Edgar Filing: ESCALON MEDICAL CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018

Commission File Number 0-20127

Escalon Medical Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Pennsylvania		33-0272839
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

435 Devon Park Drive, Building 100, Wayne, PA 19087

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(610) 688-6830

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

Common Stock, par value $0.001

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	o

Non-accelerated filer	o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	x

		Emerging growth company	o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant on December 31, 2017 was approximately $1,585,000, computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold on the OTCQB Market on such date.

As of October 26, 2018, the registrant had 7,415,329 shares of common stock outstanding.

Escalon Medical Corp.

Form 10K/A

For the Year Ended June 30, 2018

Table of Contents



		Page
Part III
Item 10.	Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	2
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	2
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matter	4
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.	5
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	6

Signature		7

Part III.



Item 10.	Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth information with respect to our directors and our executive officers as of October 26, 2018.



Name	Age	Position
Richard J. DePiano	77	Chairman
Richard J. DePiano, Jr.	52	Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel and Director
Mark G. Wallace	49	Chief Operating Officer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Lisa A. Napolitano	55	Director
C. Todd Trusk	51	Director
John P. Dogum	52	Director
David J. Jocavinni	42	Director

Set forth below are the names, positions held and business experience, including during the past five years, of our directors and executive officers as of October 18, 2018. Officers serve at the discretion of the board of directors.

The Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel, Richard J. DePiano, Jr., is the son of the Chairman, Richard J. DePiano. There are no other family relationships between any of the directors or executive officers and there is no arrangement or understanding between any director or executive officer and any other person pursuant to which the director or executive officer was selected.

Mr. DePiano has been a Class III director, whose current term will end at the next shareholder meeting, since February 1996 and as our Chairman since 1997. Mr. DePiano served as our Chief Executive Officer from March 1997 to September 2013. Mr. DePiano had been the chief executive officer of the Sandhurst Company, L.P. and managing director of the Sandhurst Venture Fund, a venture capital fund. Mr. DePiano serves on the Board of Trustees for Drexel University and is Chairman of its Audit Committee. Mr. DePiano serves on the Board of Trustees of Salus University. Mr. DePiano is a CPA and had been a partner with Deliotte and Touche with a concentration in Federal Taxation, with emphasis on health care, business organizations, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. DePiano was retired from day-to-day operations effective September 25, 2013 and continues in the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is succeeded by his son, Richard J. DePiano Jr..

Mr. DePiano, Jr. has been a Class I director since May 9, 2013, whose term ends in 2018, and was appointed our President and General Counsel of the Company on January 1, 2008 and our Chief Executive Officer on September 28, 2013. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. Mr. DePiano, Jr. joined us in November of 2000 as Vice President Corporate and Legal Affairs. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors, and served as President from 2008 to 2009 of the Delaware Valley Corporate Counsel Association (“DELVACCA”). Mr. DePiano, Jr. also serves as a member of the nominations committee, Chairman of the law school initiative committee and member of the pro-bono committee of DELVACCA. He also is vice chairman of the board of directors of the Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority.

Mr. Wallace was appointed our Chief Operating Officer on January 1, 2008. He was also appointed the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer on July 7, 2017. Mr. Wallace has worked with us since 1997. Previous to being appointed Chief Operating Officer he was Executive Vice President of our Escalon Digital Solutions and Trek Medical subsidiaries. He has jointly held the position of Vice President-Quality, with quality and regulatory responsibilities for all of our companies, and has also previously served as Operations Manager at Sonomed, Inc. and our Quality Manager. He had previously worked with Lunar Corp. (now GE Healthcare) and Trek Medical. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a senior member of the American Society of Quality, and has over 20 years experience in the medical device industry.

Ms. Napolitano has served on our board of directors since 2003. She is a Class II director, and her term ends in 2019. Ms. Napolitano has served as a Tax Manager at Global Tax Management, Inc., a provider of compliance support services for both federal and state taxes, since 1998. Ms. Napolitano is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania. Ms. Napolitano qualifies for our board of directors and audit committee based on her extensive experience in public accounting and through her understanding of internal controls, accounting principles, business operations and regulatory compliance. We believe that Ms. Napolotano’s financial, operational and regulatory experience qualifies her to serve as a member of our board of directors and our audit committee.

