SOLITRON DEVICES INC - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
x ANNUAL
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the
fiscal year ended February 29, 2008
or
o TRANSITION
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT
OF
1934
For
the
transition period from _______ to _______
Commission
File No. 1-4978
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
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(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
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Delaware
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22-1684144
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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3301
Electronics Way, West Palm Beach, Florida
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33407
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (561) 848-4311
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title
of Each Class
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Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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None
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N/A
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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(Title
of Class)
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in
Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act. Yes ¨ No x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90
days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K. x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated filer ¨
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Non-accelerated filer ¨
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Smaller reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates of the registrant as of August 31, 2007 was $4,297,819 (based
on
the closing sales price of the registrant’s common stock on that date).
The
number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding
as of May 22, 2008 was 2,262,904.
Table
of Contents
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PART
I
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3
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Item
1.
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Business
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3
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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11
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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16
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Item
2.
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Properties
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16
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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16
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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16
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Part
II
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17
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Item
5.
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Market
for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Registrant’s Purchases
of Equity Securities
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17
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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17
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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18
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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22
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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23
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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25
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Solitron
Devices, Inc., Notes to Financial Statements
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30
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Item
9.
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Changes
In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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41
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Item 9A(T).
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Controls
and Procedures
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42
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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42
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Part
III
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43
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Item
10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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43
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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45
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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48
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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49
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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49
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Part
IV
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51
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Item
15.
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Exhibits
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51
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Signatures
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53
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Certification
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2
PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
Solitron
Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or "Solitron"), designs,
develops, manufactures and markets solid-state semiconductor components and
related devices primarily for the military and aerospace markets. The Company
manufactures a large variety of bipolar and metal oxide semiconductor ("MOS")
power transistors, power and control hybrids, junction and power MOS field
effect transistors ("Power MOSFETS"), field effect transistors and other related
products. Most of the Company's products are custom made pursuant to contracts
with customers whose end products are sold to the United States government.
Other products, such as Joint Army/Navy ("JAN") transistors, diodes and Standard
Military Drawings (“SMD”) voltage regulators, are sold as standard or catalog
items.
The
Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in March 1959,
and reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in August 1987.
During the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the Company dissolved its
subsidiaries, all of which were inactive, by board resolution and will drop
the
titles “Consolidated” and “And Subsidiaries” from its financial statements. For
information concerning the Company’s financial condition, results of operations,
and related financial data, you should review the “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the “Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data” sections of this document. You should also
review and consider the risks relating to the Company’s business, operations,
financial performance, and cash flows below under “Risk Factors.”
PRODUCTS
The
Company designs, manufactures and assembles bipolar and MOS power transistors,
power and control hybrids, junction and Power MOSFETs, field effect transistors
and other related products.
Set
forth
below by principal product type are the percentage (i) contributions to the
Company's total sales of each of the Company's principal product lines for
the
fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 and for the fiscal year ended February
28,
2007 and (ii) contributions to the Company's total order backlog at February
29,
2008 and February 28, 2007.
%
of Total Sales
for
Fiscal Year Ended February
29,
2008
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%
of Total Sales
for
Fiscal Year Ended February
28,
2007
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%
Backlog
at
February
29,
2008
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%
Backlog
at
February
28,
2007
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Power
Transistors
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15
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%
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20
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%
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12
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%
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11
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%
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Hybrids
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58
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%
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56
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%
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64
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%
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69
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%
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Field
Effect Transistors
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11
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%
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7
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%
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10
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%
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11
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%
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16
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%
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17
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%
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14
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%
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9
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%
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100
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%
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100
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%
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100
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%
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100
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% |
The
Company’s backlog at February 29, 2008 and revenue for the year ended February
29, 2008 reflect demand for the Company’s products at such date and for such
period. For more information, see “Backlog”. The variation in the proportionate
share of each product line for each period reflects changes in demand, changes
emanating from the Congressional appropriations process and timing associated
with awards of defense contracts, as well as shifts in technology and
consolidation of defense prime contractors.
The
Company’s semiconductor products can be classified as active electronic
components. Active electronic components are those that control and direct
the
flow of electrical current by means of a control signal such as a voltage or
current. The Company’s active electronic components include bipolar transistors
and MOS transistors.
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It
is
customary to subdivide active electronic components into those of a discrete
nature and those which are non-discrete. Discrete devices contain one single
semiconductor element; non-discrete devices consist of integrated circuits
or
hybrid circuits, which contain two or more elements, either active or passive,
interconnected to make up a selected complete electrical circuit. In the case
of
an integrated circuit, a number of active and passive elements are incorporated
onto a single silicon chip. A hybrid circuit, on the other hand, is made up
of a
number of individual components that are mounted onto a suitable surface
material, interconnected by various means, and suitably encapsulated. Hybrid
and
integrated circuits can either be analog or digital; presently, the Company
manufactures only analog components. The Company’s products are either standard
devices, such as catalog type items (e.g., transistors and voltage regulators),
or application-specific devices, also referred to as custom or semi-custom
products. The latter are designed and manufactured to meet a customer’s
particular requirements. For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008
approximately 90% of the Company’s sales have been of custom products, and the
remaining 10% have been
of
standard or catalog products.
Approximately
90% of
the
semiconductor components produced by the Company are manufactured pursuant
to
approved Source Control Drawings (SCD) from the United States government and/or
its prime contractors; the remainder are primarily JAN qualified products
approved for use by the military. The Company’s semiconductor products are used
as components of military, commercial, and aerospace electronic equipment,
such
as ground and airborne radar systems, power distribution systems, missiles,
missile control systems, and spacecraft. The Company’s products have been used
on the space shuttle and on spacecraft sent to the moon, to Jupiter (on Galileo)
and, most recently, to Mars (on Global Surveyor and Mars Sojourner).
Approximately 88% of the Company’s sales have been attributable to contracts
with customers whose products are sold to the United States government. The
remaining 12% of sales are for non-military, scientific and industrial
applications.
Custom
products are typically sold to the United States Government and defense or
aerospace companies such as Raytheon Company, Lockheed Martin, Smith Industries,
Harris Corporation, General Electric Aviation, and Northrop Grumman Systems
Corporation, while standard products are sold to the same customer base and
to
the general electronic industry and incorporate such items as power supplies
and
other electronic control products. The Company has standard and custom products
available in all of its major product lines.
The
following is a general description of the principal product lines manufactured
by the Company.
Power
Transistors:
Power
transistors are high current and/or high voltage control devices commonly used
for active gain applications in electronic circuits. The Company manufactures
a
large variety of power bipolar transistors for applications requiring currents
in the range of 0.1A to 150A or voltages in the range of 30V to 1000V. The
Company employs over 60 types of silicon chips to manufacture over 500 types
of
power bipolar transistors and is currently expanding this line in response
to
increased market demand resulting from other companies’ (e.g., Motorola—now “On”
Semiconductors) departure from the military market. The Company also
manufactures power diodes under the same military specification. Additionally,
it manufactures power N-Channel and P-Channel Power MOSFET transistors and
is
continuously expanding that line in accordance with customers’ requirements. The
Company is qualified to deliver these products under MIL-PRF-19500 in accordance
with JAN, JANTX and JANTXV. JAN, JANTX AND JANTXV denotes various quality
military screening levels. The Company manufactures both standard and custom
power transistors.
The
Company has been certified and qualified since 1968 under MIL-PRF-19500 (and
its
predecessor) standards promulgated by the Defense Supply Center Columbus
(“DSCC”). These standards specify the uniformity and quality of bipolar
transistors and diodes purchased for United States military programs. The
purpose of the program is to standardize the documentation and testing for
bipolar semiconductors for use in United States military and aerospace
applications. Attainment of certification and/or qualification to MIL-PRF-19500
requirements is important since it is a prerequisite for a manufacturer to
be
selected to supply bipolar semiconductors for defense-related purposes.
MIL-PRF-19500 establishes specific criteria for manufacturing construction
techniques and materials used for bipolar semiconductors and assures that these
types of devices will be manufactured under conditions that have been
demonstrated to be capable of continuously producing highly reliable products.
This program requires a manufacturer to demonstrate its products’ performance
capabilities. A manufacturer receives certification once its Product Quality
Assurance Program Plan is reviewed and approved by DSCC. A manufacturer receives
qualification once it has demonstrated that it can build and test a sample
product in conformity with its certified Product Quality Assurance Program
Plan.
The Company expects that its continued maintenance of MIL-PRF-19500
qualification will continue to improve its business posture by increasing
product marketability.
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Hybrids:
Hybrids
are compact electronic circuits that contain a selection of passive and active
components mounted on printed substrates and encapsulated in appropriate
packages. The Company manufactures thick film hybrids, which generally contain
discrete semiconductor chips, integrated circuits, chip capacitors and thick
film or thin film resistors. Most of the hybrids are of the high-power type
and
are custom manufactured for military and aerospace systems. Some of the
Company’s hybrids include high power voltage regulators, power amplifiers, power
drivers, boosters and controllers. The Company manufactures both standard and
custom hybrids.
The
Company has been certified (since 1990) and qualified (since 1995) under
MIL-PRF-38534 Class H (and its predecessor) standards promulgated by the DSCC.
These standards specify the uniformity and quality of hybrid products purchased
for United States military programs. The purpose of the program is to
standardize the documentation and testing for hybrid microcircuits for use
in
United States military and aerospace applications. Attainment of certification
and/or qualification under MIL-PRF-38534 Class H requirements is important
since
it is a prerequisite for a manufacturer to be selected to supply hybrids for
defense-related purposes. MIL-PRF-38534 Class H establishes definite criteria
for manufacturing construction techniques and materials used for hybrid
microcircuits and assure that these types of devices will be manufactured under
conditions that have been demonstrated to be capable of continuously producing
highly reliable products. This program requires a manufacturer to demonstrate
its products’ performance capabilities. Certification is a prerequisite of
qualification. A manufacturer receives certification once its Product Quality
Assurance Program Plan is reviewed and approved by DSCC. A manufacturer receives
qualification once it has demonstrated that it can build and test a sample
product in conformity with its certified Product Quality Assurance Program
Plan.
The Company expects that its continued maintenance of MIL-PRF-38534 Class H
qualification will continue to improve its business posture by increasing
product marketability.
Voltage
Regulators:
The
Company also qualified a line of voltage regulators in accordance with Class
M
of MIL-PRF-38535, which allows it to sell these products in accordance with
SMD
specifications published by DSCC. The Company also makes standard and custom
voltage regulators.
Field
Effect Transistors:
Field
effect transistors are surface-controlled devices where conduction of electrical
current is controlled by the electrical potential applied to a capacitively
coupled control element. The Company manufactures about 30 different types
of
junction and MOS field effect transistor chips. They are used to produce over
350 different field effect transistor types. Most of the Company’s field effect
transistors conform to standard Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council
designated transistors, commonly referred to as standard 2N number types. The
Company is currently expanding its product offering. The Company manufactures
both standard and custom field effect transistors.
MANUFACTURING
The
Company’s engineers design its transistors, diodes, field effect transistors and
hybrids, as well as other customized products, based upon requirements
established by customers, with the cooperation of the product and marketing
personnel. The design of standard or catalog products is based on specific
industry standards.
Each
new
design is first produced on a CAD/CAE (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided
Engineering) computer system. The design layout is then reduced to the desired
micro size and transferred to silicon wafers in a series of steps that include
photolithography, chemical or plasma etching, oxidation, diffusion and
metallization. The wafers then go through a fabrication process. When the
process is completed, each wafer contains a large number of silicon chips,
each
chip being a single transistor device or a single diode. The wafers are tested
using a computerized test system prior to being separated into individual chips.
The chips are then assembled in standard or custom packages, incorporated in
hybrids or sold as chips to other companies. The chips are normally mounted
inside a chosen package using eutectic, soft solder or epoxy die attach
techniques, and then wire bonded to the package pins using gold or aluminum
wires. Many of the packages are manufactured by the Company and, in most cases,
the Company plates its packages with gold, nickel or other metals utilizing
outside vendors to perform the plating operation.
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In
the
case of hybrids, design engineers formulate the circuit and layout designs.
Ceramic substrates are then printed with thick film gold conductors to form
the
interconnect pattern and with thick film resistive inks to form the resistors
of
the designed circuit. Semiconductor chips, resistor chips, capacitor chips
and
inductors are then mounted on the substrates and sequential wire bonding is
used
to interconnect the various components to the printed substrate, as well as
to
connect the circuit to the external package pins. The Company manufactures
approximately 20% of the hybrid packages it uses and purchases the balance
from
suppliers.
In
addition to Company-performed testing and inspection procedures, certain of
the
Company’s products are subject to source inspections required by customers
(including the United States government). In such cases, designated inspectors
are authorized to perform a detailed on-premise inspection of each individual
device prior to encapsulation in a casing or before dispatch of the finished
unit to ensure that the quality and performance of the product meets the
prescribed specifications.
ISO
9001:2000
In
March
2000, Underwriters Laboratories awarded the Company ISO 9001 qualification.
The
ISO 9001 Program is a series of quality management and assurance standards
developed by a technical committee of the European Community Commission working
under the International Organization for Standardization. During an August
2004
surveillance audit, the Company was subsequently qualified as meeting the new
ISO 9001:2000 standard. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 the
Company underwent an additional surveillance audit that resulted in
recertification.
MARKETING
AND CUSTOMERS
The
Company’s products
are sold throughout the United States and abroad primarily directly and through
a network of manufacturers’ representatives and distributors. The Company is
represented (i) in the United States by three representative organizations
that
operate out of 4 different locations with 6 salespeople and 2 stocking
distributor organizations that operate out of 30 locations with 88 salespeople
and (ii) in the international market by 2 representative organizations in Israel
and the United Kingdom with 4 salespeople. Some of the international groups
serve as distributors as well as sales representatives. The Company also
directly employs several sales, marketing, and application engineering personnel
to coordinate operations with the representatives and distributors and to handle
key accounts.
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the Company sold products to
approximately 132 customers. Of these 132 customers, 51 had not purchased
products from the Company during the previous fiscal year. During the fiscal
year ended February 29, 2008, Raytheon Company accounted for approximately
34%
of total sales, as compared to the 41% it accounted for during the fiscal year
ended February 28, 2007. During the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, sales
to the U.S. Government remained at approximately 10% of total sales, as it
did
during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007. Other than Raytheon Company
and
the U.S. Government, the Company had no customers that accounted for more than
10% of net sales during the last fiscal year. Fifteen of the Company’s customers
accounted for approximately 84% of the Company’s sales during the fiscal year
ended February 29, 2008. It has been the Company’s experience that a large
percentage of its sales have been attributable to a relatively small number
of
customers in any particular period. As a result of the mergers and acquisitions
in general, and among large defense contractors in particular, the number of
large customers
will most likely continue to decline in number, but this does not necessarily
mean that the Company will experience a decline in sales. The Company expects
customer concentration to continue. The loss of any major customer without
offsetting orders from other sources would have a material adverse effect on
the
business, financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 and since that date, a substantial
portion of the Company’s products were sold pursuant to contracts or
subcontracts with or to customers whose end products are sold to the United
States Government. Accordingly, the Company’s sales may be adversely impacted by
Congressional appropriations and changes in national defense policies and
priorities. As a result of recent Congressional appropriations and significant
increases in military spending on programs that the Company participates in,
the
Company had a 46% increase in net bookings during the fiscal year ended February
29, 2008 as compared to the previous year. All of the Company’s contracts with
the United States Government or its prime contractors contain provisions
permitting termination at any time at the convenience of the United States
Government or the prime contractor upon payment to the Company of costs incurred
plus a reasonable profit.
In
recognition of the changes in global geopolitical affairs and in United States
military spending, the Company is attempting to increase sales of its products
for non-military, scientific and industrial niche markets, such as medical
electronics, machine tool controls, satellites, telecommunications networks
and
other market segments in which purchasing decisions are generally based
primarily on product quality, long-term reliability and performance rather
than
on geopolitical affairs, appropriations for military spending and product
price.
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Although
average sales prices are typically higher for products with military and space
applications than for products with non-military, scientific and industrial
applications, the Company hopes to minimize this differential by focusing on
these quality-sensitive niche markets where price sensitivity is very low.
There
can be no assurance; however, that the Company will be successful in increasing
its sales to these market segments, which increase in sales could be critical
to
the future success of the Company. To date, the Company has made only limited
inroads in penetrating such markets.
In
addition to these newer sales efforts, the Company is also attempting to offer
additional products to the military and aerospace markets that are complementary
to those currently sold by the Company to the military markets, but as of yet
has not made significant inroads in this endeavor.
Sales
to
foreign customers, located mostly in Canada, Western Europe and Israel,
accounted for approximately 12% of the Company’s net sales for the fiscal year
ended February 29, 2008 as compared to 14% for the year ended February 28,
2007.
