Item 1. Business.
General
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (the "Company") was incorporated in 1928. The Company presently operates a one segment business. A significant portion of the Company's business is the production of military and industrial electronic equipment for use by the United States Government, its agencies, and certain industrial customers.
In fiscal year ended June 30, 1998 (referred to herein as "1998"), the Company's total sales were $10,793,572. Sales made to the United States Government and its agencies are primarily on a subcontract basis. Sales to three domestic customers accounted for 47.9%, 14.7%, and 12.5% of total sales in 1998. Sales to two domestic customers accounted for 19.9% and 61.4% of total sales in 1997. Sales to two domestic customers and one foreign customer accounted for 28.9%, 22.8% and 17.8%, respectively, of total sales in 1996.
Export sales in 1998 and 1997 were not significant. Export sales in 1996 aggregated approximately $3,073,000.
Products
The Company has been and intends to continue to be engaged principally in the development, design, production and sales of specialized electronic power conditioning apparatus (electronic power supplies), a wide variety of transformers and other types of iron-core components, and electronic systems. In some cases, the Company manufactures such products in accordance with pre-developed mechanical and electrical requirements. In other cases, the Company is responsible for both the overall design and manufacture of the product. The Company does not generally manufacture standardized components.
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The electronic power supplies and components manufactured by the Company find application principally in (i) computers, (ii) aircraft, shipboard and land based radar, (iii) missile guidance and control systems, (iv) short, medium range and global communication systems, (v) navigation systems for aircraft, (vi) nuclear submarine control systems, (vii) locomotives, and (viii) land-based military vehicles. The electronic systems manufactured by the Company include antenna systems and high power radar transmitters. These systems utilize the Company's own electronic power supplies, transformers, and other iron-core components and mechanical assemblies. The Company's iron- core components include (i) transformers of the audio, power and pulse types, (ii) magnetic amplifiers, and (iii) audio filters.
The following tabulation shows the percentage of the Company's total sales represented by sales of each class of similar products during one or more of the last three fiscal years. Fiscal Year Ended June 30
1998 1997 1996
Electronic Power Supplies 68% 82% 81%
Iron-Core Components 15% 11% 15%
Electronic Systems and Assemblies 17% 7% 4% Raw Materials
The Company has never experienced any significant delay or shortage with respect to the purchase of raw materials and components used in the manufacture of its products, and has at least two potential sources of supply for all raw materials used by it.
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Sales Backlog
The total backlog of orders believed to be firm as of June 30, 1998 was approximately $12,168,000 as compared to approximately $9,037,000 as of June 30, 1997. The Company's backlog is discussed in greater detail in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in Item 7, below.
It is presently anticipated that a minimum of $10,000,000 of orders comprising the June 30, 1998 backlog will be filled during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. This is in addition to any shipments which may be made against orders subsequently received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. The estimate of the June 1998 backlog to be shipped is subject to future events which may cause the amount of the backlog actually shipped to change.
Military Contracts
The Company, as well as other companies primarily engaged in supplying equipment for military use, is subject to various risks, including, without limitation, dependence on government appropriations and program allocations, the competition for available military business, and termination of orders for convenience.
Marketing and Competition
The Company is on the eligible list of contractors of many agencies of the Department of Defense and generally is automatically solicited by such agencies for procurement needs falling within the major classes of products produced by the Company. In addition, the Company directly solicits bids from both the Department of Defense and other United States Government agencies for prime contracts. Subcontract work for government end use is solicited from major electronic and aircraft companies, primarily by the Company's own employees and sales representatives. Business is likewise solicited from both foreign governments and major foreign electronics companies.
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There is competition in all classes of products manufactured by the Company, from divisions of the largest electronic companies in the country, as well as many small companies. The Company's sales do not represent a significant portion of the industry's production of any class of products made by the Company. The principal methods of competition for electronic products of both a military and industrial nature include, among other factors, price and product performance and the experience of the particular company and history of its dealings in such products.
The Company's business is not considered to be of a seasonal nature.
Research and Development
The Company has increased its expenditures for research and development over the past three fiscal years. In 1998, approximately $244,000 was expended for this type of effort. In 1997 and 1996, the Company spent approximately $223,000 and $205,000, respectively, on research and development. Some of the Company's professional employees spend varying degrees of time on either development of new products or improvement of existing products.
Employees
The number of persons employed by the Company as of September 15, 1998 was 163.
Government Regulations
Compliance with federal, state and local provisions that have been enacted or adopted to regulate the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, did not in 1998, and the Company believes will not in fiscal year ending June 30, 1999 or any succeeding fiscal year, have a material effect upon the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company.
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Item 2.
Item 2. Properties.
The Company's principal manufacturing and all of its engineering facilities are at its plant in Saratoga Springs, New York, which the Company owns. The Company initially occupied the plant in 1952, and in 1955 consolidated all of its manufacturing operations at the plant when it terminated its manufacturing operations in New York, New York.
The Saratoga Springs plant was originally constructed about 1900 and consists of various closely adjoining one- story buildings. The plant has a sprinkler system throughout and contains approximately 138,000 square feet of floor space, of which 60,000 is used for manufacturing, 23,000 for engineering, 33,000 for shipping and climatically secured storage, and 3,000 for offices. The offices, engineering and some manufacturing areas are air- conditioned. In addition to assembly and wiring operations, the plant includes facilities for varnishing, potting, impregnation, and spray painting operations. The manufacturing operation also includes a complete machine shop, with welding and sheet metal fabrication facilities adequate for substantially all of the Company's current operations. During fiscal year 1995, the Company expended about $800,000 for the upgrading of its plating department to more uniformly conform to the environmental standards set by the Federal Government and established a new plating division, called Saratoga Electro-Finishing. Besides normal test equipment, the Company maintains a sophisticated on- site environmental test facility. In addition to meeting all of the Company's in-house needs, the plating and environmental facilities are available to other companies on a contract basis. A fully staffed Automatic Data Processing Center is also on-site.
The Company owns an additional manufacturing facility in a three-story, fully sprinklered building of approximately 4,000 square feet at 146 Fulton Street, Gloversville, New York. The facility is used primarily for subcomponent wiring and assembly.
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The Company maintains a sales office in a modern office building at 445 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, New York. This space, comprising approximately 750 square feet, is leased from a non-affiliated person for a term expiring on September 9, 2001.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Not applicable.
Item 4.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
Price Range of Common Stock
The table below shows the range of high and low prices for the Company's common stock on the American Stock Exchange, the principal market for trading in the common stock, for each quarterly period for the last two fiscal years ended June 30:
1998 High Low
First Quarter 17 3/8 16 3/8 Second Quarter 18 1/8 16 3/4 Third Quarter 17 15 Fourth Quarter 15 3/8 13 3/4
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1997 High Low
First Quarter 16 15 5/8 Second Quarter 17 7/8 14 5/8 Third Quarter 19 1/4 15 1/2 Fourth Quarter 18 1/8 17
Holders
The approximate number of holders of the common stock was 199 on September 17, 1998. Included in this number are shares held in "nominee" or "street" name and, therefore, the number of beneficial owners of the common stock are believed to be substantially in excess of the foregoing number.
Dividends
The Company paid a cash dividend on the common stock of $.70 per share for its fiscal year ended June 30, 1997 and $.70 per share for its fiscal year ended June 30, 1996. Due to the recent decline in both revenues and profit the Board of Directors has decided to omit the regular yearly dividend at this time. The Board, however, anticipates that it will re-institute dividend payments in the future upon a satisfactory increase in earnings.
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Item 7.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Results of Operations
The Company presently operates a one segment manufacturing business. It principally manufactures power supplies and components for military and industrial use. Sales volume is primarily dependent on product mix in any given fiscal period. This mix is in many cases subject to the dictates of customer needs and delivery requirements. These factors principally account for any variation in sales and operating income from year to year.
Sales for fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, 1997, and 1996 were $10,793,572, $15,166,075, and $16,800,200, respectively. The decrease in sales for the past three years, as previously discussed in the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders-"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.", was primarily a result of the consolidation and relocation of the facilities and personnel of one of the Company's major customers, and the attendant delay in its issuance of new orders and establishment of new programs. The effect of this situation has diminished to a point where the Company's backlog at September 24, 1998, stands at approximately $15,000,000. As mentioned above, the backlog at June 30, 1998 was $12,168,000, whereas at June 30, 1997 the backlog was $9,037,000. During the first two months of fiscal 1999, the Company received approximately $5,000,000 in new orders.
As mentioned above, the decrease in sales was due primarily to the relatively low June 30, 1997 backlog. This problem currently seems to have been resolved. This reversal is evidenced by comparing the results of the third and fourth quarters. Whereas the third quarter showed a gross loss of $457,608, the fourth quarter showed a gross profit of $313,658. The Company expects the full effect of the increased backlog to be realized in the second quarter of fiscal year 1999. The third quarter reflected a net loss of $.46 per share of common stock, whereas the fourth quarter reflected a loss of $.27 per share of common stock. Of the $.27 net loss, approximately $.24 per share of common stock is attributable to a one time charge taken as an unusual item. This item relates to certain contracts entered into by the Company in connection with the restructuring of its management. This item is more fully explained in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Management Restructuring" and Note 15 to the Financial Statements.
