8-K 1 a8-kcoveramexsettlementpre.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES 8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2016
 
Koss Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
0-3295
 
39-1168275
(State or other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
4129 North Port Washington Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)
 
(414) 964-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On February 12, 2016, Koss Corporation (“Koss”) issued a press release announcing that Koss settled the claims between Koss and American Express Company, et al., in the lawsuit pending in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, Case No. CV 2010-006631. The Settlement Agreement was signed as of February 8, 2016.

As part of the settlement, the parties provided mutual releases that resolved all claims involved in the litigation between Koss and American Express Company, et al. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Koss is to receive gross proceeds of $3 million, and the net amount will reflect an offset for certain expenses relating to attorneys' fees and costs.
  
A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press Release of Koss Corporation dated February 12, 2016.

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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.
 
February 12, 2016
KOSS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael J. Koss
 
 
Michael J. Koss
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President

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