All sales to foreign customers are conducted
utilizing exclusively U.S. dollars.
BACKLOG
The
Company’s order backlog, which consists of semiconductor and hybrid related open
orders,
more
than
96% of which are scheduled for delivery within 12 months, was approximately
$5,826,000 at February 29, 2008, as compared to $4,472,000 as of February 28,
2007. The entire backlog consisted of orders for electronic
components.
The
Company currently anticipates that the majority of its open order backlog will
be filled by February 28, 2009. In the event that bookings in the long-term
decline significantly below the level experienced in the last fiscal year,
the
Company may be required to implement cost-cutting or other downsizing measures
to continue its business operations. Such cost-cutting measures could inhibit
future growth prospects. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Bookings and Backlog.”
The
Company’s backlog as of any particular date may not be representative of actual
sales for any succeeding period because lead times for the release of purchase
orders depend upon the scheduling practices of individual customers. The
delivery times of new or non-standard products can be affected by scheduling
factors and other manufacturing considerations, variances in the rate of booking
new orders from month to month and the possibility of customer changes in
delivery schedules or cancellations of orders. Also, delivery times of new
or
non-standard products are affected by the availability of raw material,
scheduling factors, manufacturing considerations and customer delivery
requirements.
The
rate
of booking new orders varies significantly from month to month, mostly as a
result of sharp fluctuations in the government budgeting and appropriation
process. The Company has historically experienced somewhat decreased levels
of
bookings during the summer months, primarily as a result of such budgeting
and
appropriation activities. For these reasons, and because of the possibility
of
customer changes in delivery schedules or cancellations of orders, the Company’s
backlog as of any particular date may not be indicative of actual sales for
any
succeeding period. See “Management’s Discussions and Analysis of Financial
Conditions - Result of Operations” for a discussion of the increase in
bookings for the year ended February 29, 2008 as compared to the previous
year.
PATENTS
AND LICENSES
The
Company owned approximately 33 patents (all of which have now expired or have
been allowed to lapse) relating to the design and manufacture of its products.
The terminations of these patents have not had a material adverse effect on
the
Company. The Company believes that engineering standards, manufacturing
techniques and product reliability are more important to the successful
manufacture and sale of its products than the old patents it had.
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COMPETITION
The
electronic component industry, in general, is highly competitive and has been
characterized by price erosion, rapid technological changes and foreign
competition. However, in the market segments in which the Company operates,
while highly competitive and subject to the same price erosion, technological
change is slow and minimal. The Company believes that it is well regarded by
its
customers in the segments of the market in which competition is dependent less
on price and more on product reliability, performance and service. Management
believes, however, that to the extent the Company’s business is targeted at the
military and aerospace markets, where there has been virtually no foreign
competition, it is subjected to less competition than manufacturers of
commercial electronic components. Additionally, the decline in military orders
in programs the Company participates in and the shift in the requirement of
the
Defense Department whereby the use of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components
is encouraged over the use of high reliability components that the Company
manufactures, prompting the number of competitors to decline, afford the Company
the opportunity to increase its market share. As the Company attempts to shift
its focus to the sale of products having non-military, non-aerospace
applications it will be subject to greater price erosion and foreign
competition. The Company continues its efforts to identify a niche market for
high-end industrial custom power modules and custom motor controllers where
the
Company’s capabilities can offer a technological advantage to customers in the
motor driver, and power supplies industries. However, there is no guarantee
that
the Company will be successful in this effort.
The
Company has numerous competitors across all of its product lines. The Company
is
not in direct competition with any other semiconductor manufacturer for an
identical mixture of products; however, one or more of the major manufacturers
of semiconductors manufactures some of the Company’s products. A few such major
competitors (e.g., IXYS Corporation, Motorola Inc. (now On Semiconductors),
Intersil Corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor, among others) have elected to
withdraw from the military market altogether. However, there is no assurance
that the Company’s business will increase as a result of such withdrawals. Other
competitors in the military market include International Rectifier (the Omnirel
Division), Microsemi Corporation (the NES Division), M.S. Kennedy Corporation,
Natel Engineering Company and Sensitron Semiconductor. The Company competes
principally on the basis of product quality, turn-around time, customer service
and price. The Company believes that competition for sales of products that
will
ultimately be sold to the United States government has intensified and will
continue to intensify as United States defense spending on high reliability
components continues to decrease and the Department of Defense pushes for
implementation of its 1995 decision to purchase COTS standard products in lieu
of products made in accordance with more stringent military specifications.
The
Company believes that its primary competitive advantage is its ability to
produce high quality products as a result of its years of experience, its
sophisticated technologies and its experienced staff. The Company believes
that
its ability to produce highly reliable custom hybrids in a short period of
time
will give it a strategic advantage in attempting to penetrate high-end
commercial markets and in selling military products complementary with those
currently sold, as doing so would enable the Company to produce products early
in design and development cycles. The Company believes that it will be able
to
improve its capability to respond quickly to customer needs and deliver products
on time.
EMPLOYEES
At
February 29, 2008, the Company had 83 employees (as compared to 81 at February
28, 2007), 55 of whom are engaged in production activities, 3 in sales and
marketing, 6 in executive and administrative capacities and 19 in technical
and
support activities. Of the 83 employees, 79 were full time employees and 4
were
part time employees.
The
Company has never had a work stoppage, and none of its employees are represented
by a labor organization. The Company considers its employee relations to be
good.
SOURCES
AND AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIAL
The
Company purchases its raw materials from multiple suppliers and has a minimum
of
two suppliers for most of its material requirements. A few of the key suppliers
of raw materials and finished packages purchased by the Company are: Egide
USA
Inc., Platronics Seals, CPS Technologies Corporation, Coining Inc., IXYS
Corporation, Purecoat International LLC, and Stellar Industries Inc. Because
of
a diminishing number of sources for components and packages in particular,
and
the sharp increase in the prices of raw silicon semiconductor wafers, precious
metals and gold (used in the finish of the packages), the Company has been
obliged to pay higher prices, which consequently has increased costs of goods
sold. Should a shortage of three-inch silicon wafers occur, we might not be
able
to switch our manufacturing capabilities to another size wafer in time to meet
our customer’s needs, leading to lost revenues.
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EFFECT
OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The
Company received DSCC approval to supply its products in accordance with
MIL-PRF-19500, Class H of MIL-PRF-38534, and some products in accordance with
Class M of MIL-PRF-38535. These qualifications are required to supply to the
U.S. Government or its prime contractors. The Company expects that its continued
maintenance of these qualifications will continue to improve its business
posture by increasing product marketability.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
During
the last two fiscal years, the Company has not spent any significant funds
on
research and development. This may have an adverse effect on future operations.
The cost of designing custom products is borne in full by the customer, either
as a direct charge or is amortized in the unit price charged to the
customer.
ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATION
While
the
Company believes that it has the environmental permits necessary to conduct
its
business and that its operations conform to present environmental regulations,
increased public attention has been focused on the environmental impact of
semiconductor manufacturing operations. The Company, in the conduct of its
manufacturing operations, has handled and does handle materials that are
considered hazardous, toxic or volatile under federal, state and local laws
and,
therefore, is subject to regulations related to their use, storage, discharge
and disposal. No assurance can be made that the risk of accidental release
of
such materials can be completely eliminated. In the event of a violation of
environmental laws, the Company could be held liable for damages and the costs
of remediation. In addition, the Company, along with the rest of the
semiconductor industry, is subject to variable interpretations and governmental
priorities concerning environmental laws and regulations. Environmental statutes
have been interpreted to provide for joint and several liability and strict
liability regardless of actual fault. There can be no assurance that the Company
and its subsidiaries will not be required to incur costs to comply with, or
that
the operations, business or financial condition of the Company will not be
materially adversely affected by current or future environmental laws or
regulations.
ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITIES
The
Company entered into an Ability to Pay Multi-Site Settlement Agreement with
the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”), effective February 24,
2006 (“Settlement Agreement”), to resolve the Company’s alleged liability to
USEPA at the following sites: Solitron Microwave Superfund Site, Port Salerno,
Florida (“Port Salerno Site”); Petroleum Products Corporation Superfund Site,
Pembroke Park, Florida; Casmalia Resources Superfund Site, Santa Barbara,
California “(Casmalia Site”); Solitron Devices Site, Riviera Beach, Florida (the
“Riviera Beach Site”); and City Industries Superfund Site, Orlando, Florida
(collectively, the “Sites”). The Settlement Agreement required the Company to
pay to USEPA the sum of $74,000 by February 24, 2008; the Company paid the
entire sum of $74,000 to USEPA on February 27, 2006. In addition, the Company
is
required to pay to USEPA the sum of $10,000 or 5% of Solitron’s net after-tax
income over the first $500,000, if any, whichever is greater, for each year
from
2008 to 2012. For payment to USEPA to be above $10,000 for any of these five
years, the Company’s net income must exceed $700,000 for such year, which has
happened in fiscal year 2001, fiscal year 2006, and the current fiscal year.
The
Company accrued $50,000 for its remaining obligations under the Settlement
Agreement.
In
consideration of the payments made by the Company under the Settlement
Agreement, USEPA agreed not to sue or take any administrative action against
the
Company with regard to any of the Sites. The Company has also been notified
by a
group of alleged responsible parties formed at the Casmalia Site (“Casmalia PRP
Group”) that, based on their review and lack of objection to the Settlement
Agreement, the Casmalia PRP Group does not anticipate pursuing Solitron for
cost
recovery at the Casmalia Site.
On
October 21, 1993, a Consent Final Judgment was entered into between the Company
and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) in the Circuit
Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida in and for Martin County,
Florida, in Case No. 91-1232 CA (the “Consent Final Judgment”). The Consent
Final Judgment required the Company to remediate the Port Salerno Site and
Riviera Beach Site, make monthly payments to escrow accounts for each Site
until
the sale of the Sites to fund the remediation work, take all reasonable steps
to
sell the two Sites and, upon the sale of the Sites, apply the net proceeds
from
the sales to fund the remediation work. Both Sites have been sold (Riviera
Beach
Site on October 12, 1999 and Port Salerno Site on March 17, 2003) pursuant
to
purchase agreements approved by FDEP.
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Prior
to
the sale of the Port Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site, USEPA took over from
FDEP as the lead regulatory agency for the remediation of the Sites. At the
closing of the sale of each Site, the net proceeds of sale were distributed
to
USEPA and/or FDEP or other parties, as directed by the agencies. In addition,
upon the sale of the Riviera Beach Site, the Riviera Beach Escrow Account was
transferred to USEPA, as directed by the agencies. The current balance in the
Port Salerno Escrow Account is approximately $58,000. At present, work at the
Port Salerno Site is being performed by USEPA. Work at the Riviera Beach Site
is
being performed by Honeywell, Inc. (“Honeywell”), pursuant to an Administrative
Order on Consent entered into between Honeywell and USEPA. The Company has
been
notified by FDEP that the performance of remediation work by USEPA at the Port
Salerno Site and by Honeywell at the Riviera Beach Site will be construed by
FDEP as discharging the Company’s remediation obligations under the Consent
Final Judgment.
There
remains a possibility that FDEP will determine at some time in the future that
the final remedy approved by USEPA and implemented at either, or both of, the
Port Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site does not meet the State cleanup
requirements imposed by the Consent Final Judgment. If such a final
determination is made by FDEP, there is a possibility that FDEP will require
the
Company to implement additional remedial action at either, or both of, the
Port
Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site.
By
letter
dated November 16, 2006, FDEP notified the Company that FDEP has unreimbursed
expenses associated with the Port Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site of
$214,800. FDEP further notified the Company that FDEP required the Company
to
resume payments under the Consent Final Judgment to ensure that there are
adequate funds to cover FDEP’s unreimbursed expenses and the Company’s residual
liability under the Consent Final Judgment. During a follow up telephone
conversation with the Company’s attorney, FDEP advised the Company that FDEP
will prepare a justification for the asserted unreimbursed expenses. Upon
receipt of the cost reimbursement package, the Company is required to transfer
$58,000.00 from the Port Salerno Escrow Account to FDEP as partial payment
for
FDEP’s unreimbursed expenses that are otherwise recoverable under the Consent
Final Judgment. FDEP further stated, during the telephone conversation, that
FDEP will work with the Company to establish a reduced payment schedule for
the
Company to resume under the Consent Final Judgment based on an appropriate
showing by the Company of financial hardship. The Company is currently awaiting
receipt of FDEP’s cost reimbursement package. Upon receipt of that
documentation, the Company will be required to provide a recommendation to
FDEP
for resumption of payments to FDEP under the Consent Final Judgment based on
the
Company’s present ability to pay.
On
August
7, 2002, the Company received a Request for Information from the State of New
York Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYDEC”), seeking information on
whether the Company had disposed of certain wastes at the Clarkstown Landfill
Site located in the Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York (The
Clarkstown Landfill Site”). By letter dated August 29, 2002, the Company
responded to the Request for Information and advised NYDEC that the Company’s
former Tappan, New York facility had closed in the mid-1980’s, prior to the
initiation of the Company’s bankruptcy proceedings described below. The Company
contends that, to the extent that NYDEC has a claim against the Company as
a
result of the Company’s alleged disposal of wastes at the Clarkstown Landfill
Site prior to the closing of the Company’s former Tappan facility in the
mid-1980’s, the claim was discharged in bankruptcy as a result of the Bankruptcy
Court’s August 1993 Order. At NYDEC’s request, the Company entered into a
revised Tolling Agreement with NYDEC on January 17, 2007, which provides for
the
tolling of applicable statutes of limitation through the earlier of October
28,
2008, or the date the State institutes a suit against the Company for any claims
associated with the Clarkstown Landfill Site. It is not known at this time
whether NYDEC will pursue a claim against the Company in connection with the
Clarkstown Landfill Site. As of the date of this filing, no such claim has
been
made.
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS
On
January 24, 1992 (the “Petition Date”), the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Solitron Specialty Products, Inc. (f/k/a Solitron Microwave, Inc.),
a Delaware corporation, filed voluntary petitions seeking reorganization under
Chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended (the
“Bankruptcy Code”), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of Florida (the “Bankruptcy Court”). On August 20, 1993, the Bankruptcy
Court entered an Order (the “Order of Confirmation”) confirming the Company’s
Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization, as modified by the Company’s First
Modification of Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan of
Reorganization” or “Plan”). The Plan became effective on August 30, 1993 (the
“Effective Date”). On July 12, 1996, the Bankruptcy Court officially closed the
case.
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Pursuant
to the Plan of Reorganization, beginning in approximately May 1995, the Company
was required to begin making quarterly payments to holders of unsecured claims
until they received 35% of their claims. However, due to negotiations between
the parties, the unsecured creditors agreed to a deferment of this payment
and
the Company agreed to make payments until its obligations are fulfilled (for
more information see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations”). At the time, it was estimated that there
was an aggregate of approximately $7,100,000 in unsecured claims and,
accordingly, that the Company was required to pay approximately $2,292,000
to
holders of allowed unsecured claims in quarterly installments of approximately
$62,000. On February 29, 2008 the remaining balance of these was approximately
$1,114,000.
Beginning
on the date the Company’s net after tax income exceeds $500,000, the Company is
obligated to pay (on an annual basis) each of the holders of unsecured claims
(pro rata) and Vector Trading and Holding Corporation (“Vector”), a successor to
certain assets and liabilities of the Company, and Vector’s participants and
successors, 5% of its net after tax income in excess of $500,000 until the
tenth
anniversary of the Effective Date, up to a maximum aggregate of $1,500,000
to
the holders of unsecured claims (pro rata) and up to a maximum aggregate of
$1,500,000 to Vector participants and their successors (the “Profit
Participation”). As the Company earned $637,000 in the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2001, net after the accrual of $15,000 for the Profit
Participation, it distributed, during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2002
approximately $7,500 to its unsecured creditors and approximately $7,500 to
Vector and its successors in interest as contemplated by the Plan. As net income
for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2003, 2004 and 2005 did not exceed
$500,000, there were no distributions related to those fiscal years. As of
August 2005, this obligation for profit participation had expired.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
The
following important business risks and factors, and those business risks and
factors described elsewhere in this report or our other Securities and Exchange
Commission filings, could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those stated in our forward-looking statements, and which could affect the
value
of an investment in the Company. All references to “we”, “us”, “our” and the
like refer to the Company.
Our
complex manufacturing processes may lower yields and reduce our
revenues.
Our
manufacturing processes are highly complex, require advanced and costly
equipment and are continuously being modified in an effort to improve yields
and
product performance. Minute impurities or other difficulties in the
manufacturing process can lower yields. Our manufacturing efficiency will be
an
important factor in our future profitability, and we cannot assure you that
we
will be able to maintain our manufacturing efficiency or increase manufacturing
efficiency to the same extent as our competitors.
