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Note 12 - Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
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Subsequent Events
 
On
May 6, 2019,
the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of
$0.27
per share on its common stock. The
$5.6
million dividend was paid on
May 24, 2019,
to shareholders of record at the close of business on
May 17, 2019.
 
Based on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (Committee) and the approval of the Board of Directors (“Board”), the Company amended the existing Executive Employment Agreement of Menderes Akdag, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. On
May 13, 2019,
Amendment
No.
6
to the Executive Employment Agreement was entered into with Mr. Akdag (“Agreement”). Mr. Akdag’s Agreement was set to expire on
May 13, 2019
pursuant to Amendment
No.
5a
to the Agreement. The Committee worked with a nationally recognized compensation consulting firm to ensure executive pay to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company was consistent with a selected peer group and contained appropriate performance bench marks.
 
The Agreement amends certain provisions of the Executive Employment Agreement as follows: the term of the Executive Employment Agreement is extended until the earlier of (i) the date of the Company’s
2020
Annual Stockholders Meeting, or (ii)
August 1, 2020;
and Mr. Akdag’s salary will remain
$600,000
per year throughout the term of the Agreement subject to a percentage increase adjustment, if any, commencing on the pay period ending on
May 17, 2019,
based on pre-determined individual and corporate performance goals and objectives for fiscal
2019
approved by the Board.
 
According to the Agreement, on
July 26, 2019
Mr. Akdag will also be granted
40,000
restricted shares of the Company’s common stock to vest on
July 26, 2020,
and the Company will pay Mr. Akdag an additional amount (“Gross-Up Payment”) to cover Mr. Akdag’s withholding taxes which are required to be paid as a result of the issuance of the restricted shares. The Gross-Up Payment method used to determine Mr. Akdag’s withholding amount will be the same method the Company currently utilizes for the gross-up payment calculation for other employees of the Company as approved by the Board of Directors, which currently is approved for up to
28.2%
(based on the current IRS withholding guidelines according to IRS guidelines of
22%
) for employees. Future issuances of restricted shares will be based on pre-determined individual and corporate performance goals and objectives approved by the Board.
 
In addition, as compensation for an approximate
four
month delay from the expiration date of Amendment
5
to the Executive Employment Agreement to
July 26, 2019,
in addition to Mr. Akdag receiving a salary in accordance with his previous annual rate of
$600,000,
Mr. Akdag will also receive a
one
-time payment of
$10,800
in full satisfaction of any lost amounts in earned dividends for restricted shares that would have been issued to Mr. Akdag on
March 16, 2019
in connection with his compensation following the expiration date of Amendment
5
to the Executive Employment Agreement.
 
The Agreement also provides that in the event that a Change in Control (as defined in the Executive Employment Agreement) of the Company shall occur at any time, Mr. Akdag shall have the right to terminate his employment under the Executive Employment Agreement upon
thirty
(
30
) days written notice given at any time within
one
(
1
) year after the occurrence of such event, and upon such termination, Mr. Akdag shall be entitled to a
one
-time payment of
two
times his salary as of the date of such termination.
 
Subsequent to
March 31, 2019,
the Company repurchased approximately
450,000
of its own shares for approximately
$8.6
million, averaging approximately
$19.08
per share.