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) July 25, 2012

 

PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts   001-10647   04-2795294
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

22 East Broadway, Gardner, Massachusetts   01440
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(978) 630-1800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable.

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

 

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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 July 25, 2012, our Board of Directors approved an arrangement with Mr. Richard E. Forkey, whereby a payment of $40,000 will be made to Mr. Forkey in exchange for canceling Mr. Forkey’s life insurance policy, on which we had been paying the policy premiums. Mr. Forkey resigned as our Chief Executive Officer in February 2011. He remains a director of our Company and currently holds the executive position of Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

The life insurance policy has been in effect for over twenty-five years. The purpose of the Board’s decision is to eliminate our obligation to pay future premiums on the policy, while recognizing Mr. Forkey's former and ongoing contributions to our Company. The timing of the cancellation of the policy and payment to Mr. Forkey will be based on mutual agreement between Mr. Forkey and us.

 

This report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements related to our future activities or future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by our management. These statements are not guarantees of future performances and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those risks discussed in our annual report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as required by law

 

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.

 

  Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
  (Registrant)
   
Date: July 31, 2012  
   
  /s/ Joseph N. Forkey
  Name:   Joseph N. Forkey
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer