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): December 19, 2016

 

 

EMERSON RADIO CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-07731		22-3285224
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3 University Plaza, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ		07601
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 428-2000

 

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On December 19, 2016, Emerson Radio Corp. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to $5 million of its common stock. The repurchases may be effected from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or in privately negotiated transactions, which may include, in whole or in part, the establishment of a purchase program pursuant to the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, through block purchases or through accelerated or forward or similar stock purchases.

The Company intends to run the repurchase program through the end of the current fiscal year, unless the period is extended or shortened by the Board of Directors. Under the program, repurchases will be funded from available working capital and any repurchased shares will be held as authorized but unissued shares and will be available for general corporate purposes.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this stock repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description.
99.1		Press release dated December 19, 2016.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: December 19, 2016

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description.
99.1		Press release dated December 19, 2016.