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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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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): April 30, 2018

 

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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions.

 

□	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

□	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)

□	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)

□	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)

 

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 1.01          Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The Item 5.02 disclosure of the April 30, 2018 memorandum of understanding outlining Dr. Stanton Sloane’s title and compensation is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

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

Appointment of Dr. Stanton Sloane as President and Chief Executive Officer

On April 30, 2018, the Frequency Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Dr. Stanton Sloane to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Company has not yet entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Sloane, but Dr. Sloane’s title, compensation and benefits were outlined in a memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”), dated as of April 30, 2018, executed both by Joel Girsky, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board, and Dr. Sloane.  The MOU provides that Dr. Sloane will receive an annual base salary of $325,000, with a target bonus of 100% of this base salary.  The actual annual bonus will be based on performance and achievement of specific goals and objectives to be established by the Board. .  In addition to the Company’s standard officer benefits, Dr. Sloane will receive reimbursement of certain excess medical expenses, a leased vehicle and an initial grant of 55,000 units of Company stock appreciation rights. The MOU provides that the employment agreement between Dr. Sloane and the Company will include standard non-solicit and non-compete protections for the Company and will be structured as an annual contract that will renew automatically unless terminated by either party.  The MOU further provides that this employment agreement will contain provisions providing that Dr. Sloane will be entitled to payments equal to one year of his base salary and target bonus in the event of a change of control, a change of authority or a termination of his employment without cause.  In addition, all outstanding equity grants of Dr. Sloane will be subject to accelerated vesting following any termination of his employment without cause.

Dr. Sloane’s biographical information as required by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K and his business experience as required by Item 401(e) of Regulation S-K are disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on November 7, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”), and are incorporated by reference herein.  There are no family relationships between Dr. Sloane and any other director or executive officer.  There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Sloane and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer. Except for his employment relationship with the Company, his service as a director of the Company and the compensation he receives for his employment, Dr. Sloane is not a party to any transaction to which the Company is a participant and that is required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Appointment of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee Chairman and Lead Independent Director

Effective as of May 1, 2018, Martin Bloch, the Company’s founder, resigned as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, but will continue in his role as the Company’s Chief Scientist.  Also effective as of May 1, 2018, Joel Girsky resigned as the Chairman of the Company’s Board, and the Company’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Bloch as its Executive Chairman, Mr. Girsky as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Jonathan Brolin as lead independent director.  Mr. Bloch’s employment agreement, dated March 17, 2008 is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.  Mr. Bloch’s employment agreement remains in effect, and there has been no change to his compensation or to any other provision of his employment agreement, except that Mr. Bloch has executed a waiver permitting Dr. Sloane to assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer.

A copy of the press release announcing these elections and appointments is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Employment Agreement between the Company and Martin Bloch dated as of March 17, 2008
99.1	Press Release dated May 1, 2018

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.

FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

By:     /s/ Steven Bernstein                          

Steven Bernstein

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 3, 2018

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Employment Agreement between the Company and Martin Bloch dated as of March 17, 2008
99.1	Press Release dated May 1, 2018

         

Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made as of the 17^th day of March 2008 between FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC., a Delaware Corporation located at 55 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Mitchel Field. New York 11553 (the “Company’’) and MARTIN B. BLOCH (the  Employee”) who resides at 124 Shutter Lane, Oyster Bay Cove, New York 11171.

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, assembling, acquiring, marketing and selling precision time and frequency control products for commercial wireless communication applications, both space and ground based, and for government and military use and applications including temperature, frequency and time control system and devices, oscillators, solid state amplifiers, telemetry and strain gauge measurements, ovens’ for the same and other devices of similar nature; and

WHEREAS, the Employee has added value to the Company by providing his knowledge and expertise to the Company both in his senior executive capacity and as chief scientist for over 35 years; and

WHEREAS, the Employee has special skill, training and experience  related to the business of the Company and the Employee has offered these special skills and services to the Company, and

WHEREAS, the Employee is presently employed by the Company and the parties desire to enter into an employment agreement based upon the terms and conditions set forth below.

