UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D (RULE 13D-101)
Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) and Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 18)
Telos Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
12%
Cumulative Exchangeable Redeemable Preferred Stock,
Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
87969B200
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509
New York, New York 10123
Attention: Mr. Nelson Obus
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
Copy to:
Frank
S. Jones, Jr., Esquire
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P.
Seven Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(410) 347-8700
March 7, 2018
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a Statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box …
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 2 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: 13-3688497 | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC (SEE ITEM 3) | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e):‚ … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
165,760 shares (See Item 5) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
165,760 shares (See Item 5) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
165,760 (See Item 5) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.2% (See Item 5) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN | |||
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 3 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: Not Applicable; no IRS Identification Number | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC (SEE ITEM 3) | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
CAYMAN ISLANDS | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
112,549 shares (See Item 5) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
112,549 shares (See Item 5) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
112,549 shares (See Item 5) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
3.5% (See Item 5) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |||
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 4 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 13-3953291 | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC (SEE ITEM 3) | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
261,456 shares (See Item 5) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
261,456 shares (See Item 5) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
261,456 shares (See Item 5) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.2% (See Item 5) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN | |||
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 5 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Nelson Obus S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF (SEE ITEM 3) | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0- shares (See Item 5) (1) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
554,765 (See Item 5) (1) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- shares (See Item 5)(1) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
554,765 (See Item 5) (1) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
554,765 shares (See Item 5)(1) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
17.4% (See Item 5)(1) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |||
(1) | Mr. Obus may be deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership in such shares through his positions as a co-managing member of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC and a principal executive officer of Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 427,216 shares which are directly owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I. Wynnefield Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial ownership interest in both 112,549 shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. and 15,000 shares which are directly beneficially owned Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan As Mr. Joshua H. Landes is also a co-managing member of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC and an executive officer of Wynnefield Capital, Inc., Mr. Obus shares voting and dispositive power with Mr. Landes with regard to any shares beneficially owned by Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC and Wynnefield Capital, Inc. |
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 6 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Joshua H. Landes S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF (SEE ITEM 3) | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0- shares (See Item 5) (1) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
554,765 (See Item 5) (1) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- shares (See Item 5)(1) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
554,765 (See Item 5) (1) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
554,765 shares (See Item 5) (1) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
17.4% (See Item 5) (1) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |||
(1) | Mr. Landes may be deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership in such shares through his positions as a managing member of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC and a principal executive officer of Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 427,216 shares which are directly owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I. Wynnefield Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial ownership interest in both 112,549 shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. and 15,000 shares which are directly beneficially owned Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. As Nelson Obus is also a co-managing member of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC and a principal executive officer of Wynnefield Capital, Inc., Mr. Landes shares voting and dispositive power with Mr. Obus with regard to any shares beneficially owned by Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC and Wynnefield Capital, Inc. |
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 7 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Wynnefield Capital Management LLC S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: 13-4018186 | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF (SEE ITEM 3) | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
NEW YORK | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
427,216 shares (See Item 5) (1) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
427,216 shares (See Item 5) (1) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
427,216 shares (See Item 5) (1) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13.4% (See Item 5) (1) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO (Limited Liability Company) | |||
(1) | Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, as the general partner of both Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I holds an indirect beneficial interest in these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I. |
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 8 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Wynnefield Capital, Inc. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: 13-3688495 | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF (SEE ITEM 3) | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
CAYMAN ISLANDS | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
127,549 shares (See Item 5)(1) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
