Note 16 - Subsequent events

On November 20, 2014 the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share to be paid on January 15, 2015 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2014.

On January 20, 2015, the Company purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Comnet Telecom Supply, Inc. from Robert Portera, the sole shareholder of Comnet Telecom. Comnet Telecom is a New Jersey based manufacturer and supplier of telecommunications and data products, including fiber optic cables, cabling technologies, custom patch cord assemblies, data center consoles, and other data center equipment. Comnet Telecom is a New York corporation that was formed in 1993. At the closing, the Company paid Mr. Portera $4,150,000 in cash and stock, and agreed to pay him up to an additional $1,360,000 in cash as an earn-out over the next two years if Comnet Telecom meets certain financial milestones in the next two years. The purchase price paid at the closing consisted of $3,050,000 in cash (of which $300,000 was deposited into a bank escrow account for one year as security for the seller’s indemnification obligations under the stock purchase agreement), and 252,381 shares of the Company’s unregistered common stock, which shares were valued at $1,060,000 based on a per share price of $4.20 (the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the five trading days before the closing date). Comnet Telecom will be operated as a stand-alone subsidiary for at least the next two years. The Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with Mr. Portera pursuant to which Mr. Portera will be the President of Comnet Telecom. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Portera’s base salary will be $210,000 per year. Mr. Portera will also be entitled to earn an annual bonus of up to 50% of his base salary. Since the acquisition of Comnet Telecom was effective for financial accounting purposes as of November 1, 2014, Comnet Telecom’s financial results will be included in the results of the Fiber Optics segment for the entire fiscal year ending October 31, 2015.