IT IS THEREFORE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

l.

Existing Employment Agreement. The parties acknowledge that the Employee is currently employed pursuant to a final written agreement, dated 8/8/2000.

2.

Employment and Duties. The Company hereby engages the services of the Employee and the Employee hereby accepts such engagement upon the terms and conditions stated herein. The job description of the Employee shall be that set forth on Exhibit A hereto. The duties of the Employee shall be those normally, or otherwise, performance at the Company by the person with the job description of the Employee and, in addition, such other duties as the Board of Directors shall determine.

(a)

The Employee shall devote his entire time, attention and effort to the business of the Company and shall not during the term of his employment hereunder, engage in any other business, which shall interfere with his ability to perform his duties hereunder, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing the Employee from investing

his assets in any other business or entity which is not in competition with the business of the Company The Employee agrees to perform all duties assigned to him. or required of him, hereby to the best of the Employee’s ability and in a manner satisfactory to the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the words “entire time” shall mean the amount of time, as determined by the Employee, reasonably required to pet form his duties, but not  to exceed forty (40) hours per week.

3.

Employment Compensation. The Company shall compensate the Employee, as follows:

(a)

During the Term (as hereinafter defined) of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Employee a salary and bonus, as follows: a base salary of Four Hundred Thousand ($400,000) Dollars, annually, plus a fixed annual bonus equal to the result obtained by multiplying six (6%) percent by the pre-tax profit of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30 of each year of employment, however for purposes of calculation, such pre-tax profit shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any given fiscal year (“Annual Bonus”). An example of the calculation of the Annual Bonus is as follows: if the pre-tax profit for the Company is $25,000,000 for a given year, the fixed annual bonus for that year would be  6% x $20,000,000 = $1 ,200,000. The base salary shall be paid at the same time as the Company regularly pays its employees and the Annual  Bonus shall be paid within one hundred twenty (120) days of the close of the applicable fiscal year of the Company.

(b)

In recognition of the Employee’s many years of extraordinary service to the Company and his willingness to continue in the employ of the Company subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall provide the Employee with a  separate Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement executed herewith, in the form of Exhibit B.

(c)

The Company shall continue to maintain all of the insurance provided to the Employee on the date of this Agreement or at any time during the Term or any Renewal Term (both as hereinafter defined) including, without limitation, medical insurance, major medical insurance, disability benefits insurance and life insurance to the same extent and with the same level of coverages and benefits, at no additional cost to the employee; and with the Company paying all of the premiums therefore (“Employee Insurance”). If after the date of this Agreement or at any time during the Term or any Renewal Term hereof; the Company shall provide additional and/or more beneficial insurance and/or additional and/or greater  insurance coverages or benefits to any of its employees, then the employee shall likewise be entitled to receive such additional and/or more beneficial insurance and/or such additional and/or greater insurance coverages (which shall be in addition to, and not in place of the Employee Insurance) at no additional cost to the Employee, with the Company paying all of the premiums therefore (“Additional Insurance”). If at any time during the

Term or any Renewal Term the Employee shall be married, the provisions contained in this Agreement for the benefit of the Employee with respect to medical insurance and major medical insurance shall apply to the Employee’s wife and children.

 

(d)

The Company shall pay an amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dollars annually during the Term of this Agreement for purposes of obtaining financial planning advice for the Employee.

(e)

The Company shall provide a new automobile to the Employee every three (3) years during the Term of this Agreement and any Renewal Term hereunder, which automobile shall have a fair market value not to exceed Ninety Thousand ($90,000) Dollars at the time of delivery to the Employee.

(f)

During the Term of this Agreement and for life, the Company shall reimburse the Employee, wife and children for complete physical examination to be performed by one or more physicians(s) of Employee’s choice.

4.

