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Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties

J. RELATED PARTIES

Seymour Holtzman and Jewelcor Management, Inc.

Seymour Holtzman currently serves as a director of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).  From August 2014 through January 2019, Mr. Holtzman served as the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board and as its Chairman of the Board from April 2000 to August 2014.  Mr. Holtzman is the chairman, chief executive officer and president and, together with his wife, indirectly, the majority shareholder of Jewelcor Management, Inc. (“JMI”) and is the beneficial holder of approximately 9.5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company at February 1, 2020.

In August 2014, the Company and Mr. Holtzman entered into an Employment and Chairman Compensation Agreement (the “Compensation Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Holtzman was entitled to receive annual compensation of $372,500 for his services as Executive Chairman and $24,000 for his services as an employee of the Company, reporting to the Board. In May 2017, the Compensation Agreement was amended to reduce his compensation as Executive Chairman to $200,000.  Effective August 9, 2018, the Compensation Agreement was further amended to reduce his annual compensation as Executive Chairman to $176,000 and to provide written notification to Mr. Holtzman that the Company would not be extending the term of the Compensation Agreement and, as a result, the Compensation Agreement will terminate on August 7, 2020.  

On January 24, 2019, the Board voted to adopt an independent Board chairman structure and elected John Kyees as the Company’s new independent, non-executive Chairman, replacing Mr. Holtzman. Mr. Holtzman continues to serve as a director of the Company, and will continue to receive his annual compensation of $176,000 as a director and an annual base salary of $24,000 for his services as an employee of the Company through August 7, 2020.