UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): September 14, 2010
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 1-8798 | 11-2621097 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||||
70 Maxess Road, Melville, New York | 11747 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(631) 396-5000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 14, 2010, Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a Settlement Agreement with Lazar, Levine & Felix, LLP (“LLF”), Nazeleen Sataur, Amiram Bielory, Michael Dinkes, and ParenteBeard LLC (collectively “the LLF Parties”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the LLF Parties shall cause to be paid to the Company, on or before October 4, 2010, an aggregate one million nine hundred thousand dollars ($1.9 million), upon which payment the Company and the LLF Parties release one another from claims related to the arbitration proceeding commenced by the Company against the LLF Parties.
LLF previously served as the Company’s independent public accounting firm until January 4, 2008. Ms. Sataur and Messrs. Bielory and Dinkes are former partners of LLF.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit No. | Description |
10.1 | Settlement Agreement among Nu Horizons Electronics Corp., Lazar, Levine & Felix, LLP, Nazeleen Sataur, Amiram Bielory, Michael Dinkes, and ParenteBeard LLC |
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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.
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: September 15, 2010 | By: | /s/ Kurt Freudenberg | |
Name: | Kurt Freudenberg | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President - Finance | ||
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