127,549 shares (See Item 5)(1) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
127,549 shares (See Item 5)(1) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
3.9% (See Item 5)(1) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |||
(1) | Wynnefield Capital, Inc. as the sole investment manager of Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., holds an indirect beneficial interest in 112,549 shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. Wynnefield Capital, Inc., as the sole investment manager of the Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, also holds an indirect beneficial interest in 15,000 shares which are directly beneficially owned by the Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. |
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 9 of 15 pages |
1. |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON: N/A | |||
2. |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) … (b) _ Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
N/A | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): … | |||
6. |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7. |
SOLE VOTING POWER
15,000 shares (See Item 5)(1) | ||
8. |
SHARED VOTING POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
9. |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
15,000 shares (See Item 5)(1) | |||
10. |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0- (See Item 5) | |||
11. |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
15,000 shares (See Item 5)(1) | |||
12. |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
… | |||
13. |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5% (See Item 5)(1) | |||
14. |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
EP | |||
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 10 of 15 pages |
This Amendment No. 18 (the "Amendment") amends the Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 24, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on June 22, 1998; as further amended by Amendment No. 2 filed on December 18, 2003; as further amended by Amendment No. 3 filed on April 21, 2004; as further amended by Amendment No. 4 filed on April 1, 2005; as further amended by Amendment No. 5 filed on May 9, 2005; as further amended by Amendment No. 6 filed on February 9, 2006; as further amended by Amendment No. 7 filed on June 5, 2006; as further amended by Amendment No. 8 filed on February 12, 2007; as further amended by Amendment No. 9 filed on February 21, 2007; as further amended by Amendment No. 10 filed on February 27, 2007; as further amended by Amendment No. 11 filed on August 15, 2013; as further amended by Amendment No. 12 filed on October 30, 2013; as further amended by Amendment No. 13 filed on November 27, 2013; as further amended by Amendment No. 14 filed on May 12, 2014; as further amended by Amendment No. 15 filed on June 4, 2014; as further amended by Amendment No. 16 filed on July 20, 2015; and as further amended by Amendment No. 17 filed on November 17, 2015 (collectively, the "Wynnefield Schedule 13D"), filed by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. (the "Partnership"), Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. (the "Fund"), Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I (the "Partnership-I"), Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM"), Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI" or "Wynnefield Capital"), the Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"), Nelson Obus ("Mr. Obus") and Joshua Landes ("Mr. Landes" and, collectively with the Partnership, the Fund, the Partnership-I, WCM, WCI, the Plan and Mr. Obus the "Wynnefield Reporting Persons"), with respect to the shares of 12% Cumulative Exchangeable Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Preferred Shares", “Preferred Stock” or “TLSRP”), of Telos Corporation, a Maryland corporation with its principal executive offices located at 19886 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, Virginia 20147-2358 (“Telos”, the “Company” or the "Issuer"). All defined terms refer to terms defined herein or in the Wynnefield Schedule 13D. The information contained in this Amendment is as of the date hereof, unless otherwise expressly provided herein.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
Item 3 “Source and Amount of Funds or other Consideration.” is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The securities reported in this Statement as directly beneficially owned by the Wynnefield Reporting Persons were acquired with funds of $3,333,131 (including brokerage commissions). All such funds were provided from the working capital or personal funds of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons which directly beneficially own such securities.
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ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
Item 4. "Purpose of Transaction." appearing in the Wynnefield Schedule 13D is supplemented by adding the following statement from Wynnefield Capital to the end of such item:
On March 7, 2018, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. formally notified the Issuer of its intention to propose the nomination of an individual to serve as a Class D member of the Issuer’s Board of Directors for election at the upcoming 2018 annual meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders. Such notice was given on such date by both hand delivery and by email sent to the Issuer. On March 7, 2018, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. also dispatched the same notice to the Issuer both via overnight courier service and by U.S. Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. A copy of the nomination notification letter delivered by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. to the Issuer is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
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As of the date of this Amendment and other than as set forth in this Item 4, the Wynnefield Reporting Persons do not have any current plans, proposals or negotiations that relate to or would result in any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Wynnefield Reporting Persons intend to review critically their investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis, and to the extent permitted by law, may seek to engage in discussions with other shareholders and/or with management and the Board of Directors of the Issuer concerning the business, operations or future plans of the Issuer. Depending on various factors including, without limitation, the Issuer’s financial position, the price levels of the shares of the Preferred Stock or the Issuer’s other securities, conditions in the securities markets and general economic and industry conditions, the Wynnefield Reporting Persons may, in the future take such actions with respect to their investment in the Issuer as they deem appropriate including, without limitation, purchasing additional shares of Preferred Stock or the Issuer’s other securities, selling shares of Preferred Stock or the Issuer’s other securities, engaging in short selling of or any hedging or similar transaction with respect to the Preferred Stock or the Issuer’s other securities, and taking any other action with respect to the Issuer, the Preferred Stock or any of its other securities in any manner permitted by law or changing its intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 including, without limitation, nominating additional individuals to serve as members of the Issuer’s Board of Directors.
