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): February 17, 2010 (February 16, 2010)

 

Koss Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-3295

 

39-1168275

(State or other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4129 North Port Washington Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

 

(414) 964-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 3.01.   Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On February 16, 2010, Koss Corporation (“Koss”) notified The NASDAQ Stock Market of its non-compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires the timely filing of periodic financial statements.  Due to certain previously reported unauthorized financial transactions, Koss is restating its previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years ended 2008 and 2009, for all quarterly periods during those fiscal years, and for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.  As a result, the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 are not yet available and were not included in Koss’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on February 16, 2010.  Koss has discussed with its independent auditor, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, a preliminary schedule to complete the restated consolidated financial statements possibly as early as April 2010.  Although Koss cannot predict with certainty when the restated consolidated financial statements will be available, it expects that they will be available no later than June 2010.  The quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 will be amended to include the unaudited consolidated financial statements promptly after the restated consolidated financial statements are available.

 

A copy of the press release issued on February 16, 2010 relating to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Release of Koss Corporation dated February 16, 2010.

 

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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:  February 17, 2010

 

KOSS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael J. Koss

 

 

 

Michael J. Koss

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of Koss Corporation dated February 16, 2010.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Michael J. Koss

February 16, 2010

 

President & CEO

 

 

(414) 964-5000

 

 

mjkoss@koss.com

 

Restatement Delays Koss Q2 Financial Results

 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:  Koss Corporation (NASDAQ SYMBOL: KOSS), the U.S. based high-fidelity stereophone leader, announced that its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC today did not include unaudited consolidated financial statements due to delays relating to the previously disclosed unauthorized transactions by its former Vice President of Finance and Secretary, Sujata Sachdeva.  The Company intends to amend its SEC filing to include the quarterly unaudited financial statements promptly after the restatements of the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements are completed.  The Company anticipates restating its financial statements for at least fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and the quarter ending September 30, 2009.  The Company has discussed with its independent auditor, Baker Tilly, a preliminary schedule to file restated consolidated financial statements possibly as early as April 2010.  In any event, although the Company cannot predict with certainty when these financial statements will be available, it expects that these financial statements will be available no later than June 2010.

 

The Company did report that the total amount of unauthorized transactions that occurred from October 2009 through December 2009 remains at approximately $5 million, which is consistent with amounts previously reported by the Company.  The Company further reported that this $5 million amount is included in the total estimated amount of $31.5 million of unauthorized transactions that occurred since fiscal year 2005.

 

“The Company has continued to operate in the normal course of business despite the disruption resulting from the discovery of the unauthorized transactions,” Michael J. Koss, President and CEO said today. “We believe that the elimination of these unauthorized transactions will enhance our future operating results.”

 

“Over 25,000 items have now been seized by law enforcement authorities,” Michael Koss continued. “The Company intends to vigorously pursue proceeds from the sale of these items as well as from insurance coverage, potential claims against third parties, and tax refunds.”

 

The Company anticipates that its current liquidity and cash flow from operations will meet its cash requirements for operations, including the additional investigation costs related to the unauthorized transactions, and new product development.  After discovering the unauthorized transactions, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents have increased since December 31, 2009.  The unauthorized transactions adversely affected the Company’s cash flow from operations.  But the Company noted that

 

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the absence of such unauthorized transactions can be expected to result in improved cash flow from operations in the future.

 

The Company reported that as of December 31, 2009 and leading up through today, the outstanding balance on the Company’s credit facility with Harris, N.A. was approximately $5.9 million.  The Company does not anticipate drawing additional amounts on the credit facility to support the Company’s short term cash requirements.

 

In terms of legal proceedings relating to the unauthorized transactions, the Company reported the following:

 

·                                          On January 11, 2010, the Company received a letter from a law firm stating that it represented a shareholder and demanding that the Company’s Board of Directors investigate and take legal action against all responsible parties to ensure compensation for the Company’s losses stemming from the unauthorized transactions.  The Company’s legal counsel has responded preliminarily to the letter indicating that the Board of Directors will determine the appropriate course of action after an independent investigation is completed.

 

·                                          On January 15, 2010, a class action complaint was filed in federal court in Wisconsin against the Company, the Company’s President and CEO Michael Koss, and Ms. Sachdeva.  The suit alleges violations of Section 10(b), Rule 10b-5 and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act relating to the unauthorized transactions and requests an award of compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial.

 

·                                          On January 26, 2010, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement advised the Company that it obtained a formal order of investigation in connection with the unauthorized transactions. The Company immediately brought the unauthorized transactions to the SEC staff’s attention when they were discovered in December 2009, and is cooperating fully with the ongoing SEC investigation.

 

Koss Corporation markets a complete line of high-fidelity stereophone, speaker-phones, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, active noise canceling stereophones, wireless stereophones, and compact disc recordings of American Symphony Orchestras on the Koss Classics label.

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating forward-looking statements, you should specifically consider various factors that may cause actual results to vary from those contained in the forward-looking statements, such as general economic conditions, in particular, consumer demand for the Company’s and its customers’ products, competitive and technological developments, foreign currency fluctuations, and costs of operations. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. In addition, such uncertainties and other operational matters are discussed further in the Company’s quarterly and annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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