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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): February 20, 2025
 
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M-tron Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
001-41391
46-0457994
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
2525 Shader Road, Orlando, FL
32804
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (407) 298-2000
 
 
(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:
 
         Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
         Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
         Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
         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, par value $0.01
 
MPTI
 
NYSE American
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On February 20, 2025, M-tron Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to announce updates regarding its strategic initiatives, executive leadership changes, and that it intends to announce its preliminary estimated financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 on February 26, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.
 
Also on February 20, 2025, the Company issued a press release to announce an offering of subscription rights to its stockholders. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.
 
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated by specific reference in any such filing.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)         Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1 Press Release of M-tron Industries, Inc. dated February 20, 2025.
99.2 Press Release of M-tron Industries, Inc. dated February 20, 2025.
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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.
 
 
 
M-TRON INDUSTRIES, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
Date: February 20, 2025
By:
/s/ Cameron Pforr
   
Name:
Cameron Pforr
   
Title:
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

Exhibit 99.1

 

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M-tron Industries, Inc. Announces Transformative Strategic Initiatives and Call to Review Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Results and Plans Ahead

 

ORLANDO, FL (February 20, 2025) – M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) ("Mtron" or the "Company"), a defense electronics manufacturer with a "Made in the USA" ITAR approved footprint, reiterates its year end results will exceed previously reported expectations, and will outline its competitive position for the expected changes in the defense landscape.

 

On February 26th, 2025, the Company will be issuing preliminary fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results and will hold an investor call the next day on February 27th at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to preview the strategic landscape, answer questions, and provide insights on the company’s direction forward.

 

In addition, the Company will present several important new value-building strategic initiatives that include:

 

Strength in organic business lines driven by continued investment in new products

 

its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024 will be released after the close of market on Wednesday, February 26, 2025; and

 

Michael J. Ferrantino, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, departs the Company to transition to the Connectivity Partnership 

 

The Company also announced today that Cameron Pforr, current Chief Financial Officer of the Company, assumes the additional role of Interim Chief Executive Officer.

 

"We are delighted to announce Cameron’s new role in the next stage of development for Mtron’s shareholders and support him in his strengthening of the Company’s competitive position," said Bel Lazar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

"We have built a strong platform since publicly listing just over two years ago, including growth in EBITDA and product designs. In actively examining the opportunity landscape, many smaller American companies offer unique technologies that can develop traction in the defense and commercial markets and could benefit from Mtron’s resources, including its relationship network. I will be transitioning to a general partner role at an investment fund established to invest in connectivity solutions across software, hardware, and services,” said Mr. Ferrantino. "I am excited to continue to enhance value for MPTI shareholders with the Company's strategic investment in the Connectivity Partnership."

 

The leadership transition will be further detailed in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

 

 

 

Rights Offering

 

Also announced today by the Company is an offering of subscription rights, which is offered to all shareholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 3, 2025 (the "Record Date"), which rights will be transferable. The rights offering entitles stockholders as of the Record Date to one subscription right for each share of Company common stock.

 

Under the terms of the subscription rights offering, five (5) subscription rights can be exercised to purchase one (1) share of common stock. The subscription price has yet to be determined. More details of the rights offering are contained in a press release which is available on the Company's website. 

 

"The rights offering is a means of distributing value to stockholders, and further accelerates the plans for growth," continued Chairman Lazar.

 

Plans for Growth

 

Mtron is positioning value to shareholders on multiple fronts, including its core organic efforts, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and the potential to benefit through a collective investment vehicle in its connectivity partnership.  After its initial listing on the NYSE American just over two years ago, the Company is now strategically positioning its listed platform with an orientation towards corporate scale.  

