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): June 21, 2018

RF INDUSTRIES, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada  (State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 0-13301  (Commission File Number) 88-0168936  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

7610 Miramar Road, Bldg. 6000

San Diego, California 92126-4202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(858) 549-6340

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

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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.

On June 21, 2018, the Board of Directors of RF Industries, Ltd. (the “Company”) increased the number of directors on the Board of Directors to six members and appointed Robert D. Dawson, the Company’s current President and Chief Executive Officer, to also serve as a director, effective June 21, 2018. Mr. Dawson has been appointed as a Class III director, and will serve until the annual meeting of stockholders at which the Class III directors are elected (which meeting is scheduled to be held in 2019) and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.

Mr. Dawson, age 44, was hired as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer on July 17, 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dawson was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vision Technology Services, an information technology consulting and project management company that was acquired by BG Staffing. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Dawson was employed at TESSCO Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded distributor of wireless products and services. While at TESSCO, he held multiple executive roles in sales, marketing, product management and strategy, culminating with being Vice President of Sales. He joined TESSCO through the 2007 acquisition of NetForce Solutions, a technology training and consulting firm that he co-founded in 2000 and led as the Chief Executive Officer for seven years. Mr. Dawson received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Hillsdale College.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Dawson and any other persons pursuant to which he was chosen as a director of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Dawson and any director, executive officer, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. Mr. Dawson is not a party to any current or proposed transaction with the Company for which disclosure is required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Directors who are also officers and/or employees of the Company do not receive any compensation for serving on the Board of Directors. Accordingly, Mr. Dawson will not receive any compensation for serving on the Board of Directors.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of RF Industries, Ltd. dated June 25, 2018.

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.

June 21, 2018	By:	/s/ Robert Dawson
		Robert Dawson
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Company Contact: Mark Turfler SVP/CFO (858) 549-6340 rfi@rfindustries.com	Investor Contact: Robert Jacobs Jacobs Consulting (310) 927 3108 robert.jacobs@jacobscon.com

RF Industries Appoints Robert Dawson to Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO, CA, June 25, 2018 . . . RF INDUSTRIES, LTD, (NASDAQ:RFIL), a national manufacturer and marketer of interconnect products and systems, today announced that it has appointed Robert Dawson, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to its Board of Directors.

“We are delighted to welcome Rob to our Board,” said Marvin Fink, Chairman of the Board.

“Under his leadership, the Company has benefitted from his ability to develop a culture of growth based on core values of positivity, accountability and communication. As a result, the Company has experienced significant sales and earnings growth since he joined the Company less than a year ago. Adding Rob to the Board is part of our strategy for building a platform for long-term growth and we look forward to his continued contributions.”

Prior to joining RF Industries on July 17, 2017, Mr. Dawson, 44, was President and CEO of Vision Technology Services, an information technology consulting and project management company acquired by BG Staffing. He spent 2007-2013 at TESSCO Technologies, a publicly traded distributor of wireless products and services. At TESSCO Mr. Dawson held multiple executive roles in sales, marketing, product management and strategy culminating with being Vice President of Sales, responsible for TESSCO’s sales organization and leading a team delivering more than $700 million in sales. He joined TESSCO through the 2007 acquisition of NetForce Solutions, a technology training and consulting firm that he co-founded in 2000 and led as the Chief Executive Officer through seven years of growth before being acquired by TESSCO.

Dawson received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Hillsdale College. He has been a frequent speaker on wireless and telecommunications developments and trends, including Distributed Antenna Systems.

About RF Industries

RF Industries designs and manufactures a broad range of interconnect products across diversified, growing markets including wireless/wireline telecom, data communications and industrial. The Company's products include RF connectors, coaxial cables, wire harnesses, fiber optic cables, custom cabling and data center equipment. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, California with operations in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Please visit the RF Industries website at www.rfindustries.com.

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7610 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA 92126-4202 • (858) 549-6340 • (800) 233-1728 • FAX (858) 549-6345

E-mail: rfi@rfindustries.com • Internet: www.rfindustries.com