UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2021

 

FLUX POWER HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

001-31543   86-0931332

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2685 S. Melrose Drive, Vista, California   92081
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

877-505-3589

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value   FLUX   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e) (i) As previously disclosed, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) previously approved an annual cash bonus plan (the “Annual Cash Bonus Plan”) which allows the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) and/or the Board of the Company to set the amount of bonus each fiscal year and the performance criteria. All of the Company’s executive officers are eligible to participate in the Annual Cash Bonus Plan. For the Company’s fiscal year 2022, the performance goals applicable to a bonus are based on the Company achieving certain targets based on the Company’s annual revenue, gross margin, EBITDAS (earnings before interest expense (excluding interest income), taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock compensation expense in accordance with U.S. GAAP), new strategic customers, demonstrated direct cost reduction and working capital and inventory turnover (the “Financial Targets”) and additional bonus amounts if the Company’s financial results exceeds certain thresholds of the Financial Targets.

 

On October 29, 2021, the Compensation Committee approved target cash bonuses under the Annual Cash Bonus Plan for fiscal year 2022 to the following executive officers, which target bonus was calculated based on percentage of the executive’s current base salary:

 

Name   Position   Current Base Salary     Percentage of Salary    

Target Cash Bonus

(“TCB”)

    Maximum Payout(1)  
Ronald F. Dutt   Chief Executive Officer   $ 275,000       50 %   $ 137,500     $ 165,000  
Charles Scheiwe   Chief Financial Officer   $ 205,200       35 %   $ 71,820     $ 86,184  
Jonathan Berry   Chief Operating Officer   $ 205,200       35 %   $ 71,820     $ 86,184  

 

  (1) There are no bonus caps for achieving above set revenue target and gross margin target. If actual results exceed 100% of revenue target and/or gross margin target, every 1% of revenue target and/or gross margin target would result in an increase in bonus equal to 0.2% of the TCB for such executive officers.

 

The foregoing summary of the Annual Cash Bonus Plan is subject to, and qualified in its entirety to the terms set forth in the Annual Cash Bonus Plan filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

(ii) On October 29, 2021, the Compensation Committee approved the grant of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) under the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) to certain employees of the Company or its subsidiary, Flux Power, Inc. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions provided in (i) the form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement which is time based (“Time Based Awards”), and (ii) the form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement which is performance based (“Performance Based Awards”).

 

 

 

 

The following executive officers of the Company were granted RSUs under the 2014 Plan in the amounts and according to the vesting schedule indicated below:

 

Time Based Awards:

 

Name   Position   No. of RSUs     Vesting Schedule
Ronald F. Dutt   Chief Executive Officer     12,061     Vest annually over 3 years with the first vest date on October 27, 2022
Charles Scheiwe   Chief Financial Officer     6,300     Vest annually over 3 years with the first vest date on October 27, 2022
Jonathan Berry   Chief Operating Officer     6,300     Vest annually over 3 years with the first vest date on October 27, 2022

 

Performance Based Awards:

 

Name   Position  

No. of RSUs

Maximum Grant

    Vesting Schedule
Ronald F. Dutt   Chief Executive Officer     18,092     Three years from grant upon meeting performance target*
Charles Scheiwe   Chief Financial Officer     9,450     Three years from grant upon meeting performance target *
Jonathan Berry   Chief Operating Officer     9,450     Three years from grant upon meeting performance target *

 

* The performance target for the RSU will be based on EBITDAS (earnings before interest expense (excluding interest income), taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock compensation expense in accordance with U.S. GAAP) for the second half of the Company’s Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2022.

 

The foregoing summary of the RSUs is subject to, and qualified in its entirety to the terms set forth in the Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Form of the Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
10.1   Annual Cash Bonus Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 9, 2020.
10.2   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 9, 2020.
10.3   FY2022 Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

 

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Flux Power Holdings, Inc.
  a Nevada corporation
   
  By:  /s/ Ronald F. Dutt
    Ronald F. Dutt, Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: November 2, 2021

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

FLUX POWER HOLDINGS, INC.

 

PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT UNDER THE

FLUX POWER HOLDINGS, INC. 2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

TO:

 

To encourage your continued service as __________ of Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) or its subsidiary, you have been granted this Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Award represents the right to receive shares of common stock (the “Shares”), par value $0.001 per share, of the Company subject to the fulfillment of the vesting conditions set forth in this agreement (this “Agreement”).

 

The terms of the Award are as set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan. The Plan is incorporated into this Agreement by reference, which means that this Agreement is limited by and subject to the express terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan. The most important terms of the Award are summarized as follows:

 

1. Award Date:

 

2. Number of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs’) Subject to this Award:

 

Maximum: ______ (“Maximum RSUs”)

 

Target: ______ (“Target RSUs”)

 

3. RSUs Performance Target: The EBITDAS (as defined below) for the second half of the fiscal year from January 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2022 (“Target Period”) is $_______ (“Performance Target”). For the purpose of this Agreement “EBITDAS” shall mean earnings before interest expense (excluding interest income), taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock compensation expense in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

4. Vesting Date: ________ (“Vesting Date”).

 

5. Vesting. The Target RSUs will vest at the end of Vesting Date if the Performance Target is achieved by the Company for the Target Period. Maximum RSUs will vest at the end of Vesting Date if the Company achieves positive EBITDAS for the Target Period (“Positive EBITDAS”). If the Performance Target is not achieved by the Company for the Target Period, then no RSUs shall vest and this Award shall be immediately cancelled.