 

"This is an exciting time in the defense sector as the market shifts towards our strengths. We believe that Mtron, as a U.S.-based manufacturer of critical components and modules for aerospace and defense, is well positioned for changes that are expected to take place in the defense sector, including a shift towards spending in electronic warfare, autonomous vehicles, and Artificial Intelligence. The Company is NYSE American-listed and could serve as a going public platform for mergers with other business offering significant scale to shareholders. Regardless of politics, defense is a growth sector and there are a limited number of listed and nimble defense pure plays in the marketplace," said Mr. Pforr.

 

As background, the Company formed a special committee in early 2024 to evaluate strategic alternatives. The committee engaged an investment bank to assist it in looking at a broad range of options to maximize value of shareholders.  While not the focus, preliminary discussions surfaced with a number of larger companies interested in exploring an acquisition of the Company. The process also identified many alternatives, including attractive companies of all sizes that Mtron could acquire or merge with, in a variety of transaction structures, for long-term value creation for Company shareholders.  

 

"Our products are a key component of many programs for both the US and allied nations and Mtron expects to benefit from both replenishment of U.S. stockpiles as well as increased European defense spending. The Company also benefits from the further integration of battlefield systems, and the importance of communications between systems, which is also increasing the role of electronic warfare. Additionally, as drone use increases and missiles reach hypersonic speeds, further innovation in radar and other systems is needed, which we excel at," said Mr. Pforr.

 

 

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No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Press Release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A Form 8-A registration statement and prospectus supplement describing the terms of the Rights Offering, including the subscription rights and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and will be available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Holders of Common Stock or other investors should read the prospectus supplement carefully, including the Risk Factors section included and incorporated by reference therein. This Press Release contains a general summary of the Rights Offering. Please read the prospectus supplement, rights agreement and other materials that the Company files with the SEC when they become available as they will contain important information about the terms of the Rights Offering.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Press Release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this Press Release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including statements of expectations of or assumptions about the Company’s financial and operational performance, revenues, earnings per share, cash flow or use, cost savings and operational efficiencies. The words "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "budget," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "plan," "project," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors that the Company believes are appropriate under the circumstances. All forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could affect the Company’s actual results and performance and could cause its actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Additionally, there can be no guarantee that any stockholder of the Company or other investor will exercise the subscription rights held by such stockholder or other investor, and as a result there can be no guarantee that the Company will derive the benefits of the transactions described in this Press Release. Further information regarding the important factors that could cause actual results to differ from projected results can be found in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its other filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Press Release speak as of the date of this Press Release. The forward-looking statements contained in this Press Release reflect management’s estimates and beliefs as of the date of this Press Release. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

 

About Mtron

 

M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) was originally founded in 1965 and designs, manufactures and markets highly engineered, high reliability frequency and spectrum control products and solutions. As an engineering-centric company, Mtron provides close support to its customers throughout our products’ entire life cycle, including product design, prototyping, production and subsequent product upgrades. Mtron has design and manufacturing facilities in Orlando, Florida and Yankton, South Dakota, a sales office in Hong Kong, and a manufacturing facility in Noida, India. For more information, visit www.mtronpti.com.

 

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M-tron Industries, Inc. Investor Relations

Cameron Pforr

Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

ir@mtronpti.com

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

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M-tron Industries, Inc. Announces Subscription Rights Offering

 

Stockholders of Record Would Receive Subscription Rights to Purchase Shares of Common Stock

Rights Will Be Transferable

Rights Will Have an Over-Subscription Privilege

Date of Record for Subscription Rights Offering is March 3, 2025

 

ORLANDO, FL (February 20, 2025) – M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) ("Mtron" or the "Company"), a designer and manufacturer of highly-engineered electronic components used to control the frequency or timing of signals in electronic circuits, reiterates its strong position in the market and believes that it is well positioned for the expected changes in defense spending. The Company is issuing an offering of subscription rights with the following features:

 

Record date of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 3, 2025;

 

Rights will trade on NYSE American under symbol "MPTI RT" and are transferable;

 

Begin regular-way trading on March 5, 2025, and cease trading at market close on March 20, 2025;

 

Rights will expire on March 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time; and

 

Rights, if fully subscribed, will raise approximately $25 million.