The corresponding cost of sales, as a percentage of sales, for fiscal years 1998, 1997 and 1996 were 94%, 86%, 89%, respectively. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of sales in 1998 is largely attributable to the 29% decrease in sales for fiscal 1998. Since many of our expenses are fixed costs, they are not, for the most part, significantly influenced by sales volume. Another major cause of the percentage increase in cost of sales, as a percentage of sales, is the fact that in an effort to expand and diversify our product lines the Company accepted various contracts during the course of the year with negative profit margins. This matter was discussed in greater detail in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in the Company's Form 10-Q for the nine months ended March 31,1998.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately 8% for the 1998 fiscal year. No one factor accounted for this increase.
The Company's total inventories show an increase of approximately $600,000 due mainly to the purchase of materials for orders received during the fourth quarter. Work-in-Process, however, has decreased, and will to continue to decrease as anticipated orders are received.
The increase in accounts receivable reflects shipments made toward the end of the fiscal year. A large majority of these receivables have been paid subsequent to the fiscal year end.
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Business Outlook
Customer order patterns are inherently difficult to predict. As noted in the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders-"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.", one of the Company's major customers had undergone the consolidation and relocation of several of its facilities and various personnel. The transition stage of this consolidation caused delays in both ongoing and newly proposed programs. As reported above, however, the effect of this situation has been alleviated to a great extent and the Company is receiving orders and proposal requests from this customer more consistent with its past experience. The Company currently has outstanding quotations well in excess of $50,000,000 for both repeat and new programs, in addition to increase option clauses in various existing contracts. The Company has already received major contracts for power supplies for a new locomotive, which should find extensive use throughout the world. The Company has also received substantial orders for spare parts on the various types of transmitters which are already in the field, and a number of contracts for further development and manufacture of numerous transformers using our recently patented "quiet transformer" technology. The outstanding quotations mentioned above not only encompass various new and previously manufactured power supplies, transformers, and subassemblies, but also represent a minimum of 12 transmitters which are exclusive to the Company. These transmitters which are for use by foreign governments on a global basis should produce initial minimum revenues of $17,000,000. The Company has also received an initial order for a newly designed grid antenna. The total future value of this order could be approximately $6,000,000; however, the Company is hopeful that this new technology will produce additional orders. The Company expects to receive a patent for this new antenna in the immediate future.
Although there can be no assurance that the Company will acquire any or all of the proposed orders described above since such a forward-looking statement is subject to future events, market conditions, political stability of foreign governments, and allocations of the United States Defense Budget, management is presently anticipates that the Company will realize both an increase in revenues and earnings.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's working capital is an appropriate indicator of the liquidity of its business, and during the past three fiscal years, the Company, when possible, has funded all of its operations, including financing activities, with cash flows resulting from operating activities. The Company did not borrow any funds during the last three fiscal years and does not currently anticipate that it will borrow any funds during fiscal year 1999.
The Company's working capital as of June 30, 1998, 1997, and 1996 was $20,425,678, $21,220,719, and $20,875,897, respectively. On March 7, 1996, the Company purchased a combined total of 219,400 shares of common stock from the Entwistle Company and Global Securities at a total cost of $3,620,100. In addition, the Company purchased 7,426 shares of common stock from the Company's ESOP during 1997 for a total purchase price of $116,031. The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock during fiscal year 1998. However, on August 21, 1998, in fiscal year 1999, the Company repurchased 6,243 shares of common stock from the Company's ESOP at a purchase price of $87,402. Under existing authorizations, as of August 21, 1998, funds in the amount of $1,796,589 were available for the continuing repurchase of the Company's shares of common stock.
The Company's combined investment in both short-term investments and marketable investment securities was (i) $13,290,888 as of June 30, 1994, (ii) $12,022,004 as of June 30, 1995, (iii) $7,505,507 as of June 30, 1996, and (iv) $10,706,782 as of June 30, 1997, and (v) $9,635,749 as of June 30, 1998. These investments consisted of certificates of deposit, United States Treasury Bills, equity securities of a preferred nature, and a money market account. During fiscal years 1994 through 1998, interest rates on short-term investments ranged from 6.00% to 2.10%. This factor accounts, along with the changes in the overall balances of short-term investments and marketable investment securities, for the fluctuation of interest income during much of the five-year period. Interest income was $556,565 in fiscal 1996, $514,822 in fiscal 1997, and $553,540 in fiscal 1998. Interest income in fiscal 1996 and 1997, however, was affected by the decrease in the Company's investment base arising from the capital expenditures of $1,080,000 in 1995 and purchase of the Company's common stock in the amount of $3,696,340 during fiscal 1996. Since a majority of the Company's investment base is represented by certificates of deposit, United States Government Treasury Securities and a money market account, the Company does not feel that there is any significant risk associated with its investment policy.
The fluctuations in cash and short-term investments reflected in the Statements of Cash Flows are largely due to the Company's purchases of investment securities with longer maturities than in prior years. In addition, the Company purchased 8000 shares of corporate preferred equity securities at a total price of $419,000. These securities are considered to be held for investment and are classified as available for sale.
Management feels that the Company's reserve for bad debts of $3,000 is adequate given the customers with whom the Company deals. The amount of bad debts over the years has been minimal.
During fiscal year 1998, the Company expended approximately $300,000 for plant improvements and new equipment. The Company plans to expend approximately $350,000 for new equipment and plant improvements in fiscal 1999. Management presently anticipates that the funds required will be available from current operations.
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Management Restructuring
As part of the restructuring of the management of the Company, the Company has implemented a management succession plan. The plan has been effectuated through agreements with five executive officers of the Company: Joseph Canterino (former President and Chief Executive Officer), Barry Pinsley (former Vice President-Investor Relations and Human Resources), Seymour Saslow (Senior Vice President), Herbert Potoker (Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer) and Reita Wojtowecz (Secretary). Under the terms of the agreements, the executive officers have agreed to resign from their positions as executive officers and will be compensated in accordance with their respective agreements. The implementation of this plan has resulted in the Company recording a $479,500 pre-tax charge for payments due under the contracts and costs related to the implementation of the plan. The costs of the plan will be paid with cash flows from the Company's operating activities See "Executive Compensation - Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in Control Agreements." See also Note 15 to the Financial Statements.
The agreement with Mr. Canterino provided for his resignation as of June 9, 1998. The Board of Directors has appointed Executive Vice President, Howard Pinsley, as interim President and Chief Operating Officer until the Board chooses a successor to Mr. Canterino. The Board has initiated a search to find a qualified successor to Mr. Canterino. The Board currently anticipates completing the search process by December 1, 1998. The Board further contemplates that it will fill the other vacated executive officer positions with the assistance of the new President and Chief Executive Officer.
New Accounting Pronouncements:
In June, 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income". SFAS 130 establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general purpose financial statements. SFAS 130 requires that all items that are required to be recognized under accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a financial statements that is displayed in equal prominence with the other financial statements.
SFAS 130 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. Comparative financial statements provided for earlier periods are required to be reclassified to reflect the provisions of this Statement. The Company will comply with the reporting requirements of SFAS 130 beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 1998.
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Other Matters
An Employee Retirement Plan and Trust ("ESOP") was established for the eligible non-union employees of the Company and was effective as of July 1,1988. The ESOP used the proceeds of a loan from the Company to purchase 316,224 shares of the Company's common stock for approximately $8,400,000, and the Company contributed approximately $400,000 to the ESOP, which was used by the ESOP to purchase an additional 15,000 shares of the Company's common stock.
Each year the Company makes contributions to the ESOP which are used to make loan interest and principal payments. With each loan and interest payment, a portion of the common stock will be allocated to participating employees. As of June 30, 1998, there were 165,139 shares allocated to participants. Dividends attributable to allocated shares were likewise allocated to the participants' accounts, whereas the dividends on unallocated shares were used as part of the loan repayment, thus reducing the Company's required contribution.
The loan from the Company to the ESOP is repayable in annual installments of $1,039,605, including interest through June 30, 2004. Interest is payable at a rate of 9% per annum. The Company's receivable from the ESOP is recorded as common stock subscribed in the accompanying balance sheets. In 1997 and 1996, 7,426 and 5,402 shares of the Company's common stock, respectively, were purchased from the ESOP, representing distributions taken by participants. There were no shares of the Company's common stock purchased from the ESOP in fiscal 1998.
Year 2000 Issues
The Year 2000 issue is the result of computer programs having been written using two digits, rather than four, to define the applicable year. Any of the Company's computers, computer programs, manufacturing and administration equipment or products that have date-sensitive software may recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than the Year 2000. If any of the Company's systems or equipment that have date-sensitive software use only two digits, system failures or miscalculations may result causing disruptions of operations, including, among other things, a temporary inability to process transactions or send and receive electronic data with third parties or engage in similar normal business activities.
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The Company has formed a team to address the Year 2000 issue that encompasses operating and administrative areas of the Company. The team has begun to identify and resolve significant Year 2000 issues in a timely manner. In addition, executive management monitors the status of the Company's Year 2000 remediation plans. The process includes an assessment of issues and development of remediation plans, where necessary, as they relate to internally used software, computer hardware and use of computer applications in the Company's manufacturing processes and products. In addition, the Company is engaged in assessing the Year 2000 issue with significant suppliers. The Company has initiated communications with its significant suppliers and large customers to determine the extent to which the Company is vulnerable to those third parties' failure to remediate their own Year 2000 issues. Finally, with regard to products sold by the Company, the Company has determined that contingencies related to the Year 2000 Issue will not have a material adverse effect on the Company. Accordingly, the Company has not established a contingency plan and does not anticipate creating such a plan.
