UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

(MARK ONE)

   
S ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
  OR
£ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                             TO                               

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-09974

 

Enzo Biochem, Inc.
Salary Reduction Profit Sharing Plan

 

(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan,
if different from that of the issuer named below:)

 

Enzo Biochem, Inc. 527 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10022

 

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and
the address of its principal executive office)

 

ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   1
     
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:    
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits December 31, 2012 and 2011   2
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012   3
Notes to Financial Statements   4
     
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012:    
Schedule H, Line 4i –   12
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)   12
     
Signature    
 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Trustees and Participants of
Enzo Biochem, Inc. Salary Reduction Profit Sharing Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Enzo Biochem, Inc. Salary Reduction Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012. The financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2012 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP

 

New York, New York
July 3, 2013

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

December 31,

 

   2012   2011 
ASSETS          
Investments, at fair value:          
Mutual funds  $15,438,382   $13,608,896 
Enzo Biochem, Inc. common stock   1,653,542    1,109,214 
    17,091,924    14,718,110 
Receivables:          
Employer’s contributions   642,953    655,249 
Participants’ contributions   —    58 
Notes receivable – participants   392,693    400,949 
    1,035,646    1,056,256 
           
TOTAL ASSETS   18,127,570    15,774,366 
           
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS  $18,127,570   $15,774,366 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

Additions to net assets attributed to:     
Investment income:     
      
Interest and dividends  $401,331 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments and net gain on sale of investments   1,398,708 
Interest on notes receivable-participants   20,732 
Contributions:     
Participants’ contributions   2,065,025 
Employer’s contributions   643,253 
Total additions   4,529,049 
      
Deductions from net assets attributed to:     
Benefits paid to participants   2,151,740 
Administrative expenses   24,105 
Total deductions   2,175,845 
      
Net increase in net assets available for benefits   2,353,204 
      
Net assets available for plan benefits, beginning of year   15,774,366 
      
Net assets available for plan benefits, end of year  $18,127,570 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements

 

NOTE 1: PLAN DESCRIPTION
   
  The following description of the Enzo Biochem, Inc. Salary Reduction Profit Sharing Plan (“the Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement, as amended, for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
   
  General
   
  The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all eligible United States based full-time employees who have completed one month of service and have attained age twenty-one of Enzo Biochem, Inc., (the “Plan Sponsor”), and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc., Enzo Therapeutics, Inc., and Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
   
  Contributions
   
  Eligible employee participants can elect to defer up to the maximum amount permitted by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) for each year ($17,000 in 2012 and $16,500 in 2011). Catch-up contributions are also permitted for participants who have attained age 50 by December 31st, in accordance with Section 414(v) of the Code, in an amount up to a maximum of $5,500 in 2012 and 2011, bringing those participants’ statutory maximum limitation to $22,500 in 2012 and $22,000 in 2011. In 2012, participant contributions totaled $2,065,025 which includes $304,918 in rollover contributions.
   
  The Company may contribute to the Plan annually, a discretionary matching contribution. For 2012 the contribution was equal to 50% of the participant’s 401(k) contribution, not to exceed 50% of 10% of the participant’s annual compensation. Participants who have completed a year of service during the plan year and are actively employed as of the last day of the plan year shall be deemed eligible to share in the matching contribution for the year. In 2012, the total matching contributions were $643,253 in the form of Enzo Biochem Inc. common stock.
   
  The Plan provides that unless the participant affirmatively elects otherwise, the participant’s compensation will automatically be reduced by 3%, which will be considered to be the Participant’s salary reduction election.
   
  Participant Accounts
   
  Participants direct their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan which include a choice of mutual funds and the common stock of Enzo Biochem, Inc. Contribution selections are designated by the participants. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Company’s matching contribution, (b) Plan earnings and c) charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant compensation or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements

 

NOTE 1: PLAN DESCRIPTION (continued)
   
  The Plan allows a participant to elect to classify all or part of his or her elective deferrals as a Roth 401(k) deferral.
   
  Vesting
   
  Participants’ contributed funds arising from salary reductions and the earnings thereon, are fully vested at all times. Vesting in the Company’s matching contribution and earnings thereon, are ratable over four years of service.
   
