ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
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Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
☒ | Smaller reporting company | |||||
Emerging growth company |
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Item 10. |
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Item 11. |
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Item 10. |
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. |
Name |
Position |
Committee |
Age |
Director Since |
Weichai Designee | |||||
Fabrizio Mozzi | Chairman of the Board | Nominating; Executive (Chair) | 42 | 2021 | Yes | |||||
Shaojun Sun, Ph.D. | Vice Chairman of the Board | Compensation; Nominating (Chair) | 56 | 2017 | Yes | |||||
Sidong Shao | Director | Executive | 41 | 2020 | Yes | |||||
Kenneth W. Landini | Director | Audit | 65 | 2001 | No | |||||
Frank P. Simpkins | Director | Audit (Chair); Nominating | 59 | 2017 | No | |||||
Hong He | Director | Audit; Compensation | 53 | 2019 | No | |||||
Lei Lei | Director | Compensation (Chair); Executive | 39 | 2021 | Yes |
Fabrizio Mozzi |
Age: 42 | Chairman of the Board | ||
PSI Committees: | ||||
• Nominating | ||||
• Executive Committee |
Shaojun Sun, Ph.D. |
Age: 56 | Vice Chairman of the Board | ||
PSI Committees: | ||||
• Compensation | ||||
• Nominating (Chair) |
Sidong Shao |
Age: 41 | PSI Committees: | ||
• Executive Committee |
Kenneth W. Landini |
Age: 65 | PSI Committees: | ||
• Audit |
Frank P. Simpkins |
Age: 59 | PSI Committees: | ||
• Audit (Chair) | ||||
• Nominating |
Hong He |
Age: 53 | PSI Committees: | ||
• Audit | ||||
• Compensation |
Lei Lei |
Age: 39 | PSI Committees: | ||
• Compensation (Chair) | ||||
• Executive |
Name |
Age |
Executive Officer Since |
Present Position with the Company | |||||||
Lance Arnett |
51 | 2021 | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||
Matthew Thomas |
36 | 2022 | Interim Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
C. (Dino) Xykis |
63 | 2021 | Chief Technical Officer |
Item 11. |
Executive Compensation. |
• | Lance M. Arnett, Chief Executive Officer and President, Former Chief Commercial Officer; |
• | C. (Dino) Xykis, Chief Technical Officer; |
• | Kenneth J. Winemaster, Former Executive Vice President; and |
• | John P. Miller, Former Chief Executive Officer and President. |
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary |
Bonus (1) |
Option/SAR Awards (2) |
All Other Compensation (3) |
Total |
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Lance M. Arnett (4) |
2021 | $ | 401,250 | $ | 40,125 | $ | 307,508 | $ | 17,470 | $ | 766,353 | |||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer and Former Chief Commercial Officer |
2020 | 287,542 | 33,500 | 164,000 | 414 | $ | 485,456 | |||||||||||||||||
C. (Dino) Xykis (5) |
2021 | 331,933 | 33,193 | 109,619 | 54,679 | 529,424 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chief Technical Officer |
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Kenneth J. Winemaster (6) |
2021 | 330,904 | 32,500 | — | 362,164 | 725,568 | ||||||||||||||||||
Former Executive Vice President |
2020 | 278,958 | 32,500 | — | 14,094 | 325,552 | ||||||||||||||||||
John P. Miller (4) |
2021 | 45,000 | — | — | 450,149 | 495,149 | ||||||||||||||||||
Former Chief Executive Officer and President |
2020 | 283,500 | 36,000 | — | 1,188 | 320,688 |
(1) | The amounts reported for Messrs. Arnett, Xykis and Winemaster in this column for 2021 represent their 2021 Long-Term Incentive (“LTI”) Plan amounts. A description of the Company’s LTI Plan is below under “Long-Term Incentive Plan.” |
(2) | The amount reported in the “Option/SAR Awards” column for 2021 for Messrs. Arnett and Xykis, respectively, reflects the grant date fair value of (i) an award of 80,000 stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) granted to Mr. Arnett, effective February 24, 2021, and (ii) an award of 25,000 SARs granted to Mr. Xykis, effective March 12, 2021, each calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC Topic 718. The fair value of the SARs granted to Mr. Arnett was $3.85 and Mr. Xykis was $4.38, which was determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model with the following assumptions: (i) market closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant ($6.00 for Mr. Arnett and $6.82 for Mr. Xykis); (ii) exercise price ($6.00 for Mr. Arnett and $6.82 for Mr. Xykis); (iii) risk-free interest rate (0.62% for Mr. Arnett and 0.85% for Mr. Xykis); (iv) estimated price volatility (81.00% for Mr. Arnett and 81.04% for Mr. Xykis); (v) expected term (5 years for Mr. Arnett and Mr. Xykis); and (vi) dividend yield 0.0% for Mr. Arnett and Mr. Xykis). The Company used rates on the grant date of zero-coupon government bonds with maturities over periods covering the term of the awards. The Company considered the historical volatility of its stock price over a term similar to the expected life of the awards in determining expected volatility. The expected term is the period that the awards granted are expected to remain outstanding. The Company has never declared or paid a cash dividend on its common stock and has no plans to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. |
