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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): November 27, 2018
Mercury Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Massachusetts | 000-23599 | 04-2741391 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
50 Minuteman Road, Andover, Massachusetts | 01810 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 256-1300
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. |
The Board of Directors of Mercury Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Barry R. Nearhos as a director on November 26, 2018. Mr. Nearhos was elected as a Class III Director and would stand for re-election at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Nearhos was appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Nearhos was granted a restricted stock award upon his election pursuant to the Company’s Compensation Policy for Non-Employee Directors. Pursuant to the policy, new non-employee directors are granted equity awards in connection with their first election to the Board. This award consists of shares of restricted stock with a value equal to $225,000 divided by the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 30 calendar days prior December 17, 2018, the date of grant. This award vests as to 50% of the covered shares on each of the first two anniversaries of the date of grant.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company issued a press release on November 27, 2018 announcing the election of Barry R. Nearhos as a director. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release issued by Mercury Systems, Inc. on November 27, 2018. | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 27, 2018 | MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Michael D. Ruppert | |||||
Michael D. Ruppert | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | ||||||
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
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