Mr. Trusk was appointed as a member of our Board in 2015 as a Class I director and his terms ends in 2018. He is President of BroadBase Solutions, Inc., an information technology staffing and consulting firm since 2000. Mr. Trusk was a sales executive with CB Technologies an IT consulting firm based in the Philadelphia suburbs. Before joining CB Technologies Mr. Trusk held several sales and sales management positions within the disposable medical equipment markets. B. Braun Medical from 1994 to 1997 and Calgon Vestal Labs, a subsidiary of Merck & Co.; Inc. from 1991 to 1994. We believe Mr. Trusk’s operational, executive and professional experience qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board and our Audit Committee.

David J. Jacovini, was appointed as a Class III director in February, 2018. David J. Jacovini has led asset management firms since 2006. He was President and Founder of Innovator Management LLC, a sponsor of mutual funds and exchange traded funds, from 2011 to 2017. He served as Chief Executive Officer and portfolio manager of Academy Asset Management LLC from 2007 to 2015. Between 2007 and 2017 he held the positions of President, Treasurer, and Trustee of the Academy Funds Trust, a registered investment company. Prior to that, he worked on Wall Street as a derivatives marketer at Deutsche Bank AG and as a municipal strategist at Prudential Securities Incorporated. He holds a BA from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. We believe Mr. Jacovini's operational, executive and professional experience qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board and our Audit Committee.

John P. Dogum was appointed as a Class II director in February, 2018. John P. Dogum is a partner at Martin Law where he has been working since 2003. He has concentrated his practice on litigating Pennsylvania workers’ compensation cases since 1992. Mr. Dogum has served as consultant to major insurers in addition to frequently appearing before Workers’ Compensation Judges in the Eastern region of Pennsylvania. Mr. Dogum has argued a case of first impression before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also litigated claims under the Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Mr. Dogum has been listed as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2009 as well as a Top 100 Philadelphia Super Lawyer in 2009. He has been listed as a Best Lawyer since 2013 by Best Lawyers in America. He holds a BS from the Susquehanna University and JD from the Widener University School of Law. We believe Mr. Dogum's operational, executive and professional experience qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board and our Audit Committee.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common stock and other equity securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the NASDAQ Capital Market. The directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders are required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and written representations from our directors and executive officers that no other reports were required, we believe that our directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them for the year ended June 30, 2018.

Code of Conduct and Ethics

Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics, which applies to all of our directors, the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and persons performing similar functions, officers and employees. Our Code of Conduct and Ethics is posted in the “Corporate Governance” section of our Internet web site at www.escalonmed.com. Any amendments to, or grant of waiver with respect to, any provision of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, will be disclosed noting the nature of such amendment or waiver in the “Corporate Governance” section of our Internet web site at www.escalonmed.com or by other appropriate means as required or permitted under the applicable regulations of the SEC.

Audit Committee Members and Financial Expert

The members of the audit committee of our board of directors are Ms. Napolitano, Mr. Trusk, John P. Dogum and David J. Jocavinni. Our board of directors has determined that each audit member has the attributes, education and experience of, and therefore is, an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K, and that each member of our audit committee is “independent,” as such term is defined in the applicable regulations of the Securities.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Overview of Executive Employment Agreements and Equity-Based Awards

On June 23, 2005, we entered into a Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefit Agreement with Mr. DePiano. The agreement provides for the payment of supplemental retirement benefits to the covered executive in the event of the covered executive’s termination of services with the Company under the following circumstances:




•	The Company is obligated to pay the executive $8,000 per month for life, with payments commencing the month after retirement. The payout was been $8,491 per month adjust for cost of living and continued in 2018.

As of June 30, 2018 and 2017 approximately $851,000 and $901,000 was accrued for retirement benefits, respectively.

Compensation of Named Executive Officers

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth certain summary information concerning compensation that we paid or accrued to or on behalf of each of our executive officers (the “Named Executive Officers”) during each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016.