THE above item 4 information is intended only to respond to the requirements of ITEM 4 of this Schedule 13D. In no event shall such INFORMATION constitute: (i) a request for a proxy, (ii) any request that any party execute (or not execute), or to revoke, a proxy; (iii) a communication INTENDED OR calculated to result in the procurement, withholding or revocation of a proxy or (iV) any other activity or communication constituting the solicitation of a proxy under Rule 14a-1 promulgated under Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5. "Interests in Securities of the Issuer." appearing in the Wynnefield Schedule 13D is supplemented by adding the following disclosure to the end of such item:
(A) - (C) As of March 7, 2018, the Wynnefield Reporting Persons beneficially owned in the aggregate 554,765 shares of Preferred Stock, constituting approximately 17.4% of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (the percentage of shares owned being based upon a total of 3,185,586 shares outstanding on September 30, 2017, as set forth in the Issuer's most recent report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 filed with the Commission on November 14, 2017). The following table sets forth certain information with respect to shares of Preferred Stock directly beneficially owned by the Wynnefield Reporting Persons members listed:
NAME | NUMBER OF SHARES | APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF OUTSTANDING SHARES |
Partnership* | 165,760 | 5.2% |
Partnership-I* | 261,456 | 8.2% |
Fund** | 112,549 | 3.5% |
Plan** | 15,000 | 0.5% |
* WCM has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in these shares of Preferred Stock.
** WCI has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in these shares of Preferred Stock.
WCM is the sole general partner of the Partnership and Partnership I and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner (as that term is defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the Preferred Stock that the Partnership and Partnership I directly beneficially own. WCM, as the sole general partner of the Partnership and Partnership I, has the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the Preferred Stock that the Partnership and Partnership I directly beneficially own. Messrs. Obus and Landes are the co-managing members of WCM and, accordingly, each of Messrs. Obus and Landes may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner (as that term is defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the Preferred Stock that WCM may be deemed to beneficially own. Each of Messrs. Obus and Landes, as co-managing members of WCM, has the power to direct the voting and disposition of the shares of Common Stock that WCM may be deemed to beneficially own.
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 13 of 15 pages |
WCI is the sole investment manager of the Fund and, accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner (as that term is defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the shares of Preferred Stock that the Fund beneficially owns. WCI, as the sole investment manager of the Fund, has the sole power to direct the voting and disposition of the shares of Preferred Stock that the Fund beneficially owns. WCI, as the sole investment manager of the Plan, has a beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Preferred Stock that the Plan beneficially owns. Messrs. Obus and Landes are the principal executive officers of WCI and, accordingly, each of Messrs. Obus and Landes may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner (as that term is defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the shares of Preferred Stock that WCI may be deemed to beneficially own. Each of Messrs. Obus and Landes, as a principal executive officer of WCI, shares with the other the power to direct the voting and disposition of the shares of Preferred Stock that WCI may be deemed to beneficially own.
Beneficial ownership of shares of Preferred Stock shown on the cover pages of and set forth elsewhere in this Amendment for each of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons assumes that they have not formed a group for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act, and Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated thereunder. If the members of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons were deemed to have formed a group for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) and Rule 13d-5(b)(1), the group would be deemed to own beneficially (and may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over) 554,765 shares of Preferred Stock, constituting approximately 17.4% of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (the percentage of shares owned being based upon 3,185,586 shares outstanding on September 30, 2017, as set forth in the Issuer's most recent report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2017).
The filing of this Amendment and any future amendment by the Wynnefield Reporting Persons, and the inclusion of information herein and therein with respect to WCM, WCI and Messrs. Obus and Landes, shall not be considered an admission that any of such persons, for the purpose of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, are the beneficial owners of any shares in which such persons do not have a pecuniary interest. Each of WCM, WCI and Messrs. Obus and Landes disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares covered by this Schedule 13D.
