UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)

 

August 28, 2018

 

LANTRONIX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-16027   33-0362767
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

7535 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 100

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(949) 453-3990

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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

 

On August 28, 2018, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Lantronix, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the performance goals, minimum performance thresholds, target bonuses and bonus formulas under the Lantronix, Inc. Annual Bonus Program (the “Bonus Program”) for fiscal 2019. The Committee designated the following named executive officers as participants in the Bonus Program for fiscal 2019: Jeffrey Benck, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Jeremy Whitaker, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The Committee also designated other Lantronix officers and employees who are not named executive officers as Bonus Program participants for fiscal year 2019.

 

The Committee approved new financial targets and goals using the same performance measures, weighting of goals, bonus pool funding and target bonuses for fiscal year 2019 as for fiscal year 2018.

 

The foregoing description of the Bonus Program is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Summary of Lantronix, Inc. Annual Bonus Program, as amended, which has been filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 1, 2015 and is incorporated in this Report by reference.

 

 

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.

 

  Date: August 31, 2018 LANTRONIX, INC.
     
     
  By: 

 /s/ JEREMY WHITAKER

  
   

Jeremy Whitaker

Chief Financial Officer