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and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: For purposes of this section, the term disclosure
−Removed: controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required
−Removed: to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
−Removed: “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s
+Added: For purposes of this section, the term
+Added: disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information
+Added: required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
+Added: (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s
rules and forms.
−Removed: Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
−Removed: information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated
+Added: Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure
+Added: that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated
and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing
similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
−Removed: upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2019, the end
−Removed: of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
+Added: upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2020, the
+Added: end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial
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Internal control over financial reporting
−Removed: is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision
−Removed: of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company's board of directors, management
−Removed: and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
−Removed: statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and
−Removed: includes those policies and procedures that:
+Added: is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under
+Added: the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company's board of directors,
+Added: management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
+Added: of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
+Added: of America and includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the
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use or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
−Removed: of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
−Removed: Projections of
−Removed: any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
−Removed: in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
−Removed: All internal control systems,
−Removed: no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations.
−Removed: Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only
−Removed: reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
−Removed: Because of the inherent limitations of internal
−Removed: control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over
−Removed: financial reporting.
+Added: Because of its inherent
+Added: limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
+Added: Projections of any evaluation of
+Added: effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or
+Added: that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
+Added: All internal control systems, no matter how well
+Added: designed, have inherent limitations.
+Added: Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance
+Added: with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
+Added: Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there
+Added: is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting.
However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process.
−Removed: Therefore, it is
−Removed: possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
+Added: Therefore, it is possible to design
+Added: into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
Management evaluated
−Removed: the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2019, using the framework set forth in the report
−Removed: of the Treadway Commission’s Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”), “2013 Internal Control - Integrated
−Removed: Framework.”
−Removed: Based upon that evaluation, management believes our internal control over financial reporting was effective as
−Removed: of June 30, 2019.
+Added: the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, using the framework set forth in the
+Added: report of the Treadway Commission’s Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”), “2013 Internal Control
+Added: - Integrated Framework.”
+Added: Based upon that evaluation, management believes our internal control over financial reporting was
+Added: effective as of June 30, 2020.
Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness
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Chief Sales Officer
−Removed: Yohann Georgel
−Removed: Chief Marketing Officer
−Removed: June 11, 2018
+Added: Michiel van der Heijden
+Added: Chief Product Officer
John Regazzi (1)(3)
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Peter Victor Derycz –
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer and President, Director
+Added: Executive Officer and President, Director
Derycz founded
Reprints Desk and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and President since January 6, 2006.
−Removed: Derycz also served as Chairman
−Removed: of the Board from January 6, 2006 through August 19, 2015.
+Added: Derycz also served
+Added: as Chairman of the Board from January 6, 2006 through August 19, 2015.
Derycz was a founder of Infotrieve, Inc.
−Removed: in 1989 and served as
−Removed: its President from February 2003 until September 2003.
−Removed: He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Puerto Luperon, Ltd.
−Removed: a real estate development company, from January 2004 until December 2005.
−Removed: He served on the International Advisory Board of the
−Removed: San Jose State University School of Information, and served as a member of the board of directors of Insignia Systems, Inc.
−Removed: (NASDAQ:ISIG),
−Removed: a consumer products advertising company from 2006 to 2014.
−Removed: Derycz received a B.A.
−Removed: in Psychology from the University of California
−Removed: at Los Angeles.
+Added: in 1989 and served as its President from February 2003 until September 2003.
+Added: He served as the Chief Executive Officer
+Added: of Puerto Luperon, Ltd.
+Added: (Bahamas), a real estate development company, from January 2004 until December 2005.
+Added: served on the International Advisory Board of the San Jose State University School of Information, and served as a member of the
+Added: board of directors of Insignia Systems, Inc.
+Added: (NASDAQ:ISIG), a consumer products advertising company from 2006 to 2014.
+Added: received a B.A.
+Added: in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Our board of directors believes that Mr.
Derycz’
−Removed: familiarity with our day-to-day operations, his strategic
−Removed: vision for our business and his past leadership and management experience make him uniquely qualified to serve as a director.