The Company intends to use both internal and external resources to reprogram, or replace and test, the software it currently uses for Year 2000 modifications. The Company plans to substantially complete its Year 2000 assessment and remediation by January 31, 1999. The total project cost has not yet been determined. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs related to the assessment of, and preliminary efforts in connection with, its Year 2000 issues.
The costs of the project and the date on which the Company plans to complete its Year 2000 assessment and remediation are based on management's estimates, which were derived utilizing numerous assumptions of future events including the continued availability of certain resources, third party modification plans and other factors. However, there can be no guarantee that these estimates will be achieved and actual results could differ significantly from those plans. Specific factors that might cause differences from management's estimates include, but are not limited to, the availability and cost of personnel trained in this area, the ability to locate and correct relevant computer codes, and similar uncertainties. Management believes that the Company is devoting the necessary resources to identify and resolve significant Year 2000 issues in a timely manner.
With regard to its internal Year 2000 compliance program, the Company has completed approximately 75% of its review and, when necessary, remediation. With regard to its Year 2000 compliance program addressing the status of the Company's suppliers and customers, the Company has completed approximately 33% of its review.
Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
It should be noted that certain statements in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The terms "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "goal," "expect," and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's current expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The matters covered by these statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including the Company's dependence on timely development, introduction and customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competition and price erosion, as well as supply and manufacturing constraints and other risks and uncertainties. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive, and the Company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
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Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Page
Independent Auditors' Report 16
Balance Sheets at June 30, 1998 and 1997 17
Statements of Earnings for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996 19
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996 20
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996 21
Notes to Financial Statements 22
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ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
Form 10-K
June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996
(With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)
Independent Auditors' Report
The Board of Directors and Stockholders Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.:
We have audited the financial statements of Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. as listed in the accompanying index. In connection with our audits of the financial statements, we also have audited the financial statement schedule as listed in the accompanying index. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. as of June 30, 1998 and 1997, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Albany, New York August 26, 1998
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[CAPTION]
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
Balance Sheets
June 30, 1998 and 1997
[CAPTION]
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ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996
(1)	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a)	Nature of Operations
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (the Company) is a manufacturer of electronic equipment used primarily in military and industrial applications. The principal markets for the Company's products are companies that provide electronic support to both military and industrial applications.
(b)	Inventory Valuation and Income Recognition
Raw materials are valued at cost, principally on the first-in, first-out method.
Inventoried work relating to contracts in process and work in process is valued at actual production cost, including factory overhead and initial set-up costs incurred to date, reduced by amounts identified with revenue recognized on units shipped and billed. Work in process represents spare units and parts and other inventory items acquired or produced to service units previously sold or to meet anticipated future orders. Provision for losses on contracts is made when existence of such losses becomes evident. The costs attributed to units delivered under contracts are based on the estimated average cost of all units expected to be produced. Certain contracts are expected to extend beyond twelve months.
The cost elements of contracts in process consist of production costs of goods and services currently in process and overhead relative to those contracts where such costs are reimbursable under the terms of the contracts. General and administrative expenses are charged to operations in the period in which they are incurred.
Revenue is recognized on contracts and orders in the period in which the units are shipped and billed (unit-of-delivery method).
(c)	Depreciation
Depreciation of plant and equipment is computed generally on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets for book purposes and on an accelerated method for tax purposes.
(d)	Income Taxes
The Company follows the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes".
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(1), Continued
Under the provisions of SFAS No. 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. In addition, SFAS No. 109 requires that the tax benefit of tax deductible dividends on unallocated ESOP shares be recorded as a direct addition to retained earnings rather than as a reduction of income tax expense.
(e)	Short-Term Investments and Cash Equivalents
All short-term investments, consisting of certificates of deposit, money market accounts, and U.S. Treasury bills, with maturities of three months or less, are considered cash equivalents for purposes of the statements of cash flows.
(f)	Investment Securities
The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with SFAS No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities".
Investment securities at June 30, 1998 consist of U.S. Treasury securities and corporate equity securities. The Company classifies U.S. Treasury securities and corporate equity securities as available-for-sale.
Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of related tax effect, on available- for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and are reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity until realized. Realized gains and losses for securities classified as available-for-sale are included in earnings and are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income is recognized when earned.
(g)	Management Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(h)	Investment Tax Credits
Investment tax credits are accounted for as a reduction of income tax expense in the year taxes payable are reduced.
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(2)	Marketable Investment Securities
Marketable investment securities at June 30, 1998, consist of U.S. Treasury bills and corporate equity securities, which are classified as available-for- sale securities, and recorded at market value. The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair value for available-for-sale securities by major security type at June 30, 1998 are as follows:
There were no sales or maturities of marketable investment securities classified as available-for-sale during 1998. The U.S. Treasury bills classified as available-for-sale at June 30, 1998 mature during 1999.
(3)	Inventories and Cost of Sales
Included in costs relating to contracts in process at June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996 are costs of $310,724, $368,687, and $1,504,409, respectively, relative to contracts that may not be completed within the ensuing year. Under the unit-of- delivery method, the related sale and cost of sales will not be reflected in the statement of earnings until the units under contract are shipped.
(4)	Contracts in Process
Contracts in process at June 30, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:
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(5)	Property, Plant and Equipment
A summary of property, plant and equipment at June 30, 1998 and 1997 is as follows:
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(8), Continued
Total income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996 was allocated as follows:
Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of "temporary differences" between the amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts measured by tax laws and regulations. These "temporary differences" are determined in accordance with SFAS No. 109.
The combined U.S. Federal and state effective income tax rates of (36.0)%, 35.1% and 33.3% for 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively, differed from the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate for the following reasons:
For the years ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 deferred income tax benefit of $220,618 and $202,545, respectively, result from the changes in temporary differences for the years. The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of June 30, 1998 and 1997 are presented below:
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(8), Continued
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projection for future taxable income over the period in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these temporary differences without consideration of a valuation allowance.
(9)	Common Stock and Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share information is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the respective periods. The weighted average number of shares used in the computation was 1,111,220 in 1998, 1,112,074 in 1997, and 1,269,467 in 1996.
(10)	Segment Reporting
A significant portion of the Company's business is the production of military and industrial electronic equipment for use by the U.S. Government and its agencies and certain industrial customers. Sales made to the U.S. Government and its agencies are primarily on a subcontract basis. Sales to three domestic customers accounted for 47.9%, 14.7% and 12.5%, respectively, of total sales in 1998. Sales to two domestic customers accounted for 19.9%, and 61.4%, respectively, of total sales in 1997. Sales to two domestic customers and one foreign customer accounted for 28.9%, 22.8% and 17.8%, respectively, of total sales in 1996.
Export sales in 1998 and 1997 were not significant. Export sales in 1996 aggregated approximately $3,073,000.
(11)	Stock Rights Plan
During 1989, the Company adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan which expires on March 31, 1999. Under this plan, common stock purchase rights were distributed as a dividend at the rate of one right for each share of common stock outstanding as of or issued subsequent to April 14, 1989. Each right entitles the holder thereof to buy one-half share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $75 per share subject to adjustment. The rights are exercisable only if a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the Company's common stock or commences a tender or exchange offer which, if consummated, would result in the offer or, together with all affiliates and associates thereof, being the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the Company's common stock.
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(11), Continued
If a 25% or larger shareholder should engage in certain self-dealing transactions or a merger with the Company in which the Company is the surviving corporation and its shares of common stock are not changed or converted into equity securities of any other person, or if any person were to become the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the Company's common stock, than each right not owned by such shareholder or related parties of such shareholder (all of which will be void) will entitle its holder to purchase, at the right's then current exercise price, shares of the Company's common stock having a value of twice the right's exercise price. In addition, if the Company is involved in any other merger or consolidation with, or sells 50% or more of its assets or earning power to, another person, each right will entitle its holder to purchase, at the right's then current exercise price, shares of common stock of such other person having a value of twice the right's exercise price.
The Company generally is entitled to redeem the rights at one cent per right at any time until the 15th day (or 25th day if extended by the Company's Board of Directors) following public announcement that a 25% position has been acquired or the commencement of a tender or exchange offer which, if consummated, would result in the offeror, together with all affiliates and associates thereof, being the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the Company's common stock.
(12)	Employee Stock Ownership Plan
In 1989, the Company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for eligible non-union employees. The ESOP used the proceeds of a loan from the Company to purchase 316,224 shares of the Company's common stock for approximately $8.4 million and the Company contributed approximately $400,000 in 1989 to the ESOP which was used by the ESOP to purchase an additional 15,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Since inception of the Plan, the ESOP has sold or distributed 40,014 shares of the Company's common stock to pay benefits to participants. At June 30, 1998, the ESOP held a total of 291,210 shares of the Company's common stock, of which 165,139 shares were allocated to participants in the Plan.
The loan from the Company to the ESOP is repayable in annual installments of $1,039,605, including interest, through June 30, 2004. Interest is payable at a rate of 9% per annum. The Company's receivable from the ESOP is recorded as common stock subscribed in the accompanying balance sheets. The Company recognizes the principal payments of the ESOP debt, on a straight-line basis over the term of the note, as compensation expense.
