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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors
or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)
On July 22,
2016, Robert L. Bauman informed Hickok Incorporated (the “Company”) of
his
decision to retire as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company effective
September 1, 2016 but will continue full time with the Company to
effect a smooth transition until September 30, 2016. At this
time, Mr. Bauman
will enter into a consulting agreement with the Company, which
will
entitle him to annual payment in the amount of $23,750 and certain
other
benefits,
including the use of a company car.
The Company
announces that, in coordination with Mr. Bauman’s retirement plan
described above, it has appointed Mr. Brian E. Powers as President and
Chief
Executive Officer effective September 1, 2016.
Mr. Powers, age 53, is Chairman of the Company’s Board
of Directors and has held this position since 2014. From 2014 to 2015,
Mr. Powers served as Chief Administrative Officer and
General Counsel of Greencastle LLC, a developer of data centers and
clean
energy projects. He also served as
Managing Director of League Park Advisors LLC, a mid-market investment
banking
firm, from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Powers has been
the owner of Brian Powers & Associates LLC, a management consulting
firm,
since 2001.
There are no
family relationships between Mr. Powers and any other director or
executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions in which
Mr. Powers
has an interest that are required to be disclosed under
Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K. Mr. Powers’ compensation
related to this appointment has not been determined at this time.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HICKOK INCORPORATED
/s/ Robert L. Bauman
Robert L. Bauman
President and CEO
Date: July 28, 2016