In
addition, as is common in the semiconductor industry, we have from time to
time
experienced difficulty in effecting transitions to new manufacturing processes.
As a consequence, we may suffer delays in product deliveries or reduced yields.
We may experience manufacturing problems in achieving acceptable yields or
experience product delivery delays in the future as a result of, among other
things, capacity constraints, construction delays, upgrading or expanding
existing facilities or changing our process technologies, any of which could
result in a loss of future revenues. Our operating results could also be
adversely affected by the increase in fixed costs and operating expenses related
to increases in production capability if revenues do not increase
proportionately.
Our
ability to repair and maintain the aging manufacturing equipment we own may
adversely affect our ability to deliver products to our customers’ requirements.
We may be forced to expend significant funds in order to acquire replacement
capital equipment that may not be readily available, thus resulting in
manufacturing delays.
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Our
business could be materially and adversely affected if we are unable to obtain
qualified supplies of raw materials, parts and finished components on a timely
basis and at a cost-effective price.
The
Company relies on its relationships with certain key suppliers for its supply
of
raw materials, parts and finished components that are qualified for use in
the
end-products the Company manufactures. While the Company currently has favorable
working relationships with its suppliers, it cannot be sure that these
relationships will continue in the future. Additionally, the Company cannot
guarantee the availability or pricing of raw materials. The price of qualified
raw materials can be highly volatile due to several factors, including a general
shortage of raw materials, an unexpected increase in the demand for raw
materials, disruptions in the suppliers’ business and competitive pressure among
suppliers of raw materials to increase the price of raw materials. Suppliers
may
also choose, from time to time, to extend lead times or limit supplies due
to a
shortage in supplies. Additionally, some of the Company’s key suppliers of raw
materials may have the capability of manufacturing the end products themselves
and may therefore cease to supply the Company with its raw materials and compete
directly with the Company for the manufacture of the end-products. Any
interruption in availability of these qualified raw materials may impair the
Company’s ability to manufacture its products on a timely and cost-effective
basis. If the Company must identify alternative sources for its qualified raw
materials, it would be adversely affected due to the time and process required
in order for such alternative raw materials to be qualified for use in the
applicable end-products. Any significant price increase in the Company’s raw
materials that cannot be passed on to customers or a shortage in the supply
of
raw materials could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business,
financial condition or results of operations.
We
are dependent on government contracts, which are subject to termination, price
renegotiations and regulatory compliance, which can increase the cost of doing
business and negatively impact our revenues.
All
of
our contracts with the U.S. government and its prime contractors contain
customary provisions permitting termination at any time at the convenience
of
the U.S. government or its prime contractors upon payment to us for costs
incurred plus a reasonable profit. Certain contracts are also subject to price
renegotiations in accordance with U.S. government sole source procurement
provisions. Nevertheless, we cannot assure you that the foregoing government
contracting risks will not materially and adversely affect our business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations. Furthermore, we cannot
assure you that we would be able to procure new government contracts to offset
any revenue losses incurred due to early termination or price renegotiation
of
existing government contracts.
Our
government business is also subject to specific procurement regulations, which
increase our performance and compliance costs. These costs might increase in
the
future, reducing our margins. Failure to comply with procurement regulations
could lead to suspension or debarment, for cause, from government subcontracting
for a period of time. Among the causes for debarment are violations of various
statutes, including those related to procurement integrity, export control,
government security regulations, employment practices, protection of the
environment, and accuracy of records. The termination of a government contract
or relationship as a result of any of these violations would have a negative
impact on our reputation and operations, and could negatively impact our ability
to obtain future government contracts.
Changes
in government policy or economic conditions could negatively impact our results.
A
large
portion of the Company’s sales are to military and aerospace markets which are
subject to the business risk of changes in governmental appropriations and
changes in national defense policies and priorities. Any such changes could
result in reduced demand for the Company’s products, which could have a material
and adverse effect on the Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and
results of operations.
Our
results may also be affected by changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies,
laws and regulations, or other activities of U.S. and non-U.S. governments,
agencies and similar organizations. Furthermore, our business, prospects,
financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by
the
shift in the requirement of the U.S. Department of Defense policy toward the
use
of standard industrial components over the use of high reliability components
that we manufacture. Our results may also be affected by social and economic
conditions, which impact our sales, including in markets subject to ongoing
political hostilities, such as regions of the Middle East.
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Our
inventories may become obsolete and other assets may be subject to
risks.
The
life
cycles of some of our products depend heavily upon the life cycles of the end
products into which our products are designed. Products with short life cycles
require us to manage closely our production and inventory levels. Inventory
may
also become obsolete because of adverse changes in end-market demand. We may
in
the future be adversely affected by obsolete or excess inventories which may
result from unanticipated changes in the estimated total demand for our products
or the estimated life cycles of the end products into which our products are
designed. The asset values determined under Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles for inventory and other assets each involve the making of material
estimates by us, many of which could be based on mistaken assumptions or
judgments.
Environmental
regulations could require us to incur significant costs.
In
the
conduct of our manufacturing operations, we have handled and do handle materials
that are considered hazardous, toxic or volatile under federal, state and local
laws and, therefore, are subject to regulations related to their use, storage,
discharge and disposal. No assurance can be made that the risk of accidental
release of such materials can be completely eliminated. In the event of a
violation of environmental laws, we could be held liable for damages and the
cost of remediation and, along with the rest of the semiconductor industry,
we
are subject to variable interpretations and governmental priorities concerning
environmental laws and regulations. Environmental statutes have been interpreted
to provide for joint and several liability and strict liability regardless
of
actual fault. There can be no assurance that we will not be required to incur
costs to comply with, or that our operations, business or financial condition
will not be materially affected by, current or future environmental laws or
regulations. See “Business - Environmental Liabilities.”
Our
business is highly competitive, and increased competition could reduce gross
profit margins and the value of an investment in our
Company.
The
semiconductor industry, and the semiconductor product markets specifically,
are
highly competitive. Competition is based on price, product performance, quality,
turn-around time, reliability and customer service. The gross profit margins
realizable in our markets can differ across regions, depending on the economic
strength of end-product markets in those regions. Even in strong markets, price
pressures may emerge as competitors attempt to gain more share by lowering
prices. Competition in the various markets in which we participate comes from
companies of various sizes, many of which are larger and have greater financial
and other resources than we have and thus can better withstand adverse economic
or market conditions. In addition, companies not currently in direct competition
with us may introduce competing products in the future.
Downturns
in the business cycle could reduce the revenues and profitability of our
business.
The
semiconductor industry is highly cyclical. Semiconductor industry-wide sales
declined significantly in 2001, 2002 and 2004. Our markets may experience other,
possibly more severe and prolonged, downturns in the future. We may also
experience significant changes in our operating profit margins as a result
of
variations in sales, changes in product mix, price competition for orders and
costs associated with the introduction of new products.
Our
operating results may decrease due to the decline of profitability in the
semiconductor industry.
Intense
competition and a general slowdown in the demand for military-rated
semiconductors worldwide have resulted in decreases in the profitability of
many
of our products. We expect that profitability for our products will continue
to
decline in the future. A decline in profitability for our products, if not
offset by reductions in the costs of manufacturing these products, would
decrease our profits and could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Uncertainty
of current economic conditions, domestically and globally, could continue to
affect demand for our products and negatively impact our
business.
Current
conditions in the domestic and global economies are extremely uncertain. As
a
result, it is difficult to estimate the level of growth for the economy as
a
whole. It is even more difficult to estimate growth in various parts of the
economy, including the markets in which we participate. Because all components
of our budgeting and forecasting are dependent upon estimates of growth in
the
markets we serve and demand for our products, the prevailing economic
uncertainties render estimates of future income and expenditures even more
difficult than usual to make. The future direction of the overall domestic
and
global economies will have a significant impact on our overall
performance.
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Cost
reduction efforts may be unsuccessful or insufficient to improve our
profitability and may adversely impact productivity.
During
fiscal year 2007, and fiscal year 2008, we continued certain cost-cutting
measures originally begun several years ago, and we have a plan to implement
further cost-saving measures if necessary. The impact of these cost-reduction
efforts on our profitability may be influenced by:
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our
ability to successfully complete these ongoing
efforts;
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the
possibility that these efforts may not generate the level of cost
savings
we expect or enable us to effectively compete and return to profitability;
and
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the
risk that we may not be able to retain key
employees.
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Since
these cost-reduction efforts involve all aspects of our business, they could
adversely impact productivity to an extent we did not anticipate and may inhibit
future growth prospects.
We
may not achieve the intended effects of our new business strategy, which could
adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
In
recognition of the changes in global geopolitical affairs and in United States
military spending, we are attempting to increase sales of our products for
non-military, scientific and industrial niche markets, such as medical
electronics, machine tool controls, satellites, telecommunications networks
and
other market segments in which purchasing decisions are generally based
primarily on product quality, long-term reliability and performance, rather
than
on product price. We are also attempting to offer additional products to the
military markets that are complementary to those we currently sell to the
military markets. We cannot assure you that these efforts will be successful
and, if they are, that they will have the intended effects of increasing
profitability. Furthermore, as we attempt to shift our focus to the sale of
products having non-military, non-aerospace applications, we will be subject
to
greater price erosion and foreign competition.
Our
inability to introduce new products could result in decreased revenues and
loss
of market share to competitors; new technologies could also reduce the demand
for our products.
Rapidly
changing technology and industry standards, along with frequent new product
introductions, characterize the semiconductor industry. Our success in these
markets depends on our ability to design, develop, manufacture, assemble, test,
market and support new products and enhancements on a timely and cost-effective
basis. There can be no assurance that we will successfully identify new product
opportunities and develop and bring new products to market in a timely and
cost-effective manner or those products or technologies developed by others
will
not render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive. A
fundamental shift in technology in our product markets could have a material
adverse effect on us. In light of the fact that many of our competitors have
substantially greater revenues than us and that we have not spent any funds
on
research and development in recent years, we may not be able to accomplish
the
foregoing, which might have a material adverse effect on the Company, our
business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
Loss
of, or reduction of business from, substantial clients could hurt our business
by reducing our revenues, profitability and cash flow.
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, fifteen customers accounted for
approximately 84% of our revenues. The loss or financial failure of any
significant customer or distributor, any reduction in orders by any of our
significant customers or distributors, or the cancellation of a significant
order could materially and adversely affect our business. Furthermore, due
to
industry consolidation, the loss of any one customer or significant order may
have a greater impact than we anticipate. We cannot guarantee that we will
be
able to retain long-term relationships or secure renewals of short-term
relationships with our more substantial customers in the future.
A
shortage of three-inch silicon wafers could result in lost revenues due to
an
inability to build our products.
Some
of
our products contain components manufactured in-house from three-inch silicon
wafers. The worldwide supply of three-inch silicon wafers is dwindling. We
currently have enough wafers in inventory and on order to meet our manufacturing
needs for three years. Should a shortage of three-inch silicon wafers occur,
or
if we are not able to obtain three-inch silicon wafers at an economically
suitable cost, we may not be able to switch our manufacturing capabilities
to
another size wafer in time to meet our customer’s needs, leading to lost
revenues.
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The
nature of our products exposes us to potentially significant product liability
risk.
Our
business exposes us to potential product liability risks that are inherent
in
the manufacturing and marketing of high-reliability electronic components for
critical applications. No assurance can be made that our product liability
insurance coverage is adequate or that present coverage will continue to be
available at acceptable costs, or that a product liability claim would not
materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial conditions
or
results of operations.
We
depend on the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel, and our failure
to attract and retain such personnel could seriously harm our
business.
Due
to
the specialized nature of our business, our future performance is highly
dependent on the continued services of our key engineering personnel and
executive officers. Our prospects depend on our ability to attract and retain
qualified engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and management personnel
for our operations. Competition for personnel is intense, and we may not be
successful in attracting or retaining qualified personnel. Our failure to
compete for these personnel could seriously harm our business, prospects,
results of operations and financial condition.
Provisions
in our charter documents and rights agreement could make it more difficult
to
acquire our Company and may reduce the market price of our
stock.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain certain provisions, and we
have
adopted a stockholder rights plan (as more fully described in our current report
on Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2001), each of which could delay or prevent a
change in control of our company or the removal of management, and which could
also deter potential acquirers from making an offer to our stockholders and
limit any opportunity to realize premiums over prevailing market prices of
our
common stock.
Natural
disasters, like hurricanes, or occurrences of other natural disasters whether
in
the United States or internationally may affect the markets in which our common
stock trades, the markets in which we operate and our
profitability.
Natural
disasters, like those related to hurricanes, or threats or occurrences of other
similar events, whether in the United States or internationally, may affect
the
markets in which our common stock trades, the markets in which we operate and
our profitability. Hurricanes have affected us in the past, and may continue
to
affect us in the future, resulting in damage to our manufacturing facility
in
South Florida and our manufacturing equipment, office closures and impairing
our
ability to produce and deliver our products. Such events could also affect
our
domestic and international sales, disrupt our supply chains, primarily for
raw
materials and process chemicals and gases, affect the physical facilities of
our
suppliers or customers, and make transportation of our supplies and products
more difficult or cost prohibitive. Due to the broad and uncertain effects
that
natural events have had on financial and economic markets generally, we cannot
provide any estimate of how these activities might affect our future
results.
Failure
to protect our proprietary technologies or maintain the right to use certain
technologies may negatively affect our ability to compete.
We
rely
heavily on our proprietary technologies. Our future success and competitive
position may depend in part upon our ability to obtain or maintain protection
of
certain proprietary technologies used in our principal products. We do not
have
patent protection on many aspects of our technology. Our reliance upon
protection of some of our technology as “trade secrets” will not necessarily
protect us from the use by other persons of our technology, or their use of
technology that is similar or superior to that which is embodied in our trade
secrets. Others may be able to independently duplicate or exceed our technology
in whole or in part. We may not be successful in maintaining the confidentiality
of our technology, dissemination of which could have material adverse effects
on
our business. In addition, litigation may be necessary to determine the scope
and validity of our proprietary rights.
Obtaining
or protecting our proprietary rights may require us to defend claims of
intellectual property infringement by our competitors. We could become subject
to lawsuits in which it is alleged that we have infringed or are infringing
upon
the intellectual property rights of others with or without our prior awareness
of the existence of those third-party rights, if any.
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If
any
infringements, real or imagined, happen to exist, arise or are claimed in the
future, we may be exposed to substantial liability for damages and may need
to
obtain licenses from the patent owners, discontinue or change our processes
or
products or expend significant resources to develop or acquire non-infringing
technologies. We may not be successful in such efforts or such licenses may
not
be available under reasonable terms. Our failure to develop or acquire
non-infringing technologies or to obtain licenses on acceptable terms or the
occurrence of related litigation itself could have material adverse effects
on
our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
The
price of our common stock has fluctuated widely in the past and may fluctuate
widely in the future.
Our
common stock, which is traded on the over-the-counter bulletin board, has
experienced and may continue to experience significant price and volume
fluctuations that could adversely affect the market price of our common stock
without regard to our operating performance. In addition, we believe that
factors such as quarterly fluctuations in financial results, financial
performance and other activities of other publicly traded companies in the
semiconductor industry could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate
substantially. In addition, in recent periods, our common stock, the stock
market in general and the market for shares of semiconductor industry-related
stocks in particular have experienced extreme price fluctuations which have
often been unrelated to the operating performance of the affected companies.
Any
similar fluctuations in the future could adversely affect the market price
of
our common stock.
ITEM
1B
UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS.
None
ITEM
2.
PROPERTIES.
The
Company’s manufacturing operations and its corporate headquarters are located in
one leased facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Company leases
approximately 47,000 sq. ft. for its facility. The lease is for a term of ten
years ending on December 31, 2011 and does not include an option to renew the
lease under current terms. The Company believes that its facility in West Palm
Beach, Florida is suitable and adequate to meet its requirements currently
and
for the foreseeable future.
ITEM
3.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
We
may
from time to time become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the
ordinary course of business. As of February 29, 2008, we had no known material
current, pending, or threatened litigation.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
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PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND REGISTRANT’S PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES
Since
March 1995, the Company’s Common Stock has been traded on the Over The Counter
Electronic Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”). The Company’s Common Stock was traded on
the New York Stock Exchange until October 13, 1993, at which time it began
trading on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market where it was traded until March 1995.
The
following table sets forth for the periods indicated, high and low bid
information of the Common Stock as reported by the OTCBB. The prices set forth
below reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down, or
commission and may not represent actual transactions.
