UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 18, 2024

LSI INDUSTRIES INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ohio	01-13375	31-0888951
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10000 Alliance Road, Cincinnati, Ohio	45242
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (513) 793-3200

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	LYTS	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 18, 2024, EMI Acquisition Company Inc., an Ohio corporation (“Purchaser”), and wholly owned subsidiary of LSI Industries Inc., an Ohio corporation (“LSI” or the “Company”), EMI Industries, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“EMI” or “Seller”), LSI (with respect to Section 7.11’s Parent guaranty provisions) and certain members of Seller made parties thereto (the “Majority Members”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Seller agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Purchaser for an aggregate cash purchase price of $50 million, subject to a working capital adjustment. Florida-based EMI is a metal and millwork manufacturer of standard and customized fixtures, displays and equipment for the convenience store, supermarket and restaurant industries. In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser secured a buyer-side representation and warranty insurance policy and a portion of the purchase price was placed in an escrow account for the purpose of securing the indemnification obligations of Seller under the Purchase Agreement. LSI is funding the purchase price with cash on hand and borrowings from its existing credit facility.

The Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties, covenants, conditions and indemnification provisions. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The Purchase Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Purchaser or EMI. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Purchase Agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including qualification by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Purchase Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to contractual standards of “materiality” and “material adverse effect” applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors or under applicable securities laws. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Purchase Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants, or any descriptions thereof, as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of EMI, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Purchase Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on April 18, 2024 related to the Purchase Agreement is filed herewith and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01 – Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On April 18, 2024, LSI consummated the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and acquired substantially all of Seller’s assets. The information in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.01.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This report contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous assumptions, risks or uncertainties.  The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “estimates,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should” or the negative versions of those words and similar expressions, and by the context in which they are used.  Such statements, whether expressed or implied, are based upon current expectations of the Company and speak only as of the date made.  Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties over which the Company may have no control.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks that the benefits from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, including as a result of changes in general economic and market conditions, interest and exchange rates, monetary policy, laws and regulations and their enforcement, and the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which LSI and EMI operate; uncertainties regarding the ability of LSI and EMI to promptly and effectively integrate their businesses; uncertainties regarding the reaction to the transaction of the companies’ respective customers, employees, and counterparties; and risks relating to the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues.  In addition to the factors described in this paragraph, the risk factors identified in the Company’s Form 10-K and other filings the Company may make with the SEC constitute risks and uncertainties that may affect the financial performance of the Company and are incorporated herein by reference.  The Company does not undertake and hereby disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.  Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.

(c) Shell Company Transactions. Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

ExhibitNo.	Description
2.1	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 18, 2024 among EMI Acquisition Company, Inc., EMI Industries, LLC, LSI (with respect to Section 7.11’s Parent guaranty provisions) and the Sellers identified therein *++
99.1	LSI Industries Inc. Purchase Agreement Press Release dated April 18, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

*Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. LSI Industries Inc. agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule upon request.

++ Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The omitted information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the Registrant if publicly disclosed. The Registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted portion to the SEC upon request.

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.

	LSI INDUSTRIES INC.
	By:/s/ Thomas A. Caneris
	Thomas A. Caneris
	Executive Vice President Human Resources and General Counsel
Dated: April 19, 2024