  Forfeitures
   
  Forfeited non-vested amounts are applied to reduce the Company’s future contributions to the Plan and pay Plan expenses. During the year ended December 31, 2012, forfeitures of $12,625 were used to reduce employer contributions and pay Plan expenses. Forfeited non-vested accounts available at December 31, 2012 and 2011, were $26,032 and $21,733, respectively.
   
  Notes Receivable from Participants
   
  Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of 50% of their vested account balance or $50,000. Participants are entitled to borrow from their account for a maximum loan term of five years unless the proceeds are used to acquire a principal residence in which case it may exceed five years. The loans, classified as Notes Receivable from Participants, are secured by the participant’s vested account balance and bear a reasonable rate of interest, ranging from 4.50% to 9.25%. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. Delinquent notes receivable from participants are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.
   
  Payment of Benefits
   
  On termination of service due to death, disability or retirement, participants may elect to receive an amount equal to the value of the vested interest in their account in either a lump sum amount or in various annuity options. For termination of service due to other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in their account as a lump sum distribution. Benefits are payable in the form of cash or property.
   
  Plan Expenses
   
  Certain operating expenses including, among others, professional fees of the Plan, are paid by the Plan Sponsor. As noted above, certain administrative expenses were paid by the Plan from the forfeitures.
   
NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   
  Basis of Accounting
   
  The Plan’s financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and under the accrual basis method of accounting. Benefits are recorded when paid.
   
  Use of Estimates
   
  The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of net assets available for benefits at the date of the financial statements and the accompanying footnotes and the changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period and when applicable disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements

 

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
   
  Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
   
  The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.
   
  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment earnings are reinvested in the respective funds. Investment earnings include the Plan’s proportionate share of realized gains and losses on the disposal of investments, and appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of the underlying investments comprising the respective mutual funds. All purchases and sales are recorded on a trade date basis.
   
 

The Plan presents in the statement of changes in net asset available for benefits, the net appreciation in fair value of its investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation on those investments.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements

 

NOTE 3: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
   
  FASB’s ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and disclosures, provides a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described as follows:
   
  Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.
   
  Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liability; inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
   
  If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 Input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
   
  Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurements.
   
 

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

In 2012, the Plan adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (ASU 2011-04), effective for Plan years beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-04 amends Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 to converge the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). Adoption of ASU 2011-04 had no effect on the financial statements.

 

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

Mutual funds – Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-ended mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (“NAV”) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

 

Common stocks – Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

 

The methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements

 

NOTE 3: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)
   
  The following tables sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments as of December 31:

 

     Assets at Fair Value as of 
     December 31,
2012		   December 31,
2011		 
     Level 1   Level 1 
  Mutual funds          
  Mid/large cap stock  $12,684,033   $10,930,017 
  Money market   478,690    616,445 
  Fixed income   986,708    1,000,945 
  International   630,187    488,505 
  Small cap stock   658,764    572,984 
     $15,438,382   $13,608,896 
             
  Common stock-Enzo Biochem, Inc.   1,653,542    1,109,214 
             
     $17,091,924   $14,718,110 

 

 

Changes in Fair Value Levels

 

The availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period. The Plan’s investments consist of only level 1 investments and there were no transfers between levels.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements

 

NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS
   
  The following table presents fair values, as determined by quoted market price, of the investments  representing 5% or more of total net assets at December 31:

 

     2012   2011 
             
  Enzo Biochem, Inc. (612,423 shares at 2012, 495,185 shares at 2011)  $1,653,542   $1,109,214 
  Fidelity Contrafund   1,099,048    873,400 
  Fidelity Freedom 2010   960,602    865,310 
  Fidelity Freedom 2020   2,343,779    1,932,206 
  Fidelity Freedom 2030   1,747,732    1,403,639 
  Fidelity Freedom 2015   1,792,436    1,566,288 
  Fidelity Freedom 2025   1,754,554    1,531,404 
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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements

 

NOTE 4: INVESTMENTS (continued)
   
  During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $1,398,708 as follows:

 

  Mutual funds   $ 1,267,178  
  Common stock     131,530  
      $ 1,398,708  

 

NOTE 5: RIGHT TO TERMINATE PLAN
   
  Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.
   
NOTE 6: TAX STATUS
   
 

The Plan adopted the Corporate Plan for Retirement, a Fidelity Management and Research Company prototype plan. The Plan obtained its latest opinion letter in March 2008 in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan has been amended since receiving the opinion letter. However, the plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by a government authority. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2012, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2009.