FISCAL YEAR ENDED
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FISCAL YEAR ENDED
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FEBRUARY 29, 2008
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FEBRUARY 28, 2007
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HIGH
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LOW
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HIGH
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LOW
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First
Quarter
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$
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1.98
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$
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1.55
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$
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4.75
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$
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3.70
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Second
Quarter
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$
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2.11
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$
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1.58
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$
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4.15
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$
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1.45
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Third
Quarter
|
$
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2.49
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$
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2.00
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$
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1.75
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$
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1.25
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Fourth
Quarter
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$
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2.95
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$
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2.37
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$
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2.05
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$
|
1.30
|
As
of May
24, 2007, there were approximately 1,879 holders of record of the Company’s
Common Stock. On May 22, 2008, the last sale price of the Common Stock as
reported on the OTCBB was $2.95 per share.
Certificates
representing 61,131 “old
shares” of Common Stock, which were subject to an approximate 10 to 1 reverse
split (which was authorized by the Bankruptcy Court on September 1993), have
not
been exchanged by the stockholders as of February 29, 2008. Subsequent to such
stock split, these certificates now represent 6,113 shares of Common Stock,
which are included in the 2,263,037 shares outstanding as of February 29, 2008
indicated in the beginning of this filing. These “old shares” have not been
included in the number of shares outstanding as set forth in the Company’s
filings with the commission since the date of such stock split through its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended February 29, 2008.
The
Company has 173,287 shares of treasury stock
in
certificate form in its possession. These shares of treasury stock are not
included in the number of shares issued and outstanding for the fiscal years
ended February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007.
The
Company has not paid any dividends since emerging from bankruptcy and the
Company does not contemplate declaring dividends in the foreseeable future.
Pursuant to the Company’s ability to pay its settlement proposal with USEPA, the
Company agreed not to pay dividends on any shares of capital stock until the
settlement amount for environmental liabilities is agreed upon and paid in
full.
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the Company did not issue any shares
of
its Common Stock to employees.
ITEM
6.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA.
Not
applicable.
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ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
You
should read the following discussion in conjunction with the “Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data” section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
You also should review and consider the risks relating to the Company’s
business, operations, financial performance, and cash flows presented earlier
under “Risk Factors.”
INTRODUCTION
The
Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets solid-state semiconductor
components and related devices primarily for the military and aerospace markets.
The Company manufactures a large variety of bipolar and MOS power transistors,
power and control hybrids, junction and power MOFSET’s, field effect transistors
and other related products. Most of the Company’s products are custom made
pursuant to contracts with customers whose end products are sold to the United
States government. Other products, such as JAN transistors, diodes and SMD
voltage regulators, are sold as standard or catalog items.
The
following table is included solely for use in comparative analysis of income
before extraordinary items to complement Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations:
(Dollars in Thousands)
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Year Ended February 29/8,
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2008
|
2007
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||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
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7,792
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$
|
7,760
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Cost
of sales
|
5,893
|
6,291
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Gross
profit
|
1,899
|
1,469
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
1,149
|
1,051
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Operating
income (loss)
|
750
|
418
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Forgiveness
of Debt
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Imputed
interest expense on unsecured creditors claims
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Interest
income
|
162
|
132
|
|||||
Environmental
Expenses/Other, net
|
16
|
(118
|
)
|
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Provision
for income taxes
|
3
|
-
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$
|
925
|
$
|
432
|
TRENDS
AND UNCERTAINTIES:
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the Company’s book-to-bill ratio was
approximately 1.17 as compared to approximately .81 for the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2007 reflecting an increase
in the volume of orders booked.
The
Company does not believe that the year-to-year change in the book-to-bill ratio
indicates a specific trend in the demand for the Company’s products. Generally,
the intake of orders over the last twenty four months has varied greatly as
a
result of the fluctuations in the general economy, variations in defense
spending on programs the Company supports,
and the
timing of contract awards by the Department of Defense and subsequently by
its
prime contractors, which is expected to continue over the next twelve to twenty
four months. The Company
continues to identify means intended to reduce its variable manufacturing costs
to offset the potential impact of low volume of orders to be shipped. However,
should order intake fall drastically below the level experienced in the last
twenty four months, the Company might be required to implement further cost
cutting or other downsizing measures to continue its business operations.
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES:
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents include demand deposits, money market accounts, and treasury
bills with maturities of ninety days or less.
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Earnings
Per Common Share
Earnings
per common share is presented in accordance with SFAS No. 128 “Earnings per
Share.” Basic earnings per common share is computed using the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per
common share incorporate the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed
exercise of stock options to the extent they are not anti-dilutive using the
treasury stock method.
Shipping
and Handling
Shipping
and handling costs billed to customers by the Company are recorded in net sales.
Shipping costs incurred by the Company are recorded in cost of sales.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the
“first-in, first-out” (FIFO) method. The Company buys raw material only to fill
customer orders. Excess raw material is created only when a vendor imposes
a
minimum buy in excess of actual requirements. Such excess material will usually
be utilized to meet the requirements of the customer’s subsequent orders. If
excess material is not utilized after two fiscal years it is fully reserved.
Any
inventory item once designated as reserved is carried at zero value in all
subsequent valuation activities.
The
Company’s inventory valuation policy is as follows:
Raw material /Work in process:
|
All
material purchased, processed and/or used in the last two fiscal
years is
valued at the lower of its acquisition cost or market. All material
not
purchased/used in the last two fiscal years is fully reserved
for.
|
Finished
goods:
|
All
finished goods with firm orders for later delivery are valued (material
and overhead) at the lower or cost or market. All finished goods
with no
orders are fully reserved.
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
2008
vs. 2007
Net
sales
for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 increased by approximately .4%
to
$7,792,000 versus $7,760,000 during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007,
as
a result of an increase in the demand for the Company’s products due to changes
in defense spending on military programs the Company supports, as well as
increased economic activity and greater delivery requirements by its customers.
Bookings
were greater than sales by approximately 17%; thus, the backlog increased from
$4,472,000 as of February 28,
2007
to $5,826,000 as of February 29, 2008. The Company has experienced an increase
in the level of bookings of approximately 46% for the year ended February 29,
2008 as compared to the previous year primarily due to changes in military
spending on programs the Company supports.
During
the year ended February 29, 2008, the Company shipped 790,386 units
as compared
with 496,801 units shipped during the year ended February 28, 2007. It should
be
noted that since the Company manufactures a wide variety of products with an
average sales price ranging from less than one dollar to several hundred
dollars, such periodic variations in the Company’s volume of units shipped might
not be a reliable indicator of the Company’s performance.
Cost
of
sales for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 decreased to $5,893,000 from
$6,291,000 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007. Expressed
as a percentage of sales, cost of sales decreased from approximately 81% for
the
fiscal year ended February 28, 2007 to approximately 76% for the fiscal year
ended February 29, 2008. This decrease was principally as a result of lower
raw
material and labor costs and lower manufacturing overhead costs.
During
the year ended February 29, 2008 the Company’s gross profit was $1,899,000 (24%
margin) as compared to $1,469,000 (19% margin) for the year ended February
28,
2007. The gross profit increase was due principally to lower raw material and
labor costs and lower manufacturing overhead costs.
During
the year ended February 29, 2008, selling, general and administrative based
expenses, as a percentage of sales, were approximately 15% as compared with
14%
for the year ended February 28, 2007. Selling, general and administrative
expenses increased approximately 9% to $1,149,000 for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2008 from $1,051,000 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007.
This increase is primarily the result of an increase in sales
wages.
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Operating
income for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 was $750,000 as compared
to
an operating income of $418,000 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007.
This increase was primarily attributable to a decrease in raw material and
labor
costs and lower manufacturing overhead costs.
Interest
income for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 increased to $162,000 from
$132,000 during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007. This increase was
attributable to a higher cash and cash equivalents balance and higher interest
rates earned on cash and cash equivalents.
Accrued
environmental expenses for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 remained
at
$118,000, the same as for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007. The Company
accrued these expenses during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007 after
receiving a notice from FDEP regarding unreimbursed expenses associated with
the
Port Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site. (See “Environmental
Liabilities”)
Net
income for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 was $925,000 as compared
to
net income of $432,000 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007. This
increase is attributable to a decrease in raw material and labor costs and
lower
manufacturing overhead costs.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Subject
to the following discussion, the Company expects its sole source of liquidity
over the next twelve months to be cash from operations. However, due to the
level of current backlog and level of new order intake, the Company might
operate at a loss during part of the next fiscal year. The Company anticipates
that its capital expenditures will be approximately $200,000 for the next fiscal
year.
During
the first few fiscal years after its emergence from bankruptcy proceedings,
the
Company generally experienced
losses from operations and severe cash shortages caused by a significant decline
in both sales and open order backlog, decreased margins (which is characteristic
in the industry) on the Company’s products, significant expenses associated with
the reorganization proceedings, and the Company’s inability to obtain additional
working capital through the sale of debt or equity securities or the sale of
non-operating assets. However, for the years ended February 29, 2008 and
February 28, 2007, the Company recorded a net income of $925,000 ($750,000
from
operations) and $432,000 ($418,000 from operations), respectively.
During
the pendency of the bankruptcy proceedings, all secured and unsecured claims
against any indebtedness of the Company (including accrued and unpaid interest)
were stayed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code while the Company continued
its operations as a debtor-in-possession, subject to the control and supervision
of the Bankruptcy Court. Because these stays limit cash outflow, the Company,
during the pendency of the Bankruptcy Proceedings, realized positive cash flow
from ongoing operations. Since the Company emerged from Chapter 11, it has
experienced positive cash flow from recurring operations; however, until the
fiscal year ended February 28, 1997, overall cash flow was negative due
primarily to the necessity to make payments of administrative expenses and
unsecured debt payouts arising in connection with the bankruptcy
proceedings.
Based
upon (i) management’s best information as to current national defense
priorities, future defense programs, as well as management’s expectations as to
future defense spending, (ii) the market trends signaling a steady level of
bookings, but with an increase in the cost of raw materials and operations
that
will result in the potential erosion of profit levels and continued price
pressures due to intense competition, and (iii) the continued competition in
the
defense and aerospace market, the Company believes that it will have sufficient
cash on hand to satisfy its operating needs over the next 12 months. However,
due to the level of current backlog and new order intake (due to the status
of
the general economy and the shift to Commercial Off -The-Shelf (COTS) by the
defense industry), the Company might operate at a loss during part of the next
fiscal year. Thus, based on these factors and
at
the current level of bookings, costs of raw materials and services, profit
margins and sales levels, the Company may not generate sufficient cash to
satisfy its operating needs and its obligations to pre-bankruptcy creditors
in
accordance with the Plan. Thus, the Company is in continuous negotiations with
all claim holders to reschedule these payments. In the event the Company is
unable to restructure its obligations to pre-bankruptcy creditors or the
slowdown in the intake of new orders continue, the Company has a contingency
plan to further reduce its size and thereby reduce its cost of operations within
certain limitations. Over the long-term, the Company believes that if the volume
and prices of product sales remain as presently anticipated, the Company will
generate sufficient cash from operations to sustain operations and pay
pre-bankruptcy creditor obligations at the current reduced level of payments.
In
the event that bookings in the long-term decline significantly below the level
experienced during the previous two fiscal years, the Company may be required
to
implement cost-cutting or other downsizing measures to continue its business
operations. Such cost-cutting measures could inhibit future growth prospects.
In
appropriate situations, the Company may seek strategic alliances, joint ventures
with others or acquisitions in order to maximize marketing potential and
utilization of existing resources and provide further opportunities for growth.
20
The
Company is continuing to negotiate with the unsecured creditors in an attempt to
arrive at reduced payment schedules. To date, these parties have not expressed
objection to the current reduced level of payments. However, no assurance can
be
made that the Company can reach a suitable agreement with the unsecured
creditors, or obtain additional sources of capital and/or cash or that the
Company can generate sufficient cash to meet its obligations.
At
February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007 respectively, the Company had cash
and
cash equivalents of $4,485,000 and
$3,539,000.
The cash
increase was primarily due to net cash flow from operations.
At
February 29, 2008, the Company had working capital of $6,016,000 as compared
with a working capital at February 28, 2007 of $5,179,000. The increase was
due
to an increase in cash and equivalents.
See
“Environmental Liabilities”, “Bankruptcy Proceedings” and “Properties” in Part
I, Items 1 and 2, for more information.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The
Company has not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements.
BOOKINGS
AND BACKLOG
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the Company’s net bookings were
$9,135,000 in new orders as compared with $6,250,000 for the year ended February
28, 2007, reflecting an increase of approximately 46%. The Company’s backlog
increased to $5,826,000 at February 29, 2008 as compared with $4,472,000 as
of
February 28, 2007, reflecting a 30% increase. In the event that bookings in
the
long-term decline significantly below the level experienced in the period ended
February 29, 2008, the Company may be required to implement additional
cost-cutting and other downsizing measures to continue its business operations.
Such cost-cutting measures could inhibit future growth prospects and current
productivity.
See
Part
I, Item 1, “Business – Marketing and Customers”.
FUTURE
PLANS
The
Company plans to obtain quality certification in accordance with quality level
AS9100 which will allow the Company to increase its sales of space-level
products to customers requiring such quality certification.
To
increase liquidity, the Company plans to (a) continue improving operating
efficiencies, (b) further reduce overhead expenses, (c) develop alternative
lower cost packaging technologies, and (d) develop products utilizing its
current manufacturing technologies geared toward market segments it is currently
unable to serve.
The
Company also plans to continue its efforts in selling commercial semiconductors
and power modules and to develop appropriate strategic alliance arrangements.
If
these plans are successful, the Company intends to aggressively pursue sales
of
these products which could require the Company to invest in the building up
of
inventories of finished goods and invest in capital (automatic assembly and
test) equipment. The source of capital funding will be defined subsequent to
such strategic partnership being formed. Such financing could come from
equipment leasing, among other financing alternatives.
Despite
its intentions, the Company cannot assure you that these plans will be
successful in easing liquidity problems, reducing costs or improving
sales.
INFLATION
The
rate
of inflation has not had a material effect on the Company’s revenues and costs
and expenses, and it is not anticipated that inflation will have a material
effect on the Company in the near future. However, sharp increases in the cost
of precious metals has had an adverse impact on the Company’s cost of raw
materials.
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SEASONALITY
The
Company’s bookings of new orders and sales are largely dependent on
congressional budgeting and appropriation activities and the cycles associated
therewith. The Company has historically experienced a decreased level of
bookings during the summer months as a result of a slowdown in the level of
budgeting and appropriation activities.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Some
of
the statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are "forward-looking
statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding
our
business, financial condition, results of operations, strategies or
prospects. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these
statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather,
forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities,
trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that
have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and
uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to
differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking
statements. These factors include those described under the caption "Risk
Factors" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those identified below.
We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.
Some
of
the factors that may impact our business, financial condition, results of
operations, strategies or prospects include:
·
|
Our
complex manufacturing processes may lower yields and reduce our
revenues.
|
·
|
Our
business could be materially and adversely affected if we are unable
to
obtain qualified supplies of raw materials and parts on a timely
basis and
at a cost-effective price.
|
·
|
We
are dependent on government contracts, which are subject to termination,
price renegotiations and regulatory compliance, which can increase
the
cost of doing business and negatively impact our
revenues.
|
·
|
Changes
in government policy or economic conditions could negatively impact
our
results.
|
·
|
Our
inventories may become obsolete and other assets may be subject to
risks.
|
·
|
Environmental
regulations could require us to incur significant
costs.
|
·
|
Our
business is highly competitive, and increased competition could reduce
gross profit margins and the value of an investment in our
Company.
|
·
|
Downturns
in the business cycle could reduce the revenues and profitability
of our
business.
|
·
|
Our
operating results may decrease due to the decline of profitability
in the
semiconductor industry.
|
·
|
Uncertainty
of current economic conditions, domestically and globally, could
continue
to affect demand for our products and negatively impact our
business.
|
·
|
Cost
reduction efforts may be unsuccessful or insufficient to improve
our
profitability and may adversely impact
productivity.
|
·
|
We
may not achieve the intended effects of our new business strategy,
which
could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results
of
operations.
|
·
|
Our
inability to introduce new products could result in decreased revenues
and
loss of market share to competitors; new technologies could also
reduce
the demand for our products.
|
·
|
Loss
of, or reduction of business from, substantial clients could hurt
our
business by reducing our revenues, profitability and cash
flow.
|
·
|
A
shortage of three-inch silicon wafers could result in lost revenues
due to
an inability to build our products.
|
·
|
The
nature of our products exposes us to potentially significant product
liability risk.
|
·
|
We
depend on the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel, and
our
failure to attract and retain such personnel could seriously harm
our
business.
|
·
|
Provisions
in our charter documents and rights agreement could make it more
difficult
to acquire our Company and may reduce the market price of our
stock.
|
·
|
Natural
disasters, like hurricanes, or occurrences of other natural disasters
whether in the United States or internationally may affect the markets
in
which our common stock trades, the markets in which we operate and
our
profitability.
|
·
|
Natural
disasters, like hurricanes, or occurrences of other natural disasters
whether in the United States or internationally may affect the
availability of raw materials which may adversely affect our
profitability.
|
·
|
Failure
to protect our proprietary technologies or maintain the right to
use
certain technologies may negatively affect our ability to
compete.
|
·
|
The
price of our common stock has fluctuated widely in the past and may
fluctuate widely in the future.
|
ITEM
7A.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not
applicable.
