SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Servotronics Inc.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
Chief Executive Officer
Corporate Secretary
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Servotronics, Inc. Legal Proxy
P.O. Box 43001
Providence, RI 02940-3001
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Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash ($) |
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Stock
Awards ($)(1) |
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Total
($) |
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Brend D. Baird
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| | | $ | 60,000 | | | | | $ | 25,000 | | | | | $ | 85,000 | | |
Edward C. Cosgrove
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| | | $ | 60,000 | | | | | $ | 25,000 | | | | | $ | 85,000 | | |
Karen L. Howard
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| | | $ | 60,000 | | | | | $ | 25,000 | | | | | $ | 85,000 | | |
Christopher M. Marks
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| | | $ | 60,000 | | | | | $ | 25,000 | | | | | $ | 85,000 | | |
Even H. Wax
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| | | $ | 60,000 | | | | | $ | 25,000 | | | | | $ | 85,000 | | |
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What We Do:
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We pay for performance. A significant portion of executive pay is not guaranteed, but rather tied to key financial metrics that measure our performance and are disclosed to our shareholders.
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We balance short-term and long-term incentives. Our incentive programs provide an appropriate balance of annual and long-term incentives.
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We limit the maximum payout opportunity. We establish maximum amounts that may be earned under any award of performance-based compensation for our executives.
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We maintain robust stock ownership guidelines. Our executive officers and directors are subject to robust stock ownership guidelines.
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We recoup compensation under certain circumstances. We have adopted a policy, in accordance with applicable SEC rules and amendments to the NYSE American listing standards, that requires the reimbursement of cash and equity incentive compensation under certain circumstances.
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We have an independent compensation committee. The Committee is comprised solely of independent directors.
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What We Don’t Do:
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No employment agreements, automatic salary increases or guaranteed bonuses: We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers, and we do not guarantee annual salary increases or bonuses.
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We do not allow hedging or pledging. We have adopted a policy pursuant to which our executive officers and directors are expressly prohibited from pledging and hedging Company securities.
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We do not provide excessive perquisites: Our executive officers are provided with limited perquisites and benefits.
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We do not have tax gross-ups and do not have “single-trigger” provisions: We do not provide tax gross-ups on any severance, change in control or other payments. Change in control agreements require a “double-trigger”.
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We do not provide pension arrangements or non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements: We do not provide a defined benefit pension program, supplemental executive retirement plan or other non-qualified deferred compensation program for any employees.
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Target Compensation Mix: Chief Executive Officer
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Target Compensation Mix: Other Named Officers
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2023 Target Annual Cash Incentive
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Title
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Base Salary
( $) |
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Percentage
of Base Salary (%) |
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($)
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Chief Executive Officer
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| | | | 350,000 | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | 140,000 | | |
Chief Financial Officer(1)
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| | | | 265,000 | | | | | | 30 | | | | | | 79,500 | | |
Chief Technical Officer
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| | | | 235,000 | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | 47,000 | | |
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Target for the 2023-2025 LTIP Awards
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Title
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Percentage
of Base Salary (%) |
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Performance-Based
Shares |
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Service-Based
Shares |
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Total Target
LTIP Award |
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Chief Executive Officer
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$105,000
(9,131 Performance Shares) |
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$35,000
(3,043 shares of Restricted Stock) |
| | | $ | 140,000 | | |
Chief Financial Officer
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| | | | 30 | | | |
$59,625
(5,185 Performance Shares) |
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$19,875
(1,728 shares of Restricted Stock) |
| | | $ | 79,500 | | |
Chief Technical Officer
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$35,250
(3,065 Performance Shares) |
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$11,750
(1,022 shares of Restricted Stock) |
| | | $ | 47,000 | | |
Name and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
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Stock
Awards(1) |
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Nonequity
Incentive Plan Compensation |
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All Other
Compensation(2) |
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Total
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William F. Farrell, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 350,000 | | | | | $ | 35,000 | | | | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | $ | 35,074 | | | | | $ | 470,074 | | |
| | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 235,577 | | | | | $ | 235,012 | | | | | | 96,274 | | | | | $ | 23,480 | | | | | $ | 590,343 | | | ||
Robert A. Fraass
Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 173,269 | | | | | $ | 39,875 | | | | | $ | 50,000 | | | | | $ | 9,288 | | | | | $ | 272,432 | | |
James C. Takacs
Chief Technical Officer |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 235,053 | | | | | $ | 11,750 | | | | | $ | 20,000 | | | | | $ | 22,936 | | | | | $ | 289,739 | | |
| | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 229,887 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 76,151 | | | | | $ | 306,038 | | | ||
Lisa F. Bencel
Former Chief Financial Officer |
| | | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 127,268 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 176,913 | | | | | $ | 304,181 | | |
| | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 251,258 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 59,850 | | | | | $ | 311,108 | | |
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Number of Shares
or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
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Market Value of
Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(1) |
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Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares or Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested(2) |
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Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares or Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested(1) |
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William F. Farrell, Jr.
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| | | | 12,740(3) | | | | | $ | 159,250 | | | | | | 9,131 | | | | | $ | 114,138 | | |
Robert A. Fraass
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| | | | 3,487(4) | | | | | $ | 43,588 | | | | | | 5,185 | | | | | $ | 64,813 | | |
James C. Takacs
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| | | | 1,022(5) | | | | | $ | 12,775 | | | | | | 3,065 | | | | | $ | 38,313 | | |
Lisa F. Bencel
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Summary Compensation
Table Total for PEO(1)(2) |
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Compensation Actually
Paid to PEO(2)(3) |
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Average
Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(4) |
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Average
Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(3)(4) |
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Value of
Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on Total Shareholder Return(5) |
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Net Income
(Loss) ($000’s omitted) |
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Year
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William
Farrell |
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James
Takacs |
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Kenneth
Trbovich |
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William
Farrell |
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James
Takacs |
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Kenneth
Trbovich |
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2023
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| | | $ | 470,074 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 501,336 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 288,784 | | | | | $ | 290,363 | | | | | $ | 147 | | | | | $ | (10,787) | | |
2022
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| | | $ | 590,343 | | | | | $ | 306,038 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 580,498 | | | | | $ | 306,038 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 310,162 | | | | | $ | 310,162 | | | | | $ | 124 | | | | | $ | (2,117) | | |
2021
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| | | | — | | | | | $ | 319,053 | | | | | $ | 853,500 | | | | | | — | | | | | $ | 319,053 | | | | | $ | 853,500 | | | | | $ | 328,644 | | | | | $ | 328,644 | | | | | $ | 149 | | | | | $ | 4,055 | | |
2023: William F. Farrell, Jr.
2022: William F. Farrell, Jr. (April 25 to December 31) and James C. Takacs (January 1 to April 24)
2021: James C. Takacs (June 9 to December 31) and Kenneth D. Trbovich (January 1 to June 8).
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PEO
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Average Other
Named Executive Officers |
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Total Reported in 2023 Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”)
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| | | $ | 470,074 | | | | | $ | 288,784 | | |
Less, Value of Stock Awards Reported in SCT
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| | | | 35,000 | | | | | | 17,208 | | |
Plus, Year-End Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that are Outstanding and Unvested
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| | | | 38,043 | | | | | | 18,787 | | |
Plus (or Minus), Change in Fair Value of Prior Year Awards that are Outstanding and Unvested
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| | | | 18,812 | | | | | | — | | |
Plus, Vesting Date Fair Value of Awards Granted this Year and that Vested this Year
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Plus (or Minus), Change in Fair Value (from Prior Year-End) of Prior
Year Awards that Vested this Year |
| | | | 9,407 | | | | | | | | |
Minus, Prior Year-End Fair Value of Prior Year Awards that Failed to
Vest this Year |
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Total Adjustments
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| | | | 31,262 | | | | | | 1,579 | | |
Compensation Actually Paid for Fiscal Year 2023
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| | | $ | 501,336 | | | | | $ | 290,363 | | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned |
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Percent of
Common Stock(1) |
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Servotronics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust
1110 Maple Street Elma, NY 14059 |
| | | | 319,692(2) | | | | | | 12.5% | | |
Estate of Dr. Nicholas D. Trbovich
Kenneth D. Trbovich Michael D. Trbovich 960 Porterville Road East Aurora, NY 14052 |
| | | | 551,159(3) | | | | | | 21.6% | | |
Beaver Hollow Wellness, LLC
401 East Amherst Street Buffalo, NY 14215 |
| | | | 461,907(4) | | | | | | 18.1% | | |
Brent D. Baird
25 Melbourne Place Buffalo, NY 14222 |
| | | | 276,468(5) | | | | | | 10.8% | | |
Wax Asset Management, LLC
Evan H. Wax 44 Cherry Lane Madison, CT 06443 |
| | | | 183,858(6) | | | | | | 7.2% | | |
Star Equity Fund, L.P.
53 Forest Avenue, Suite 101 Old Greenwich, CT 06870 |
| | | | 135,000(7) | | | | | | 5.3% | | |
Name of Beneficial Owner
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Amount of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned |
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Percent of
Common Stock(1) |
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Brent D. Baird
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| | | | 276,468 | | | | | | 10.8% | | |
Edward C. Cosgrove, Esq.
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| | | | 13,504 | | | | | | * | | |
William F. Farrell, Jr.
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| | | | 23,937(2) | | | | | | * | | |
Robert A. Fraass
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| | | | 5,061 | | | | | | * | | |
Karen L. Howard
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| | | | 4,469 | | | | | | * | | |
Harrison W. Kelly III
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| | | | 3,691 | | | | | | * | | |
Christopher M. Marks
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| | | | 13,504 | | | | | | * | | |
James C. Takacs
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| | | | 40,898(3) | | | | | | 1.6% | | |
Evan H. Wax
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| | | | 183,858(4) | | | | | | 7.2% | | |
Servotronics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust
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| | | | 319,692(5) | | | | | | 12.5% | | |
All directors, nominees and executive officers as a group
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| | | | 863,448 | | | | | | 33.9% | | |
Brent D. Baird
Christopher M. Marks
Evan H. Wax
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2023
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2022
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Audit Fees(1)
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| | | $ | 256,800 | | | | | $ | 283,668 | | |
Tax Fees(2)
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| | | | 49,460 | | | | | | 46,500 | | |
Total
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| | | $ | 306,260 | | | | | $ | 330,168 | | |
FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING
Secretary