Term. The term of this Agreement shall be deemed to commence as of the date first above written and shall end on the third anniversary of such date (“Term”), subject to prior termination as provided in this Agreement, and provided, however, that this Agreement shall be automatically renewed thereafter for successive one (1) year term, at the election of Employee (‘Renewal term(s)”). The Employee shall be deemed to have elected the automatic renewal for each Renewal Term, unless the Employee shall have provided a written notice to the Company at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Term or any Renewal Term

5.

Inventions and Ideas. All right, title and interest in and to any and all ideas, inventions and improvements relating to methods, processes, designs or apparatus which the Employee may conceive, make oar develop, either solely, jointly or in common with others during the Term or any Renewal Term hereof or within the twelve (12) months immediately following the termination of his employment with the Company, and which in any way pertain to, or are useful in connection with, the Company’s business, shall belong to and be the sole property of the Company.

6.

Disclosure. The Employee will promptly disclose any and all ideas, schemes, designs, processes, devices, inventions and improvements which pertain to or are useful in connection with the Company’s business and which he may conceive, make, develop or discover(the “intangibles”) either solely, jointly,  or in common with others to his immediate superior in the Company or the Chairman of the Board of Directors. the Employee agrees upon request, and at the Company’s expense to execute all papers, and do all things that may be reasonably required, in order to vest and maintain in the Company all  of the right, title and interest of the Employee in and to any and all of said

intangibles and the applications for patent and letters patent in connection with the same and any reissuances, renewals and/or extensions thereof

7.

Termination of Employment. Termination of employment pursuant to the term of this Agreement shall not be construed as a termination of the rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement which are intended to apply subsequent to termination of employment herein.

(a)

The employment of the Employee hereunder shall automatically terminate, in the event of the death of the Employee during the Term or any Renewal Term hereunder as of the date of death. In the event the Employee becomes totally disabled during the Term or any Renewal Term hereto ( the Company, at any time after the occurrence of such total disability and effective upon the giving of written notice to the Employee, shall be entitled to terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder. The Company shall pay to the estate of the Employee, in the event of his death, or to the Employee in the event of  termination through disability, all compensation due hereunder up to the date of termination of employment. No other compensation or payments required to be paid under this Agreement shall be due under this Agreement in the event of total disability or death of the Employee, except as expressly otherwise provided for in this Agreement.   For purposes hereof ‘‘total disability” shall mean

(i)

the total disability as defined in any disability insurance policy maintained by the Company for the benefit of the Employee, or, if no disability insurance policy is being maintained by the Company at the time the determination of total disability is to made, the continuous inability of the Employee because of bodily injury or sickness to perform the services required of him hereunder for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days or

(ii)

the total and irrevocable loss of the sight of both eyes, or the use of both hands or feet, or one hand one foot Termination pursuant to the provisions of this subparagraph (a) based upon total disability or death shall not relieve the Company of its obligations as provided in subparagraphs (c) and (d) of this paragraph and paragraph 8(a); it being specifically agreed that all Severance Compensation (as hereinafter defined) shall continue to be paid to the Employee or his estate, u the case may be, if he is receiving the Severance Compensation at the time of his disability or death. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed as relieving the Company of its obligation to maintain disability insurance for the benefit of the Employee, if it is provided on the date of

this Agreement or at any time during the Term or any Renewal term hereof.

(b)

The Company may terminate the employment of the Employee hereunder for cause (as defined below) at any time immediately upon written notice to the Employee and thereupon the Company shall pay to the Employee all compensation due to the Employee through the date of termination and the Company shall have no further obligation, under this Agreement, to pay compensation or make other payments to the Employee. For purposes hereof “cause” shall include only:

(i)

the breach by the Employee of any of the material terms, covenants, provisions or conditions contained herein;

