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 earliest event reported: January 27, 2020

 

TSR, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   00-8656   13-2635899

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

400 Oser Avenue, Suite 150, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(631) 231-0333

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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, par value $0.01 per share   TSRI   NASDAQ Capital Market
Preferred Share Purchase Rights1    

 

1Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act pursuant to a Form 8-A filed by the registrant on March 15, 2019. Until the Distribution Date (as defined in the registrant’s Rights Agreement dated August 29, 2019), the Preferred Share Purchase rights will be transferred only with the share of the registrant’s Common Stock to with the Preferred Share Purchase Rights are attached.

 

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 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

(c)  Effective as of January 27, 2020, Thomas Salerno was named Acting Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of TSR, Inc. (the “Company”). Since 2011, Mr. Salerno, 52, has served as the Managing Director of TSR Consulting Services, Inc., the Company’s IT consulting services subsidiary and largest business unit. Mr. Salerno has over 20 years of experience in the technology consulting industry. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Salerno spent eight years at Open Systems Technology as Associate Director, two years as Vice President of Sales and Recruiting for Versatech Consulting and three years as an Account Representative for Robert Half Technologies. Mr. Salerno holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Johnson and Wales University.

 

Effective as of January 27, 2020, Christopher Hughes, the President, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Treasurer of the Company began a temporary leave of absence.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
99.1   Press release dated January 29, 2020

 

1

 

 

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.

 

  TSR, Inc.
     
     
  By: /s/ John G. Sharkey
    John G. Sharkey
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: January 29 2020

 

 

2

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

400 Oser Ave

Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

Contact: John Sharkey

631-231-0333

 

TSR, Inc. Announces Acting CEO

 

Date: January 29, 2020

 

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TSR, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSRI), a leading provider of computer programming consulting services (“TSR” or the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Thomas Salerno as Acting CEO of the Company.

 

Effective as of January 27, 2020, Thomas Salerno was named Acting Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of TSR. Since 2011, Mr. Salerno, 52, has served as the Managing Director of TSR Consulting Services, Inc., the Company’s IT consulting services subsidiary and largest business unit. Mr. Salerno has over 20 years of experience in the technology consulting industry. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Salerno spent eight years at Open Systems Technology as Associate Director, two years as Vice President of Sales and Recruiting for Versatech Consulting, and three years as an Account Representative for Robert Half Technologies. Mr. Salerno holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Johnson and Wales University.

 

Effective as of January 27, 2020, Christopher Hughes, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer of the Company began a temporary leave of absence.

 

About TSR, Inc. TSR provides contract computer programming services in the New York metropolitan area, New England, and the Mid-Atlantic region. It offers technical computer personnel to supplement the in-house information technology capabilities of its customers in the areas of .net and java application development, android and IOS mobile application platform development, project management, IT security, cloud development and architecture, UI design and development, network infrastructure and support, and database development and administration, and also provides business analysts and other staff to its customers. TSR, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is based in Hauppauge, New York.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this press release which are not historical facts may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “demonstrate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “should,” and “will,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current plans, estimates and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. Specifically, forward-looking statements in this document may include, but are not limited to, the statements regarding the appointment of an Acting CEO. These and other forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and which may cause the actual events to differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, the factors and matters described in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including, but not limited to, the Company’s most recent Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q and Forms 8-K, which are available at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.