Each year, the Company makes contributions to the ESOP which are used to make loan payments. With each loan payment, a portion of the common stock is allocated to participating employees. In 1998, the Company's required contribution of $1,039,605 was reduced by $102,959, which represents the dividends paid on the unallocated ESOP shares. The resulting payment of $936,646 includes $455,704 classified as compensation expense. In 1997, the Company's required contribution of $1,039,605 was reduced by $117,667, which represents the dividends paid on the unallocated ESOP shares. The resulting payment of $921,938 includes $440,996 classified as compensation expense. In 1996, the Company's required contribution of $1,039,605 was reduced by $132,376, which represents the dividends paid on the unallocated ESOP shares. The resulting payment of $907,229 includes $426,287 classified as compensation expense. All shares purchased by the ESOP are considered to be outstanding for the earnings per share computation.
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(13)	Financial Instruments/Concentration of Credit Risk
The carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash, short-term investments, investment securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximated fair value as of June 30, 1998 and 1997 because of the relatively short maturities of these instruments.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and short-term investments and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash and short-term investments with various financial institutions. At times such investments may be in excess of FDIC insurance limits. As disclosed in note 10, a significant portion of the Company's sales are made to the U.S. Government and its agencies and certain industrial customers. The related accounts receivable balance represented 76.2% and 66.7% of the Company's total trade accounts receivable balance at June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Although the Company's exposure to credit risk associated with nonpayment of these balances is affected by conditions or occurrences within the U.S. Government, the Company believes that its trade accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited . The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial conditions and requires collateral, such as progress payments, in certain circumstances. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.
(14)	Commitments
The Company under an operating lease agreement rents a sales office in Great Neck, New York. This lease, which expires on September 9, 2001, requires future minimum lease payments of $26,412 payable as follows:
Rent expense for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996 was $12,398, $14,156, and $22,624, respectively.
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(15)	Unusual Costs
During 1998 the Company implemented a management succession plan that involves agreements with five members of management. These agreements require the Company to pay certain amounts for a period of approximately two years after the employees' resignations from the Company in exchange for the employees' agreements to be available to the Company on an as-needed basis. Since there is no minimum service required by the agreements, the Company accrued for these payments on the effective date of the plan as the employees are eligible for the benefit at that date. At June 30, 1998, $479,500 has been accrued to record the future payments relating to these agreements.
(16)	Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
Financial information for the fourth quarter of 1997 reflects a pre-tax write off of approximately $385,000 related to inventory for which the Company expected to receive orders during the year. In the fourth quarter of 1997, management's assessment of this inventory resulted in the aforementioned write- off as previously anticipated orders did not materialize.
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PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
Identification of Directors
Date Present Term Other Positions Expires and Period and Offices Held Name Served as Director With Registrant Age
Joseph Canterino Annual Meeting in None 73 December 1998 Director since December 11, 1992
Paul J. Corr Annual Meeting in None 54 December 1999 Director since April 3, 1992
William P. Greene Annual Meeting in None 68 December 1998 Director since April 3, 1992
Barry Pinsley Annual Meeting in None 56 December 1999 Director since March 25, 1994
Howard Pinsley Annual Meeting in President and Chief 58 December 2000 Operating Officer Director since December 11, 1992
Sol Pinsley Annual Meeting in Chairman of 85 December 2000 the Board Director since 1950
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Date Present Term Other Positions Expires and Period and Offices Held Name Served as Director With Registrant Age
Seymour Saslow Annual Meeting in Senior Vice President 77 December 1998 Director since December 11, 1992
Michael W. Wool Annual Meeting in None 52 December 1999 Director since 1990
Identification of Executive Officers
Positions and Offices Held Period Served As Name With Company Executive Officer Age
Howard Pinsley President and Served as Vice President- 58 Chief Operating Special Power Supplies Officer from April 3, 1992 until being elected as Executive Vice President on December 6, 1997. Elected to present office on June 9, 1998
Seymour Saslow Senior Vice President Served as Vice 77 and Director President from April 3, 1992 until being elected to present position on December 6, 1997
John J. Pompay, Jr. Vice President- Since December 6, 1996 63 Marketing and Sales
Herbert Potoker Treasurer and Principal Since September 10, 69 Financial Officer 1993
Garry M. Jones Assistant Treasurer Since August 4, 1988; 58 and Principal Accounting Principal Financial Officer Officer from August 4, 1988 to September 10,
Reita Wojtowecz Secretary Since June 27, 1994 69
The terms of office of Mr. Howard Pinsley and Mr. Garry M. Jones are until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors unless successors are sooner appointed by the Board of Directors. The terms of office of Mr. Saslow, Mr. Potoker, Mr. Pompay and Ms. Wotjowecz are subject to the provisions of agreements between each officer and the Company. See "Executive Compensation- Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in Control Agreements."
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Family Relationships
Sol Pinsley is the father of Barry Pinsley and uncle of Howard Pinsley. Barry Pinsley and Howard Pinsley are cousins. Howard Pinsley and Herbert Potoker are cousins.
Business Experience of Directors and Officers
Joseph Canterino is former President and Chief Executive Officer, an office the held from August 1, 1996 to June 9, 1998. Prior to that Mr. Canterino served as Vice President-Manufacturing since April 3, 1992 and Plant Manager for more than five years prior to being elected Vice President-Manufacturing.
Paul J. Corr is a Certified Public Accountant and currently a consultant to the Latham, New York accounting firm of Richter & Company. Mr. Corr was a partner of the accounting firm of Corr & Company from 1982 to 1993. Since 1981 to date, Mr. Corr has been professor of Business at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Mr. Corr currently holds the position of Associate Professor.
William P. Greene has been employed as Vice President of Operations for National Library of Music since August, 1997. Prior to his present position, Mr. Greene was employed as Vice President of Operations for Bulk Materials International Co., Newton, Connecticut from 1994 to August, 1997. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Greene was Associate Professor of Finance and International Business at Pennsylvania State University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. From 1985 to 1990, he was Associate Dean at the School of Business, United States International University in San Diego, California. From 1982 to 1985, he was Chairman, Department of Business, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. Prior to that time, he had been employed as an officer with several financial institutions.
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Garry M. Jones for more than the past five years has been employed by the Company on a full-time basis as Senior Accountant prior to being elected Assistant Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer on August 4, 1988.
Barry Pinsley is a Certified Public Accountant who for five years acted as a consultant to the Company prior to his election as a Vice President-Special Projects on March 25, 1994. On December 6, 1997, Mr. Pinsley was elected to the position of Vice President-Investor Relations and Human Resources, from which he resigned on June 9, 1998. Mr. Pinsley has been a practicing Certified Public Accountant in Saratoga Springs, New York since 1975.
Howard Pinsley for more than the past five years has been employed by the Company on a full-time basis as Program Director prior to being elected Vice President-Special Power Supplies on April 3, 1992. On December 6, 1996, Mr. Pinsley was elected to the position of Executive Vice President. He was subsequently elected to the positions of President and Chief Operating Officer on June 9, 1998.
Sol Pinsley had been for more than the past five years employed on a full- time basis as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Pinsley retired from these positions effective August 1, 1996. He has remained with the Company as Chairman of the Board.
Herbert Potoker for more than the past five years has been employed by the Company on a full-time basis in a senior financial management position prior to being elected Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer on September 10, 1993. Mr. Potoker previously had been the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company until August 4, 1988.
Seymour Saslow has been Senior Vice President since December 6, 1996. Prior to being elected to his present position, Mr. Saslow served as Vice President-Engineering since April 3, 1992.
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Reita Wojtowecz has been Secretary of the Company since June 27, 1994. She has been employed by the Company as Director of Human Resources for more than the past five years.
Michael W. Wool has been an attorney in private practice and a partner in the law firm of Langrock, Sperry & Wool in Burlington, Vermont for more than the past five years.
John J. Pompay, Jr. for more than the past five years has been employed by the Company on a full-time basis as Director of Marketing and Sales prior to being elected Vice President-Marketing and Sales on December 6, 1996.
Directorships
None of the directors holds a directorship in any other company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of that Act or any company registered as an Investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Legal Proceedings
None of the directors or executive officers of the Company were involved during the past five years in any legal proceedings specified under Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Executive Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the annual compensation for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 1998, June 30, 1997 and June 30, 1996 received by the Company's Chief Executive Officer, the other five highest paid executive officers of the Company who were such as of June 30, 1997, and Sol Pinsley, for whom disclosure would have been required but for the fact Mr. Pinsley resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer in August, 1996:
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[FN]
(1) Represents (a) the cash and market value of the shares allocated for the respective fiscal years under the Company's ESOP to the extent to which each named executive officer is vested, and (b) directors' fees except for Mr. Potoker and Mr. Pompay.
(2) Effective August 1, 1996, Mr. Pinsley retired from the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. In accordance with the terms of his Employment Agreement, Mr. Pinsley has remained as Chairman of the Board and as a non- executive officer of the Company at a reduced salary. See "Executive Compensation - Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in Control Agreements."
(3) Represents wages as both an executive officer and non-executive officer during fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. Mr. Canterino resigned from the office of President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Barry Pinsley resigned as Vice-President of Investor Relations and Human Resources on June 9, 1998.
(4) Represents wages of $108,750 and $11,375 as Executive Vice President and President and Chief Operating Officer respectively. Mr. Howard Pinsley was elected President and Chief Operating Officer on June 9, 1998.
