Mistras Group, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 13, 2023
Mistras Group, Inc. (MG)
8-K
2023-10-13
For: 2023-10-10
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About this 8-K
Mistras Group, Inc filed this 8-K on October 13, 2023, reporting on events of October 10, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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): October 10, 2023
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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.
Mistras Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced on October 9, 2023, that its then Executive Chairman, Sotirios Vahaviolos, was retiring as Chairman. Dr. Vahaviolos has agreed to continue his employment with the Company as a Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Vahaviolos’ total compensation will remain $300,000 annually as previously announced, with $100,000 being his salary for serving as a Strategic Advisor and the remaining $200,000 for director fees.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 12, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the grant and exercise price for stock options awarded to the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Manuel Stamatakis. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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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.
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| Date: October 13, 2023 | By: | /s/ Edward J. Prajzner | |||||||||
| Name: | Edward J. Prajzner | ||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||
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MISTRAS GROUP ANNOUNCES GRANT OF STOCK
OPTIONS FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT OF NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. – October 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – MISTRAS Group, Inc. (NYSE: MG) has announced the granting of stock options following the recent appointment of Manuel N. Stamatakis as the company's new Chairman of the Board and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Stamatakis was granted an award of stock options (the “Options”) to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $5.36, the closing price of the Company’s stock as quoted on the New York Stock exchange on October 11, 2023, the grant date. The Options were granted as an inducement for Mr. Stamatakis to accept the position of Interim President and CEO of MISTRAS. The Options can be exercised any time after the grant date until its expiration date, which is the earlier of 10 years from the grant date or one year following the date he is no longer serving as an officer, director or in any other capacity for the Company (or earlier under certain circumstances). The Options are being granted to Mr. Stamatakis in reliance on the employment inducement exception to shareholder approval provided under Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
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