(a) Mr. Koss beneficially owns 4,240,822 Common Shares, including 240,000 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, representing approximately 50.5% of issued and outstanding Common Shares. The Family Trust beneficially owns 1,000,885 Common Shares, representing approximately 11.9% of issued and outstanding Common Shares. KFT beneficially owns 983,800 Common Shares, representing approximately 11.7% of issued and outstanding Common Shares. The 2012 Trust beneficially owns 757,949 Common Shares, representing approximately 9.0% of issued and outstanding Common Shares. The percentages are computed based on 8,395,373 Common Shares outstanding as of February 8, 2021. (b) Mr. Koss has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 647,455 Common Shares, including 240,000 issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
The Family Trust, Mr. Koss (as co-trustee of the Family Trust) and John C. Koss Jr. (as co-trustee of the Family Trust) may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the 1,000,885 Common Shares held by the Family Trust. John C. Koss Jr. is a citizen of the United States of America. The principal business address of John C. Koss Jr. is 4129 North Port Washington Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53212, and his principal occupation is Vice President of Sales at Koss Corporation.
KFT, and Mr. Koss and John C. Koss Jr. (who together hold power of attorney for their father, the sole stockholder of the voting stock of KFT) may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the 983,800 Common Shares held by KFT.
Mr. Koss, Principal Financial Group (“PFG”) (as trustee of the ESOP) and the ESOP may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the 158,091 Common Shares held by the ESOP that are allocated to Mr. Koss’ account thereunder. PFG is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Its common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. PFG is a holding company. The address of its principal business and principal office is 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392.
The 2012 Trust, Mr. Koss (as co-trustee of the 2012 Trust) and John C. Koss Jr. (as co-trustee of the 2012 Trust) may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 757,949 Common Shares held by the 2012 Trust.
As co-trustees of each of the Sarah Evelyn Koss 1987 Trust, the Charles John Koss II 1989 Trust, and the Jessica Eaton Koss 1981 Trust, established for the benefit of his children (the “Three Trusts”), Mr. Koss and Mrs. Julie Koss may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 30,000, 27,000, and 8,122 Common Shares, respectively, held by the Three Trusts. The Three Trusts are organized under the laws of Wisconsin. Mrs. Koss is a citizen of the United States of America. Her principal business address is 2800 W. Bradley Road, River Hills, Wisconsin 53217 and her principal occupation is household manager. The principal business address of each of the Three Trusts is 2800 W. Bradley Road, River Hills, Wisconsin 53217; and the principal business of the Three Trusts is holding, managing and distributing the respective property of the trusts and the proceeds therefrom.
As President of the Koss Foundation, Mr. Koss may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 217,068 Common Shares held by the Koss Foundation. The Koss Foundation is organized under the laws of Wisconsin. Its principal business address is 4129 N. Port Washington Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212-1029. Its principal business is holding, managing and distributing the property of the foundation for charitable purposes.
During the last five years, neither John C. Koss Jr. nor Julie Koss has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(c) On February 1, 2021, Mr. Koss exercised stock options to acquire 160,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of $2.42 per share and sold an aggregate of 160,000 Common Shares in open market broker transactions at a weighted average price of $39.27 per share. On February 1, 2021, Mr. Koss sold 30,000 Common Shares held through his individual retirement account at a weighted average price of $46.12 per share. On February 1, 2021, Mr. Koss sold an aggregate of 34,000 Common Shares held in the Three Trusts in open market broker transactions at a price of $60.00 per share. On February 3, 2021, Mr. Koss sold an aggregate of 16,000 Common Shares held in the Three Trusts in open market broker transactions at a weighted average price of $26.78 per share. On
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