To the best knowledge of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons, except as described in this Amendment, none of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons, any person in control (ultimately or otherwise) of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons, any general partner, executive officer or director thereof, as applicable, beneficially owns any shares of Preferred Stock, and except as set forth in the table below, there have been no transactions in shares of Preferred Stock affected during the past 60 days, by the Wynnefield Reporting Persons, any person in control of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons (ultimately or otherwise), or any general partner, executive officer or director thereof, as applicable; provided, however, certain investment banking affiliates of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons may beneficially own shares of Preferred Stock, including shares that may be held in discretionary or advisory accounts with the Wynnefield Reporting Persons; and the Wynnefield Reporting Persons, directly or in connection with such discretionary or advisory accounts, may acquire, hold, vote or dispose of Preferred Stock, including transactions that may have occurred during the past 60 days.
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(D) No person, other than each of the Wynnefield Reporting Persons referred to as the direct beneficial owner of the shares of Preferred Stock set forth in this response to Item 5, has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such shares of Preferred Stock.
(E) Not applicable.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 1 | Joint Filing Agreement dated as of July 15, 2015 | |||
Exhibit 2 | Nomination Letter to the Secretary of the Issuer dated March 7, 2018 |
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CUSIP No. 87969B200 | 13D/A | Page 15 of 15 pages |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Amendment is true, complete and correct.
Dated: March 7, 2018.
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.
By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I
By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member
WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.
By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc.,
its Investment Manager
By: /s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus, President
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN, INC.
By: /s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus, Authorized Signatory
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.
By: /s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus, President
/s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus, Individually
/s/ Joshua H. Landes
Joshua H. Landes, Individually
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
Exhibit 1 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2015 | |
Exhibit 2 | Nomination letter to the Secretary of the Issuer dated March 7, 2018 |
Exhibit 1
SCHEDULE 13D JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that this Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the preferred stock of Telos Corporation, and any additional amendment thereto signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that all subsequent amendments to the Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
Dated: July 17, 2015
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I | ||
By: | Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Nelson Obus | |
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member | ||
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. | ||
By: | Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Nelson Obus | |
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member | ||
WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. | ||
By: | Wynnefield Capital, Inc., | |
its Investment Manager | ||
By: | /s/ Nelson Obus | |
Nelson Obus, President | ||
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Nelson Obus | |
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member | ||
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Nelson Obus | |
Nelson Obus, Authorized Signatory | ||
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Nelson Obus | |
Nelson Obus, President | ||
/s/ Nelson Obus | ||
Nelson Obus, Individually | ||
/s/ Joshua Landes | ||
Joshua Landes, Individually |
Exhibit 2
Nomination letter to the Secretary of the Issuer dated March 7, 2018
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509
New York, New York 10123
March 7, 2018
BY FEDERAL EXPRESS, EMAIL
AND FIRST CLASS CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Telos Corporation
19886 Ashburn Road
Ashburn, Virginia 20147-2358
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Re: | Notice (this “Notice”) of Nomination for Election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Telos Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”). |
Dear Corporate Secretary:
The undersigned, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Wynnefield Small Cap Value” or the “Nominating Person”), in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), hereby submits this Notice on the date hereof to nominate William H. Alderman (“Mr. Alderman” or the “Nominee”) for election as a Class D member of the Board at the 2018 annual meeting of Company stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”). Specifically, the Nominating Person hereby represents that it intends to appear in person or by proxy at the 2018 Annual Meeting to nominate the Nominee for election as a Class D member of the Board.
As of the close of business on the date of this Notice, Wynnefield Small Cap Value represents that it is the stockholder of 165,760 shares of the 12% Cumulative Exchangeable Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Company. Additionally, though affiliated funds, Wynnefield Small Cap Value may be deemed to possess indirect or other beneficial ownership of an additional 389,005 shares of Preferred Stock.1 The undersigned intends to maintain ownership of Preferred Stock at all times prior to and through the 2018 Annual Meeting.