(3) | The reported amounts for 2021 in the “All Other Compensation” column include (i) for Mr. Arnett: $12,600 for automobile-related payments, $414 for life insurance premiums and $4,456 for 401(k) matching contributions; (ii) for Mr. Xykis: (a) $1,188 for life insurance premiums, (b) $44,700 for automobile and commuting-related expenses (including an automobile allowance and gas allowance), (c) $740 for reimbursement of car insurance premiums and gross up of taxes related to the reimbursement, and (d) $8,052 for 401(k) matching contributions; (iii) for Mr. Winemaster: (a) $13,320 for automobile-related payments, (b) $774 for life insurance premiums, and (c) $348,070 in severance payments; and (iv) for Mr. Miller: (a) $149 for life insurance premiums, (b) $360,000 in severance payments, and (c) $90,000 for transition services. Item (c) for Mr. Winemaster and items (b) and (c) for Mr. Miller are described in more detail above under “Executive Team Transitions.” |
(4) | Mr. Miller retired from his position as Chief Executive Officer and President and Mr. Arnett was promoted from Chief Commercial Officer to Chief Executive Officer, each effective February 15, 2021. |
(5) | Because Mr. Xykis was not a Named Executive Officer before 2021, only his 2021 compensation is reported in the table. |
(6) | Mr. Winemaster retired from his position as of Executive Vice President, effective January 1, 2022. |
Option/SAR Awards |
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Name |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options/SARs (#) Exercisable |
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options/SARs (#) Unexercisable |
Equity incentive plan awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options/SARs (#) |
Option/SAR Exercise Price ($) |
Option/SAR Expiration Date |
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Lance M. Arnett |
33,332 | 16,667 | 1 |
— | 4.83 | December 10, 2029 | ||||||||||||||
0 | 80,000 | 2 |
6.00 | February 24, 2031 | ||||||||||||||||
C. (Dino) Xykis |
0 | 25,000 | 3 |
— | 6.82 | March 12, 2031 | ||||||||||||||
Kenneth J. Winemaster |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
John P. Miller |
— | — | — | — | — |
(1) | The amount reported represents Mr. Arnett’s outstanding SAR award under the Company’s 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2012 Plan”), effective April 7, 2020, which has the following vesting schedule: 16,666 of the SAR shares vested and became exercisable on November 25, 2020, 16,666 of the SAR shares vested and became exercisable on November 25, 2021, and 16,667 of the SAR shares vest and become exercisable on November 25, 2022. |
(2) | The amount reported represents Mr. Arnett’s outstanding SAR award under the 2012 Plan, effective February 24, 2021, which has the following vesting schedule: 20,000 of the SAR shares vested and became exercisable on February 19, 2022, 20,000 of the SAR shares vest and become exercisable on February 19, 2023, 20,000 of the SAR shares vest and become exercisable on February 19, 2024, and 20,000 of the SAR shares vest and become exercisable on February 19, 2025. |
(3) | The amount reported represents Mr. Xykis’ outstanding SAR award under the 2012 Plan, effective March 12, 2021, which has the following vesting schedule: 8,333 of the SAR shares vested and became exercisable on March 15, 2022, 8,333 of the SAR shares vest and become exercisable on March 15, 2023, and 8,334 of the SAR shares vest and become exercisable on March 15, 2024. |
1. | Any bonus to which the officer might otherwise have been entitled pursuant to the Company’s KPI Plan related to the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the termination date falls if the amount of such KPI Bonus has been determined by the Board but not yet paid; and (ii) for the fiscal year in which the separation takes place. |
2. | For the fiscal year in which the separation takes place, any Stock Appreciation Rights and unexercised options (whether vested or unvested) awarded pursuant to the Company’s 2012 Plan. |
• | A cash retainer of $50,000 per year. |
• | An additional cash retainer of $25,000 per year to the Chairman of the Board and the Chair of the Audit Committee. |
• | 5,000 shares of restricted stock per year. |
• | Meeting fees of $1,000 per day for each Board and Committee meeting. |
Name |
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (1) |
Stock Awards (2) |
Total |
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Fabrizio Mozzi (4) |
$ | 6,040 | $ | 9,130 | $ | 15,170 | ||||||
Shaojun Sun |
90,917 | — | 90,917 | |||||||||
Frank P. Simpkins |
96,000 | 34,650 | 130,650 | |||||||||
Kenneth W. Landini |