(ii)

the commission of any crime or act of dishonesty by the Employee as against the Company including any act which materially adversely affects the Company and material violation of any law of the United States or any rule or regulation of any agency of the United States Government concerning the business of the Company, provided it is proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the Employee had personal knowledge of the act and intended to commit the act, and provided, further, that if the Employee commits such act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to the commission of any crime, if he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was not un1awfu1, then such commission shall not constitute cause for discharge hereunder, and provided further, that termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendre or its equivalent, shall not of itself, create a presumption that the Employee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonable believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful or

(iii)

the commission of any willful, malicious, grossly negligent or reckless act by the Employee which is deemed, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, detrimental to the business, prospect or reputation of the Company; and any decision by the Board of Directors hereunder may not be arbitrary or capricious; or

(iv)

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Board of Directors may make a finding with respect to any act of the Employee that is in the best interests of the Company that such act not be cause for termination.

(c)

The Company may terminate the employment of the Employee hereunder upon seven (7) days written notice to the Employee for financial or any other business needs of the Company which shall be determined in the judgment of the Board of Directors which judgment shall not be arbitrary and capricious. In the event of termination pursuant to this subparagraph 7.(c). The Company shall pay to the Employee all compensation due hereunder through the effective date of termination plus the Severance Compensation (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to the provisions in subparagraph 8.(a). Termination pursuant to the provisions of this subparagraph (c) shall not relieve the Company of its obligations as provided in subparagraph (d) below.

(d)

Upon termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason (including without limitation, if the Employee elects not to renew this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 4 or pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 7 (a), 7(c), or 8(a) below, other than for cause, .the Company agrees.to continue all Employee Insurance and Additional Insurance and to pay all of the premiums therefore at no additional cost to the Employee during the life of the Employee. If at any time during the Term or any Renewal Term the  employee shall be married, the provisions contained in this Agreement for the benefit of the Employee with respect to medical insurance and major medical insurance shall also apply to his wife and children for their life.

8.

Change of Control

(a)

If at any time while the Employee is in the employ of the Company, there is a change in control of the Company, as that term is defined below, the Employee shall have the right, upon seven (7) days written notice to the Company, to retire from his employment hereunder, effective immediately upon receipt by the Company of such written notice, in which event, the Company agrees to pay to the Employee his base salary and Annual Bonus through the date of termination.  In addition, the Company agrees to pay Employee annually for a period of three (3) years after the date of termination, the greater of the following:

(i)

an amount equal to the average of the Employee’s base salary plus Annual Bonus for each of the last four (4) years of employment immediately preceding the date upon which the change of control occurred or

(ii)

the average of the three highest years of the Employee’s base salary plus Annual Bonus for any of the years prior to termination (“Severance Compensation”). The Severance Compensation due under this paragraph shall be paid to the Employee in the same manner provided in paragraph 3, above. Employee will also

 

 

9.

Covenant Not to Compete. The Employee agrees that during the Term or any Renewal Term of employment hereunder , and for a period of one year following (i) termination of employment due to disability pursuant to subparagraph 7 (a), or (ii)the entire period that Employee receives Severance Compensation under subparagraph 7 (c) (for financial or any other business needs of the Company), or (iii) the entire period the Employee receives Severance Compensation under subparagraph 8 (a) (for change of control), or (iv) the expiration of the Term of this Agreement and any Renewal Term thereafter, or (v) termination of employment for any other reason including.- without limitation,” the voluntary termination by the Employee, or for cause pursuant to paragraph 7 {b), the Employee will not in any capacity, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, participate in, have a financial interest in or be connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of any business or entity which shall be in the business described in the first “WHEREAS” clause above or which shall be otherwise similar to or in competition with the business of the Company on

the date Employee receives or provides notice of termination, directly or indirectly; provided, that the Employee may own not more than one (1%) percent of the stock of a public corporation which competes with the business of the Company for passive investment purposes, so Jong as the Employee does not render services thereto, directly or indirectly.

 

10.

