covenant in this Section 13 is reasonable as to duration, terms and geographical area and that the same is necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company, imposes no undue hardship on Executive, and is not injurious to the public. Executive further acknowledges that the amount of his compensation reflects, in part, his obligations and the Company’s rights under this Agreement and that he will not be subject to undue hardship by reason of his full compliance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

14)    INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Executive agrees that the precise value of the covenants in Section 13 are so difficult to evaluate that no accurate measure of liquidated damages could possibly be established and that, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of such provisions, the Company shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief (without the position of a bond or other security) restraining Executive from such breach or threatened breach without the requirement of posting a bond or other security. In the event that any of the covenants made in Section 13 shall be more restrictive than permitted by applicable law, the parties agree that such covenant shall be interpreted to be as restrictive as otherwise allowed under applicable law. Additionally, all time periods described in Sections 13 shall be extended by a period during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this Agreement, and for any time during which there is pending in any court of competent jurisdiction any action (including any appeal from final judgment) brought by any person, whether or not a party to this Agreement, in which the Company seeks to enforce any covenant contained in this Agreement, or in which any person contests the validity or enforceability of any covenant contained in this Agreement, or seeks to avoid performance or enforcement of a covenant contained within this Agreement. In the event of an action to remedy a breach of any provision hereof or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, in addition to all other available remedies.

 

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15)    INDEMNIFICATION: During and after the period of Executive’s employment by the Company, the Company shall indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted by any applicable agreement, arrangement or corporate governance document of the Company or, in the event no such agreement, arrangement or document exists, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in either case against all liabilities, losses, damages and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with any claim or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, his services for the Company, other than (i) any claim or proceeding by the Company against Executive and (ii) any claim or proceeding by Executive against the Company (“Losses”). The Company shall advance to Executive to the extent permitted by law all Losses incurred by him provided Executive undertakes to repay the amount of such advances if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified against such Losses.

 

16)    NOTICES: Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to the provisions of this shall be sufficient if in writing, and if personally delivered to the party to be notified or if sent by regular mail and nationally recognized overnight delivery service to said party at the following addresses, or such other address as provided by the parties in writing:

 

If to the Company:  

CVD Equipment Corporation

355 South Technology Drive

Central Islip, New York 11722

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

   
With a copy to: 

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

1425 RXR Plaza

East Tower, 15th Floor

Uniondale, New York 11556

Attn: Adam P. Silvers, Esq.

   
If to Executive:

Thomas McNeill

425B OSER AVE

Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

17)    SEVERABILITY: In the event any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable portion or provision shall not affect any other provision hereof and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the invalid provision had not been included.

 

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18)    BINDING EFFECT: This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company and upon any person, firm or corporation with which the Company may be merged or consolidated or which may acquire all or substantially all of the Company's assets through sale, lease, liquidation or otherwise. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the rights and benefits of Executive are personal to him and no such rights or benefits shall be subject to assignment or transfer by Executive.

 

19)    GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be instituted in a state or federal court in Suffolk County, New York, and Executive and the Company hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such court(s) and hereby waive any objection(s) that they may have to personal jurisdiction, the laying of venue of any such proceeding and any claim or defense of inconvenient forum.

 

20)    ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and merges, integrates and supersedes any prior agreement in its entirety; and there are no other agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein except as set forth herein.

 

21)    AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION: All terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless modified, changed, altered or amended, in writing, executed by both parties.

 

22)    NON-WAIVER. No waiver of any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be, or shall be, a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach.

 

23)    SECTION 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and will be interpreted, administered and operated in a manner consistent with that intent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service with the Company he is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and the regulations thereunder) and any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation from service are subject to Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the date that is six months following Executive’s separation from service with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), and the Company will pay any such delayed amounts in a lump sum at such time. If any other payments of money or other benefits due to Executive hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner, determined by the Company, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits due to Executive under this Agreement constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, any such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be paid to Executive in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. References to “termination of employment” and similar terms used in this Agreement are intended to refer to “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code. Whenever a payment under this Agreement may be paid within a specified period, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement. Any provision in this Agreement providing for any right of offset or set-off by the Company shall not permit any offset or set-off against payments of “non-qualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code or other amounts or payments to the extent that such offset or set-off would result in any violation of Section 409A or adverse tax consequences to Executive under Section 409A.

 

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24)    SURVIVAL. This Agreement will survive the cessation of Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to fulfill the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

25)    CAPTIONS. Captions of the sections or paragraphs of this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the caption or heading of any section or paragraph.

 

26)    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Executive hereby irrevocably agrees to waive his right to a jury trial of any claim or cause of action based upon or arising out of this Agreement or any dealings between the parties relating to this Agreement and the relationships thereby established. The scope of this waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this Agreement, including employment law claims, contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims, and all other statutory and common law claims. This waiver shall apply to any subsequent amendments, renewals, supplements or modifications of this Agreement.

 

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27)    COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed electronically, by email or facsimile, and in counterparts, and shall be fully binding and enforceable upon the parties when so executed.

 

 

CVD EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

 

 

________________________________                  Date: June 1, 2021

By:     Emmanuel Lakios 

Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

BY SIGNING IN THE SPACE PROVIDED, EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE HAS FULLY READ, UNDERSTANDS AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS OF THE DATE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

 

_______________________________                  Date: June 1, 2021

THOMAS MCNEILL

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

Certifications of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Emmanuel Lakios, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CVD Equipment Corporation;

 

 

2.

Based upon my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based upon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

 

 

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.

Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated: August 16, 2021

 

/s/ Emmanuel Lakios


President, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certifications of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Thomas McNeill, certify that:

 

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CVD Equipment Corporation;

 

 

2.

Based upon my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

 

3.

Based upon my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

 

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

 

 

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.

Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Dated: August 16, 2021

 

/s/ Thomas McNeill


Thomas McNeill

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

I, Emmanuel Lakios, President and Chief Executive Officer of CVD Equipment Corporation, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge, the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2021 of CVD Equipment Corporation (the “Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of CVD Equipment Corporation.

 

 

Dated: August 16, 2021   /s/ Emmanuel Lakios  
    Emmanuel Lakios  
    Chief Executive Officer  
    (Principal Executive Officer)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

I, Thomas McNeill, Chief Financial Officer of CVD Equipment Corporation, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge, the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2021 of CVD Equipment Corporation (the “Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of CVD Equipment Corporation.

 

 

Dated: August 16, 2021   /s/ Thomas McNeill  
    Thomas McNeill  
    Executive Vice President and  
    Chief Financial Officer  
    (Principal Financial Officer)