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) May 19, 2021 (May 13, 2021)
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-06890 | 14-1462255 | ||
| (State
or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification Number) |
325 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, New York |
12205 | |
| (Address of registrant's principal executive office) | (Zip code) |
(518) 218-2550
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name
of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | MKTY | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
On May 13, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Mechanical Technology, Incorporated (the “Company”)
approved certain modifications to the compensation arrangement with Michael Toporek, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Toporek’s annual base cash compensation was increased from $160,000 to $300,000. Further, the Board approved a one-time grant of
stock options to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The stock options are scheduled
to vest in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of May 13, 2021, so long as Mr. Toporek remains in the service
of the Company on each such anniversary. The stock options will expire five years after each applicable vesting date.
In addition, the
Board approved a cash bonus in an aggregate amount of up to $100,000 based on the satisfaction of certain financial goals to be proposed
by Mr. Toporek and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
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.
| MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED | |||
| Date: May 19, 2021 | By: | /s/ Jessica L. Thomas | |
| Name: | Jessica L. Thomas | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||