Disclosure of Information. The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that in connection with his employment with the Company, he will have access to valuable trade secrets and confidential information of the Company, including, among other things, manufacturing and other business methods and processes, engineering and design concepts processes and data, sources of supply, marketing and promotional techniques and financial information, and that these arc special and unique assets of the Company’s business which are made available to the Employee only in connection with the furtherance of his employment with the Company. The Employee agrees that he will not at any time, during or after his term of employment with the Company, disclose any of such information or any material information relating to the Intangibles, applications for patent and letters patent referred to in paragraph 5 above or any other confidential information or trade secrets of the Company to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, directly or indirectly, or utilize same, for any reason or purpose whatsoever, except if the Company agrees in writing.

11.

Injunction. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Employee of the provisions of paragraphs 5,6,9 or 10 above, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining the Employee from (i) owning, managing, operating, controlling, being employed by, participating in, having a financial interest in or being in any way connected with a business of the type described in paragraph 9, directly or indirectly, or (ii) disclosing, utilizing or benefiting, directly or indirectly, from any of the information described in paragraph 6 above. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies which may be available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including recovery of damages.

12.

Taking of Property. The Employee agrees that under no circumstances will he take or otherwise appropriate any property of the Company or any property of which the Company is entitled hereunder such as drawings, notes, sketches, plans or any other documents or writings pertaining to work with respect to which the Company is or has been engaged without the written consent of the Company.

13.

Indemnification. The Employee agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any claim or liability asserted against it (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses incurred in dealing with any such claim or liability asserted) by any person or entity with which the Employee may have been previously been employed (other than with a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company).

14.

Governing Law: Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York, and shall be deemed executed at the Company’s place of business at 55 Charles

Lindbergh Boulevard, Mitchel Field, Nassau County, New York. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of any state court located within the County of Nassau or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and agree that all actions or proceedings arising, directly or indirectly, from this Agreement shall be litigated only in courts having such situs; the parties waive personal service of any legal process upon them arising, directly or indirectly, from this Agreement and consent that service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to them at the addresses set forth herein or u may otherwise be designated by them in writing, and service so made shall be complete seven (7) days after receipt, u aforesaid In any action or legal proceeding arising, directly or indirectly, from this Agreement, the Company waives trial by jury and the successful party in any such action or legal proceeding, shall be entitled to recover its reasonable counsel fees and the expenses of such litigation.

15.

Authority of Employee. The Employee may bind the Company to any obligation or incur expenses on behalf of the Company, consistent with the authority vested in the Employee in his capacity as an officer of the Company as specified on Exhibit A.

16.

Enforceability. Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable and this Agreement and each individual provision hereof shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted.

17.

Notices. .Any notice or demand required or permitted to be given herein shall be in writing and shall be given either by personal delivery to the Employee, or an officer or director of the Company, as the case may be, or sent by postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the addresses set forth herein or as may otherwise be de5ignated by them in writing -with a notice provided pursuant to this paragraph. Such notice or demand shall be deemed given when personally delivered or received.

18.

Assignment. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company. The rights and obligations of the Employee under this Agreement shall inure to his heirs, executors, administrators and estate. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee.

19.

Waiver, Modification, Etc. This Agreement may not be altered, amended, waived, changed. abandoned, modified, or discharged orally, but only by an agreement in writing executed with the same formality hereof.

20.

Prior Agreements Revoked. This Agreement specifically revokes any and all prior employment agreements between the Company and Employee, whether written or oral, provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as revoking, superseding or in any way affecting any of the provisions of any other agreements, instruments or documents creating rights and obligations between the Company and the Employee, including, without limitation, any stock option or stock gram agreements and a certain agreement entered into between the Employee and the Company on March 27, 1980, as

amended, relating to additional compensation payable to the Employee in the event of his retirement, disability or death.

21.

Recitals. The Recitals shall be deemed a part of this agreement.

22.

Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

23.