+Added: familiarity with our day-to-day operations, his strategic vision for our business and his past leadership and management experience
+Added: make him uniquely qualified to serve as a director.
Alan Louis Urban –
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Officer and Secretary
−Removed: Urban joined Research
−Removed: Solutions in 2011 and has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and accounting.
−Removed: Urban has previously served in numerous
−Removed: senior management positions, including:
+Added: Research Solutions in 2011 and has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and accounting.
+Added: Urban has previously
+Added: served in numerous senior management positions, including:
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer for Infotrieve from 2000 to
−Removed: Chief Financial
−Removed: Officer of a leading online poker company from 2005 to 2006;
−Removed: and Chief Financial Officer of ReachLocal (NASDAQ:RLOC) from 2007
−Removed: to 2009, an internet marketing company that ranked #1 on Deloitte’s Tech Fast 500 List.
−Removed: Urban has also held positions
−Removed: as an audit and tax manager in public accounting, and as an internal auditor.
+Added: Chief Financial Officer of a leading online poker company from 2005 to 2006;
+Added: and Chief Financial Officer of ReachLocal (NASDAQ:RLOC)
+Added: from 2007 to 2009, an internet marketing company that ranked #1 on Deloitte’s Tech Fast 500 List.
+Added: Urban has also
+Added: held positions as an audit and tax manager in public accounting, and as an internal auditor.
He holds a B.S.
−Removed: in Business, with a concentration
−Removed: in Accounting Theory and Practice, from California State University, Northridge and has been a Certified Public Accountant (currently
−Removed: inactive) since 1998.
+Added: in Business, with
+Added: a concentration in Accounting Theory and Practice, from California State University, Northridge and has been a Certified Public
+Added: Accountant (currently inactive) since 1998.
Scott Ahlberg –
Chief Operating
−Removed: Ahlberg has effectively
−Removed: served as the Chief Operating Officer since July 1, 2007, and has many years of experience in content and startup businesses.
−Removed: Ahlberg started with Dynamic Information (EbscoDoc) in the 1980s, then went on to lead Sales and Marketing at Infotrieve, Inc.
+Added: effectively served as the Chief Operating Officer since July 1, 2007, and has many years of experience in content and startup
+Added: Ahlberg started with Dynamic Information (EbscoDoc) in the 1980s, then went on to lead Sales and Marketing
+Added: at Infotrieve, Inc.
After leaving Infotrieve in 2005 Mr.
−Removed: Ahlberg provided consulting services to ventures in professional networking and medical podcasting.
+Added: Ahlberg provided consulting services to ventures in professional
+Added: networking and medical podcasting.
He joined Reprints Desk in 2006.
−Removed: His areas of expertise include strategic planning, operational innovation, copyright and content
−Removed: licensing, and quality management.
−Removed: Ahlberg has degrees from Stanford University (B.A., 1984) and the University of London (M.A.,
+Added: His areas of expertise include strategic planning, operational
+Added: innovation, copyright and content licensing, and quality management.
+Added: Ahlberg has degrees from Stanford University (B.A.,
+Added: 1984) and the University of London (M.A., 1990).
Marc Nissan –Chief Technology
−Removed: Nissan has 15 years
−Removed: of experience in systems architecture and technology build-out.
−Removed: Nissan is an experienced software developer with strong hands-on
−Removed: management and interpersonal skills.
−Removed: Nissan has performed full implementation and integration of custom software solutions
−Removed: for clients, including interviewing users, gathering requirements, analysis, design, and documentation.
−Removed: During the past 15
+Added: 15 years of experience in systems architecture and technology build-out.
+Added: Nissan is an experienced software developer with
+Added: strong hands-on management and interpersonal skills.
+Added: Nissan has performed full implementation and integration of custom
+Added: software solutions for clients, including interviewing users, gathering requirements, analysis, design, and documentation.
+Added: During the past 15 years, Mr.
Nissan has held various technology architecture positions at Infotrieve, Ultralink, and MPDN.
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in incubator firms Rockstart and ACE.