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ITEM 8. |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
|
Index
to
Financial Statements
Page
|
|
Management’s
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
|
24
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
25
|
Balance
Sheets as of February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007
|
26
|
Statements
of Operations for the years ended February 29, 2008 and February
28,
2007
|
27
|
Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended February 29, 2008 and February
28, 2007
|
28
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended February 29, 2008 and February
28,
2007
|
29
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
30-42
|
23
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
of Solitron Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term
is
defined in the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision
and
with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief
Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer), the Company’s management conducted an evaluation
of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of
February 29, 2008 as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule
13a-15(c). In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the criteria
set forth in the framework in “Internal Control - Integrated framework” issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based
on the evaluation conducted under the framework in “Internal Control -
Integrated Framework,” the Company’s management concluded that the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting was effective as of February 29,
2008.
This
report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered
public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the
Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
Solitron
Devices, Inc.
May
23,
2008
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
of Solitron Devices, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
as of
February 29, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of income, stockholders’
equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended
February 29, 2008. Solitron Devices, Inc.’s management is responsible for these
financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the consolidated financial statements, 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 Solitron Devices, Inc. as of
February 29, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows
for each of the years in the two-year period ended February 29, 2008 in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of
America.
DeLeon
& Company, P.A.
Pembroke
Pines, Florida
May
23,
2008
25
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
BALANCE
SHEETS
AS
OF
FEBRUARY 29, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2007
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
|
(in thousands, except for share and per
share amounts)
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
4,485
|
$
|
3,539
|
|||
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7
|
1,026
|
642
|
|||||
Inventories,
net
|
2,985
|
2,682
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
104
|
128
|
|||||
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
|
8,600
|
6,991
|
|||||
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net
|
562
|
489
|
|||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
245
|
53
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
9,407
|
$
|
7,533
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable-Post-petition
|
$
|
529
|
$
|
240
|
|||
Accounts
payable-Pre-petition, current portion
|
1,114
|
1,142
|
|||||
Customer
deposit
|
387
|
-
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
|
554
|
430
|
|||||
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
|
2,584
|
1,812
|
|||||
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES, net of current portion
|
345
|
168
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
2,929
|
1,980
|
|||||
COMMITMENTS
& CONTINGENCIES
|
|||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $.01 par value, authorized 500,000 shares, none
issued
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares,
|
|||||||
2,263,037
shares issued and outstanding, net of 173,287 shares of treasury
stock
|
23
|
23
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
2,733
|
2,733
|
|||||
Retained
Earnings
|
3,722
|
2,797
|
|||||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
6,478
|
5,553
|
|||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
9,407
|
$
|
7,533
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.
26
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
YEARS
ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2007
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(in thousands, except for share and per
share amounts)
|
|||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
7,792
|
$
|
7,760
|
|||
Cost
of sales
|
5,893
|
6,291
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
1,899
|
1,469
|
|||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
1,149
|
1,051
|
|||||
Operating
income
|
750
|
418
|
|||||
Other
income (expenses):
|
|||||||
Environmental
expenses
|
-
|
(118
|
)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
162
|
132
|
|||||
Other,
net
|
16
|
-
|
|||||
Income
before income taxes
|
$
|
928
|
$
|
432
|
|||
Provision
for income taxes
|
3
|
-
|
|||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
925
|
$
|
432
|
|||
Income
per share from continuing operations-Basic
|
$
|
0.33
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||
Income
per share from continuing operations-Diluted
|
$
|
0.31
|
$
|
0.17
|
|||
Net
Income per share-Basic
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||
Net
Income per share-Diluted
|
$
|
0.38
|
$
|
0.18
|
|||
Weighted
Average shares outstanding-Basic
|
2,263,043
|
2,245,468
|
|||||
Weighted
Average shares outstanding-Diluted
|
2,451,928
|
2,454,024
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.
27
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS
ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2007
Common
Stock
|
Additional
|
|||||||||||||||
Number of
|
Paid-in
|
Retained
|
||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Earnings
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands, except for number of shares)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance,
February 28, 2006
|
2,235,549
|
$
|
22
|
$
|
2,711
|
$
|
2,365
|
$
|
5,098
|
|||||||
New
shares issued in exchange for old
|
|
|||||||||||||||
and
escheatment shares
|
33
|
|||||||||||||||
Fractional
shares paid Cash-in-Lieu
|
(34
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
New
shares issued due to exercise
|
||||||||||||||||
of
stock options
|
27,500
|
1
|
22
|
23
|
||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
432
|
432
|
|||||||||||
Balance,
February 28, 2007
|
2,263,048
|
23
|
2,733
|
2,797
|
5,553
|
|||||||||||
Fractional
shares paid Cash-in-Lieu
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
925
|
925
|
|||||||||||
Balance,
February 29, 2008
|
2,263,037
|
$
|
23
|
$
|
2,733
|
$
|
3,722
|
$
|
6,478
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.
28
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS
ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2007
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
925
|
$
|
432
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|||||||
provided
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
179
|
182
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
(Increase)
decrease in:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(384
|
)
|
346
|
||||
Inventories
|
(303
|
)
|
(112
|
)
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
24
|
18
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
(192
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Increase
(decrease) in:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable-post-petition
|
289
|
(273
|
)
|
||||
Accounts
payable-pre-petition
|
(28
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
|||
Customer
deposit
|
387
|
-
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses and Other liabilities
|
124
|
(199
|
)
|
||||
Accrued
environmental expenses
|
-
|
90
|
|||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
177
|
-
|
|||||
Total
adjustments
|
273
|
24
|
|||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
1,198
|
456
|
|||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES;
|
|||||||
Purchases
of property, plant and equipment
|
(252
|
)
|
(121
|
)
|
|||
NET
CASH (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
(252
|
)
|
(121
|
)
|
|||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES;
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from conversion of stock options
|
-
|
23
|
|||||
NET
CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
-
|
23
|
|||||
NET
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
946
|
358
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR
|
3,539
|
3,181
|
|||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
|
$
|
4,485
|
$
|
3,539
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.
29
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Summary
of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies
Nature
of Operations and Activities
Solitron
Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Solitron”), designs,
develops, manufactures and markets solid-state semiconductor components and
related devices primarily for the military and aerospace markets. The Company
was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in 1959, and
reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in August
1987.
Change
of Entity
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 the Company dissolved its subsidiaries,
all of which were inactive, by board resolution and will drop the titles
“Consolidated” and “And Subsidiaries” from its financial
statements.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and
cash equivalents include demand deposits, money market accounts, and treasury
bills with maturities of ninety days or less. The Company had $4,410,000 in
treasury bills that mature within three months of the balance sheet date and
are
classified as cash equivalents.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of
business but mitigates the associated credit risk by performing credit checks
and actively pursuing past due accounts. An allowance for doubtful accounts
has
been established. The allowance amount was $7,000 as of February 29,
2008.
Shipping
and Handling
Shipping
and handling costs billed to customers are recorded in net sales. Shipping
costs
incurred by the Company are recorded in cost of sales.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the
“first-in, first-out” (FIFO) method. The Company buys raw material only to fill
customer orders. Excess raw material is created only when a vendor imposes
a
minimum buy in excess of actual requirements. Such excess material will usually
be utilized to meet the requirements of the customer’s subsequent orders. If
excess material is not utilized after two fiscal years it is fully reserved.
Any
inventory item once designated as reserved is carried at zero value in all
subsequent valuation activities.
The
Company’s inventory valuation policy is as follows:
Raw material /Work in process:
|
All
material purchased, processed and/or used in the last two fiscal
years is
valued at the lower of its acquisition cost or market. All material
not
purchased/used in the last two fiscal years is fully reserved
for.
|
Finished
goods:
|
All
finished goods with firm orders for later delivery are valued (material
and overhead) at the lower or cost or market. All finished goods
with no
orders are fully reserved.
|
Direct
labor costs:
|
Direct
labor costs are allocated to finished goods and work in process inventory
based on engineering estimates of the amount of man hours required
from
the different direct labor departments to bring each device to its
particular level of completion.
|
On
November 2004 the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Financial
Accounting Standards No. 151 (“SFAS 151“) “Inventory
Costs an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4”.
This
statement became effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005.
ARB
No. 43, Chapter 4 required that under some circumstances items such as idle
facility expense, excessive spoilage, double freight, and handling costs may
be
so abnormal as to require treatment as current period charges. SFAS 151 requires
that these items be recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether
they meet the criterion of “so abnormal”. The Company adopted SFAS 151 on March
1, 2006. The adoption of SFAS 151 does not have a material effect on the
Company.
30
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Property,
Plant and Equipment
Property,
plant, and equipment are stated at cost. Major renewals and improvements are
capitalized, while maintenance
and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is provided on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related
assets.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit
risk, consist principally of cash and trade receivables. The Company places
its
cash with high credit quality institutions. At times such amounts may be in
excess of the FDIC insurance limits. The Company has not experienced any losses
in such account and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit
risk on the account. As of February 29, 2008, none of the Company’s cash
reserves were subject to this risk. With respect to the trade receivables,
most
of the Company’s products are custom made pursuant to contracts with customers
whose end products are sold to the United States Government. The Company
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and
maintains allowances for potential credit losses. Actual losses and allowances
have historically been within management’s expectations.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized upon shipment; however, the Company may receive payment of some
contracts in advance. When received, these amounts are deferred and are
recognized as revenue in the period in which the related products are
shipped.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”.
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 and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. 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. Under SFAS 109, the effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities or a change in tax rate is recognized in income in the period that
includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced to estimated
amounts to be realized by the use of a valuation allowance.
Net
Income Per Common Share
Net
income per common share is presented in accordance with SFAS No. 128 “Earnings
per Share.” Basic earnings per common share is computed using the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings
per common share incorporate the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed
exercise of stock options to the extent they are not anti-dilutive using the
treasury stock method.
Stock
Based Compensation
In
December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, and
amendment of FASB Statement No. 123”. This statement amends SFAS No. 123, to
provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair
value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. This
statement also amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require
prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about
the
method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of
the
method used on reported results. The Company has prepared its annual and interim
financial statements for the fiscal years ended February 29, 2008 and February
28, 2007 in accordance with SFAS No. 148.
During
the fiscal years ended February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007, the Company
did
not issue any stock-based compensation to its employees.
Financial
Statement Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts 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 these estimates, and the
differences could be material. Such estimates include depreciable life,
valuation allowance, and allowance for doubtful accounts.
31
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
No
recent
accounting pronouncements that affect the Company were issued.
2.
Liquidity and Petition in Bankruptcy
Liquidity
The
Company has significant obligations arising from settlements in connection
with
its bankruptcy necessitating it to make substantial cash payments that cannot
be
supported by the current level of operations. However, the Company has projected
that it will be able to generate sufficient funds to support its ongoing
operations. The Company must be able to obtain forbearance or be able to
renegotiate its bankruptcy related required payments to unsecured creditors,
the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”), or raise sufficient
cash in order to pay these obligations as currently due, in order to remain
a
going concern.
The
Company continues to negotiate with its unsecured creditors and FDEP in an
attempt to arrive at reduced payment schedules. To date, these parties have
not
expressed objection to the reduced level of payments. However, no assurance
can
be made that the Company can reach a suitable agreement with the unsecured
creditors or taxing authorities or obtain additional sources of capital and/or
cash or that the Company can generate sufficient cash to meet its obligations.
The Company has a contingency plan to reduce its size and thereby reduce its
cost of operations within certain limitations. The financial statements do
not
include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effect on the
recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification
of
liabilities that may result from the possible uncertainties described above.
Petition
in Bankruptcy
On
January 24, 1992, the Company filed voluntary petitions under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code. The Company was authorized to continue in the management and
control of its business and property as debtor-in-possession under the
Bankruptcy Code.
On
August
20, 1993 the Company’s Plan of Reorganization, as amended and modified (the
“Plan”), was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the Company emerged from
bankruptcy on August 30, 1993. On July 12, 1996 the Bankruptcy Court officially
closed the case.
(a) Pursuant
to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company was required to make quarterly
payments to holders of unsecured claims until they receive 35% of their
pre-petition claims over a period of ten years beginning in approximately May
1995. However, due to negotiations between the parties, the unsecured creditors
agreed to a reduced payment schedule and the Company agreed to make payments
until its obligations are fulfilled. At February 29, 2008, the Company is
currently scheduled to pay approximately $1,114,000 to holders of allowed
unsecured claims in quarterly installments of approximately $62,000. As of
February 29, 2008, the amount due to holders of allowed unsecured claims is
accrued as a current pre-petition liability.
(b) Beginning
on the later of (i) the payment of all administrative claims and all unsecured
claims, but not later than 18 months after the Effective Date (August 30, 1993)
and (ii) the date the Company's net after tax income exceeds $500,000, the
Company will pay (on an annual basis) each of (x) the holders of unsecured
claims (pro rata) and (y) Vector Trading and Holding Corporation (“Vector”), 5%
of its net after tax income in excess of $500,000 until the tenth anniversary
of
the Effective Date, up to a maximum aggregate of $1,500,000 of such payments
to
the holders of unsecured claims (pro rata) and up to a maximum aggregate of
$1,500,000 of such payments to Vector. This obligation expired as of August
2005.
(c) Under
the
Plan, the Company is required to remediate its former non-operating facility
located in Port Salerno and its former facility located in Riviera Beach,
Florida. The Plan contemplated that monies to fund the remediation will be
made
available from the proceeds of the sale or lease of the properties, to the
extent that the Company is successful in its efforts to sell or lease such
properties. The Riviera Beach Property was sold on October 12, 1999 by the
Company. Under the terms of the sale, USEPA received the net proceeds of
$419,000. USEPA also received approximately $19,000 from the Riviera Beach
environmental escrowed monies to defray its cleanup costs. The Port Salerno
(formerly occupied by Solitron Microwave) property was sold on March 17, 2003.
Under the terms of the sale, USEPA received $153,155 and Martin County received
on behalf of FDEP $278,148 (the net proceeds). Further, pursuant to the Plan,
a
purchaser of this facility would not be liable for existing environmental
problems under certain conditions. In connection with facilitating the
remediation of the property, the Company will also, to the extent the proceeds
from the sale or lease of these properties are not sufficient to pay for the
remediation, be required to escrow the following amounts on a monthly basis
beginning on September 30, 1995: (i) year 1 - $5,000 per month;
32
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(ii)
year
2 - $7,500 per month; (iii) year 3 - $10,000 per month; and (iv) $10,000 per
month thereafter until remediation is completed. The Company has notified FDEP
of its inability to pay pursuant to this schedule and is making payments at
the
rate of $1,000 per month. As of February 29, 2008, the Company has deposited
$90,000 into the escrow accounts. As of February 29, 2008, approximately $58,000
remains in the Port Salerno escrow account.
(d) The
Company has paid all of the allowed administrative claims and allowed wage
claims since August 1993.
The
Plan
provided for the distribution of common stock of the Company such that,
post-petition, the Company's common stock would be held as follows:
Party-In-Interest
|
Common Stock
|
|||
Vector
|
25
|
%
|
||
Unsecured
Creditors
|
40
|
%
|
||
Company's
President
|
10
|
%
|
||
Pre-Petition
Stockholders
|
20
|
%
|
||
Reserved
for future issuance under an employee stock incentive plan to be
issued
based upon the terms and conditions of the plan at the discretion
of the
Board of Directors
|
5
|
%
|
||
100
|
%
|
On
October 4, 1994, the Company and Vector agreed that Vector’s 25% stock ownership
would be distributed among various parties. Vector participants were: Vector
principal (Howard White) who received 273,943 shares (subsequently sold to
Inversiones Globales); AHI Drillings, Inc. who received 77,037 shares; Cointrol
Credit Co. II who received 20,095 shares; Service Finance who received 77,037
shares; Trans Resources who received 77,037 shares; and Martin Associates who
received 22,848 shares. Based solely on the Company’s knowledge (and not from
any filings which may have to be made with the SEC), and as the result of an
out
of court agreement made subsequent to a lawsuit filed against Vector by John
Stayduhar, a previous Chairman/CEO of the Company, shares held by Inversiones
Globales (174,000), by AHI Drillings, Inc. (77,037), by Service Finance
(77,037), by Trans Resources (77,037), and by Martin Associates (22,737) were
transferred to Mr. Stayduhar. This gave Mr. Stayduhar approximately 20.61%
of
the shares of the Company.