 

6. Termination due to Death, Disability or Retirement. If Termination of your employment by reason of your death, Disability, or your Retirement occurs (i) after the Target Period, and (ii) the Performance Target or Positive EBITDAS has been achieved by the Company, then the Target RSUs or Maximum RSUs, respectfully, shall immediately vest upon such Termination. However, if the Termination of your employment by reason of your death, Disability, or your Retirement occurs (a) on or before the end of the Target Period, and/or (b) the Performance Target or Positive EBITDAS has not been achieved, then no RSUs shall vest and this Award shall be immediately cancelled. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the voluntary Termination by a Participant when such Participant’s age plus years of service with the Company equals or exceeds seventy five (75).

 

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7. Conversion of Restricted Stock Units and Issuance of Shares. Upon the Company’s determination of the number of restricted stock units vesting following the Vesting Date, each restricted stock unit that vests on such Vesting Date, shall be converted into one Share and thereafter, the Company will transfer such Shares to you upon satisfaction of any required tax withholding obligations. No fractional shares shall be issued under this Agreement.

 

8. Termination of Service. All restricted stock units that have not vested pursuant to the terms of this Award will terminate automatically and be forfeited to the Company immediately and without further notice upon termination of your service to the Company for any reason (except as a result of death, Disability, or Retirement). No Shares shall be issued or issuable with respect to any portion of the Award that terminates unvested and is forfeited.

 

9. Right to Shares. You shall not have any right in, to or with respect to any of the Shares (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends paid on the Shares) issuable under the Award until the Award is settled by the issuance of such Shares to you.

 

10. Withholding of Taxes.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no Shares will be issued to you, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by you with respect to the payment of income (including federal, state, foreign and local taxes), employment, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares so issuable (the “Withholding Taxes”). You acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Withholding Taxes legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and that the Company (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Withholding Taxes in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant of the Award, the vesting of Award, the settlement of the Award in Shares or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) does not commit to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Withholding Taxes.

 

(b) To satisfy the Withholding Taxes, the Company may withhold otherwise deliverable Shares upon vesting of the Award, according to the vesting schedule, having a Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld for the payment of the Withholding Taxes pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time. The Company will not retain fractional Shares to satisfy any portion of the Withholding Taxes. If the Administrator determines that the withholding of whole Shares results in an over-withholding to meet the minimum tax withholding requirements, a reimbursement will be made to you as soon as administratively possible.

 

(c) If the Company does not withhold the Shares as described above, prior to the issuance of Shares upon vesting of the Award or the receipt of an equivalent cash payment, you shall pay, or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company (in its sole discretion) to satisfy all withholding and payment on account obligations of the Company. In this regard, you authorize the Company to withhold all applicable Withholding Taxes legally payable by you from your wages or other cash compensation payable to you by the Company or from any equivalent cash payment received upon vesting of the Award. Alternatively, or in addition, if permissible under local and applicable law, you may instruct and authorize the Administrator to pay Withholding Taxes, in whole or in part, by one of the additional following alternatives:

 

(i) You providing irrevocable instructions to a Company-designated broker to deliver cash to the Company from your previously established account with such broker equal to the Withholding Taxes; or

 

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(ii) You providing irrevocable instructions to a Company-designated broker to sell a sufficient number of Shares otherwise deliverable to you having a Fair Market Value equal to the Withholding Taxes provided that such sale does not violate Company policy or Applicable Laws.

 

(d) The Company may refuse to issue any Shares to you until you satisfy your Withholding Taxes. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company has the right to retain without notice from Shares issuable under the Award or from salary payable to you, Shares or cash having a value sufficient to satisfy the Withholding Taxes.

 

11. Restricted Shares. The Company will not be obligated to issue any Shares with respect to this Award unless such Shares are at that time effectively registered or exempt from registration under federal securities laws and the offer and sale of the Shares are otherwise in compliance with all applicable state securities laws.

 

12. Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Award, you acknowledge that: (a) the Plan is discretionary and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of the Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of awards or benefits in lieu of awards; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the award price, if any, and the time or times when each award will be settled, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) your participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of the Award is an extraordinary item which is outside the scope of your service contract, if any; (f) the Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) the future value of the Shares subject to the Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty, (h) neither the Plan, the Award nor the issuance of the Shares confers upon you any right to continue in the service of (or any other relationship with) the Company, and (i) the grant of the Award will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company.

 

13. Compliance With Section 409A Of The Code. This Award is intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), including but not limited to by reason of complying with the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted accordingly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined that the Award fails to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral rule and is otherwise not exempt from, and determined to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, this Award shall comply with Section 409A to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal tax consequences and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted accordingly. If it is determined that the Award is deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and you are a “Specified Employee” (within the meaning set forth in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) as of the date of your “Separation from Service” (as defined in Section 409A), then the issuance of any shares that would otherwise be made upon the date of your Separation from Service or within the first six (6) months thereafter will not be made on the originally scheduled date(s) and will instead be issued in a lump sum on the date that is six (6) months and one day after the date of the Separation from Service, with the balance of the shares issued thereafter in accordance with the original vesting and issuance schedule set forth above, but if and only if such delay in the issuance of the shares is necessary to avoid the imposition of adverse taxation on you in respect of the shares under Section 409A of the Code. Each installment of shares that vests is intended to constitute a “separate payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).

 

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14. Execution of Award Agreement. Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Award by signing the original of this Agreement and returning it to the Company.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  Flux Power Holdings, Inc.
   
 
  Ronald Dutt, Chief Executive Officer

 

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ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

I, ____________, accept the Restricted Stock Unit Award described in this Agreement and in the Plan, and acknowledge receipt of a copy of this Agreement and the Plan, and acknowledge that I have read them carefully and that I fully understand their contents.

 

Dated:        
 
  Name:               
     
  Address:
        
   

 

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