−Removed: Yohann Georgel –
−Removed: Chief Marketing
−Removed: 12 years of marketing experience, most recently serving as senior director of digital marketing for PrimeSport for over six years.
−Removed: PrimeSport is the leader in providing direct access to the biggest sporting events on the planet, offering tickets, travel and
−Removed: Prior to that, he was a director of digital marketing for OleOle, a social media platform for soccer fans worldwide.
−Removed: While there, he was in charge of marketing in 10 different languages.
−Removed: Georgel's passion for data and algorithms led him to
−Removed: pursue a career in digital marketing, specifically search engine optimization and marketing.
−Removed: Other areas of his expertise include
−Removed: data analysis, social media and user experience.
+Added: Michiel van der Heijden –
+Added: Product Officer
+Added: van der Heijden has
+Added: over 15 years of experience in the STM publishing industry and has held various roles in product technology, product development
+Added: and business development.
+Added: His most recent role at industry-leading publisher Springer Nature was VP Business Development, managing
+Added: a team of product owners, responsible for all institutional academic, government & corporate eBooks and journals business
+Added: models, including one of the most prestigious scientific journals:
+Added: van der Heijden worked at another
+Added: STM publishing giant, Elsevier in various product management roles.
+Added: He served as the Interim Head of the Central Public Services
+Added: Department at the University Utrecht Library for 2 years, where he was responsible for the development of the digital University
+Added: In his final year in University he was a founding partner of a Dutch web company focused on the design and implementation
+Added: of internet applications for customers in the Education and Cultural field.
+Added: van der Heijden received his Masters
+Added: in Industrial Design Engineering in 1996 from the Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands, specializing in Business &
+Added: Product Development.
John Regazzi –
−Removed: Regazzi was appointed to our board of directors on June 22, 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the
−Removed: Board effective August 20, 2015.
−Removed: Regazzi is an information services and IT industry innovator, with more than four decades
−Removed: of experience.
−Removed: He is currently managing director of Akoya Capital Partners, a sector-focused private investment firm, where for
−Removed: the last few years he has served as its professional information services sector leader.
−Removed: He has also been a professor at the Long
−Removed: Island University’s College of Education, Information and Technology since 2005, and has served as dean of LIU’s College
−Removed: of Information and Computer Science.
+Added: appointed to our board of directors on June 22, 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the Board effective August 20, 2015.
+Added: Regazzi is an information services and IT industry innovator, with more than four decades of experience.
+Added: He is currently
+Added: managing director of Akoya Capital Partners, a sector-focused private investment firm, where for the last few years he has served
+Added: as its professional information services sector leader.
+Added: He has also been a professor at the Long Island University’s College
+Added: of Education, Information and Technology since 2005, and has served as dean of LIU’s College of Information and Computer
Before joining Akoya Capital Partners, Mr.
−Removed: Regazzi served for several years as CEO of Elsevier
−Removed: and managing director of the NYSE-listed Reed Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher and information services company
−Removed: for journal and related scientific, technical and medical content.
−Removed: At Reed Elsevier, he oversaw its expansive electronic publishing
−Removed: portfolio, with a program staff of 3,000 and revenues exceeding $1 billion.
−Removed: He was previously CEO of Engineering Information, which
−Removed: he helped turn around before being acquired by Reed Elsevier.
+Added: Regazzi served for several years as CEO of Elsevier Inc.
+Added: director of the NYSE-listed Reed Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher and information services company for journal and
+Added: related scientific, technical and medical content.
+Added: At Reed Elsevier, he oversaw its expansive electronic publishing portfolio,
+Added: with a program staff of 3,000 and revenues exceeding $1 billion.
+Added: He was previously CEO of Engineering Information, which he helped
+Added: turn around before being acquired by Reed Elsevier.
As a recognized industry thought leader, Mr.
−Removed: Regazzi has designed,
−Removed: launched, and managed some of the most innovative and well-known information services in the professional communities, including
−Removed: the Engineering Village, Science Direct, Scirus and Scopus, as well as numerous other electronic information services dating back
−Removed: to the early days of the online and CD-ROM industries.
