D&O Settlement


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 Report (Date of earliest event reported) - October 10, 2014

IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-6508
13-3458955
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

105 Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code )

(315) 331-7742
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Section 7    Regulation FD
Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 16, 2014, IEC Electronics Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing resolution of directors and officers liability insurance claims for legal expenses incurred through June 30, 2014. On October 10, 2014 the Company received an additional $1.3 million from its primary insurance carrier in partial reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with the consolidated shareholder class action (recently dismissed) and SEC investigation. The Company and its primary carrier have also agreed to the scope of coverage for certain legal expenses incurred after June 30, 2014. Reimbursement for future expenses will vary with the circumstances under which such expenses are incurred and their respective amounts. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.


Section 9    Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1        Press Release Issued by IEC Electronics Corp. on October 16, 2014

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Neither the filing or furnishing of any exhibit to this report nor the inclusion in such exhibit of a reference to the Company’s Internet address shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to incorporate the information available at such address into this report. The information available at the Company’s Internet address is not part of this report.
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit incorporated herein, contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are made in reliance upon the protections provided by such Acts for forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements (such as when the Company describes what it “believes”, “expects”, or “anticipates” will occur, and other similar statements) include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future sales and operating results, future prospects, the capabilities and capacities of business operations, any financial or other guidance and all statements that are not based on historical fact, but rather reflect the Company’s current expectations concerning future results and events. The ultimate correctness of these forward-looking statements is dependent upon a number of known and unknown risks and events and is subject to various uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements.

The following important factors, among others, could affect future results and events, causing those results and events to differ materially from those views expressed or implied in the Company’s forward-looking statements: business conditions and growth or contraction in the Company’s customers' industries, the electronic manufacturing services industry and the general economy; variability of the Company’s operating results; the Company’s ability to control its material, labor and other costs; the Company’s dependence on a limited number of major customers; the potential consolidation of the Company’s customer base; availability of component supplies; dependence on certain industries; variability and timing of customer requirements; uncertainties as to availability and timing of governmental funding for the Company’s customers; the types and mix of sales to the Company’s customers; the Company’s ability to assimilate acquired businesses and to achieve the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; unforeseen product failures and the potential product liability claims that may be associated with such failures; the availability of capital and other economic, business and competitive factors affecting the Company’s customers, the Company’s industry and business generally; failure or breach of the Company’s information technology systems; natural disasters; and other factors that the Company may not have currently identified or quantified. Additional risks and uncertainties resulting from the restatement of the Company’s financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 3, 2013 and in the Company’s Form 10-Q/A filed on the same date are described in detail in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 filed with the SEC on December 24, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”). Any one or more of such risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on the Company or the value of its common stock. For a further list and description of various risks, relevant factors and uncertainties that could cause future results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied




in our forward-looking statements, see Part I including "Risk Factors," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections in the 2013 Form 10-K and the Company’s subsequently filed SEC reports.

All forward-looking statements included in this Form 8-K are made only as of the date of this Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake any obligation to, and may not, publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur or which it hereafter becomes aware of. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time and the Company cannot predict these events or how they may affect it. When considering these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements contained in this Form 8-K and any documents incorporated herein by reference. You should read this Form 8-K and the documents that the Company incorporates by reference into this Form 8-K completely and with the understanding that the Company’s actual future results may be materially different from what it expects. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.





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.
 
 
 
IEC Electronics Corp.
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date: October 16, 2014
By:
/s/ Michael T. Williams
 
 
 
Michael T. Williams
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer