Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) On September 17, 2009, the Company and Gary W. Bogatay, Jr., former Chief
Financial Officer, entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release (the
"Agreement"), pursuant to which Mr. Bogatay and the Company mutually agreed to
the termination of his employment effective as of September 18, 2009. The
Company further agreed that Mr. Bogatay would be paid the equivalent of a salary
of $215,000 per year until September 1, 2010 in accordance with the Company's
normal payroll practices. The payments to Mr. Bogatay will be comprised of any
benefits payable to Mr. Bogatay under the Company's short and long term
disability insurance benefits and cash payment from the Company to make up any
short fall between these disability benefits and the salary amount. The Company
further agreed to make payments to maintain, until September 1, 2010, the same
or substantially similar health insurance benefits that Mr. Bogatay received as
an employee. The Agreement further provides that the Company's obligations to
maintain health insurance and to pay the salary amount will cease in the event
Mr. Bogatay finds other employment. The Agreement also contains certain
customary representations and covenants from Mr. Bogatay and mutual releases of
liability.
The foregoing summary of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full terms and conditions of the Agreement, a copy of which is
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference.
(c) Effective September 17, 2009, the Company engaged Michael D. Bornak, 47, as
its interim Chief Financial Officer, to serve for a period of three (3) months,
unless extended by mutual agreement. Mr. Bornak served as the Chief Financial
Officer for Solar Power Industries, Inc., a fully integrated solar company, from
June 2008 until July 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Bornak was Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary for MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc., a logistics company serving
primarily the nuclear and hazardous/non-hazardous waste industries, from
February 2006 until June 2008. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President of
Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Portec Rail Products, Inc., a publicly
traded railroad handling supplier, from January 1998 until February 2006.
Mr. Bornak's services were engaged through a third party firm which provides
interim executive services, with which the Company contracted to pay a weekly
rate of $6,071.00. The Company will continue its search for a permanent Chief
Financial Officer.
ITEM 9.01 EXHIBITS
10.1 Agreement dated September 17, 2009 by and between Tollgrade
Communications, Inc. and Gary W. Bogatay, Jr. (filed herewith).