Headings. Headings are for convenience purposes only and shall not be used to interpret or construe the provisions contained herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.·

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EXHIBIT A TO MARTIN BLOCH EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

JOB DESCRIPTION: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The President and Chief Executive Officer oversees and is responsible for all Company operations, including but not limited to:

-	Corporate and business development

-	All personnel decisions

-	Financial operations

-	Research and development

-	Manufacturing

-	Engineering

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Marketing

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Sales

-	Public relations

-	Investor relations

Concurrent with these responsibilities, the President sets the standard for behaviour expected of all employees.

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Reference:

Employment Agreement dated 17 March 2008 between Frequency Electronics, Inc., a Delaware Corporation located at 55 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Mitchell field, NY 11553 (the “Company”) and Martin B. Bloch (the (“Employee”) who resides at: 124 Shutter Lane, Oyster Bay Cove, New York 11771.

 

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To Whom It May Concern:

Reference:

Employment Agreement dated 17 March 2008 and the change to the agreement dated 17 October 2012 between Frequency Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation located at 55 Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Mitchel Field, NY 11553 (the “Company”) and Martin 8. Bloch (the “Employee”) who resides at 124 Shutter Lane, Oyster Bay Cove, NY 11771

Paragraph 7(a) of the referenced Employment Agreement is amended by inserting the following sentence:

Such compensation shall include the Annual Bonus for the amount earned through the date of termination of employment as computed in accordance with section 3(a).

 

 

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assets through a merger or acquisition or otherwise during the term of this Agreement, then upon the consummation of said sale the Employee shall be entitled to receive a bonus equal to two (2%) percent of the “Total Sales Price”, as defined immediately following, paid by the purchaser for the Company. Total Sales Price shall mean the total consideration paid to the shareholders of the Company including but not limited to cash, securities and the assumption of the Company’s liabilities. Payment of said bonus shall be paid to the Employee in a lump sum within one hundred eighty (180) days following the closing date of the transaction but in no event later than March 15th following the calendar year in which the closing date occurs.

c.          The following shall be added as new subparagraph subparagraph 8 (c) shal1 be renumbered as 8 (c) and existing subparagraph 8(d).

“(c) Upon a change in control as defined in subparagraph 8 (d) below any amounts due and owing to the Company by the Employee (or by any person or trust established on the Employee ‘s behalf), which amounts are attributable to life insurance premiums paid by the Company for policies under which the Employee is the insured pursuant to a “split dollar arrangement” entered into between the Company and the Employee (or a person or trust established on his behalf) shall be forgiven by the Company or its successor. In addition the Company or its successor shall reimburse the Employee for the amount of any federal, state or local taxes paid by the Employee which are attributable to said forgiveness.”

3.          New Paragraph 24 shall be added to the agreements to read as follows:

“24. Code Section 409A.

(a)          This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable hereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (and any applicable transition relief under Section 409A of the Code). Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under the Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company nor its directors, officers, employees or advisors shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by the Employee as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code.

(b)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code (“Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation”) would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder, or a different form of payment of such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation would be effected, by reason

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of a change in control or the Employee’s disability or termination of employment, such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation will not be payable or distributable to the Executive, and/or such different form of payment will not be effected, by reason of such circumstance unless the circumstances giving rise to such change in control, disability or termination of employment, as the case may be, meet any description or definition of “change in control event”, “disability” or “separation from service”, as the case may be, in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition). This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation upon a change in control, disability or termination of employment, however defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409A-compliant “change in control event”, “disability” or “separation from service,” as the case may be, or such later date as may be required by subparagraph (c) below. If this provision prevents the application of a different form of payment of any amount or benefit, such payment shall be made in the same form as would have applied absent such designated event or circumstance

(c)          Notwithstanding anything is this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute Non- Exempt Deferred Compensation would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Agreement by reason of  the Employee’s separation from service during a period in which he is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3 (j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), ( j )  (4) (iii)(conflicts of interest), or (j) (4) (vi) (payment of employment taxes) :

(i)          the amount of such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following Employee ‘s separation from service will be accumulated through and paid or provided on the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s separation from service (or, if Executive dies during such period, within 30 days after Executives death) (in either case, the “Required Delay Period”); and

(ii)          the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume at the -end of the Required Delay Period.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder; provided , however , that the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code Section 409A(a) (2) (B) (i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Board or a committee thereof, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Agreement.”