+Added: Regazzi has designed, launched,
+Added: and managed some of the most innovative and well-known information services in the professional communities, including the Engineering
+Added: Village, Science Direct, Scirus and Scopus, as well as numerous other electronic information services dating back to the early
+Added: days of the online and CD-ROM industries.
Regazzi has served on a variety of corporate and industry boards, including
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Regazzi earned his B.S.
−Removed: Johns University,
+Added: University, M.A.
from University of Iowa, M.S.
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in Information Science from Rutgers University.
−Removed: of directors concluded that Mr.
−Removed: Regazzi should serve as a director in light of his extensive experience in the information services
+Added: Our board of directors concluded that Mr.
+Added: Regazzi should serve as a director in light of his extensive experience in the information
+Added: services industry.
General Merrill McPeak –
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and civilian work force of over 850,000 people serving at 1,300 locations in the United States and abroad.
−Removed: As a member of the
−Removed: Joint Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs were military advisors to the Secretary of Defense and the President.
−Removed: McPeak has served on the board of directors of several publicly traded companies, including long service with Trans World Airlines,
+Added: As a member of the Joint
+Added: Chiefs of Staff, he and the other service chiefs were military advisors to the Secretary of Defense and the President.
+Added: has served on the board of directors of several publicly traded companies, including long service with Trans World Airlines, Inc.
and with the test and measurement company, Tektronix, Inc.
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Our board of directors concluded that Gen.
−Removed: McPeak should serve as a director in
−Removed: light of his demonstrated leadership abilities and years of experience serving on the boards of directors of numerous publicly
−Removed: traded corporations.
+Added: McPeak should serve as a director in light
+Added: of his demonstrated leadership abilities and years of experience serving on the boards of directors of numerous publicly traded
+Added: corporations.
Cooper –
−Removed: Cooper has more
−Removed: than 15 years of experience in the financial markets.
+Added: more than 15 years of experience in the financial markets.
He has served in various capacities, including investment management,
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Cooper served as a Board member at ARI Networks (NASDAQ:
−Removed: ARIS) from 2014 to 2017,
−Removed: until True Wind Capital Management took the company private in August 2017.
−Removed: Cooper currently serves on the Board of YouMail,
−Removed: Inc., and Wings for Crossover, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
+Added: ARIS) from 2014
+Added: to 2017, until True Wind Capital Management took the company private in August 2017.
+Added: Cooper currently serves
+Added: on the Board of YouMail, Inc., and Wings for Crossover, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Cooper has a B.A.
−Removed: in International Relations from the
−Removed: University of Southern California and M.B.A.
+Added: in International Relations from the University of Southern California and M.B.A.
from Georgetown University.
−Removed: In light of Mr.
−Removed: Cooper's financial and executive
−Removed: experience, our board of directors believes it to be in the Company's best interests that Mr.
+Added: Cooper's financial and executive experience, our board of directors believes it to be in the Company's best interests
Cooper serve as a director.
Olivier –
−Removed: Olivier currently
−Removed: serves as president and CEO of ARI Network Services (formerly NASDAQ:
−Removed: ARIS), a provider of an award-winning suite of SaaS tools
−Removed: and marketing services.
+Added: Olivier most recently served as president and CEO of ARI
+Added: Network Services (formerly NASDAQ:
+Added: ARIS), a provider of an award-winning suite of SaaS tools and marketing services to OEMs and
+Added: Dealers worldwide.
Before joining ARI in 2006, Mr.
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Prior to that, he served as VP of sales and marketing for ProQuest Media Solutions, a business he founded in 1993 and sold to ProQuest
−Removed: He previously held various executive and managerial positions with other companies in the telecommunications and computer
−Removed: industries, including Multicom Publishing, Tandy Corporation, BusinessLand and PacTel.
+Added: He previously started and successfully sold tow software startup companies and held various executive and managerial positions
+Added: with other companies in the telecommunications and computer industries.
In light of Mr.
−Removed: Olivier's executive and
−Removed: operational experience, our board of directors believes it to be in the Company's best interests that Mr.