3.
Earnings Per Share
The
shares used in the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted earnings per
common share were as follows:
Fiscal
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February
29/8,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
2,263,043
|
2,245,468
|
|||||
Dilutive
effect of employee stock options
|
188,885
|
208,556
|
|||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution
|
2,451,928
|
2,454,024
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution, include the incremental
shares that would be issued upon the assumed exercise of stock options. For
fiscal year 2008, 13,800 of the Company’s outstanding stock options (14,400
fiscal year 2007) were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per
share because the exercise prices of the stock options were greater than or
equal to the average price of the common shares, and therefore their inclusion
would have been anti-dilutive. These options could be dilutive in the future
if
the average share price increases and is greater than the exercise price of
these options.
33
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4.
Inventories
As
of
February 29, 2008, inventories consist of the following:
Gross
|
Reserve
|
Net
|
||||||||
Raw
Materials
|
$
|
1,690,000
|
$
|
(321,000
|
)
|
$
|
1,369,000
|
|||
Work-In-Process
|
1,988,000
|
(509,000
|
)
|
1,479,000
|
||||||
Finished
Goods
|
588,000
|
(451,000
|
)
|
137,000
|
||||||
Totals
|
$
|
4,266,000
|
$
|
(1,281,000
|
)
|
$
|
2,985,000
|
5.
Property,
Plant and Equipment
As
of
February 29, 2008, property, plant, and equipment consist of the
following:
Estimated
|
|||||||
Useful Life
|
|||||||
Leasehold
Improvements
|
$
|
171,000
|
5-12
years
|
||||
Machinery
and Equipment
|
1,788,000
|
5
years
|
|||||
|
1,959,000
|
||||||
Less
Accumulated Depreciation
|
|||||||
And
Amortization
|
1,397,000
|
||||||
$
|
562,000
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense was $179,000 and $182,000 for 2008 and 2007
respectively, and is included in Cost of Sales in the accompanying Statements
of
Operations.
6.
Accrued Expenses
As
of
February 29, 2008 accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the
following:
Payroll
and related employee benefits
|
$
|
526,000
|
||
Property
taxes
|
7,000
|
|||
Environmental
liabilities
|
10,000
|
|||
Other
liabilities
|
11,000
|
|||
$
|
554,000
|
7.
Long-Term Liabilities
As
of
February 29, 2008, long-term liabilities consist of the following
items:
$
|
187,000
|
|||
158,000
|
||||
$
|
345,000
|
Environmental
liability has an estimated payout period of seven years at a discounted interest
rate of 8.25%. Environmental liability is shown net of $54,000 of deferred
interest.
34
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Contractual
or estimated payment requirements on other long-term liabilities excluding
amounts representing interest during the next five years and thereafter are
as
follows. It is reasonably possible that the estimates could change in the near
term:
Fiscal
Year Ending February 28/29
|
Amount
|
|||
2009
|
$
|
27,000
|
||
2010
|
27,000
|
|||
2011
|
27,000
|
|||
2012
|
27,000
|
|||
2013
|
27,000
|
|||
Thereafter
|
23,000
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
158,000
|
Imputed
interest expense for fiscal years ended February 29, 2008 and February 28,
2007
amounted to $0 relating to accounts payable - pre-petition. Such pre-petition
payables were scheduled to be paid by May 2005 at the end of ten years based
on
the payment schedules set by the court and carried imputed interest to that
date. The Company was not able to meet the payment plan and agreed to a lower
amount after negotiating with the creditor committees. As a result of such
agreement, the amounts due to pre-petition creditors has been classified as
a
current liability and no further imputed interest has been
calculated.
8.
Income
Taxes
At
February 29, 2008, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $12,667,000 that expire through 2022. Such net operating losses
are available to offset future taxable income, if any. As the utilization of
such net operating losses for tax purposes is not assured, the deferred tax
asset has been mostly reserved through the recording of a 90% valuation
allowance. Should a cumulative change in the ownership of more than 50% occur
within a three-year period, there could be an annual limitation on the use
of
the net operating loss carryforward.
Total
net
deferred taxes are comprised of the following at February 29, 2008:
Deferred
tax assets:
|
||||
Loss
carryforwards
|
$
|
4,758,000
|
||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
3,000
|
|||
Inventory
allowance
|
3,640,000
|
|||
Accrued
bonuses
|
77,000
|
|||
Section
263A capitalized costs
|
1,074,000
|
|||
Total
deferred tax assets
|
9,552,000
|
|||
Valuation
allowance
|
(9,120,000
|
)
|
||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
432,000
|
|||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
||||
Depreciation
|
245,000
|
|||
Total
deferred tax liabilities
|
245,000
|
|||
Total
net deferred taxes
|
$
|
187,000
|
The
change in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets is due principally
to
the utilization of the net operating loss for the year ending February 29,
2008.
35
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A
reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount calculated using
the statutory federal rate (34%) for fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 is
as
follows:
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Income
Tax Provision at U.S.
Statutory Rate
|
$
|
292,000
|
$
|
147,000
|
|||
State
Taxes, Net of Federal Benefit
|
31,000
|
16,000
|
|||||
Alternative
Minimum Taxes
|
3,000
|
-
|
|||||
Utilization
of Net Operating Loss Carryforward
|
(323,000
|
)
|
(163,000
|
)
|
|||
Income
Tax Provision
|
$
|
3,000
|
$
|
-
|
9.
Stock
Options
The
Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan provides that stock options are valid for ten
years and vest in twelve months after the award date unless otherwise stated
in
the option awards.
On
January 23, 2006 the Board of Directors granted stock options to certain key
employees and directors. The options, which become vested on January 23, 2007,
were for a total of 14,700 shares and the exercise price was fixed at $3.95
per
share, which was the price on the OTCBB at the time of the grant. The options
are exercisable through January 23, 2016.
On
May
16, 2005 the Board of Directors granted stock options to certain key employees
and directors. The options, which became vested on May 15, 2006, were for a
total of 47,000 shares and the exercise price was fixed at $0.75 per share,
which was the price on the OTCBB at the time of the grant. The options are
exercisable through May 15, 2015.
On
May
17, 2004 the Board of Directors granted stock options to certain key employees
and directors. The options, which became vested on May 16, 2005, were for a
total number of 47,500 shares and the exercise price was fixed at 1.05 per
share, which was the price on the OTCBB at the time of the grant. The options
are exercisable through May 16, 2014.
On
May
17, 2004 the Board of Directors awarded the Company’s President options totaling
175,636 shares, which are fully vested. The exercise price of these options
was
fixed at $1.05 per share (the closing price on the OTCBB at the time of the
grant).
In
December 2000 another grant equal to 10% of the outstanding shares (245,624)
was
made to the Company’s President at the exercisable price of $0.40 per share (the
closing stock price on the date of the grant). Fifty percent (50%) of the total
number of shares is immediately exercisable and the other 50% vests in five
equal installments over the following five years. All of these options are
now
fully vested.
The
Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan allows the Company to grant common stock,
options, restricted stock, and stock appreciation rights to eligible
individuals. As of February 29, 2008, the Company had not granted any awards
under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.
Because
the determination of the fair value of all options is based on the assumptions
described earlier in Note 1 and, because additional option grants are expected
to be made each year, the pro-forma disclosures are not representative of
pro-forma effects on reported net income or loss for future years.
36
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
fair
value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a
lattice-based option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the
following table. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of
the
Company’s stock. The expected term of options granted is based on historical
option exercise data. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield
curve in effect at the time of the grant.
Date
of Grant
|
May 16, 2005
|
January 23, 2006
|
|||||
Dividend
Yields
|
0.0
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
|||
Expected
Volatility
|
103.6
|
%
|
105.9
|
%
|
|||
Risk-free
Interest Rates
|
4.25
|
%
|
4.5
|
%
|
|||
Expected
Life (in years)
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
Below
is
a summary of the Company’s Stock Option Activity:
Options
Outstanding
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||
Balance,
February 28, 2006
|
496,460
|
$
|
0.774
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(27,500
|
)
|
$
|
0.778
|
|||||||||
Expired
or Cancelled
|
(1,300
|
)
|
$
|
1.498
|
|||||||||
Balance,
February 28, 2007
|
467,660
|
$
|
0.771
|
||||||||||
Expired
or Cancelled
|
(600
|
)
|
$
|
3.950
|
|||||||||
Balance,
February 29, 2008
|
467,060
|
$
|
0.767
|
6.5
|
880,000
|
The
weighted average fair value of options granted during the year ended February
28, 2006 was $1.19. No options were granted in the years ended February 29,
2008
and February 28, 2007. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during
fiscal years ending February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007 was $0 and $79,000
respectively.
All
of
the Company’s outstanding options were vested as of February 28, 2007. The total
fair value of shares vested during the years ended February 29, 2008 and
February 28, 2007 was $0 and $71,000 respectively.
The
following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and
exercisable at February 29, 2008:
Options
Outstanding
|
Exercisable
Options
|
||||||||||||||||||
Range
of
Exercise
Prices
|
Number
of
Outstanding
Options
|
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Number
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
||||||||||||||
$
0.400
|
$
|
0.400
|
254,624
|
3
years
|
$
|
0.400
|
254,624
|
$
|
0.400
|
||||||||||
$
1.050
|
$
|
1.050
|
176,636
|
7
years
|
$
|
1.050
|
176,636
|
$
|
1.050
|
||||||||||
$
0.750
|
$
|
0.750
|
22,000
|
8
years
|
$
|
0.750
|
22,000
|
$
|
0.750
|
||||||||||
$
3.950
|
$
|
3.950
|
13,800
|
8
years
|
$
|
3.950
|
13,800
|
$
|
3.950
|
||||||||||
467,060
|
$
|
0.767
|
467,060
|
$
|
0.767
|
All
options with a remaining contractual life outstanding are fully
vested.
37
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10.
Employee Benefit Plans
The
Company has a 401k and Profit Sharing Plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan") in which
substantially all employees may participate after three months of service.
Contributions to the Profit Sharing Plan by participants are voluntary. The
Company may match participant's contributions up to 25% of 4% of each
participant's annual compensation. In addition, the Company may make additional
contributions at its discretion. The Company did not contribute to the Profit
Sharing Plan during the fiscal years ended February 29, 2008 and February 28,
2007.
11.
Export Sales and Major Customers
Revenues
from domestic and export sales to unaffiliated customers for the year ended
February 29, 2008 are as follows:
Power
|
Field
Effect
|
Power
|
||||||||||||||
Geographic
Region
|
Transistors
|
Hybrids
|
Transistors
|
MOSFETS
|
Totals
|
|||||||||||
Europe
and Australia
|
$
|
16,000
|
$
|
584,000
|
$
|
96,000
|
$
|
10,000
|
$
|
706,000
|
||||||
Canada
and Latin America
|
40,000
|
0
|
0
|
32,000
|
72,000
|
|||||||||||
Far
East and Middle East
|
81,000
|
0
|
2,000
|
71,000
|
154,000
|
|||||||||||
United
States
|
1,032,000
|
3,935,000
|
759,000
|
1,134,000
|
6,860,000
|
|||||||||||
Totals
|
$
|
1,169,000
|
$
|
4,519,000
|
$
|
857,000
|
$
|
1,247,000
|
$
|
7,792,000
|
Revenues
from domestic and export sales to unaffiliated customers for the year ended
February 28, 2007 are as follows:
Power
|
Field
Effect
|
Power
|
||||||||||||||
Geographic
Region
|
Transistors
|
Hybrids
|
Transistors
|
MOSFETS
|
Totals
|
|||||||||||
Europe
and Australia
|
$
|
13,000
|
$
|
826,000
|
$
|
42,000
|
$
|
30,000
|
$
|
911,000
|
||||||
Canada
and Latin America
|
31,000
|
0
|
0
|
125,000
|
156,000
|
|||||||||||
Far
East and Middle East
|
9,000
|
0
|
2,000
|
3,000
|
14,000
|
|||||||||||
United
States
|
1,517,000
|
3,524,000
|
465,000
|
1,173,000
|
6,679,000
|
|||||||||||
Totals
|
$
|
1,570,000
|
$
|
4,350,000
|
$
|
509,000
|
$
|
1,331,000
|
$
|
7,760,000
|
Revenues
from domestic and export sales are attributed to global geographic region
according to the location of the customer’s primary manufacturing or operating
facilities.
Sales
to
the Company's top two customers accounted for 44% of net sales for the year
ended February 29, 2008 as compared with 51% of
the
Company's net sales for the year ended February 28, 2007. Sales to Raytheon
Company accounted for approximately 34% of net sales for the year ended February
29, 2008 and 41% for the year ended February 28, 2007. Sales to the US
Government accounted for 10% of sales during both fiscal years ended February
29, 2008 and February 28, 2007.
12.
Major
Suppliers
Purchases
from the Company’s two top suppliers, CPS Technologies Corporation and Egide USA
Inc., accounted for 18% of total purchases of production materials for the
year
ended February 29, 2008. For the year ended February 28, 2007, purchases from
the Company’s two top suppliers, Platronics Seals and Egide USA Inc., accounted
for 23% of
the
Company's total purchases of production materials.
38
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
13.
Commitments and Contingencies
Employment
Agreement
In
December 2000, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with
its President. This agreement provides, among other things, for annual
compensation of $240,000 and a bonus pursuant to a formula. The agreement
stipulates that the President shall be entitled to a bonus equal to fifteen
percent (15%) of the Company’s pre-tax income in excess of Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000). For purposes of the agreement, “pre -tax income”
shall mean net income before taxes, excluding (i) all extraordinary gains or
losses, (ii) gains resulting from debt forgiven associated with the buyout
of
unsecured creditors, and (iii) any bonuses paid to employees. The bonus payable
hereunder shall be paid within ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal
year. The President of the Company voluntarily took a 30% reduction in
compensation at the time that salary reductions, ranging from 6% to 12%, went
into effect for all of the employees of the Company during fiscal year 2002.
As
of June 2, 2003, 66% of the reduction in salary was restored. As of January
1,
2004, the President’s salary was restored to 94% of the contracted value. As of
January 30, 2005, the President’s salary was restored to 100% of the contracted
value.
At
a
meeting of the the Compensation Committee on June 4, 2007, the Committee
approved a bonus payment for the Company’s President in the amount of $53,855
for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007.
The
Company accrued $121,430 as a bonus to Mr. Saraf for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2008. The Compensation Committee met and approved the bonus to
be
paid during June 2008.
The
President’s employment agreement stipulates, in Article 2.2, “Option to Extend”,
that the contract is automatically extended for one year periods unless a notice
is given by either party one year prior to the yearly anniversary.
Upon
execution of the agreement, the President received a grant of options to
purchase ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common
stock, par value $.01 calculated on a fully diluted basis, at an exercise price
per share equal to the closing asking price of the Company’s common stock on the
OTCBB on the date of the grant ($0.40). Fifty percent (50%) of the Initial
Stock
Options granted are vested immediately upon grant. The remaining fifty percent
(50%) of the Initial Stock Options will vest in equal amounts on each of the
first five anniversaries of the date of grant. As of February 28, 2006, these
options are now fully vested.
These
stock options are in addition to, and not in lieu of or in substitution for,
the
stock options (the “1992 Stock Options”) granted to the President pursuant to
the Incentive Stock Option Plan Agreement dated October 20, 1992 under Solitron
Devices, Inc. 1987 Stock Option Plan between the Company and the
President.
Environmental
Compliance:
The
Company entered into an Ability to Pay Multi-Site Settlement Agreement with
the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”), effective February 24,
2006 (“Settlement Agreement”), to resolve the Company’s alleged liability to
USEPA at the following sites: Solitron Microwave Superfund Site, Port Salerno,
Florida (“Port Salerno Site”); Petroleum Products Corporation Superfund Site,
Pembroke Park, Florida; Casmalia Resources
Superfund
Site, Santa Barbara, California “(Casmalia Site”); Solitron Devices Site,
Riviera Beach, Florida (the “Riviera Beach Site”); and City Industries Superfund
Site, Orlando, Florida (collectively, the “Sites”). The Settlement Agreement
required the Company to pay to USEPA the sum of $74,000 by February 24, 2008;
the Company paid the entire sum of $74,000 to USEPA on February 27, 2006. In
addition, the Company is required to pay to USEPA the sum of $10,000 or 5%
of
Solitron’s net after-tax income over the first $500,000, if any, whichever is
greater, for each year from 2008-2012. For payment to USEPA to be above $10,000
for any of these five years, the Company’s net income must exceed $700,000 for
such year, which has happened in fiscal year 2001, fiscal year 2006, and the
current fiscal year. The Company accrued $50,000 for its remaining obligations
under the Settlement Agreement.