Article II, Section 12(a) of the Bylaws provides that any Company stockholder may nominate a person for election to the Board at an annual meeting by providing notice to the secretary of the Company at its principal executive offices not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, subject to different temporal advance notice requirements in the event the date of the annual meeting is delayed or advanced by the Company. The Company’s last annual meeting of stockholders was convened and held on May 11, 2017, and the Company has not publicly announced a date for the holding of the 2018 Annual Meeting or a delayed or advanced date for the same. Consequently, as expressly set forth in the Bylaws, this Notice is compliant with the submission deadlines for nominations for director candidates for election at the 2018 Annual Meeting.
1 See the Exchange Act Section 16 (Form 4) and Section 13 (Schedule 13D) filings for the Nominating Person and its affiliates, publicly available on EDGAR for detail and verification. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a share certificate which evidences the Nominating Person’s record ownership of a portion of its beneficially owned shares of Preferred Stock.
As detailed below, this Notice provides the information required by the Bylaws, including certain information set forth in Regulation 14A (the “Proxy Rules”) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Capitalized terms used without definition herein shall have the meanings provided in the Bylaws.
It is the undersigned’s firmly-held belief that the Company is in need of a new and fresh perspective on its Board. The election of William Alderman, seasoned by deep and highly-relevant industry expertise and possessing a broad understanding of the financial, operational and strategic issues facing aerospace and defense companies, should significantly improve the oversight function of the Board. As such, his nomination is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Nominee has consented to be nominated and, if elected, will so serve as a Class D member of the Board.
Information Required by Article II, Section 12(a)(2) of the Bylaws
Set forth is biographical information of the Nominee, including his principal occupation, prior employment history and business address:
William H. Alderman, age 55 (DOB: 5/31/1962), has over 25 years’ experience providing investment banking services across multiple industries, with a particular expertise in financings, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions in the aerospace and defense industry, with more than $1 billion in closed transactions. Mr. Alderman is the founder and President of Alderman & Company Capital, LLC, a registered broker-dealer providing management consulting and investment banking services to the aerospace and defense industry. Founded by Mr. Alderman in 2001, Alderman & Company specializes in sell-side M&A services to the aerospace and defense industry.
Mr. Alderman has held a number of senior positions in corporate development, finance, and banking. Mr. Alderman started his career in 1988 at Bankers Trust Company in New York City where he was an Associate in Investment Banking. In 1990, Mr. Alderman joined General Electric Company (NYSE: GE); during his 5-years at GE, Mr. Alderman rose to the position of Vice President of GE Capital Aviation Services. In 1996, Mr. Alderman joined Aviation Sales Company. (NYSE:AVS), an aviation aftermarket services supplier. At Aviation Sales Company, Mr. Alderman served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. During his tenure, the business grew from $130 million in revenue to more than $600 million in 1999. In 2000, Mr. Alderman joined Fieldstone Private Capital Group, serving as Managing Director of the firm’s aviation industry investment banking practice until 2001.
Mr. Alderman also has significant experience serving on corporate boards and key committees of publicly-held and private companies. Since 2007, Mr. Alderman has served on the Board of Directors (currently Chair, Management Resources and Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee) of DLH Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: DLHC), a services supplier to the United States Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. From 2007 to January 2012, Mr. Alderman also served as a member of the Board of Directors (Chair, Nominating Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Strategic Planning Committee) of Breeze Eastern Corporation (AMEX: BZC), a helicopter winch and aircraft linear actuation systems supplier. In the past, Mr. Alderman has served on the corporate boards of the following privately-held entities: the HM Bullard Company, a retail business owned by Mr. Alderman’s family until 1997 (1984-1997), UFC Aerospace Corp. a provider of aerospace logistics/integrated supply chain solutions (2009-2011), and Cox & Co., an ESOP-owned provider of ice protection and temperature control systems to the aerospace industry (2011-2012). Mr. Alderman has also held a number of non-profit board positions, including serving two terms as Chair of Trustees of the First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, Connecticut.
None of the above corporations or organizations is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company.