Name and Principal Position (2)	Year	Salary		Bonus		Stock Awards		Option Awards (1)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation		Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings		All Other Compensation (1)		Total
Richard J. DePiano Chairman	2018	$	26,000					$	—					$	111,981	$	137,981
	2017	$	26,000					$	—					$	111,981	$	137,981
	2016	$	31,000					$	6,038					$	111,981	$	149,019

Richard J. DePiano, Jr. Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel	2018	$	182,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12,222	$	194,222
	2017	$	182,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12,222	$	194,222
	2016	$	182,000	$	—	$	—	$	18,690	$	—	$	—	$	12,222	$	212,912

Mark Wallace Chief Operating Officer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer	2018	$	149,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	810	$	149,810
	2017	$	149,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	810	$	149,810
	2016	$	154,000	$	—	$	—	$	14,537	$	—	$	—	$	810	$	169,347

(1)Includes payment of, (a) an automobile allowance and (b) insurance premiums paid for life insurance. For Mr. DePiano, includes payment of $101,891under his supplemental Executive Retirement Agreement.

Grants of Plan Based Awards

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth certain information regarding grants of equity awards held by the named executive officers as of June 30, 2018.



Option Awards
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options	Option Exercise Price		Option Expiration Date
	Exercisable	Unexercisable
Richard J. DePiano
	25,000	—	—	$	2.22	9/26/2018
	20,000	—	—	$	1.51	11/16/2019
	10,000	—	—	$	1.57	5/7/2024
	10,000	—	—	$	0.79	5/7/2026
Richard J. DePiano, Jr.
	20,000	—	—	$	2.22	9/26/2018
	12,000	—	—	$	1.51	11/16/2019
	45,000	—	—	$	1.57	5/7/2024
Mark Wallace
	20,000	—	—	$	2.22	9/26/2018
	10,000	—	—	$	1.51	11/16/2019
	35,000	—	—	$	1.57	5/7/2024

Compensation of Directors

The compensation committee of our board recommends director compensation to our board of directors based on factors it considers appropriate, market conditions and trends and the recommendations of management. In fiscal 2018, none of our non-employee directors received any compensation.

Accounting and Tax Considerations

On July 1, 2007, we adopted in the FASB issued authoritative guidance related to share based payments. Under this accounting standard, we are required to value stock options granted in fiscal year 2007 and in subsequent fiscal years under the fair value method and expense those amounts in the income statement over the vesting period of the stock option. We were also required to value unvested stock options granted prior to our adoption of the FASB issued authoritative guidance related to share based payments under the fair value method and amortize such expense in the income statement over the stock option’s remaining vesting period. A material portion of such amortizing expense relates to option grants made to our executive officers.



ITEM 12.	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table indicates, as of October 15, 2018 information about the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (1) each director as of October 15, 2018, (2) each Named Executive Officer, (3) all directors and executive officers as of October 15, 2018 as a group and (4) each person who we know beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock. All such shares were owned directly with sole voting and investment power unless otherwise indicated.

Beneficial Ownership Table



Name	Amount of Beneficial Ownership of Outstanding Shares (1)			Percent of Class			Amount of Beneficial Ownership of Shares Underlying Options	Amount of Aggregate Beneficial Ownership			Aggregate Percent of Class
Richard J. DePiano	4,440,627	(2	)	37.9	%	(2)	65,000	4,505,627	(2	)	38.2	%	(2)

Richard J. DePiano, Jr.	—			—	%		77,000	77,000			*
Mark G. Wallace	—			—	%		65,000	65,000			*
Lisa A. Napolitano	—			—	%		56,000	56,000			*
C. Todd Trusk	—			—	%		7,000	7,000			*
John P. Dogum	—			—	%		—	—			*
David J. Jocavinni	—			—	%		—	—			*
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (7 persons)	4,440,627			37.9	%		270,000	4,710,627			38.9	%



(*)	Less than on percent

(1)Information furnished by each individual named. This table includes shares that are owned jointly, in whole or in part with the person’s spouse, or individually by his or her spouse. No shares held by board members or named executive officers are pledged as collateral.