39
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In
consideration of the payments made by the Company under the Settlement
Agreement, USEPA agreed not to sue or take any administrative action against
the
Company with regard to any of the Sites. The Company has also been notified
by a
group of alleged responsible parties formed at the Casmalia Site (“Casmalia PRP
Group”) that, based on
their
review and lack of objection to the Settlement Agreement, the Casmalia PRP
Group
does not anticipate pursuing Solitron for cost recovery at the Casmalia
site.
On
October 21, 1993, a Consent Final Judgment was entered into between the Company
and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) in the Circuit
Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida in and for Martin County,
Florida, in Case No. 91-1232 CA (the “Consent Final Judgment”). The Consent
Final Judgment required the Company to remediate the Port Salerno and Riviera
Beach Sites, make monthly payments to escrow accounts for each Site until the
sale of the Sites to fund the remediation work, take all reasonable steps to
sell the two Sites and, upon the sale of the Sites, apply the net proceeds
from
the sales to fund the remediation work. Both Sites have been sold pursuant
to
purchase agreements approved by FDEP.
Prior
to
the sale of the Port Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site, USEPA took over from
FDEP as the lead regulatory agency for the remediation of the Sites. At the
closing of the sale of each Site, the net proceeds of sale were distributed
to
USEPA and/or FDEP or other parties, as directed by the agencies. In addition,
upon the sale of the Riviera Beach Site, the Riviera Beach Escrow Account was
transferred to USEPA, as directed by the agencies. The current balance in the
Port Salerno Escrow Account is approximately $58,000. At present, work at the
Port Salerno Site is being performed by USEPA. Work at the Riviera Beach Site
is
being performed by Honeywell, Inc. (“Honeywell”), pursuant to an Administrative
Order on Consent entered into between Honeywell and USEPA. The Company has
been
notified by FDEP that the successful performance of remediation work in
accordance with the Consent Final Judgment standards by USEPA at the Port
Salerno Site and by Honeywell at the Riviera Beach Site will be construed by
FDEP as discharging the Company’s remediation obligations under the Consent
Final Judgment.
There
remains a possibility that FDEP will determine at some time in the future that
the final remedy approved by USEPA and implemented at either, or both of, the
Port Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site does not meet the State cleanup
requirements imposed by the Consent Final Judgment. If such a final
determination is made by FDEP, there is a possibility that FDEP will require
the
Company to implement additional remedial action at either, or both of, the
Port
Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site.
By
letter
dated November 16, 2006, FDEP notified the Company that FDEP has unreimbursed
expenses associated with the Port Salerno Site and Riviera Beach Site of
$214,800. FDEP further notified the Company that FDEP required the Company
to
resume payments under Consent Final Judgment to ensure that there are adequate
funds to cover FDEP’s unreimbursed expenses and the Company’s residual liability
under the Consent Final Judgment. During a follow up telephone conversation
with
the Company’s attorney, FDEP advised the Company that FDEP will prepare a
justification for the asserted unreimbursed expenses. Upon receipt of the cost
reimbursement package, the Company is required to transfer $55,000.00 from
the
Port Salerno Escrow Account to FDEP as partial payment for FDEP’s unreimbursed
expenses that are otherwise recoverable under the Consent Final Judgment. FDEP
further stated, during the telephone conversation, that FDEP will work with
the
Company to establish a reduced payment schedule for the Company to resume under
the Consent Final Judgment based on an appropriate showing by the Company of
financial hardship. The Company is currently awaiting receipt of FDEP’s cost
reimbursement package. Upon receipt of that documentation, the Company will
be
required to provide a recommendation to FDEP for resumption of payments to
FDEP
under the Consent Final Judgment based on the Company’s present ability to
pay.
On
August
7, 2002, the Company received a Request for Information from the State of New
York Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYDEC”), seeking information on
whether the Company had disposed of certain wastes at the Clarkstown Landfill
Site located in the Town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York (The
Clarkstown Landfill Site”). By letter dated August 29, 2002, the Company
responded to the Request for Information and advised NYDEC that the Company’s
former Tappan, New York facility had closed in the mid-1980’s, prior to the
initiation of the Company’s bankruptcy proceedings described below. The Company
contends that, to the extent that NYDEC has a claim against the Company as
a
result of the Company’s alleged disposal of wastes at the Clarkstown Landfill
Site prior to the closing of the Company’s former Tappan facility in the
mid-1980’s, the claim was discharged in bankruptcy as a result of the Bankruptcy
Court’s August 1993 Order. At NYDEC’s request, the Company entered into a
revised Tolling Agreement with NYDEC on October 8, 2007, which provides for
the
tolling of applicable statutes
of limitation through the earlier of October 28, 2008, or the date the State
institutes a suit against the Company for any claims associated with the
Clarkstown Landfill Site. It is not known at this time whether NYDEC will pursue
a claim
against the Company in connection with the Clarkstown Landfill Site. As of
the
date of this filing, no such claim has been made.
40
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Operating
Leases
In
2001,
the Company entered into a lease agreement for its production facility. The
lease has a 10-year term, which expires in the year 2011 and has no option
to
renew under current terms. The lease is subject to escalations based on
operating expenses. Future minimum lease payments for all non-cancelable
operating leases are as follows:
Fiscal
Year Ending February 28/29
|
Amount
|
|||
2009
|
$
|
452,000
|
||
2010
|
466,000
|
|||
2011
|
481,000
|
|||
Thereafter
|
411,000
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
1,810,000
|
Total
rent expense was $455,000 for the year ended February 29, 2008 as compared
with
$436,000 for the year ended February 28, 2007. These figures include rental
of
storage space, which is made on a month-to-month basis.
14.
Other
Income
During
the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008, the Company recognized approximately
$16,000 of other income attributable to receivables adjustments. No other income
was recognized during the year ended February 28, 2007.
ITEM 9. |
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.
|
None.
41
SOLITRON
DEVICES, INC.
NOTES
TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM
9A(T). CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Our
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of its management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief
Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e), and 15d-15(e)) as of
the
end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based upon that evaluation,
our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period
covered by this Annual Report.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Based
on
an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during
our last fiscal quarter identified in connection with that evaluation, that
has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
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PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS
, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The
table
below sets forth the name, age, and position of the directors and executive
officers of the Company. The table below also sets forth the year in which
each
director was first elected to the Board and the year in which the term of each
director expires. Pursuant to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the
Board of Directors is divided into three classes, each of which consists of
(as
nearly as may be possible) one third of the directors. Directors are elected
for
three-year terms. Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, all shares of Common
Stock issued to Vector and its participants and to the holders of allowed
unsecured claims must be voted for all purposes (including the election of
members of the Board of Directors) as directed by the Board of Directors.
Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, Vector originally owned 25% and the
holders of allowed unsecured claims own an aggregate of 40% of all shares of
Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization (other than shares
issuable to Mr. Saraf upon the exercise of options granted prior to the
Effective Date). On October 4, 1994, the Company and Vector agreed that its
25%
of stock would be redistributed between six parties (see Note 2 of the
Consolidated Financial Statements). Some of the Vector stock subsequently was
transferred to John Stayduhar’s Revocable Trust which is not subject to voting
restrictions (see Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Year
|
||||||||
First
|
Term As
|
|||||||
Became
|
Director
|
|||||||
Name
|
Age
|
Position with Solitron
|
Director
|
Expires(1)
|
||||
Shevach
Saraf
|
65
|
Chairman
of the Board,
|
1992
|
Expired
|
||||
Chief
Executive Officer,
|
||||||||
|
President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
Dr.
Jacob A. Davis
|
71
|
Director
|
1996
|
Expired
|
||||
Mr.
Joseph Schlig
|
80
|
Director
|
1996
|
Expired
|
1)
The
term of each Director has expired. Each Director shall continue in office until
his successor is elected at the next annual meeting of
stockholders.
Mr.
Shevach Saraf
has been
President of the Company since November 1992, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company since December 1992, Chairman of the Board since September 1993 and
Chief Financial Officer since 2000. He has 44 years experience in operations
and
engineering management with electronics and electromechanical manufacturing
companies.
Before
joining Solitron in 1992, Mr. Saraf was Vice President of Operations and a
member of the Board of Directors of Image Graphics, Inc (“Image Graphics”)., a
military and commercial electron beam recorder manufacturer based in Shelton,
CT. As head of Image Graphics’ engineering, manufacturing materials and field
service operations, he turned around the firm’s chronic cost and schedule
overruns to on-schedule and better-than-budget performance. Earlier, he was
President of Value Adding Services, a management consulting firm in Cheshire,
CT. This company provided consulting and turnaround services to electronics
and
electromechanical manufacturing companies with particular emphasis on
operations. From 1982-1987, Mr. Saraf was Vice President of operations for
Harmer Simmons Power Supplies, Inc., a power supplies manufacturer in Seymour,
CT. He founded and directed all aspects of the company’s startup and growth,
achieving $12 million in annual sales and a staff of 180 employees. Mr. Saraf
also held executive positions with Photofabrication Technology, Inc. and
Measurements Group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
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Born
and
raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, he served in the Israeli Air Force from 1960-1971
as
an electronics technical officer. He received his master’s in business
administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, and his master’s
in management from Rensselaer at Hartford (formerly known as Hartford [CT]
Graduate Center). He also received associate degrees from the Israeli Institute
of Productivity, the Teachers & Instructors Institute, and the Israeli Air
Force Technical Academy.
Dr.
Jacob (Jay) A. Davis
was
elected a Director of the Company on August 26, 1996. Dr. Davis also serves
as
the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
From 1995 to 1999, he was Vice President of Business Planning and Finance for
AET, Inc, a developing software company based in Melbourne, Florida. In 1994
and
1995, he was Visiting Professor in Engineering Management at Florida Institute
of Technology. He was a Vice-Chairman of the Brevard SCORE Chapter and has
devoted significant time to counseling with local businesses. He was an active
member of the International Executive Service Corps (IESC) serving in South
Russia during May and June of 1996.
Prior
to
joining AET, Dr. Davis was with Harris Semiconductor for 26 years. During the
last 12 years with Harris Semiconductor, he was Vice President-General Manager
of the Military and Aerospace Division, the Custom Integrated Circuits Division
and the Harris Microwave Division. Dr. Davis has served in a variety of other
capacities at Harris Semiconductor including Vice President of Engineering,
Director of Manufacturing, Director of Special Services, and Device Research
Engineer.
Dr.
Davis
received a doctor of philosophy from Purdue University in 1969 and a bachelors
of science in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University.
He is
a Member of the IEEE and the Electrochemical Society, and has served on a
variety of advisory boards for several Universities. He holds four patents
and
has given a number of overview papers and invited presentations at several
conferences.
Mr.
Joseph Schlig
was
elected a Director of the Company on August 26, 1996.
Since
1985, he has been Managing Director of Fairhaven Associates, a professional
consulting firm supporting small and medium size businesses in strategic
planning, financial, marketing and operations management and organizational
development. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Schlig also served as
Chief
Financial Officer of Industrial Technologies, Inc., (INTE.PK--NASDAQ). For
the
prior five years, Mr. Schlig was a business consultant to private companies
and
to the State of Connecticut Department of Economic Development.
Prior
to
1985, Mr. Schlig had many years of business experience including Director of
Marketing, Latin America for ITT and Director of International Operations for
Revlon. Mr. Schlig has also operated several small/medium size companies in
both
the public and private sectors. He also served as a director of the Trumbull
Technology Foundation, and a Director of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Connecticut
and served as a director of the Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation.
He
was an alternate member of the Board of Finance of the Town of Trumbull,
Connecticut. He is currently a Trustee and Treasurer of the Trumbull Public
Library System.
Mr.
Schlig has an engineering degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology and
an
MBA from the Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar. Mr. Schlig
is
the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation
Committee.
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Audit
Committee
The
Company’s Board of Directors has an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee
consists of Messrs. Davis and Schlig (Chairman). The Company has determined
that
the members of the audit committee are independent pursuant to Rule 4200(a)(15)
of the Marketplace Rules for the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Company’s Audit
Committee generally has responsibility for appointing, overseeing and
determining the compensation of our independent certified public accountants,
reviewing the plan and scope of the independent certified public accountants’
audit, reviewing our audit and control functions, approving all non-audit
services provided by our independent certified public accountants and reporting
to our full Board of Directors regarding all of the foregoing. Additionally,
our
Audit Committee provides our Board of Directors with such additional information
and materials as it may deem necessary to make our Board of Directors aware
of
significant financial matters that require its attention. The Company has
adopted an Audit Committee Charter, a copy of which is published on the
Company’s web site, www.solitrondevices.com
on the
Investor Relations page. The Company has determined that the Audit Committee
“financial expert” is Mr. Joseph Schlig.
CODE
OF ETHICS
The
Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which
includes the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer
and principal accounting officer, pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The Code of Ethics is published on the Company’s web site, www.solitrondevices.com
on the
Investor Relations page.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires directors
and
executive officers of the Company and ten percent stockholders of the Company
to
file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common
Stock and other equity securities of the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Directors, executive officers, and ten percent stockholders
are required to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms
they
file. To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such
reports furnished to the Company and representations that no other reports
were
required during the year ended February 29, 2008, all Section 16(a) filing
requirements applicable to directors and executive officers of the Company
and
ten percent stockholders of the Company were complied with.
ITEM 11. |
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
|
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
The
following table provides certain summary information concerning compensation
paid by the Company, to or on behalf of the following named officers for the
fiscal years ended February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007.
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary($)
|
|
Bonus($)
|
|
All
Other
Compensation($)
|
|
Total($)
|
||||||
Shevach
Saraf
|
2008
|
296,461
|
121,430
|
(3)
|
23,571
|
(2)
|
441,462
|
|||||||||
Chairman
of the Board,
|
2007
|
295,845
|
53,855
|
(1)
|
22,690
|
(2)
|
372,390
|
|||||||||
President,
CFO, Treasurer
|
_________
(1)In
a
Compensation Committee Meeting held on June 4, 2007, the committee approved
a
bonus of $53,855 to be paid during the week of June
11,
2007.
(2)Life,
Disability, & Medical Insurance premiums plus personal car
expenses.
(3)The
Company accrued $121,430 for a bonus to Mr. Saraf for fiscal year ended February
29, 2008. The compensation committee
met and approved the bonus to be paid during June 2008.
45
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
The
following table sets forth certain summary information covering unexercised
options to purchase the Company's Common Stock as of February 29, 2008 held
by
the following named officers.
Option
Awards
|
||||||||||||||||
Name
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexerciseable
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
|
Option
Exercise Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
|||||||||||
Shevach
Saraf (1)
|
254,624
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
.40
|
12/1/2010
|
||||||||||
(1)
|
175,636
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
1.05
|
5/14/2013
|
(1)
These
options are fully vested as of February 29, 2008.
DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION
Name
|
Fees
Earned
Or Paid
In Cash($)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation($)
|
|
Total($)
|
|||||
Dr.
Jacob A. Davis (1)
|
12,000
|
12,000
|
24,000
|
|||||||
Mr.
Joseph Schlig (1)
|
12,000
|
12,000
|
24,000
|
(1)The
directors hold fully vested unexercised options in the following amounts: Dr.
Davis, 11,000 shares, Mr. Schlig, 3,000 shares.
Each
director who is not employed by the Company receives $1,500 for each meeting
of
the Board he attends and $250 for each committee meeting he attends on a date
on
which no meeting of the Board is held. In addition, all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by a director in attending Board or committee meetings are reimbursed
by the Company. The Chairmen of the Audit and Compensation Committees receive
$1,500 per quarter for their additional duties and responsibilities. In
addition, annually at the discretion of the CEO each director who is not
employed by the Company may receive additional cash or equity awards for their
services on the Board.
Employment
Agreement
In
December 2000, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement
with
its President and CEO. The employment agreement stipulates that the contract
is
automatically extended for one-year periods unless a notice is given by either
party one year prior to the yearly anniversary. This agreement provides,
among
other things, for annual compensation of $240,000 and a bonus pursuant to
a
formula. The employment agreement stipulates that the President shall be
entitled to a bonus equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the Company’s pre-tax
income in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000). For purposes
of the agreement, “pre-tax income” shall mean net income before taxes, excluding
(i) all extraordinary gains or losses, (ii) gains resulting from debt forgiven
associated with the buyout of unsecured creditors, and (iii) any bonus paid
to
employee. The bonus payable hereunder shall be paid within ninety (90) days
after the end of the fiscal year.
