FORM 10-K (AMENDMENT NO. 1)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Amendment No. 1)
| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File No. 0-15451
Photronics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut
| | 06-0854886
|
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
15 Secor Road
Brookfield, CT 06804
(203) 775-9000
(Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Trading Symbols(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001
| PLAB
| The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(NASDAQ Global Market) |
| PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS | N/A | N/A |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of "accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer
| ☒ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ |
| Non-Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐
|
| | | Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ((§15 U.S.C 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 3, 2020, which was the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the shares of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $727,752,716 (based upon the closing price of $11.35 per share as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on that date).
As of December 11, 2020, 63,916,262 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.
| | DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE | |
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Proxy Statement for the 2021 | | |
Annual Meeting of Shareholders | | Incorporated into Part III |
to be held on March 11, 2021 | | of this Form 10-K |
The exhibit index as required by Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K is included in Item 15 of Part IV of this report.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Photronics, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-K”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 15, 2021 (the “Original Report”) is being filed to amend disclosure in Item 9A. Item 9A of the Original Report is hereby amended as follows:
| 1. | Change page number 72 to page number 73 in the last paragraph of Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. |
| 2. | Delete the last sentence of the fourth paragraph of Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. |
| 3. | Add the section Remediation of Material Weakness to Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting |
As amended Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting will read as set forth below:
Amendment No. 1 consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, the section of Item 9A as amended, a signature page, and the certifications of the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”). These certifications are attached to this Amendment as Exhibits 31.3 and 31.4. The Company has not included the certification under Section 906 of SOX, as no financial statements are being filed herewith.
This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the initial filing date of the Original Report. Other than as expressly set forth above, no part of the Original Report is being amended. Accordingly, other than as discussed above, this Amendment No. 1 does not purport to amend, update or restate any other information or disclosure included in the Original Report or reflect any events that have occurred after the initial filing date of the Original Report. As a result, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 continues to speak as of January 15, 2021 or, to the extent applicable, such other date as may be indicated in the Original Report.
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2020, based on the criteria set forth by the COSO. Management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of October 31, 2020, due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to the accuracy and completeness of information used in the monitoring compliance with covenants stipulated by the Company’s debt agreements.
The Company's independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, has audited the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2020, as stated in their report on page 73 of this Form 10-K.
Remediation of Material Weakness
Our management is committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and implementing measures designed to help ensure that the material weakness is remediated as soon as possible. Management is currently developing a remediation plan to address the material weaknesses referred to above.
PART IV
| ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
(b) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | |
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| | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