Mr. Alderman earned an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1989 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College in 1984. Mr. Alderman holds numerous securities industry licenses, including series 7, 24, 63, and 65. Mr. Alderman has been an aircraft pilot since 1983, holds an instrument rating with high performance and complex endorsements, and owns and operates a Cirrus SR22 aircraft. Mr. Alderman has been a member of the Wings Club of New York since 1992 and frequently speaks at aerospace industry conferences in the United States and abroad. He has been quoted as an industry expert by Aviation Week, Bloomberg TV, CBS Marketwatch, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. Mr. Alderman was a distinguished collegiate athlete, being selected for the All-Ohio Academic Soccer team in 1983. Mr. Alderman was born in 1962 and has two adult daughters. Mr. Alderman and his wife reside in Danbury, Connecticut. His residence and work address are each [REDACTED].
The Nominee is the direct beneficial owner of 10,000 shares of Preferred Stock. The Nominee has no other record or beneficial ownership of any other shares of any of the Company’s capital stock. The Nominee is not subject to the reporting obligations of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. Consequently, the Nominee has not failed to file on a timely basis any reports related to the Company that are required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
The Nominee does not hold any position or office with the Company, and has never held any such position or office. Except as set forth in the remaining two sentences of this paragraph, there is no arrangement or understanding between the Nominee and any other person pursuant to which he was selected by the Nominating Person as a nominee to the Board. Although the Company’s definitive Proxy Statements filed in connection with recent years’ annual stockholder meetings suggest that all members of the Board are eligible to receive compensation for Board service consisting of a $30,000 minimum basic annual retainer (and additional annual fees for chairing certain committees), the tabular disclosures therein reveal that the Class D members of the Board have not been compensated by the Company for their Board service at all. Consequently, the Nominating Person has agreed to compensate the Nominee, if elected to the Board, as follows: for each full 30-day period served as a member of the Company’s Board, Mr. Alderman will be entitled to receive a $5,000 payment and reimbursement of necessary and reasonable travel, lodging, subsistence and other related expenses incurred in connection with Board service. A copy of the agreement between Nominee and the Nominating Person regarding such matters (the “Board Nominee Letter Agreement”) is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Except as set forth in the immediately preceding two paragraphs regarding the Nominee’s Preferred Stock ownership and the Board Nominee Letter Agreement, the Nominee has no substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the 2018 Annual Meeting.
The Nominee is not party to or involved in any material legal proceeding involving the Company and the Nominee has no material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
The Nominee has no family relationship with any officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
During the past ten years, the Nominee has not been:
(i) | the subject of any bankruptcy or state insolvency proceeding; |
(ii) | the general partner in any partnership (at or within two years before the time of the filing of such proceeding) subject to any bankruptcy or state insolvency proceeding; or |
(iii) | an executive officer of any corporation or business association (at or within two years before the time of the filing of such proceeding) subject to any bankruptcy or state insolvency proceeding. |
During the past ten years, the Nominee has not been:
(i) | convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors), or named subject of any pending criminal proceeding; |
(ii) | subject to any order, judgment or decree enjoining or suspending him from, or otherwise limiting, any of the following activities: |
(a) acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant or any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”);
(b) acting as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company;
(c) engaging in any type of business practice; or
(d) engaging in the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of any federal or state securities or federal commodities laws.
(iii) | subject of any order, judgment or decree of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting the Nominee’s right to engage in any activity described in paragraphs (ii)(a) or (ii)(b) above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity; |
(iv) | found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any federal or state securities law or found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the CFTC to have violated any federal commodities law; |
(v) | subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative sanction, order, judgment, decree, or finding relating to an alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation; any law or regulation respecting banks, savings associations, credit unions or other financial institutions or insurance companies or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity, or convicted of fraud in a criminal or civil proceeding; or |
(vi) | subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any similar or equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member. |
There is no transaction or series of transactions since January 1, 2017, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant, in which the amount involved in the transaction or series of transactions exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the Company’s assets as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017, and in which the Nominating Person or Nominee, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
The Nominee has no arrangements regarding future employment with the Company or any of its affiliates or any other arrangements or understandings regarding future transactions with the Company other than solely in his capacity as a director of the Company when, as and if elected.