46
Upon
execution of the agreement, the President received a grant to purchase ten
percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$.01 calculated on a fully diluted basis, at an exercise price per share
equal
to the closing asking price of the company’s common stock on the OTCBB on the
date of the grant ($0.40). Fifty percent (50%) of the initial stock options
granted are vested immediately upon grant. The remaining fifty percent (50%)
of
the initial stock options vest in equal amount on each of the first five
anniversaries of the date of grant. All of these options are now fully vested.
These stock options are in addition to, and not in lieu of or in substitution
for, the stock options (the “1992 Stock Options”) granted to the President
pursuant to the Incentive Stock Option Plan Agreement dated October 20, 1992
under Solitron Devices, Inc. 1987 Stock Option Plan between the Company and
the
President.
Under
the
employment agreement, if the President's employment is terminated due to
his
death, the Company will pay the following amounts to the President's estate:
(i)
his base salary through the last day of the calendar month in which he dies,
(ii) his bonus for the prior year which has been earned but not paid, (iii)
his
bonus for the then current year of employment prorated for the actual number
of
days of such year the President is employed during such year (which shall
be
calculated by assuming that the bonus for such year would be equal to the
bonus
for the previous year plus an amount equal to the percentage increase in
the
consumer price index for the prior twelve month period) and (iv) a death
benefit
in an amount equal to three times the President's then current base salary
(including any amount deferred under any deferred compensation plan) plus
an
amount equal to the most recent bonus awarded to the President, to the extent
funded by life insurance policies as provided for in the employment agreement.
Under
the
employment agreement, if the President's employment is terminated due to
his
failure
to perform his duties under the employment agreement due to Disability for
a
consecutive period of more than six months, the Company may terminate the
employment agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice to him. The President
shall continue to receive compensation until the end of the thirty (30) day
notice period. For purposes of the employment agreement, the
term
"Disability" shall mean the inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity with the Company by reason of any medically determinable physical
or
mental impairment for at least six consecutive months. In addition, under
the
employment agreement, the Company shall maintain a disability policy providing
employee payments in the event of a disability.
In
the
event the President terminates his employment agreement for Good Reason,
the
Company shall pay the President his base salary and bonus through the remainder
of the term of the employment agreement. For purposes of the employment
agreement, “Good Reason”
shall
mean (a) breach of any provision of the employment agreement by the employee
including, without limitation, a reduction in his duties or responsibilities,
(b) the appointment of any other person as Chairman of the Board, President
or
Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the removal of the employee from
that
position, (c) the failure of the stockholders to elect the employee as a
director of the Company or the removal of the employee from the Board of
Directors, or (d) the relocation of the Company’s business operations or
principal office more than 30 miles from its present location.
In
the
event the Company terminates the President's employment for "Cause" (other
than
a termination for Disability), the Company shall pay to the President his
base
salary through the date of termination stated in the notice, and the President
shall, if so requested by the Board of Directors, perform his duties under
the
employment agreement through the date of termination stated in the notice.
As
used
herein, "Cause"
shall
mean any willful (a) dissemination of genuine trade secrets or other material
confidences of the employees by employee for the personal gain of the employee,
(b) dishonesty of employee in the course of his employment which is punishable
by criminal and civil law or is materially prejudicial to employer, (c)
deliberate activity of employee which is materially prejudicial to the financial
interests of the Company as reasonably determined by a majority of the Board
of
Directors of the Company, or any act, or failure to act, by employee involving
fraud, willful malfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of his
duties
hereunder as reasonably determined by a majority of the disinterested members
of
the Board of Directors of employer, or (d) Disability of employee.
In
the
event the Company terminates the President's employment for any reason other
than for Cause or upon President's death or disability, then (a) the employment
agreement shall nonetheless be deemed terminated, and the Company shall pay
the
President upon any such termination a lump sum equal to the larger of his
base
salary and bonus for the remaining term under the employment agreement and
his
base salary and bonus for two (2) years and (b) the Company will pay the
premium
for the President's COBRA insurance benefits for the President and his family
for 18 months or provide equivalent coverage. The foregoing payments shall
also
be made in the event that the President's employment with the Company is
terminated following a Change of Control notwithstanding the reason for such
termination. For purposes of the employment agreement, "Change
in Control" of the Company shall mean: (1) any "person"
(other
than Employee) as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act")
(other
than the employee or any group of which the employee is a part, or any Company
owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company)
is or becomes the "beneficial
owner"
(as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; (2) at any
time, Incumbent Directors cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a
majority of the Board of Directors of the Company. As used herein, “Incumbent
Directors”
means
(a) the individuals who constitute the Board upon the execution of this
Agreement and (b) any other director whose election by the Board or nomination
for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent Directors then in office which two-thirds
includes the employee; (3)the
shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company
with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would
result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 80% of
the
combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving
entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided,
however that no "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have
occurred until the closing of any such transaction; and provided further,
that a
merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company
(or similar transaction) in which no person (as hereinabove defined) acquires
more than 25% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company; (4)
the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the
Company or the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially
all of
the Company's assets or (5) the Company, in one or a series of transactions,
sells all or substantially all of its assets.
Any
payments payable under the employment agreement to the President that are
in the
nature of compensation in the event of the Company's termination of the
President under the employment agreement shall not exceed the maximum amount
which may be paid to the President without causing such payments or any other
payments or benefits provided to the President to become subject to the
deduction limitation provided for in Section 280G(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or the excise tax provided for in Section 4999
of the
Code, or any successor provisions of applicable law.
Under
the
employment agreement, upon a termination by the President for Cause, termination
by the Company without Cause, or the
effectuation of a Change of Control, all
stock
options of the Company held by the President upon the date of termination
will
immediately vest upon termination and upon the effectuation of a Change of
Control.
At
a
meeting of the Compensation Committee on January 23, 2006, the Committee
approved an increase to the President’s annual compensation to $280,000,
effective March 1, 2006.
The
President of the Company may also participate in the Company’s 2000 Stock Option
Plan, the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company’s deferred
Compensation Plan and the Company’s Employee 401-K and Profit Sharing Plan (the
“Profit Sharing Plan”). During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006, no
amounts were deferred by executive officers under the Company’s deferred
Compensation Plan and the Company did not match any employee contributions
to
the Profit Sharing Plan.
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ITEM 12. |
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of Common Stock as of February 29, 2008
by (i)
all directors, (ii) the Chief Executive Officer, (iii) all officers and
directors of the Company as a group, and (iv) each person known by the Company
to beneficially own in excess of 5% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock.
The
Company does not know of any other beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock other than as shown below. Unless otherwise
indicated below, each stockholder has sole voting and investment power with
respect to the shares beneficially owned. Except as noted below, all shares
were
owned directly with sole voting and investment power.
Name
and Address
|
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned (1)
|
Percentage of
Outstanding Shares (1)
|
|||||
Shevach
Saraf
3301
Electronics Way
West
Palm Beach, FL 33407
|
650,415(2
|
)
|
28.74
|
%
|
|||
Dr.
Jacob Davis
370
Franklyn Avenue
Indialantic,
FL 32903
|
11,000(2
|
)
|
*
|
||||
Joseph
Schlig
129
Mayfield Drive
Trumbull,
CT 06611
|
11,000(2
|
)
|
*
|
||||
All
Executive Officers and
Directors
as a Group (3 persons)
|
672,415(2
|
)
|
29.71
|
%
|
|||
John
Stayduhar Revocable Trust
c/o
Boyes & Farina, P.A.
1601
Forum Place, Suite 900
West
Palm Beach, FL 33401
|
285,232(3
|
)
|
12.60
|
%
|
|||
Alexander
C. Toppan
40
Spectacle Ridge Road
South
Kent, CT 06785
|
179,500(4
|
)
|
7.93
|
%
|
|||
Concentric
Investment Mgmt, LLC
One
International Place, Suite 2401
Boston,
MA 02110
|
184,255(5
|
)
|
8.14
|
%
|
|||
*
Less
than 1%
(1)
|
For
purposes of this table, beneficial ownership is computed pursuant
to Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; the
inclusion
of shares beneficially owned should not be construed as an admission
that
such shares are beneficially owned for purposes of Section 16 of
such
Act.
|
(2)
|
Includes
shares that may be acquired upon exercise of options that are exercisable
within sixty (60) days in the following amounts: Mr. Saraf –
432,260
shares; Mr. Schlig – 3,000 shares; Dr. Davis – 11,000
shares.
|
(3)
|
This
number is based solely on the Form 4 filed with the Commission on
August
28, 2006.
|
(4)
|
This
number is based solely on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the Commission
on
January 11, 2008.
|
(5)
|
This
number is based solely on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the Commission
on
February 15, 2008.
|
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EQUITY
COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
Plan
Category
|
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
|
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column
(a))
|
|||||||
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
||||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
467,060
|
$
|
0.767
|
739,940
|
(1)
|
|||||
Total
|
467,060
|
$
|
0.767
|
739,940
|
(1)
|
(1)
Consists of 39,940 shares of common stock available under the Solitron Devices,
Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “2000 Plan”) and 700,000 shares of common stock
available under the Solitron Devices, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007
Plan”).
The
2000
Plan was created effective July 10, 2000 to provide employees with an
opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. Options issued
under the 2000 Plan are for the purchase of Solitron Devices, Inc. common stock,
par value of $0.01 per share and are priced at the closing price on the date
of
the grant. Options may be granted under the 2000 Plan to any employee, officer,
or director of the Company as well as to any independent contractor or
consultant performing services for the Company. Options granted have a one-year
vesting period and expire ten years from the date of grant. Options granted
are
not transferable and have restrictions placed on their exercise in the event
of
termination of employment, death, or disability. Each option granted under
the
2000 Plan is a non-qualified stock option that is not intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
The
2007
Plan was created effective June 4, 2007 to enable the Company to attract,
retain, reward and motivate eligible individuals by providing them with an
opportunity to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in Solitron and to
incentivize them to expend maximum effort for the growth and success of the
Company , so as to strengthen the mutuality of the interests between the
eligible individuals and the stockholders of the Company. Pursuant to the 2007
Plan, the Company may grant common stock, options, restricted stock, stock
appreciation rights to eligible individuals. Pursuant to the 2007 Plan, the
Company is authorized to grant incentive awards for up to 700,000 shares of
common stock subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization or similar capital change. All employees, officers,
directors (employee or non-employee directors) of the Company are eligible
to
receive awards under the 2007 Plan.
ITEM
13.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Director
Independence
The
Board
of Directors is currently composed of three directors, Mr. Saraf, Dr. Davis
and
Mr. Schlig. Dr. Davis and Mr. Schlig each meets the criteria for independence
specified in the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The
aggregate fees billed to the Company for the years ended February 28, 2007
and
February 29, 2008, by its current accounting firm, DeLeon & Company
(“DL&C”) are as follows:
Audit
Fees: The aggregate fees for professional services rendered by DL&C in
connection with (i) the audit of our annual financial statements (Form 10-K),
and (ii) reviews of our quarterly financial statements (Form 10-QSB) for the
years ended February 28, 2007 and February 29, 2008, were approximately $50,000
and $54,000 respectively.
Tax
Fees:
The aggregate fees for professional services rendered by DL&C for tax
compliance for the years ended February 28, 2007 and February 29, 2008 were
approximately $2,500 and $4,000 respectively. There were no other fees paid
for
tax services for the years ended February 28, 2007 and February 29,
2008.
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Pre-Approval
Policies and Procedures for Audit and Permitted Non-Audit
Services.
The
Audit
Committee has a policy of considering and, if deemed appropriate, approving,
on
a case by case basis, any audit or permitted non-audit service proposed to
be
performed by DL&C in advance of the performance of such service. These
services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and
other services. The Audit Committee has not implemented a policy or procedure
which delegates the authority to approve, or pre-approve, audit or permitted
non-audit services to be performed by DL&C. In connection with making any
pre-approval decision, the Audit Committee must consider whether the provision
of such permitted non-audit services performed by DL&C is consistent with
maintaining DL&C’s status as our current independent auditors.
Consistent
with these policies and procedures, the Audit Committee approved all of the
services rendered by DL&C during the year ended February 29, 2008, as
described above.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS
(a)
Exhibits
2.1
|
Debtors'
Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization of the Company (incorporated
by
reference to the Company's Form 8-K, dated September 3, 1993, as
amended
by the Company's Form 8-K/A, dated October 12, 1993).
|
2.2
|
Debtors'
First Modification of Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization of the
Company
(incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 8-K, dated September
3,
1993, as amended by the Company's Form 8-K/A, dated October 12, 1993).
|
2.3
|
Order
Confirming Debtors' Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization of the
Company
(incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 8-K, dated September
3,
1993, as amended by the Company's Form 8-K/A, dated October 12, 1993).
|
2.4
|
Consent
Final Judgment of the Company (incorporated by reference to the Company's
Form 8-K, dated September 3, 1993, as amended by the Company's Form
8-K/A,
dated October 12, 1993).
|
3.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 1993).
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
of the Company (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for
the year ended February 28, 1993).
|
3.3
|
Amendment
No. 1 to the Bylaws of Solitron Devices, Inc. (incorporated by reference
to the Company's Form 8-K dated December 12, 2007).
|
4.1
|
Rights
Agreement dated as of May 31, 2001, between Solitron Devices, Inc.
and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent
(incorporated by reference to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K
filed on June 20, 2001).
|
10.1
+
|
1987
Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s
Form 10-K for the years ended February 28, 1994 and February 28,
1995).
|
10.2
|
Purchase
Agreement, dated October 5, 1992, by and among Solitron Devices,
Inc.,
Solitron Specialty Products, Inc. (f/k/a Solitron Microwave, Inc.)
and
Vector Trading and Holding Corporation, along with and as amended
by: (i)
Amendment Number One to Purchase Agreement, dated October 28, 1992,
by and
among Solitron Devices, Inc., Solitron Specialty Products, Inc. (f/k/a
Solitron Microwave, Inc.) and Vector Trading and Holding Corporation;
(ii)
Order, dated December 23, 1992, Authorizing the Sale of Certain of
the
Debtors' Assets to Vector Trading and Holding Corporation; (iii)
Amendment
Number Two to Purchase Agreement. dated February 28, 1993, by and
among
Solitron Devices, Inc., Solitron Specialty Products, Inc. (f/k/a
Solitron
Microwave, Inc.) and Vector Trading and Holding Corporation; and
(iv)
Order, dated March 4, 1993, Granting Vector Trading and Holding
Corporation's Motion for Entry of Amended Order Authorizing Sale
of
Certain of the Debtors' Assets (incorporated by reference to the
Company's
Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 1993).
|
10.3
|
Shared
Services and Equipment Agreement, dated February 28, 1993, by and
among
Solitron Devices, Inc., Solitron Specialty Products, Inc. (f/k/a
Solitron
Microwave, Inc.) and S/V Microwave
(incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended
February 28, 1993).
|
10.4
|
Commercial
Lease Agreement, dated January 1, 1992, between William C. Clark,
as
Trustee, and Solitron Devices, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended February 28,
1993).
|
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10.5
|
Reduction
in Space and Rent Agreement dated November 1, 2001 between Solitron
Devices, Inc. and Technology Place, Inc.
|
10.6
+
|
Employment
Agreement, dated December 1, 2000, between Solitron Devices, Inc.
and
Shevach Saraf (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K for
the year ended February 28, 2001)
|
10.7
|
Ability
to Pay Multi-Site Settlement Agreement, effective as of February
24, 2006,
between Solitron
Devices, Inc. and the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
|
10.8
|
Solitron
Devices, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference
to the
Company's 8-K dated June 8, 2007, as amended by the Company's Form
8-K/A,
dated June 12, 2007).
|
23
*
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
31*
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32*
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
+Management
contracts or compensatory plans, contracts or
arrangements.
|
|
*
Filed herewith.
|
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized.
SOLITRON DEVICES, INC. | |
/s/
Shevach Saraf
|
|
By:
|
Shevach
Saraf
|
Title:
|
Chairman
of the Board, President,
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Treasurer and
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
Date:
|
May
29, 2008
|
In
accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on
the
dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Shevach Saraf
|
Chairman
of the Board,
|
May
29, 2008
|
||
Shevach
Saraf
|
President,
Chief
Executive
Officer, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.
|
|||
/s/
Jacob Davis
|
Director
|
May
29, 2008
|
||
Jacob
Davis
|
||||
/s/
Joseph Schlig
|
Director
|
May
29, 2008
|
||
Joseph
Schlig
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
DESCRIPTION
|
||
23
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
31
|
Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
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