 

Mtron's Board of Directors today announced its intention to distribute transferable subscription rights to holders of record of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), which entitles stockholders one subscription right for each share of Common Stock (the "Rights Offering"). Five (5) subscription rights can be exercised to purchase one (1) share of Common Stock at a strike price that has yet to be determined. The record date for the Rights Offering is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 3, 2025 (the "Record Date"). The Rights Offering is being conducted to raise additional capital for general corporate purposes and to support the Company’s strategy of joint ventures and acquisitions as a means to grow EBITDA further and expand the product portfolio.

 

Company stockholders who exercise their respective full basic subscription rights will have over-subscription privileges giving such Company stockholders the option to subscribe for any shares of Common Stock that remain unsubscribed at the expiration of the Rights Offering, subject to certain limitations. If the aggregate subscriptions (basic subscriptions plus over-subscriptions) exceed the amount offered in the Rights Offering, then the aggregate over-subscription amount will be pro-rated among the Company stockholders exercising their respective over-subscription privileges based on the basic subscription amounts of such stockholders. Assuming the Rights Offering is fully subscribed, the Company currently expects the gross proceeds of the offering to be approximately $25 million.

 

Trading in the subscription rights on NYSE American is expected to begin on a "regular way" basis on March 5, 2025 under the symbol "MPTI RT" and continue until the close of trading on NYSE American on March 20, 2025 (or, if the Rights Offering is extended, on the business day immediately prior to the extended expiration date). The Rights Offering is currently expected to commence promptly after the Record Date and expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 21, 2025, unless extended by the Company.

 

Rights holders may exercise their Rights under the terms of a rights agreement and rights certificate that are expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on or about March 4, 2025. The Company expects to file with the SEC a prospectus supplement, under its existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3, registering the subscription rights and the shares of common stock underlying the subscription rights.

 

The Company reserves the right to modify, postpone or cancel the Rights Offering at any time prior to the closing of the Rights Offering.

 

 

 

 

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A Form 8-A registration statement and prospectus supplement describing the terms of the Rights Offering, including the shares of the subscription rights and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and will be available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Holders of Common Stock or other investors should read the prospectus supplement carefully, including the Risk Factors section included and incorporated by reference therein. This communication contains a general summary of the Rights Offering. Please read the prospectus supplement, rights agreement and other materials that the Company files with the SEC when they become available as they will contain important information about the terms of the Rights Offering.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this communication which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including statements of expectations of or assumptions about the Company’s financial and operational performance, revenues, earnings per share, cash flow or use, cost savings and operational efficiencies. The words "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "budget," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "plan," "project," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors that the Company believes are appropriate under the circumstances. All forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could affect the Company’s actual results and performance and could cause its actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Additionally, there can be no guarantee that any stockholder of the Company or other investor will exercise the subscription rights held by such stockholder or other investor, and as a result there can be no guarantee that the Company will derive the benefits of the transactions described in this communication. Further information regarding the important factors that could cause actual results to differ from projected results can be found in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its other filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this communication speak as of the date of this communication. The forward-looking statements contained in this communication reflect management’s estimates and beliefs as of the date of this communication. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

 

About Mtron

 

M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) was originally founded in 1965 and designs, manufactures and markets highly engineered, high reliability frequency and spectrum control products and solutions. As an engineering-centric company, Mtron provides close support to its customers throughout our products’ entire life cycle, including product design, prototyping, production and subsequent product upgrades. Mtron has design and manufacturing facilities in Orlando, Florida and Yankton, South Dakota, a sales office in Hong Kong, and a manufacturing facility in Noida, India. For more information, visit www.mtronpti.com.

 

M-tron Industries, Inc. Investor Relations

Cameron Pforr

Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

ir@mtronpti.com

 

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