69,000 | 34,650 | 103,650 | |||||||||
Hong He |
72,000 | 29,900 | 101,900 | |||||||||
Sidong Shao |
62,000 | — | 62,000 | |||||||||
Lei Lei (4) |
5,360 | — | 5,360 | |||||||||
Guogang Wu (3) |
60,774 | 14,960 | 75,734 | |||||||||
Xinghao Li (3) |
58,774 | — | 58,774 |
(1) | Director fees were not remitted to foreign directors in 2021, except for Dr. Sun, Guogang Wu and Sidong Shao, who each were paid their earned fees in 2021. The non-resident directors are in the process of applying to the Internal Revenue Service to obtain individual U.S. taxpayer identification numbers. |
(2) | Reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock granted to (i) Messrs. Simpkins, Landini, He, and Wu on June 18, 2021, which vested on July 10, 2021, and related to their 2020 Board service, and (ii) Messrs. Simpkins, Landini, He, Wu and Mozzi on December 22, 2021, which will vest on July 10, 2022, and related to their 2021 Board service. The grant date fair value is computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. As of December 31, 2021, the following directors had the following outstanding shares of restricted stock: (a) Messrs. Landini, Simpkins and He each had 5,000 outstanding shares of restricted stock, (b) Mr. Wu had 2,083 outstanding shares of restricted stock, and (c) Mr. Mozzi had 2,917 outstanding shares of restricted stock. Directors not employed by Weichai, which consist of Messrs. Simpkins, Landini and He received grants of restricted stock in 2021 related to their 2020 and 2021 Board service. Mr. Mozzi, who is employed by a subsidiary of Weichai, received a waiver from Weichai permitting him to receive a restricted stock award related to his Board service in 2021. Mr. Wu, a former Weichai employee, received grants of restricted stock related to his 2020 and 2021 Board service following his departure from Weichai. |
(3) | Messrs. Wu and Li resigned from the Board effective December 7, 2021. |
(4) | Mr. Mozzi and Ms. Lei were appointed to the Board effective December 7, 2021. Compensation for each’s Board service was prorated for fiscal year 2021. Mr. Mozzi and Ms. Lei’s fees earned for their 2021 Board service will be remitted in 2022. |
Item 12. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. |
• | each person who is known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock; |
• | each named executive officer and each director; and |
• | all of the Company’s executive officers and directors as a group. |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) |
Number of Shares of Common Stock |
Percent of Outstanding Common Stock |
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Directors: |
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Fabrizio Mozzi(2) |
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Shaojun Sun, Ph.D. |
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Kenneth W. Landini |
39,000 | * | ||||||
Frank P. Simpkins |
20,000 | * | ||||||
Hong He |
8,750 | * | ||||||
Sidong Shao |
— | — | ||||||
Lei Lei(2) |
— | — | ||||||
Executive Officers: |
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Lance Arnett(3) |
— | — | ||||||
Kenneth J. Winemaster(4) |
2,211,274 | 9.6 | % | |||||
C. Dino Xykis(3) |
18,834 | |||||||
John P. Miller(5) |
76,006 | — | ||||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (12 individuals)(3)(6) |
2,373,864 | 10.4 | % | |||||
Parties owning beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares: |
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Neil Gagnon(7) |
2,296,851 | 10.0 | % | |||||
Gary S. Winemaster(8) |
3,343,279 | 14.6 | % | |||||
Weichai(9) |
11,749,759 | 51.2 | % |
* | Less than 1%. |
(1) | Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each individual is 201 Mittel Drive, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191. |
(2) | Were appointed during December 2021. |
(3) | A stock appreciation right (“SAR”) granted under an equity compensation plan of the Company in respect of one or more shares of Common Stock generally entitles the holder thereof the right to receive, either in Common Stock, or in cash or Common Stock as determined by the Compensation Committee in its discretion, an amount per share of Common Stock equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date the SAR is exercised, over (ii) the grant price of the SAR. As of April 21, 2022, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock was less than the grant price of each outstanding SAR awarded to Mr. Arnett and Mr. Xykis. As a result, no shares were acquirable as of that date through the exercise of SARs for Mr. Arnett and Mr. Xykis. |
(4) | Based on a Form 4 filed with the SEC May 16, 2019. Mr. Winemaster served as the Company’s Executive Vice President until January 1, 2022. Open market purchases or sales, if any, by Mr. Winemaster of Common Stock since the date that he ceased serving as the Company’s Executive Vice President are not known by the Company or reported in the table. |