Based on the items enumerated in the NASDAQ standards to determine director independence, the Nominating Person believes that the Nominee would be considered an “independent director” (as such term is defined in the relevant NASDAQ listing standards) should he be elected to the Board.
Consent
The written consent of the Nominee to (a) being nominated for election to the Board; (b) being named in a proxy statement and other proxy related materials filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a nominee for election to the Board; and (c) serving as a director on the Board if elected, are attached hereto as Exhibit C.
* * * *
While the undersigned is complying with the advance notice and related provisions of the Bylaws, it expressly reserves the right to challenge the validity and lawfulness of certain purported requirements set forth therein, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of such rights or claims.
Nothing contained in this letter is intended to constitute the solicitation of a proxy for purposes of Section 14 of the Exchange Act.
In the event any statement or other information in this Notice is not correct, or to the extent any applicable information has been omitted from this Notice, or to the extent that any such statement or other information changes, the undersigned and the Nominee reserve the right to correct and/or supplement any such statement or other information set forth herein.
Please confirm receipt of this Notice by contacting it at the address set forth above, as well as by e-mail at nobus@wynnecap.com. Please confirm that this submission satisfies the requirements of the Bylaws to effect the nomination of a person to stand for election as a Class D member of the Board at the 2018 Annual Meeting and constitutes timely notice, in accordance with Section 12(a) of Article II of the Bylaws. If the undersigned does not hear from the Company in writing by 5:00 p.m., prevailing east coast time, on March 8, 2018, it will assume that this submission fully satisfies such requirements and that the Company has waived any claim to the contrary.
[Signature Appears on the Following Page]
If you have any questions or otherwise wish to communicate further, please contact the undersigned directly at (212) 760-0134.
Very truly yours,
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.
By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Nelson Obus___________________
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member
cc: | William H. Alderman |
Exhibit A
Telos Corporation Preferred Stock Share Certificate No.: PR 3920
Exhibit B
Board Nominee Letter Agreement
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509
New York, New York 10123
March 6, 2018
William H. Alderman
[REDACTED]
Dear Mr. Alderman:
This will confirm our understanding as follows:
1. You have agreed to become a nominee (a “Nominee”) to stand for election as a Class D member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Telos Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation” or “Telos”), and, if so elected, to serve as a Telos Board member. You understand that Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Wynnefield Small Cap Value” or the “Nominating Person”) intends to nominate you in connection with the 2018 annual meeting of Company stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”), expected to be held in May, 2018, although no definite meeting date has been publicly announced by the Company as of this date.
2. Wynnefield Small Cap Value hereby agrees that, if you are elected as a Telos Board member, it shall pay to you for such service the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for each full 30-day period you serve as a Board member. Should you be elected to the Board, nothing herein commits you to any required term of service since, consistent with relevant Maryland law, you are subject to removal, and may resign, from the Board at any time.
3. Additionally, Wynnefield Small Cap Value hereby agrees that it shall reimburse you for necessary and reasonable travel, lodging, subsistence and other related expenses incurred in connection with Board meeting attendance or other required Board activities. To be reimbursed for allowable expenses, you must complete and submit a statement to Wynnefield Small Cap Value itemizing such qualifying expenses within thirty (30) days of completion of the Board meeting or other covered activity.
If this letter reflects your understanding of our agreement, please so indicate by signing in the space provided below and returning one signed copy to us, whereupon this letter will become a binding agreement between us.
If you have any questions or otherwise wish to communicate further, please contact the undersigned directly at (212) 760-0134.
Very truly yours,
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.
By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
its General Partner
By:_/s/ Nelson Obus__________________
Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member
Agreed to and Accepted as of the date first above written:
/s/ William H. Alderman__________
William H. Alderman
Exhibit C
CONSENT
OF
William H. Alderman
I, William H. Alderman, of Danbury, Connecticut hereby consent to: (a) being nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Telos Corporation (the “Board”); (b) being named in a proxy statement and other proxy related materials filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a nominee for election to the Board; and (c) serving as a director on the Board, if elected.
March 6, 2018 | /s/ William H. Alderman___ |
William H. Alderman |
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