Current Report Filing (8-k)

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 6, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

TAYLOR DEVICES INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	0-3498	16-0797789
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

90 Taylor Drive, North Tonawanda, New York		14120
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (716) 694-0800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	None	None

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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.

Taylor Devices, Inc. announced the retirement of Mark V. McDonough as Chief Financial Officer of the Company on December 31, 2022. Mr. McDonough has served as CFO since he joined the Company in 2003 and will remain as Corporate Secretary for the Company.

The Board of Directors has appointed Paul Heary as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Heary, age 52, is the former CFO of Multisorb Technologies, Inc. in West Seneca, NY, a leader in sorbent technology for over 50 years. He previously served as Senior Finance Director of Carleton Technologies Inc. (d.b.a. Cobham Mission Systems) in Orchard Park, New York, a U.S. Department of Defense contractor.

Mr. Heary holds an MBA and a BS in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

In connection with his employment, Mr. Heary will earn the following key compensation and benefits:

an annual base salary of $220,000;

eligibility to participate in the management bonus policy;

participation in the Company’s retirement, health and welfare, vacation and other benefit programs; and

eligibility for an annual incentive stock option award for 7,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

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 hereunto duly authorized.