   
NOTE 7: PARTY IN INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
   
  During 2012, the Plan purchased 258,452 shares of common stock of the Plan sponsor, at market prices totaling $710,688 and sold 141,214 shares of common stock at market prices totaling approximately $297,887. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Plan held Enzo Biochem, Inc. common stock with a fair value of $1,653,542 and $1,109,214, respectively.
   
  Fidelity Management Trust Company (“FMTC”) is the trustee of the Plan. Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by affiliates of FMTC. Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for the investment management services are included in net appreciation in fair value of investments.
   
  Fees paid by the Plan to FMTC amounted to $12,625 for the year ended December 31, 2012.
   
NOTE 8: RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
   
 

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risk such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

Users of these financial statements should be aware that the financial markets’ volatility may significantly impact the subsequent valuation of the Plan’s investments. Accordingly, the valuation of investments at December 31, 2012 may

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  not necessarily be indicative of amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange.
   
NOTE 9: MUTUAL FUND FEES
   
  Investments in mutual funds are subject to sales charges in the form of front-end loads, back-end loads or 12b-l fees. 12b-l fees, which are ongoing fees allowable under Section 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, are annual fees deducted to pay for marketing and distribution costs of the funds. These fees are deducted prior to the allocation of the Plan’s investment earnings activity, and thus not separately identifiable as an expense.
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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
SALARY REDUCTION PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
E.I.N. # 13-2866202
Plan # 001
December 31, 2012

 

(a)   Identity of Issue,
Borrower, Lessor or
Similar Party
(b)		   Description of
Investment Including
Maturity Date, Rate
of Interest, Collateral,
Par or Maturity Value
(c)		   Cost**
(d)		   Current
Value
(e)		  
*   Enzo Biochem, Inc.     Common Stock         $ 1,653,542  
    Pimco Total Return     Mutual Fund           322,112  
    MSIFT Mid Cap Growth Portfolio     Mutual Fund           152,350  
    NB Genesis     Mutual Fund           500,421  
    Allianz NFJ Dividend Value     Mutual Fund           117,662  
    Columbia Acorn International Select     Mutual Fund           293,056  
    Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value     Mutual Fund           158,343  
    Royce Value Plus     Mutual Fund           80,594  
*   Fidelity Fund     Mutual Fund           163,748  
*   Fidelity Contrafund     Mutual Fund           1,099,048  
*   Fidelity Capital & Income     Mutual Fund           144,174  
*   Fidelity Government Income     Mutual Fund           278,267  
*   Fidelity Leveraged Company     Mutual Fund           63,597  
*   Fidelity International Discovery     Mutual Fund           97,740  
*   Fidelity Emerging Markets     Mutual Fund           127,923  
*   Fidelity Growth Discovery     Mutual Fund           117,990  
*   Fidelity Freedom Income     Mutual Fund           95,335  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2000     Mutual Fund           17,342  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2010     Mutual Fund           960,602  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2020     Mutual Fund           2,343,779  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2030     Mutual Fund           1,747,732  
*   Spartan Extended Market Index     Mutual Fund           205,369  
*   Spartan International Index     Mutual Fund           111,467  
*   Fidelity Retirement Money Market     Mutual Fund           162,488  
*   Fidelity Retirement Government Money Market     Mutual Fund           316,203  
*   Spartan 500 Equity Index     Mutual Fund           494,873  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2040     Mutual Fund           540,031  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2005     Mutual Fund           129,478  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2015     Mutual Fund           1,792,436  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2025     Mutual Fund           1,754,554  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2035     Mutual Fund           576,167  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2045     Mutual Fund           342,187  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2050     Mutual Fund           109,387  
*   Fidelity Freedom 2055     Mutual Fund           20,944  
*   Fidelity Cash Reserves     Mutual Fund           983  
*   Notes receivable - participants     4.5% -9.25%   $ 0     392,693  
        Maturity through December 2017              
                  $ 17,484,617  

 

* Party-in-interest
**Cost information omitted with respect to participant or beneficiary directed transactions.

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a trustee of the below named employee benefit plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Enzo Biochem, Inc. Salary Reduction Profit Sharing Plan

 

  Date: July 3, 2013  
     
  /s/ Andrew R.Crescenzo  
  By: Andrew R.Crescenzo  
  Trustee  
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