As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2020
Registration No. 333-________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) |
39-0667110 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1328 Racine Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(262) 638-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Twin Disc, Incorporated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors
(Full title of the plan)
Jeffrey S. Knutson
Chief Financial Officer
1328 Racine Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(262) 638-4000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Kenneth A. Hoogstra, Esq.
von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 287-1376
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer ☐ |
Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer ☐ |
Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of securities to be registered |
Amount to be registered |
Proposed maximum offering price per share |
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price |
Amount of registration fee |
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Common Stock (no par value) |
750,000 (1) |
$5.42 (2) |
$4,065,000(2) |
$443.49 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock that become issuable under the Twin Disc, Incorporated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, and based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 23, 2020. |
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement pertains to 750,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value, of Twin Disc, Incorporated (the “Company”), pursuant to the Twin Disc, Incorporated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “Plan”). Documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to employees eligible to participate in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be and are not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Twin Disc, Incorporated (the “Registrant”) with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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the Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed July 28, 2020, August 7, 2020, August 12, 2020, and October 29, 2020; |
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All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Certain provisions of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Chapter 180 of the Wisconsin Statutes (“WBCL”), provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers, as well as the directors and officers of each of our subsidiary companies, against liabilities and expenses incurred by such person by reason of the fact that such person was serving in such capacity, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the WBCL. Our Bylaws also provide that we will indemnify, to the extent permitted by the WBCL, any person serving as, or having served as, a director or officer of the company, as well as any person serving or having served another business entity (including any of our benefit plans) upon written request of us pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors.
Under Section 180.0851(1) of the WBCL, we are required to indemnify a director or officer to the extent such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding if the director or officer was a party because he or she is a director or officer of the company. In all other cases, Section 180.0851(2) of the WBCL requires us to indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred by the director or officer in a proceeding to which the director or officer was a party because he or she is a director or officer of the company, unless liability was incurred because the director or officer breached or failed to perform a duty that he or she owes to us and the breach or failure to perform constitutes: (i) a willful failure to deal fairly with us or our shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest; (ii) a violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful; (iii) a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit; or (iv) willful misconduct.
It is the public policy of the State of Wisconsin, expressed in Section 180.0859 of the WBCL, to require or permit indemnification and allowance of expenses for any liability incurred in connection with a proceeding involving federal or state statutory or administrative regulation of the offer, sale or purchase of securities, provided the applicable requirements for indemnification and allowance of expenses are satisfied.
We have purchased liability insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against loss arising from claims by reason of their legal liability for acts of such directors or officers, subject to limitations and conditions as set forth in the policies.
ITEM 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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4.1 |
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4.3 |
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4.4 |
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5.1* |
Opinion of von Briesen & Roper, s.c., regarding the validity of original issuance securities |
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23.1* |
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23.3* |
Consent of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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24.1* |
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this registration statement) |
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Filed herewith. |
ITEM 9. Undertakings.
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: |
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which is registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement. |
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Racine, State of Wisconsin, on October 29, 2020.
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TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED (Registrant) |
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/s/ John H. Batten |
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John H. Batten |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Each of the undersigned directors and officers of Twin Disc, Incorporated hereby constitutes and appoints each John H. Batten and Jeffrey S. Knutson as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement filed herewith and any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments and any related registration statements thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462 and otherwise), and cause the same to be filed with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or his or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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/s/ John H. Batten |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
October 29, 2020 |
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John H. Batten |
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/s/ Jeffrey S. Knutson |
Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial officer), Treasurer and Secretary |
October 29, 2020 |
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Jeffrey S. Knutson |
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/s/ Debbie A. Lange |
Corporate Controller (Principal accounting officer) |
October 29, 2020 |
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Debbie A. Lange |
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/s/ Michael Doar |
Director |
October 29, 2020 |
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Michael Doar |
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/s/ Janet P. Giesselman |
Director |
October 29, 2020 |
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Janet P. Giesselman |
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/s/ David W. Johnson |
Director |
October 29, 2020 |
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David W. Johnson |
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/s/ Michael C. Smiley |
Director |
October 29, 2020 |
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Michael C. Smiley |
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/s/ David B. Rayburn |
Director |
October 29, 2020 |
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David B. Rayburn |
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/s/ Harold M. Stratton II |
Director |
October 29, 2020 |
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Harold M. Stratton II |
Exhibit 5.1
October 29, 2020
The Board of Directors
Twin Disc, Incorporated
1328 Racine Street
Racine, WI 53403
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8 Filed by Twin Disc, Incorporated
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This firm is counsel for Twin Disc, Incorporated (the “Company”), which is the registrant in a Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) on Form S-8, dated October 29, 2020, relating to the registration of 750,000 shares of the Company's common stock, no par value ("Shares"), to be offered and sold pursuant to the Twin Disc, Incorporated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (“Plan”).
As counsel, we are familiar with the actions taken by the Company in connection with the authorization of the Shares. We have examined such records and other documents as we have deemed necessary for the opinions hereinafter expressed, including the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Amendment, the Company’s Restated Bylaws, the Plan and the resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors approving the Plan. We have also relied on a certificate of the Secretary of the Company dated the date hereof. In examining such records and documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents, certificates and instruments submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.
Based upon the foregoing, and having regard to legal considerations that we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the Shares described in the Registration Statement, will be, when and to the extent issued in accordance with the respective provisions of the Plan and pursuant to awards granted under the Plan, legally issued by the Company, fully paid and non-assessable.
We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law. In addition, we have assumed that the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue the Shares pursuant to the Plan will be in full force and effect at all times at which the Shares are issued by the Company, that each award under the Plan will be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized committee of the Board, and that at the time the Shares are issued, there will be a sufficient number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock remaining under the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation (as may be amended from time to time). This opinion speaks only as of the date the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Act, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion thereafter.
We hereby consent to the inclusion of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving consent, we do not admit that we are “experts” within the meaning of Section 11 of the Act, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Act.
Very truly yours,
von BRIESEN & ROPER, s.c.
/s/ von BRIESEN & ROPER, s.c.
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Twin Disc, Incorporated of our reports dated August 26, 2020, relating to the consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Twin Disc, Incorporated, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Twin Disc, Incorporated for the year ended June 30, 2020.
/s/ RSM US LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 29, 2020