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 November 2, 2014
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File No. 0-15451
 


Photronics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Connecticut
 
06-0854886
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
15 Secor Road
Brookfield, CT  06804
(203) 775-9000
 (Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
 
Title of Each Class
 
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(NASDAQ Global Select Market)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes      No  
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.    Yes      No  
 
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      No  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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      No  
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K 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.    
 
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
 
  
Accelerated filer
 
       
Non-accelerated filer
 
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  
Smaller reporting company
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).    Yes      No  
 
As of May 4, 2014, the last business day of the registrant’s last completed second quarter of the 2014 fiscal year, the aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $529,675,990 (based on the closing price of $8.77 per share, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market, on such date).
 
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of  June 30, 2015 was 66,719,333.                
               .
The exhibit index as required by Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K is included in Item 15 of Part IV of this report.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
None.
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Photronics, Inc.  (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended November 2, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 6, 2015 (the “Original Report”) is being filed in response to comments from the SEC and for the purpose of re-filing the agreements filed as Exhibits 10.19 thru 10.25 to the Original Report in order to restore certain redacted information that was subject to a confidential treatment request by the Company.
 
This Amendment No. 1 consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, a revised list of exhibits (Item 15 of Part IV), a signature page, CEO and CFO certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and Exhibits 10.19, 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.23, 10.24 and 10.25. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment No. 1 does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the CEO and CFO certifications have been omitted.
 
This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the initial filing date of the Original Report. Other than as expressly set forth above, no part of the Original Report is being amended. Accordingly, other than as discussed above, this Amendment No. 1 does not purport to amend, update or restate any other information or disclosure included in the Original Report or reflect any events that have occurred after the initial filing date of the Original Report. As a result, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 2, 2014 continues to speak as of January 6, 2015.
 

PART IV
 
ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
(b) Exhibits
 
     
10.19
 
Joint Venture Framework Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd*#
 
 
 
10.20
 
Joint Venture Operating Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.*#
 
 
 
10.21
 
Outsourcing Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
 
 
10.22
 
License Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
 
 
10.23
 
License Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
 
 
10.24
 
Margin Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
 
 
10.25
 
Merger Agreement dated January 16, 2014 between Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation and DNP Photomask Technology Taiwan Co. Ltd.*#


EXHIBIT INDEX
 
     
Exhibit
Number
  
 
Description
   
10.19 Joint Venture Framework Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd*#
 
10.20
Joint Venture Operating Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.*#
 
10.21
Outsourcing Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
10.22
License Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
10.23
License Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
10.24
Margin Agreement dated November 20, 2013 between the Company, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd and Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation.*#
 
10.25
Merger Agreement dated January 16, 2014 between Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation and DNP Photomask Technology Taiwan Co. Ltd.*#
   
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
   
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 

#
Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to certain provisions of this exhibit.
*
Filed herewith.
   
 

Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
             
       
Photronics, Inc.
       
July 7, 2015
     
By:
 
/s/ Peter S. Kirlin
           
Peter S. Kirlin
           
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
/s/ SEAN T. SMITH
 
July 7, 2015
 
Sean T. Smith
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer/
Principal Financial Officer)
 
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By
/s/ CONSTANTINE S. MACRICOSTAS
 
July 7, 2015
 
Constantine S. Macricostas
Executive Chairman of the Board
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ PETER S. KIRLIN
 
July 7, 2015
 
Peter S. Kirlin
Chief Executive Officer
Director
 
By
/s/ WALTER M. FIEDEROWICZ
 
July 7, 2015
 
Walter M. Fiederowicz
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ JOSEPH A. FIORITA, JR.
 
July 7, 2015
 
Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr.
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ LIANG-CHOO HSIA
 
July 7, 2015
 
Liang-Choo Hsia
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ GEORGE MACRICOSTAS
 
July 7, 2015
 
George Macricostas
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ MITCHELL G. TYSON
 
July 7, 2015
 
Mitchell G. Tyson
Director