Insurance
The executive officers of the Company are covered under group life and medical and health plans which do not discriminate in favor of the officers or directors of the Company and which are available generally to all salaried employees.
The Company maintains insurance coverage, as authorized by Section 727 of the New York Business Corporation Law, providing for (a) reimbursement of the Company for payments it makes to indemnify officers and directors of the Company, and (b) payment on behalf of officers and directors of the Company for losses, costs and expenses incurred by them in any actions.
Employee Retirement Plan and Trust
Under the Company's ESOP, approved by the Board of Directors on June 2, 1989, effective July 1, 1988, all non-union employees of the Company, including the Company's executive and non-executive officers, five of whom, Sol Pinsley, Seymour Saslow, Joseph Canterino, Barry Pinsley and Howard Pinsley are also directors of the Company, are eligible to participate. The ESOP is a non- contributory plan which is designed to invest primarily in shares of common stock of the Company. Reference is made to, and there is incorporated by reference, the description of the ESOP, its implementation and pertinent documents attached as exhibits in the Company's Form 8-K dated June 16, 1989, filed with the Commission on June 20, 1989, and to the amendments thereto filed as an Exhibit to the 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991. Certain technical amendments not considered material were adopted during the year effective as of June 30, 1994.
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Of the 150,989 shares of common stock of the Company allocated to participants of the ESOP as of June 30, 1998, 1,169.71 shares were allocated to Sol Pinsley, 5,474.71 shares were allocated to each of Joseph Canterino, Herbert Potoker and John J. Pompay, Jr., 5,155.73 shares were allocated to Howard Pinsley, 5,123.71 shares were allocated to Seymour Saslow and 2,036.40 shares were allocated to Barry Pinsley.
Compensation of Directors
The Company's standard arrangement compensates each director of the Company a fee in the amount of $500 for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended by such director. No amount in excess of such fee per meeting of the Board of Directors was paid to any director during the last fiscal year for services as a director. Each member of the Audit Committee is compensated in the amount of $500 for each Committee meeting attended. Paul J. Corr was paid $6,468.24 for additional services in connection with his duties as a director for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998.
Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in Control Agreements
There has been in effect, since July 1, 1973, a full-time employment contract with Sol Pinsley, who was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company until August 1, 1996. The most recent employment contract was entered into by the Company with Mr. Pinsley on June 12, 1995 pursuant to prior authorization given by the Board of Directors on March 24, 1995. This employment contract, which was approved and ratified by the Board of Directors on June 17, 1995, is dated and effective as of January 1, 1995 for a term expiring December 31, 1998, and covers Mr. Pinsley's employment as President (or Chairman of the Board) and Chief Executive Officer and also as a non-executive officer employee should Mr. Pinsley elect to become a non- executive officer employee. The agreement provided a minimum base annual compensation of $182,000 for each calendar year commencing 1995 and the Board of Directors in its discretion may increase such compensation for any calendar year and/or award Mr. Pinsley a bonus for any calendar year. The foregoing compensation is to be reduced by $40,000 per annum in the event Mr. Pinsley elects to become a non-executive officer employee. The employment agreement further provides that in the event of his disability the foregoing compensation shall continue to be paid to Mr. Pinsley until the expiration date of the agreement, and, in the event of his death, such compensation shall be paid to his estate until the expiration date of the agreement or 187 days after his death, whichever is later. The agreement provides for (i) a restrictive covenant of non-competition by Mr. Pinsley, and (ii) his covenant not to divulge or use, other than for the registrant, confidential information concerning the registrant during and for 18 months after the expiration date of the agreement.
Effective August 1, 1996, Mr. Pinsley retired from the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer. In accordance with the terms of the above agreement, Mr. Pinsley has remained as Chairman of the Board and as a non- executive officer of the Company at a reduced salary.
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The Company has entered into an employment contract with John J. Pompay Jr. in connection with his duties as Vice President-Marketing and Sales. The contract is dated and effective as of December 6, 1996 and terminates on December 31, 1998. The contract provides for a minimum base annual salary of $10,400 plus commissions at the rate of 3% on all payments received by the Company against Mr. Pompay's open orders as of the date of the contract and those orders booked up to and including December 31, 1996, and 1% on all payments received against orders booked by the Company between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 1998. The contract further provides that if Mr. Pompay's employment is terminated by the Company prior to the expiration date, other than for cause, he will continue to receive his full salary for one year after the termination date and the Company will pay him commissions on all orders received during the year after termination whenever shipped and paid. The contract also provides for a restrictive covenant of non-competition by Mr. Pompay for a period of two years upon termination for cause or termination of the contract by Mr. Pompay.
As part of a management succession plan as implemented by the Board of Directors in June 1998, the Company has entered into agreements with the following named executive officers: Joseph Canterino, Barry Pinsley, Seymour Saslow and Herbert Potoker. The contracts provide for the resignation of the above officers from their positions as executive officers and for them to be compensated in accordance with their respective agreements. The effective date of the resignations of Mr. Canterino and Mr. Barry Pinsley as executive officers was June 9, 1998. The effective dates of the resignations of Mr. Saslow and Mr. Potoker as executive officers are January 1, 2000 and January 1, 1999, respectively. The compensation to be paid under the agreements is $1,000 per week for Messrs. Canterino, Saslow and Potoker and $500 per week for Mr. Pinsley during such two year period. In the event of a named executive officer's death, the Company is obligated to continue the payments as scheduled under the terms of the agreements.
All of the named executive officers' contracts contain a restrictive covenant regarding non-competition with the Company during the term of the agreement and for a period of five years after the termination of the agreement and an agreement regarding the treatment of confidential information.
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Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following information is furnished as of September 23, 1998 (unless otherwise indicated) with respect to any person (including any "group" as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Act) who is known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of the Company's voting securities:
[FN]
(1) Does not include 4,200 shares of common stock of the Company owned by the testamentary trust of the deceased spouse of Sol Pinsley, Ruth Pinsley, beneficial ownership of which is disclaimed by Mr. Pinsley. The shares listed as indirectly owned by Sol Pinsley are the shares allocated to him as of June 30, 1998 as a participant in the Company's ESOP. Mr. Pinsley has the right under the ESOP to direct the manner in which such shares allocated to him are to be voted by the ESOP Trustee.
(2) The information as to the number of shares of common stock of the Company that may be deemed beneficially owned by Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. ("Dimensional") is from the Schedule 13G dated February 5, 1997 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Dimensional, a registered investment advisor, is deemed to have beneficial ownership of 74,400 shares of Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. stock as of December 31, 1996, all of which shares are held in portfolios of DFA Investment Dimensions Group, Inc., a registered open-end investment company, or in series of the DFA Investment Trust Company, a Delaware business trust, or the DFA Group Trust and DFA Participation Group Trust, investment vehicles for qualified employee benefit plans, all of which Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. serves as investment manager. Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares. Dimensional reported sole voting power with respect to 49,500 shares.
(3) The information as to the number of shares of common stock of the Company that may be deemed beneficially owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. ("Franklin") is from the Schedule 13G, dated January 16,1998 filed with the SEC. The Franklin statement indicated that Franklin's investment advisory subsidiary, Franklin Advisory Services, Inc.("Franklin Advisory") has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the shares of common stock shown in the table above for Franklin. The Franklin statement indicates that the common stock set forth in the table is beneficially owned by one or more open or closed-end investment companies or other managed accounts which are advised by direct and indirect Franklin investment advisory subsidiaries, including Franklin Advisory. The statement also indicated that it filed the Schedule 13G on behalf of itself, Franklin Advisory, and Franklin's principal shareholders, Charles B. Johnson and
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Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.(the "Principal Shareholders"), all of which are deemed beneficial owners of the shares of common stock shown in the above table for Franklin. Franklin, the Principal Shareholders and Franklin Advisory disclaim any economic interest or beneficial ownership in any of the common stock shown in the table for Franklin.
(4) This information is from the Form 4 dated September 8, 1998, filed with the SEC by the Trustee on behalf of the Company's ESOP. The ESOP Trustee has sole voting power with respect to unallocated common shares owned by the Trust, 126,072 shares as of August 28, 1998, as directed by the Plan Administrator appointed by the Company's Board of Directors. As to the common shares allocated to participants, 150,989 shares as of August 28, 1998, the ESOP Trustee has the power to vote such shares as directed by such Plan Administrator to the extent the participants do not direct the manner in which such shares are to be voted.
Security Ownership of Management
The following information is furnished as of September 19, 1998 (unless otherwise indicated), as to each class of equity securities of the Company beneficially owned by all the Directors and by Directors and Officers of the Company as a Group:
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(1) Excludes 4,200 shares owned by a testamentary trust of Ruth Pinsley, the deceased spouse of Sol Pinsley. Beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the trust is disclaimed by Mr. Pinsley.
(2) Shares allocated to named officer as of June 30, 1998 as a participant in the Company's ESOP. Each such person has the right to direct the manner in which such shares allocated to him or her are to be voted by the ESOP Trustee.
(3) Excludes 1,300 shares owned by Barry Pinsley's spouse, as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed by Mr. Pinsley.
(4) Includes 4,200 shares owned by a testamentary trust of Ruth Pinsley, the deceased spouse of Sol Pinsley. As trustee of the trust, Barry Pinsley is deemed the beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3, of the shares held by the trust.
(5) Includes 300 shares owned by Herbert Potoker's spouse, as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed by Mr. Potoker.
