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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):
July 15, 2024
Charles &
Colvard, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
North Carolina |
000-23329 |
56-1928817 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
(Commission File
Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
170 Southport Drive |
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Morrisville, North Carolina |
27560 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(919) 468-0399
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
N/A
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name
of each exchange on which
registered |
Common Stock, no par value per share |
CTHR |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b - 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17
CFR 240.12b - 2).
Emerging
growth company ¨
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 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ¨
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In response to the impacts of significant gold pricing
increases, lab grown diamond and moissanite pricing, inflation and a deeply discounted retail environment on the business of Charles &
Colvard, Ltd. (the “Company”), on July 15, 2024, the Company entered into amendments (the “Amendments”) to the
employment agreements of each of Don O’Connell, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Clint J. Pete, the
Company’s Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Executives”), pursuant to which the Executives’ base salaries
will each be reduced by 10%, effective June 24, 2024 and continuing until such date as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”)
may determine. The Executives will not be entitled to any back pay for the period of time that their base salaries are reduced.
The foregoing description of the Amendments does
not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendments, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1
and 10.2 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
For the same reasons as outlined in Item 5.02 above,
the Board approved a 100% reduction in fees paid to the Company’s directors, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024
and continuing until such date as the Board may determine. The directors will not be entitled to any back pay of fees for the period of
time that their fees are reduced.
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(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | |
Description of 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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Charles & Colvard, Ltd. |
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July 18, 2024 |
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/s/ Clint J. Pete |
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Clint J. Pete |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO 2020 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO 2020
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), made and entered into on the 15th day of July,
2024 by and between Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the “Company”) and Don O’Connell (the “Executive”).
This Amendment shall be effective as of the date the Amendment is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Amendment
Effective Date”).
R E C I T A L S :
The Executive has heretofore
been employed by the Company as its President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement dated June 1, 2020 (the “2020 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement”), and prior to that as its Chief Operating
Officer and Senior Vice President, Supply Chain pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement dated May 23, 2017, as amended April
9, 2020 (the “2017 Employment Agreement”). The Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires
to continue to be employed by the Company. In recognition of the services previously rendered and to be rendered in the future to the
Company, it is deemed necessary and advisable to amend the 2020 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to reflect updated terms regarding
the Executive’s base salary.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and obligations herein and the compensation and benefits the Company agrees herein to pay the Executive, and of
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree that the 2020
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement shall be amended, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, as follows:
1. All
provisions of the 2020 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect except to the extent such provisions
are expressly modified by this Amendment. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
2020 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement. It is the intent of the parties that the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
shall not operate as a waiver of or consent to any past, present or future breach of any provision of the 2020 Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement.
2. Section
4(a) of the 2020 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“Base Salary. Effective
June 24, 2024 until otherwise determined in the Board’s discretion, Employee shall receive a base salary of Three Hundred Forty
Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy-Two and 00/100 Dollars ($340,672), payable in regular and equal installments in accordance with the Company’s
regular payroll schedule and practices (“Base Salary”), and subject to upward or downward adjustment as determined in the
Board’s discretion, subject to the terms of Section 6(f) of this Agreement.”
3. This
Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be
one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Amendment delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall
be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Amendment.
4. Each
party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate
this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures. Electronic signature means any electronic sound, symbol, or process
attached to or logically associated with a record and executed and adopted by a party with the intent to sign such record, including facsimile
or email electronic signatures.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have executed this Amendment to the 2020 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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EXECUTIVE |
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/s/
Don O’Connell |
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Don O’Connell |
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CHARLES &
COLVARD, LTD. |
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By: |
/s/
Clint J. Pete |
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Clint J. Pete |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 10.2
SECOND AMENDMENT TO 2017 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO
2017 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), made and entered into on the 15th day of July, 2024 by and between
Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the “Company”) and Clint J. Pete (the “Executive”). This Amendment shall be
effective as of the date the Amendment is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”).
R E C I T A L S :
The Executive has heretofore
been employed by the Company as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement dated May 23,
2017, as amended Aprill 9, 2020 (the “2017 Employment Agreement”). The Company desires to continue to employ the Executive
and the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company. In recognition of the services previously rendered and to be rendered
in the future to the Company, it is deemed necessary and advisable to amend the 2017 Employment Agreement to reflect updated terms regarding
the Executive’s base salary.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual covenants and obligations herein and the compensation and benefits the Company agrees herein to pay the Executive, and of
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree that the 2017
Employment Agreement shall be amended, effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, as follows:
1. All
provisions of the 2017 Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect except to the extent such provisions are expressly modified
by this Amendment. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the 2017 Employment Agreement.
It is the intent of the parties that the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of or consent
to any past, present or future breach of any provision of the 2017 Employment Agreement.
2. Section
4(a) of the 2017 Employment Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“Base Salary. Effective
June 24, 2024 until otherwise determined in the Board’s discretion, Employee shall receive a base salary of Two Hundred Fifty-Three
Thousand, Four Hundred Forty-Two and 00/100 Dollars ($253,442.00), payable in regular and equal installments in accordance with the Company’s
regular payroll schedule and practices (“Base Salary”), and subject to upward or downward adjustment as determined in the
Board’s discretion, subject to the terms of Section 6(f) of this Agreement.”
3. This
Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be
one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Amendment delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall
be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Amendment.
4. Each
party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate
this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures. Electronic signature means any electronic sound, symbol, or process
attached to or logically associated with a record and executed and adopted by a party with the intent to sign such record, including facsimile
or email electronic signatures.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have executed this Amendment to 2017 Employment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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