PERCEPTRON, INC. (NASDAQ:PRCP) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  On November 17, 2016, Perceptron, Inc. (the Company) entered into
  the First Amendment to Standstill Agreement (the Standstill
  Agreement Amendment) with Harbert Discovery Fund LP, Harbert
  Discovery Fund GP, LLC, Harbert Fund Advisors Inc. and Harbert
  Management Corporation (collectively, Harbert), which amended the
  Standstill Agreement, dated August 9, 2016, between the Company
  and Harbert. The Company also entered into the First Amendment to
  Voting Agreement (the Voting Agreement Amendment) with Moab
  Partners, L.P. and Moab Capital Partners, LLC (collectively, the
  Moab) on November 17, 2016, which amended the Voting Agreement,
  dated August 9, 2016, between the Company and Moab. The
  Standstill Agreement Amendment and the Voting Agreement Amendment
  provide that, upon the appointment by the Board of Directors of
  the Company (the Board) of a new President and Chief Executive
  Officer, by June 1, 2017, the new President and Chief Executive
  Officer will be appointed to the Board to fill a vacancy left by
  resignation of either Robert S. Oswald or Terryll R. Smith, who
  will resign from the Board at that time to facilitate the
  appointment.
  The foregoing description of the Standstill Agreement Amendment
  and the Voting Agreement Amendment is not complete and is
  qualified in its entirety by reference to the Standstill
  Agreement Amendment and the Voting Agreement Amendment, copies of
  which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and
  incorporated by reference.
  Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
  Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  Effective November 17, 2016, the Board appointed David L. Watza
  as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  Mr. Watza succeeds W. Richard Marz, who was appointed as interim
  President and Chief Executive Officer of Perceptron in January
  2016. Mr. Marz will continue in his role as Chairman of the Board
  of Perceptron.
  On November 17, 2016, the Company issued a press release
  announcing Mr. Watzass appointment. Attached hereto and
  incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is the press release
  relating to such announcement. Such information, including
  Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto under Item 9.01, shall not be deemed
  filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934,
  nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
  under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly
  set forth by specific reference in such filing.
  Mr. Watza, 50, has been Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief
  Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the
  Company since October 2015. Mr. Watza will continue to serve as
  the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of
  the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Watza served as
  Vice President of Corporate Development of TriMas Corporation
  (NASDAQ: TRS), with responsibility for acquisitions, divestures,
  and Treasury operations. Mr. Watza joined TriMas in 2005, holding
  positions of increasing responsibility and professional growth
  including Vice President Finance, Business Planning Analytics,
  responsible for strategic planning, annual operating planning and
  forecasting, and corporate information technology; division
  Finance Officer for Trimas Australia Holdings Ltd.; and division
  Finance Officer for Cequent Performance Products. Mr. Watza
  possesses more than 25 years of finance experience in engineered
  products and manufacturing businesses with responsibilities in
  accounting, finance and information technology. He earned his
  Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of
  Michigan.
  Under the terms of the Offer Letter between Mr. Watza and the
  Company, Mr. Watzas annual base salary will be $325,000. He will
  be eligible to participate in the Companys fiscal 2017 incentive
  plans, prorated between his term as Senior Vice President,
  Finance and his term as President and Chief Executive Officer.
  His bonus potential level under the Companys Fiscal 2017
  Executive Short Term Incentive Plan and Long Term Incentive Plan
  will be targeted at 60% and 30% of his annual salary,
  respectively. Mr. Watza is entitled to receive medical, executive
  life and disability insurance coverage and other benefits
  available generally to senior management of the Company and a
  monthly car allowance of $850. The foregoing description of the
  Offer Letter is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by
  reference to the Offer Letter, a copy of which is attached as
  Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  On November 17, 2016, the Management Development, Compensation
  and Stock Option Committee awarded Mr. Watza a non-qualified
  option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Companys Common Stock,
  under the Companys 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, with a grant date
  effective December 1, 2016. The option will be issued on the
  current form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for
  Officers. The option will become exercisable in three equal
  annual installments beginning December 1, 2017 at an exercise
  price equal to the fair market value of the Companys Common Stock
  as of December 1, 2016.
  The Company and Mr. Watza also entered into the First Amendment
  to Severance Agreement (the Severance Agreement Amendment) on
  November 17, 2016, which amended the Severance Agreement, dated
  October 19, 2015, between the Company and Mr. Watza. The
  Severance Agreement Amendment provides for certain additional
  severance benefits, including one times, rather than one-half
  times, his base salary, reimbursement for COBRA coverage expenses
  and continuation of welfare benefits (other than health benefits)
  for one year, rather than six months, following his termination
  of employment and, if termination is six months prior to or
  within two years following certain changes in control of the
  Company, his severance benefits will be two times, rather than
  one times, his base salary, and reimbursement for COBRA coverage
  expenses and continuation of his welfare benefits (other than
  health benefits) for two years, rather than one year, following
  his termination of employment. The foregoing description of the
  Severance Agreement Amendment is not complete and is qualified in
  its entirety by reference to the Severance Agreement Amendment, a
  copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report
  on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
D. Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | First Amendment to Standstill Agreement, dated November 17, 2016, between the Company, Harbert Discovery Fund LP, Harbert Discovery Fund GP, LLC, Harbert Fund Advisors Inc. and Harbert Management Corporation. | |
| Exhibit 10.2 | First Amendment to Voting Agreement, dated November 17, 2016, between the Company, Moab Partners, L.P. and Moab Capital Partners, LLC. | |
| Exhibit 10.3 | Offer Letter, dated November 17, 2016, between David L. Watza and the Company. | |
| Exhibit 10.4 | First Amendment to Severance Agreement, dated November 17, 2016, between David L. Watza and the Company. | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 17, 2016. | 
 About PERCEPTRON, INC. (NASDAQ:PRCP) 
Perceptron, Inc. develops, produces and sells a range of automated industrial metrology products and solutions to manufacturing organizations for dimensional gauging, dimensional inspection and three-dimensional (3D) scanning. The Company’s products include 3D machine vision solutions, robot guidance, coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), laser scanning and advanced analysis software. The Company’s products are categorized as In-Line, Near-Line and Off-Line Measurement Solutions (Measurement Solutions); 3D Scanning Solutions, and Value Added Services. Its In-Line and Near-Line measurement solutions include AutoGauge, AutoFit, AutoScan, AutoGuide and Helix. Its Off-Line measurement solutions include Coord3 and TouchDMIS. Its 3D Scanning Solutions include ScanWorks, ScanR and WheelWorks. Its Value Added Services include training, field service, calibration, launch support services, maintenance agreements and repairs. The Company operates in the Americas, Europe and Asia.	PERCEPTRON, INC. (NASDAQ:PRCP) Recent Trading Information 
PERCEPTRON, INC. (NASDAQ:PRCP) closed its last trading session down -0.03 at 6.16 with 12,350 shares trading hands.
 
                