(6) Shares allocated to all officers as a group as of June 30, 1998 who participate in the Company's ESOP. Each such person has the right to direct the manner in which such shares allocated to him or her are to be voted by the ESOP Trustee.
There are no arrangements known to the Company the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in change of control of the Company.
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Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, Christopher Canterino, who is a full time employee of the Company and the son of Joseph Canterino, who, prior to his resignation on June 9, 1998, was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, received compensation as such employee of $87,100.00, as well as an ESOP allocation of Company Stock and dividends thereon totaling $9,958.96.
As previously reported, the Company established and sold to the ESOP Trust on June 5, 1989, 331,224 shares of the Company's treasury stock at a price of $26.50 per share, which purchase price was funded by the Company making a cash contribution and loan. Each year, the Company makes contributions to the ESOP which are used to make loan interest and principal payments to the Company. With each such payment, a portion of the common stock held by the ESOP is allocated to participating employees. As of June 30, 1998, there were 165,138.84 shares allocated to participants. The loan from the Company to the ESOP is repayable in annual installments of $1,039,605, including interest, through June 30, 2004. Officers of the Company, including five (Sol Pinsley, Seymour Saslow, Joseph Canterino, Howard Pinsley and Barry Pinsley) who are also directors, are eligible to participate in the ESOP and to have shares and cash allocated to their accounts and distributed to them in accordance with the terms of the ESOP.
The Company paid the law firm of Langrock, Sperry & Wool, of which Michael W. Wool, a director of the Company, is a partner, a total of $42,000 for legal services during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998. The Company believes the services provided to it by Langrock, Sperry & Wool were provided to it at a cost comparable to that which the Company would have been required to pay for comparable services from an unaffiliated third party.
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PART IV
Item 14.
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) 1. Financial Statements
Included in Part II of this report:
Independent Auditors' Report
Balance Sheets at June 30, 1998 and 1997
Statements of Earnings for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996
Notes to Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedules
Included in Part IV of this report: Page
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 47
Other schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the required information is given in the financial statements or notes thereto.
3. Exhibits Page
10.1 Agreement between the Company and Joseph 49 Canterino, dated June 9, 1998
10.2 Agreement between the Company and Barry 53 Pinsley, dated June 30, 1998
10.3 Agreement between the Company and Seymour 57 Saslow, dated August 21, 1998
10.4 Agreement between the Company and Herbert 61 Potoker, dated June 30, 1998
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10.5 Agreement between the Company and Reita 65 Wojtowecz, dated June 30, 1998
11.1 Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings 69
27 Financial Data Schedule N/A
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
On June 15, 1998, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the resignations of Joseph Canterino from the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer and Barry Pinsley from the position of Vice President - Investor Relations and Human Resources.
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S I G N A T U R E S
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) 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.
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
/s/ Howard Pinsley Howard Pinsley, President and Chief Operating Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report is signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
President (Principal Executive Officer) /s/Howard Pinsley September 28, 1998 Howard Pinsley
Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Herbert Potoker September 28, 1998 Herbert Potoker
Assistant Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Garry M. Jones September 28, 1998 Garry M. Jones
(signatures continued)
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Vice President and Director /s/ Barry Pinsley September 28, 1998 Barry Pinsley
Chairman of the Board and Director /s/ Sol Pinsley September 28, 1998 Sol Pinsley
Vice President and Director /s/ Seymour Saslow September 28, 1998 Seymour Saslow
Director /s/ Joseph Canterino September 28, 1998 Joseph Canterino
Director /s/ Michael W. Wool September 28, 1998 Michael W. Wool
Director /s/ Paul J. Corr September 28, 1998 Paul J. Corr
Director /s/ William P. Greene September 28, 1998 William P. Greene
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SCHEDULE II
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years ended June 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Page
10.1 Agreement between the Company and Joseph 49 Canterino, dated June 9, 1998
10.2 Agreement between the Company and Barry 53 Pinsley, dated June 30, 1998
10.3 Agreement between the Company and Seymour 57 Saslow, dated August 21, 1998
10.4 Agreement between the Company and Herbert 61 Potoker, dated June 30, 1998
10.5 Agreement between the Company and Reita 65 Wojtowecz, dated June 30, 1998
11.1 Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings 69
27 Financial Data Schedule N/A
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AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of June 9, 1998 by and between Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., a New York corporation having its principal place of business at Congress and Ballston Avenues, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "Company") and Joseph Canterino,an individual residing at 9 Tensprings Drive, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has been a valued employee of the Company for many years, and is now President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Employee now wishes to assist the Company in a management transition, including the search and appointment of a new President and Chief Executive Officer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Resignation. The Company hereby accepts the Employee's resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Employee shall be a non-executive officer of the Company for the duration of this Agreement.
2. Compensation and Duties. In consideration of the Employee's willingness to continue to be reasonably available to the Company for advice and counsel during the transition period and thereafter for the duration of this Agreement to perform duties as reasonably requested by the Company, the Employee shall receive the following compensation:
a. The Employee shall continue to receive his current salary and all current benefits through and including September 4, 1998, payable weekly in accordance with the Company's regular payroll; and
b. After September 4, 1998, the Employee's compensation will change to $1,000 per week for the succeeding 104 weeks, payable weekly in accordance with the Company's regular payroll, and shall receive all current benefits.
c. It is agreed that the Employee shall be reasonably available by telephone or otherwise to render advice and counsel, but need not be physically present, unless his physical presence is reasonably requested by the Company. The parties agree that the Employee need not be physically present at the Company's offices after the date of this Agreement, and that there shall be no minimum amount of hours per week or month that the Employee must be available to the Company. For ESOP and benefits purposes, the Employee will continue to be treated as a full- time employee for the duration of this Agreement, to the extent consistent with the ESOP and applicable law.
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d. If the Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, remaining payments will be made, as scheduled, to the Employee's spouse, and if she dies before full payment, to her estate or as she may direct. In the event of Employee's death, all benefits shall cease at death, except that the Company shall continue to pay Employee's spouse's medical benefits for ninety days from the date of Employee's death or to the termination date of this Agreement, whichever is earlier.
3. Expenses. If the Employee is requested by the Company at any point during the duration of this Agreement to return to Saratoga, and the Employee is then not in the Saratoga Springs area, the Company shall pay the airfare for the Employee and his spouse to return. The Employee shall not be reimbursed for any other expenses hereunder unless the Employee and the Company so agree with respect to a specific expense. This will not effect the Employee's entitlement to Board fees and expenses for as long as he is a member of the Board.
4. Lump-Sum Payout. If the Company chooses to pay all or any part of the Employee's remaining payments under this Agreement prior to the date due, the Company shall include an additional payment equal to 25% of the amount so prepaid.
5. Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of June 9, 1998 and shall continue in effect through and including the pay period ending September 1, 2000, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof.
6. Restrictive Covenant: Confidential Infonnation. a. The Employee agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of five years thereafter, he shall not directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or on behalf of any other corporation, person or entity other than the Company, render any services to, consult for, contract with or-become an employee, officer, director, partner, member, or (except as a five (5%) percent or less shareholder of any publicly traded company) owner or shareholder of, any individual or entity which engages in the Company's business or which otherwise competes with the Company.
b. The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that there has been made available to him confidential information concerning matters affecting or relating to the products, services or business of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, including, but not limited to, intellectual property, technology, proprietary information, customer lists and other financial information, contractual relationships, past or contemplated actions, personnel matters, marketing or sales data and written or oral communications or
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understandings of any sort of the Company or of any of its customers in either tangible or intangible form ("Confidential Information"). The Employee further recognizes and acknowledges that this Confidential Information as it may exist from time to time belongs to the Company and is a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company's business. The Employee will not, during or after the term of this Agreement, at any time, directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever. Employee will promptly deliver to Company all copies of all Confidential Information and all material of any nature belonging to Company, and Employee will not take with him any such Confidential Information, materials or reproductions thereof or any proprietary information of Company in tangible or intangible form.
c. The parties agree to continue to work cooperatively and in good faith, now and in the future, to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to execute any documents reasonably required to effect this Agreement. Neither party shall disparage, defame or slander the other.
7. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns.
8. Notices. Any notices, consents or information required or requested or permitted by this Agreement shall be sent to the parties at the addresses shown above, unless such address is changed by written notice hereunder.
9. Severabilitv. In the event any provision of this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that portion or provision shall be deemed excised from this Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed, interpreted and enforced in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were originally omitted from this Agreement.
10. Waiver. The waiver of any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
12. Headings. The descriptive headings used in this Agreement are for purposes of convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior agreements or discussions.
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This Agreement may not be altered or amended except in writing signed by both parties. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the terms of any of Company's employment policies, manuals, or other statements regarding employment generally, now existing or hereafter promulgated, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
IN W1TNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
By /s/ Howard Pinsley
Name: Howard Pinsley Title: President
/s/ Joseph Canterino Joseph Canterino
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AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of June 30, 1998 by and between Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., a New York corporation having its principal place of business at Congress and Ballston Avenues, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "Company") and Barry Pinsley, an individual residing at 4 Eureka Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has been a valued employee of the Company for many years, and is now Vice President-Investor Relations and Human Resources of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Employee now wishes to assist the Company in a management transition.
NOW, THEREFORE;in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Resignation. The Company hereby accepts the Employee's resignation as Vice President-Investor Relations and Human Resources of the Company. Employee shall be a non-executive officer of the Company for the duration of this Agreement.
