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)                                                    January 24, 2011
     
 
SYNALLOY CORPORATION
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
0-19687
57-0426694
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 
Croft Industrial Park, P.O. Box 5627, Spartanburg, SC 29304
29304
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (864) 585-3605
     
 
INAPPLICABLE
 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
 
 
 
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
 
ITEM 5.02
 
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
   
Craig C. Bram (age 52) was appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of the Registrant, effective January 24, 2011.  Prior to his appointment, Mr. Bram served as the CFO for TrialNet, Inc., an electronic billing company based in Richmond, VA since 1997, and President of Bizport, Ltd., a document management company in Richmond, VA, since 2002. He is the founder and President of Horizon Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisory firm, founded in 1996, in Richmond, VA. Since 1995, he has also been a Managing Director with McCammon Group, a mediation and consulting company based in Richmond, VA. Mr. Bram served as a director of the Registrant from 2004 until his resignation in September 2010. Mr. Bram has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Registrant.
Since the beginning of the Registrant's last fiscal year, Mr. Bram has not had any transactions required to be described under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
 
On January 24, 2011, the Registrant entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Bram.  The Agreement is for a term of one year and automatically renews each year for an additional year unless either party gives notice of intent to cancel ninety days prior to an automatic extension date.  The Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $250,000. In addition, he is entitled to a cash bonus compensation for 2011 equal to a percentage (ranging between 1% and 2.75%) of net income before taxes, as adjusted, subject to achieving certain target levels and contingent on certain other conditions. In addition, as an inducement to accept this position, Mr. Bram was awarded 13,420 shares of restricted common stock under the 2005 Stock Awards Plan and options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock under a new 2011 Stock Option Plan adopted by the Board and subject to approval by the Corporation’s shareholders, The total number of shares reserved for the granting of options pursuant to the Plan is 350,000 shares The options have an exercise price of $11.55 per share and vest over a five-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant.  The Agreement also provides certain fringe benefits and contains provisions for salary continuation benefits in the event of Mr. Bram’s disability or death under specified conditions during his term of employment with the Company.  The Agreement permits termination for cause, and includes a covenant not to compete for a period of one year following termination of his employment for any reason and a confidentiality provision.
     
 

 
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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 behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

SYNALLOY CORPORATION
 
 
By: /s/ Richard D. Sieradzki
 
Richard D. Sieradzki
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
 
Dated: January 24, 2011
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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