(2) The number of outstanding shares in Mr. Richard J.DePiano include 4,300,000 shares of common stock that Mr. DePiano has the right to acquire upon conversion of 2,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by him. The 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock are entitled to 13 votes per share and vote together with the common stock in all matters brought to the shareholders for a vote. His percentage of voting power therefore is 78.22%.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth information, as of June 30, 2018, with respect to compensation plans under which shares of our common stock are authorized for issuance.



Plan Category	Number of Shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options (a)	Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding stock options (b)		Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column a)) (c)
Equity Compensation plans approved by shareholders	367,500	$	1.78
Equity Compensation plans not approved by shareholders	—	—		—
	367,500	$	2.12	—



Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Related Person Transactions

We recognize that related person transactions present a heightened risk of conflicts of interest and can create the appearance of a conflict of interest. Therefore, all proposed related person transactions are disclosed to our board of directors before we enter into the transaction, and, if the transaction continues for more than one year, the continuation is reviewed annually by our board of directors.

During the years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, Richard J. DePiano, Sr., the Company’s Chairman, participated in an accounts receivable factoring program that was implemented by the Company. On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into a Debt Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Mr. DePiano, the Company's Chairman and DP Associates Inc. Profit-Sharing Plan of which Mr. DePiano is the sole owner and sole trustee (the “Holders”).

On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into a Debt Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Mr. DePiano, the Company's Chairman and DP Associates Inc. Profit-Sharing Plan of which Mr. DePiano is the sole owner and sole trustee (the “Holders”). Pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, effective February 15, 2018, the Holders exchanged a total of $645,000 principal amount of debt related to the accounts receivable factoring program the Company owes the Holders for 2,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”).

Each share of Preferred Stock entitles the Holder thereof to 13 votes per share and will vote together with all other classes and series of stock of the Company as a single class on all actions to be taken by the Company’s stockholders. As a result of this voting power, the Holders as of June 30, 2018 beneficially own approximately 78.22% of the voting power on all actions to be taken by the Company’s shareholders.

Subject to the terms and conditions of Preferred Stock, the holder of any share or shares of the Preferred Stock has the right, at its option at any time, to convert each such share of Preferred Stock (except that, upon any liquidation of the Company, the right of conversion will terminate at the close of business on the business day fixed for payment of the amounts distributable on the Preferred Stock) into 2.15 shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Ratio”). The Conversion Ratio is subject standard provisions for adjustment in the event of a subdivision or combination of the Company’s Common Stock and upon any reorganization or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company. If the Holders were to convert their shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the Conversion Ratio the Holders would receive a total of 4,300,000 shares of Common Stock, and will beatifically own approximately 37.90% of the currently outstanding shares of Common Stock assuming such conversion.

Director Independence

Our board of directors has determined that, Lisa Napolitano, C. Todd Trusk, John P. Dogum and David J. Jocavinni

are “independent,” as such term is defined in the applicable rules of the SEC.



ITEM 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Mayer Hoffman McCann LLP has been our our principal accountant until January 18, 2018. On January 18, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of Friedman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended June 30, 2018. The following table sets forth the aggregate fees bill by both Mayer Hoffman McCann, LLP and Friendman LLC for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 and the aggregate fees billed to us by Mayer Hoffman McCann, LLP, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2017.



	For the years ended June 30,
	2018		2017
Audit Fees	$	133,000	$	130,000
Audit-Related Fees	$	—	$	—
Tax Fees	$	—	$	—
All Other Fees	$	—	$	—
Total Fees	$	133,000	$	130,000

In the table above, pursuant to definitions under the applicable regulations of the SEC, “audit fees” are fees for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of our financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements; “audit-related fees” are fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit and review of our financial statements, and primarily include accounting consultations and audits in connection with potential acquisitions; “tax fees” are fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning; and “all other fees” are fees for any services not included in the first three categories.

Our audit committee is responsible for pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our principal accountant, except in those instances which do not require such pre-approval pursuant to the applicable regulations of the SEC. The audit committee has established policies and procedures for its pre-approval of audit services and permitted non-audit services and, from time to time, the audit committee reviews and revises its policies and procedures for pre-approval.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




Escalon Medical Corp. (Registrant)

By:		/s/ Richard J. DePiano, Jr.
		Richard J. DePiano, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer

Dated: October 26, 2018



31.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (*).

31.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (*).