(5) | Based on a Form 4 filed with the SEC June 4, 2019. Mr. Miller served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President until February 15, 2021. Open market purchases or sales, if any, by Mr. Miller of Common Stock since the date that he ceased serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President are not known by the Company or reported in the table. |
(6) | This group includes in addition to those individuals named in the table: Mr. Thomas. |
(7) | According to the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 1, 2022, Neil Gagnon holds sole voting power with respect to 226,996 shares of Common Stock and sole dispositive power with respect to 226,996 shares of Common Stock. In addition, Mr. Gagnon has shared voting power over 2,015,929 shares of Common Stock and shared dispositive power over 2,066,525 shares of Common Stock. Subsequent to the 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 1, 2022, Neil Gagnon filed (i) a Form 4 with the SEC on February 2, 2022 indicating the acquisition of 408 shares and (ii) a Form 4 with the SEC on February 8, 2022 indicating the acquisition of 2,922 shares. The amount of shares disclosed in the above table includes these transactions. The business address of Mr. Gagnon is 1370 Ave. of the Americas, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10019. |
(8) | According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC on February 17, 2022, Gary Winemaster beneficially owned 3,317,603 shares of Common Stock directly and 25,676 shares of Common Stock indirectly through his spouse’s holdings. |
(9) | According to the Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on April 23, 2019, Weichai America Corp. holds shared voting power with respect to 11,749,759 shares of Common Stock and shared dispositive power with respect to 11,749,759 shares of Common Stock with Weichai Power and Shandong Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd. The business address of Weichai America Corp. is 3100 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. |
Plan Category |
Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a) |
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b) |
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities reflected in Column (a)) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
130,520 | (1) |
$ | 7.87 | (2) |
417,024 | (3) | |||||
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
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Total |
130,520 | $ | 7.87 | 417,024 | ||||||||
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(1) | Includes outstanding stock appreciation rights. |
(2) | Represents the weighted average exercise price of outstanding stock appreciation rights. |
(3) | Includes shares remaining available for issuance under the 2012 Plan as of December 31, 2021. |
Item 13. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. |
• | a majority of the Board consists of independent directors; |
• | PSI’s Nominating Committee be composed entirely of independent directors; and |
• | PSI’s Compensation Committee be composed entirely of independent directors. |
Item 14. |
Principal Accounting Fees and Services. |
2021 |
2020 |
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Audit Fees(1) |
$ | 2,195,702 | $ | 2,561,608 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees(2) |
— | — | ||||||
Tax Fees(3) |
— | — | ||||||
All Other Fees(4) |
— | — | ||||||
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Total Fees |
$ | 2,195,702 | $ | 2,561,608 |
(1) | Audit Fees |
(2) | Audit-Related Fees |
(3) | Tax Fees |
(4) | All Other Fees |
Item 15. |
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. |
* | Filed with this Report. |
** | This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. |
± | This exhibit replaces the inadvertently filed Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2021. |
† | Exhibits and schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of an omitted exhibit or schedule to the SEC upon request. |
†† | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
††† | Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been separately filed with the SEC. |
Item 16. |
Form 10-K Summary. |
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Matthew Thomas | |
Name: | Matthew Thomas | |
Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial Officer) |
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ Lance Arnett Lance Arnett |
Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Matthew Thomas Matthew Thomas |
Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
/s/ Fabrizio Mozzi Fabrizio Mozzi |
Chairman of the Board and Director | |
/s/ Shaojun Sun Shaojun Sun |
Vice Chairman of the Board and Director | |
/s/ Sidong Shao Sidong Shao |
Director | |
/s/ Kenneth W. Landini Kenneth W. Landini |
Director | |
/s/ Frank P. Simpkins Frank P. Simpkins |
Director | |
/s/ Hong He Hong He |
Director | |
/s/ Lei Lei Lei Lei |
Director |