UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
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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 April 12, 2022, the Board of Directors of The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (the “Company”) approved The Singing Machine Company, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, restricted stock, stock units, performance awards and other stock or cash-based awards collectively, the “Awards.” Awards may be granted under the 2022 Plan to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors.
The maximum number of shares of common stock initially available for issuance under the 2022 Plan is 7,000,000 shares of common stock and thereafter an annual increase shall be added as of the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning in 2023, equal to the least of (i) 5% of the outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis as of the end of the Company’s immediately preceding fiscal year, (ii) 1,000,000 shares, and (iii) a lesser amount as determined by the Board of Directors. The shares of common stock subject to stock awards granted under the 2022 Plan that lapse, terminate, expire prior to exercise, are canceled or are forfeited, shall again become available for issuance under the 2022 Plan. Shares subject to a stock award under the 2022 Plan shall not again be made available for issuance or delivery under the 2022 Plan if such shares are (i) shares tendered by a participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the exercise or purchase price of an award or (ii) shares used to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an award.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2022 Plan to the contrary, unless the plan administrator determines otherwise with respect to a particular award, in the event of a change of control, if and to the extent an outstanding award is not converted, assumed, substituted for or replaced by the successor company, then such award will terminate upon effectiveness of the change of control. Prior to the change of control, the plan administrator may approve accelerated vesting and/or lapse of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions with respect to all or a portion of the unvested portions of such awards, any such determinations to be made by the plan administrator in its sole discretion. A change in control includes:
| ● | certain acquisitions of beneficial ownership of more than 50% of our total voting power; | |
| ● | a change in the composition of the board of directors during any two-year period such that the individuals who, as of the beginning of such two-year period, constitute the board of directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the board, as defined in the 2022 Plan; and | |
| ● | the consummation of a company transaction, as defined in the 2022 Plan. |
The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the 2022 Plan or a portion of it at any time; however, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan is scheduled to terminate automatically in ten (10) years following the earlier of (a) the date the Board of Directors adopted the 2022 Plan and (b) the date the shareholders approved the 2022 Plan.
The 2022 Plan is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the 2022 Plan.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | The Singing Machine 2022 Equity Incentive Plan | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: April 18, 2022
| THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gary Atkinson | |
| Gary Atkinson | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||