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FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

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AMENDMENT TO CHANGE OF CONTROL PROVISIONS

 

The term “Change of Control” is amended to include the following:

Change In Board Composition (as defined below) will constitute a Change in Control. A “Change In Board Composition” shall mean a change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as of August 25, 2016 or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Company’s Board with the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include any individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest (or settlement thereof) relating to the election of directors of the Company

This amendment as authorized by the Board of Directors is applicable to all change of control provisions of employment agreements and modification thereof.

Frequency Electronics Inc.

November 14, 2016

 

Mitchel Field, NY, May 1, 2018 – Frequency Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ-FEIM) today announced the Board of Directors of Frequency Electronics, Inc., has elected Dr. Stanton D Sloane to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer effective May 1, 2018.

 

Martin Bloch, founder of the company has been elected Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, also effective May 1, 2018. In addition, Mr. Bloch will continue to serve as Chief Scientist. Jonathan Brolin has been elected Lead Independent Director. Joel Girsky will serve as Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee going forward.

 

Commenting on these events, Mr. Bloch said, “I am very pleased we have someone of Stan’s exceptional experience and capabilities to serve as CEO of FEI. He has full authority and responsibility to perform all the duties of that job. This will afford me the ability to focus on product development, particularly the new family of atomic clocks for space and terrestrial applications. As well, I can continue working with our key customers on existing and additional opportunities.

 

Stanton Sloane commented, “I am also very pleased to step into the CEO position and proud to be associated with the outstanding staff here at FEI. Improving operating efficiency and growing the company will be the focus as I transition into my new role. In addition to systems for space, we will target the broader defense electronics market where there are numerous opportunities for us to grow. I am looking forward to being a part of FEI’s future.”

 

Jonathan Brolin added, “I look forward to working with Stan, Martin and the rest of the Board toward the ongoing success of Frequency Electronics.  The company is at a key inflection point whereby the investments of the past few years are beginning to bear fruit in significant contract wins and strong competitive positioning for meaningful future business.  I want to extend my thanks to Martin for founding the company and, through his 50+ years of hard work, preparing FEI to be able to take advantage of these burgeoning market opportunities.  Martin’s continued involvement will help ensure a smooth transition.  Congratulations to Stan on this much deserved election.  Stan has done great work for the company since he took the Chief Operating Officer role in September, and he is well qualified to lead FEI to success as our new CEO.”

 

Frequency Electronics, Inc. is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of high precision timing, frequency control and synchronization products for space and terrestrial applications.  Frequency’s products are used in commercial and government satellite payloads and in other government and military programs including; C4ISR, EW systems, missiles, UAVs, aircraft, GPS, secure communications, as well as in energy exploration, wireline and wireless communication networks.  Frequency has received over awards of excellence for achievements in providing high performance electronic assemblies for over 150 space and DOD programs.

The Company invests significant resources in research and development and strategic acquisitions world-wide to expand its capabilities and markets.

 

Frequency’s Mission Statement: “Our mission is to provide precision time and low phase noise frequency generation systems from 1 Hz to 46 GHz, for space and other challenging environments.”

 

 

The Statements in this press release regarding the future constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.  Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, inability to integrate operations and personnel, actions by significant customers or competitors, general domestic and international economic conditions, consumer spending trends, reliance on key customers, continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace, competitive factors, new products and technological changes, product prices and raw material costs, dependence upon third-party vendors, competitive developments, changes in manufacturing and transportation costs, the availability of capital, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

 

Contact information: Stanton Sloane, President and CEO:

TELEPHONE:          (516) 794-4500             WEBSITE:www.frequencyelectronics.com