2. In consideration of the Employee's willingness to continue to be reasonably available to the Company for advice and counsel during the transition period and thereafter for the duration of this Agreement to perform duties as reasonably requested by the Company, the Employee shall receive the following compensation:
a. The Employee shall continue to receive his current salary and all current benefits through and including September 4, 1998, payable weekly in accordance with the Company's regular payroll; and
b. After September 4, 1998, the Employee's compensation will change to $500 per week for the succeeding 2 years, payable weekly. In accordance with the Company's regular payroll, and shall receive all current benefits.
c. It is agreed that the Employee shall be reasonably available by telephone or otherwise to render advice and counsel, but need not be physically present, unless his physical presence is reasonably requested by the Company. The parties agree that the Employee need not be physically present at the Company's offices after the date of this Agreement, and that there shall bc no minimum amount of hours per week or month that the Employee must be available to the Company. For ESOP and benefits purposes, the Employee will continue to be
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treated as a full-time employee for thc duration of this Agreement,to the extent consistent with the ESOP and applicable law.
d. If the Employee dies during the term of this Agreement,remaining payments will be made, as scheduled, to the Employee's spouse, and if she dies before full payment, to her estate or as she may direct. In the event of Employee's death, all benefits shall cease at death except that the Company shall continue to pay Employee's spouse's medical benefits for ninety days from the date of Employee's death or to the termination date of this Agreement, whichever is earlier.
3. Expenses. If the Employee is requested by the Company at any point during the duration of this Agreement to return to Saratoga, and the Employee is then not in the Saratoga Springs area, the Company shall pay the airfare for thc Employee and his spouse to return The Employee shall not be reimbursed for any other expensee hereunder unless the Employee and the Company so agree with respect to a specific expense. This will not effect the Employee's entitlement to Board fees and expenses for as long as he is a member of the Board.
4. Lump-Sum Payout. If the Company chooses to pay all or any part of the Employee's remaining payments under this Agreement prior to the date due, the Company shall include an additional payment equal to 25% of the amount so prepaid.
5. Term, This Agreement shall be effective as of June 3O, 1998 and shall continue in effect through and including thc pay period ending September 8, 2000, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof.
6. Restrictive Convenant: Confidential Information. a. The Employee agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of five years thereafter, he shall not directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or on behalf of any other corporation, person or entity other than the Company, render any services to, consult for, contract with or become an employee, officer, director, partner, member, or (except as a five (5%) percent or less shareholder of any publicly traded company) owner or shareholder of, any individual or entity which engages in the Company's business or which otherwise competes with the Company.
b. The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that there has been made available to him confidential information concerning matters affecting or relating to the products, services or business of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, including, but not limited to, intellectual property, technology, proprietary information, customer lists and other financial information, contractual relationships, past or contemplated actions, personnel matters, marketing or sales data and written or oral communications or
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understandings of any sort of the Company or of any of its customers in either tangible or intangible form ("Confidential Information"). The Employee further recognizes and acknowledges that this Confidential Information as it may exist from time to time belongs to thc Company and is a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company's business The Employee will not, during or after the term of this Agreement, at any time, directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoevcr. Employoc will promptly deliver to Company all copies of all Confidential Information and all material of any nature belonging to (:ompany, and Employee will not take with him any such Confidential Information, materials or reproductions thereof or any proprietary information of Company in tangible or intangible form.
c. The parties agree to continue to work cooperatively and in good faith, now and in thc future, to carry out thc transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to execute any documents reasonably required to effect this Agreement. Neither party shall disparage, defame or slander the other.
7. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns.
8. Notices. Any notices, consents or information required or requested or permitted by this Agreement shall be sent to the parties at the addresses shown above, unless such address is changed by written notice hereunder.
9. Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that portion or provision shall be deemed excised from this Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed, interpreted and enforced in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were originally omitted from this Agreement.
10. Waiver. The waiver of any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any subseguent breach.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
12. Headings. The descriptive headings used in this Agreement are for purposes of convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior agreements or discussions.
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This Agreement may not be altered or amended except in writing signed by both parties. In the event of any confict between this Agreement and the terms of any of Company's employment policies, manuals, or other statements regarding employment generally, now existing or hereafter promulgated, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
IN WlTNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
By: /s/ Howard Pinsley Name: Howard Pinsley 	 Title: President
/s/ Barry Pinsley 	BARRY PINSLEY
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AGREEMENT dated as of August 21, 1998, by and between Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., a New York corporation having its principal place of business at 233 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "Company") and Seymour Saslow, an individual residing at 199 Caroline St., Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866 (the"Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has been a valued employee of the Company for many years, and is now Senior Vice President of the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein the parties agree as follows:
1. RESIGNATION. The Company hereby accepts his resignation as Senior Vice President, effective January 1, 2000, or sooner at the employees' request, at which time the Employee shall become a non-executive officer of the Company for a period of twenty-seven (27) months from the date of his resignation.
COMPENSATION AND DUTIES. In consideration ofthe Employee's willingness to continue to be reasonably available to the Company for advice and counsel after his resignation, and to perform duties as reasonably requested by the Company, the Employee shall receive the following compensation:
(A) The employee shall continue to receive the salary and all benefits being received at the time of his resignation for a period of thirteen (13) weeks, in accordance with the Company's regular payroll.
(B) At the end ofthirteen (13) pay periods the Employee's compensation will change to $1000.00 per week for the succeeding 104 weeks, and he shall receive all current benefits as above. The Employee shall be eligible to participate in new benefits should they occur during this period of time.
(C) It is agreed that the Employee shall be reasonably available by telephone or otherwise to render advice and counsel, but need not be physically present, unless his physical presence is reasonably requested by the Company. The parties agree that the Employee need not be physically present at the Company's offices after the date of his resignation, and that there shall be no minimum amount of hours per week or month that the Employee must be available to the Company. Should the Employee be required to engage in any activity not within the intended scope of this agreement, he shall be reimbursed, in addition to his weekly salary, at an hourly rate to be mutually agreed upon between an authorized representative of the Company and himself. For ESOP and all other benefit purposes, the Employee shall continue to be treated as a full-time employee for the duration of this agreement to the extent consistent with the terms of the ESOP and all applicable law.
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(D) If the Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, remaining payments will be made, as scheduled, to the Employee's spouse. In the event of Employee's death, all benefits shall cease at death.
3. Expenses. If the Employee is requested by the Company at any point during the duration of this Agreement to return to Saratoga, and the Employee is then not in the Saratoga Springs area, the Company shall pay the transportation costs for the Employee to return. The Employee shall not be reimbursed for any other expenses hereunder unless the Employee and the Company so agree with respect to a specific expense.
4. Lump-Sum Payout. If the Company chooses to pay all or any part of the Employee's remaining payments under this Agreement prior to the date due, the Company shall include an additional payment equal to twenty-five (25%) percent of the amount so prepaid.
5. Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of August 21, 1998 and shall continue in effect through and including the pay period ending One-Hundred Seventeen (117) pay periods from the date of the Employee's resignation.
6. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A. The Employee agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, he shall not directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or on behalf of any other corporation, person or entity other than the Company, render any services to, consult for, contract with or become an employee, officer, director, partner, member, or (except as a five (5%) percent or less shareholder of any publicly traded company) owner or shareholder of, any individual or entity which engages in the Company's business or which otherwise competes with the Company.
B. The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that there has been made available to him confidential information concerning matters affecting or relating to the products, services or business of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, including, but not limited to, intellectual property, technology, proprietary information, customer lists and other financial information, contractual relationships, past or contemplated actions, personnel matters, marketing or sales data and written or oral communications or understandings of any sort of the Company or of any of its customers in either tangible or intangible form ("Confidential Information"). The Employee further recognizes and acknowledges that this Confidential Information as it may exist from time to time belongs to the Company and is a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company's business. The Employee will not, during or after the term of this Agreement, at any time, directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporations, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever.
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Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all copies of all Confidential Information and all material of any nature belonging to the Company, and Employee will not take with him any such Confidential Information, materials or reproductions thereof or any proprietary information of the Company in tangible or intangible form.
C. The parties agree to continue to work cooperatively and in good faith, now and in the future, to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to execute any documents reasonably required to effect this Agreement. Neither party shall disparage, defame or slander the other.
7. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns.
8. Notices. Any notices, consents or information required or requested or permitted by this Agreement shall be sent to the parties at the addresses shown above, unless such address is changed by written notice hereunder.
9. Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that portion or provision shall be deemed excised from this Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed, interpreted and enforced in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were originally omitted from this Agreement.
10. Waiver. The waiver of any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
12. Headings. The descriptive headings used in this Agreement are for purposes of convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior agreements or discussions.
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This AGREEMENT may not be altered or amended except in writing signed by both parties. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the terms of any of the Company's employment policies, manuals, or other statements regarding employment generally, now existing or hereafter promulgated, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
By: /s/ Howard Pinsley Name: Howard Pinsley Title: President
Employee: /s/ Seymour Saslow Seymour Saslow
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AGREEMENT dated as of June 30, 1998, by and between Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., a New York corporation having its principal place of business at 233 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "Company") and Herbert Potoker, an individual residing at 24 Benton Drive, New York, 12866 (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has been a valued employee of the Company for many years, and is now Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. RESIGNATION. The Company hereby accepts his resignation as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1,1999, or sooner at the employee's request, at which time the Employee shall become a non-executive officer of the Company for a period of twenty-seven (27) months from the date of resignation.
COMPENSATION AND DUTIES. In consideration of the Employee's willingness to continue to be reasonably available to the Company for advice and counsel after his resignation, and to perform duties as reasonably requested by the Company, the Employee shall receive the following compensation:
(A) The employee shall continue to receive the salary and all benefits being received at the time of his resignation for a period of thirteen (13) weeks, in accordance with the Company's regular payroll.
(B) At the end of thirteen (13) pay periods the Employee's compensation will change to $1000.00 per week for the succeeding 104 weeks, and he shall receive all current benefits as above. The Employee shall be eligible to participate in new benefits should they occur during this period of time.
(C) It is agreed that the Employee shall be reasonably available by telephone or otherwise to render advice and counsel, but need not be physically present, unless his physical presence is reasonably requested by the Company. The parties agree that the Employee need not be physically present at the Company's offices after the date of his resignation, and that there shall be no minimum amount of hours per week or month that the Employee must be available to the Company. Should the Employee be required to engage in any activity not within the scope of this agreement, he shall be reimbursed, in addition to his weekly salary, at an hourly rate to be mutually agreed upon between an authorized representative of the Company and himself. For ESOP and all other benefit purposes, the Employee shall continue to be treated as a full-time employee for the duration of this agreement to the extent consistent with the terms of the ESOP and all applicable law.
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(D) If the Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, remaining payments will be made, as scheduled, to the Employee's Estate. In the event of Employee's death, all benefits shall cease at death.
3. Expenses. If the Employee is requested by the Company at any point during the duration of this Agreement to return to Saratoga, and the Employee is then not in the Saratoga Springs area, the Company shall pay the transportation costs for the Employee to return. The Employee shall not be reimbursed for any other expenses hereunder unless the Employee and the Company so agree with respect to a specific expense.
4. Lump-Sum Pavout. If the Company chooses to pay all or any part of the Employee's remaining payments under this Agreement prior to the date due, the Company shall include an additional payment equal to twenty-five (25%) percent of the amount so prepaid.
5. Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of June 30, 1998 and shall continue in effect through and including the pay period ending One-Hundred Seventeen (117) pay periods from the date of the Employee's resignation.
6. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
A. The Employee agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, he shall not directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or on behalf of any other corporation, person or entity other than the Company, render any services to, consult for, contract with or become an employee, officer, director, partner, member, or (except as a five (5%) percent or less shareholder of any publicly traded company) owner or shareholder of, any individual or entity which engages in the Company's business or which otherwise competes with the Company.
B. The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that there has been made available to him confidential information concerning matters affecting or relating to the products, services or business of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, including, but not limited to, intellectual property, technology, proprietary information, customer lists and other financial information, contractual relationships, past or contemplated actions, personnel matters, marketing or sales data and written or oral communications or understandings of any sort of the Company or of any of its customers in either tangible or intangible form ("Confidential Information"). The Employee further recognizes and acknowledges that this Confidential Information as it may exist from time to time belongs to the Company and is a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company's business. The Employee will not, during or after the term of this Agreement, at any time, directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporations, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever.
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Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all copies of all Confidential Information and all material of any nature belonging to the Company, and Employee will not take with him any such Confidential Information, materials or reproductions thereof or any proprietary information of the Company intangible or intangible form.
C. The parties agree to continue to work cooperatively and in good faith, now and in the future, to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to execute any documents reasonably required to effect this Agreement. Neither party shall disparage, defame or slander the other.
7. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns.
8. Notices. Any notices, consents or information required or requested or permitted by this Agreement shall be sent to the parties at the addresses shown above, unless such address is changed by written notice hereunder.
9. Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that portion or provision shall be deemed excised from this Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed, interpreted and enforced in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were originally omitted from this Agreement.
10. Waiver. The waiver of any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
12. Headings. The descriptive headings used in this Agreement are for purposes of convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior agreements or discussions.
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This AGREEMENT may not be altered or amended except in writing signed by both parties. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the terms of any of the Company's employment policies, manuals, or other statements regarding employment generally, now existing or hereafter promulgated, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
By: /s/ Howard Pinsley Name: Howard Pinsley Title: President
Employee: /s/ Herbert Potoker Herbert Potoker
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AGREEMENT dated as of June 30, 1998, by and between Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., a New York corporation having its principal place of business at 233 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (the "Company") and Reita M. Wojtowecz, an individual residing at 1040 Middle Line Road, Ballston Spa, New York, 12020 (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has been a valued employee of the Company for many years, and is now Secretary of the Company.
NOW, TEIEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. RESIGNATION. The Company hereby accepts her resignation as Secretary, effective October 1, 1998, or sooner at the employees' request, at which time the Employee shall become a non-executive officer of the Company for a period of twenty-seven (27) months from the date of resignation.
COMPENSATION AND DUTIES. In consideration of the Employee's willingness to continue to be reasonably available to the Company for advice and counsel after her resignation, and to perform duties as reasonably requested by the Company, the Employee shall receive the following compensation:
(A) The employee shall continue to receive the salary and all benefits being received at the time of her resignation for a period of thirteen (13) weeks, in accordance with the Company's regular payroll.
(B) At the end ofthirteen (13) pay periods the Employee's compensation will change to $225.00 per week for the succeeding 104 weeks, and she shall receive all current benefits as above. The Employee shall be eligible to participate in new benefits should they occur during this period of time.
(C) It is agreed that the Employee shall be reasonably available by telephone or otherwise to render advice and counsel, but need not be physically present, unless her physical presence is reasonably requested by the Company. The parties agree that the Employee need not be physically present at the Company's offices after the date of her resignation, and that there shall be no minimum amount of hours per week or month that the Employee must be available to the Company. Should the Employee be required to engage in any activity not within the scope of this agreement, she shall be reimbursed, in addition to her weekly salary, at an hourly rate to be mutually agreed upon between an authorized representative of the Company and herself. For ESOP and all other benefit purposes, the Employee shall continue to be treated as a full-time employee for the duration of this agreement to the extent consistent with the terms of the ESOP and all applicable law.
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(D) If the Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, remaining payments will be made, as scheduled, to the Employee's Estate. In the event of Employee's death, all benefits shall cease at death.
3. Expenses. If the Employee is requested by the Company at any point during the duration of this Agreement to return to Saratoga, and the Employee is then not in the Saratoga Springs area, the Company shall pay the transportation costs for the Employee to return. The Employee shall not be reimbursed for any other expenses hereunder unless the Employee and the Company so agree with respect to a specific expense.
4. Lump-Sum Pavout. If the Company chooses to pay all or any part of the Employee's remaining payments under this Agreement prior to the date due, the Company shall include an additional payment equal to twenty-five (25%) percent of the amount so prepaid.
5. Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of June 30, 1998 and shall continue in effect through and including the pay period ending One-Hundred Seventeen (117) pay periods from the date of the Employee's resignation.
6. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT: CONIFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
A. The Employee agrees that during the ter n of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years thereaRer, she shall not directly or indirectly, on behalf of herself or on behalf of any other corporation, person or entity other than the Company, render any services to, consult for, contract with or become an employee, officer, director, partner, member, or (except as a five (5%) percent or less shareholder of any publicly traded company) owner or shareholder of, any individual or entity which engages in the Company's business or which otherwise competes with the Company.
B. The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that there has been made available to her confidential information concerning matters affecting or relating to the products, services or business of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, including, but not limited to, intellectual property, technology, proprietary information, customer lists and other financial information, contractual relationships, past or contemplated actions, personnel matters, marketing or sales data and written or oral comrnunications or understandings of any sort of the Company or of any of its customers in either tangible or intangible form ("Confidential Information"). The Employee further recognizes and acknowledges that this Confidential Information as it may exist from time to time belongs to the Company and is a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company's business. The Employee will not, during or after the term of this Agreement, at any time, directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporations, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever.
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Employee will promptly deliver to the Company all copies of all Confidential Information and all material of any nature belonging to the Company, and Employee will not take with her any such Confidential Information, materials or reproductions thereof or any proprietary information of the Company in tangible or intangible form.
C. The parties agree to continue to work cooperatively and in good faith, now and in the future, to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to execute any documents reasonably required to effect this Agreement. Neither party shall disparage, defame or slander the other.
7. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns.
8. Notices. Any notices, consents or information required or requested or permitted by this Agreement shall be sent to the parties at the addresses shown above, unless such address is changed by written notice hereunder.
9. Severabilitv. In the event any provision of this Agreement or any portion thereof shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that portion or provision shall be deemed excised from this Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed, interpreted and enforced in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were originally omitted from this Agreement.
10. Waiver. The waiver of any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
12. Headings. The descriptive headings used in this Agreement are for purposes of convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior agreements or discussions.
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This AGREEMENT may not be altered or amended except in writing signed by both parties. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the terms of any of the Company' s employment policies, manuals, or other statements regarding employment generally, now existing or hereafter promulgated, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
By: /s/ Howard Pinsley NAME: Howard Pinsley Title: President
Employee: /s/ Reita M. Wojtowecz Reita M. Wojtowecz
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EXHIBIT 11.1
ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
Computation of per Share Earnings as Disclosed in Item 14 of Form 10-K
Five years ended June 30, 1998
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