+Added: Olivier's executive and operational experience,
+Added: our board of directors believes it to be in the Company's best interests that Mr.
Olivier serve as a director.
−Removed: Term of Office and Family Relationships
+Added: Term of Office
Each director serves
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our board of directors and serves at its discretion.
−Removed: Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
−Removed: Reporting Compliance
−Removed: Section 16(a) of the
−Removed: Exchange Act requires our officers, directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities
−Removed: to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a)
−Removed: forms they file.
−Removed: Our review of copies of the Section 16(a) reports filed during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 indicates that
−Removed: all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors, and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with
−Removed: except as follows:
+Added: Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
+Added: Section 16(a) of
+Added: the Exchange Act requires our officers, directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity
+Added: securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms
+Added: Our review of copies of the Section 16(a) reports filed to report transactions occurring during the fiscal
+Added: year ended June 30, 2020 indicates that all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors, and greater than ten
+Added: percent beneficial owners were complied with except as follows:
each of Messrs.
−Removed: Georgel, Nissan and van Erkel failed to timely file a Form 3;
+Added: Cooper, Nissan and van Erkel failed to timely
+Added: file a Form 4 reporting one transaction;
each of Messrs.
−Removed: Derycz, Georgel,
−Removed: Urban and van Erkel failed to timely file a Form 4 reporting one transaction;
−Removed: Nissan failed to timely file two Form 4s each
+Added: Ahlberg and Derycz failed to timely file two Form 4s each
reporting one transaction;
−Removed: Ahlberg failed to timely file two Form 4s, the first reporting one transaction and the second
−Removed: reporting two transactions.
+Added: Urban failed to timely file three Form 4s each reporting one transaction;
+Added: failed to timely file one Form 4 reporting six transactions.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
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has a separately designated standing Audit Committee, comprised of Messrs.
−Removed: Cooper (Chairman), Regazzi, McPeak and Olivier, each
−Removed: of whom our board of directors has determined to be an independent director as that term is defined in the applicable rules for
−Removed: companies traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
+Added: Regazzi (Chairman), Cooper, McPeak and Olivier,
+Added: each of whom our board of directors has determined to be an independent director as that term is defined in the applicable rules for
+Added: companies traded on NASDAQ.
Our board of directors has determined that Mr.
−Removed: Regazzi qualifies as an “audit
−Removed: committee financial expert”
+Added: Regazzi qualifies as an “audit committee
+Added: financial expert”
as defined under SEC rules.
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The code is available in the Corporate Governance
−Removed: Code of Ethical Conduct section of our website, www.researchsolutions.com.
+Added: Code of Ethical Conduct section of our website, www.researchsolutions.investorroom.com.
Executive Compensation
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2020, and 4,445 shares of restricted stock granted on May 12, 2020.
−Removed: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market price of
−Removed: our common stock at the date of grant.
−Removed: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting period,
−Removed: and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
−Removed: (2) Represents the grant date fair value of 62,487 shares of restricted stock granted on August 22,
−Removed: 2017, 10,975 shares of restricted stock granted on November 21, 2017, 12,185 shares of restricted stock granted on February 8,
−Removed: 2018, and 11,315 shares of restricted stock granted on May 10, 2018.
−Removed: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market price
−Removed: of our common stock at the date of grant.
−Removed: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting period,
−Removed: and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
+Added: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market
+Added: price of our common stock at the date of grant.
+Added: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting
+Added: period, and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
(2) Represents the grant date fair value of 40,340 shares of restricted stock granted on August 9,
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2019, and 2,444 shares of restricted stock granted on May 17, 2019.
−Removed: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market price of
−Removed: our common stock at the date of grant.
−Removed: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting period,
−Removed: and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
+Added: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market
+Added: price of our common stock at the date of grant.
+Added: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting
+Added: period, and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
(3) Represents the grant date fair value of 16,100 shares of restricted stock granted on August 1,
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2020, and 3,298 shares of restricted stock granted on May 12, 2020.
−Removed: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market price of
−Removed: our common stock at the date of grant.
−Removed: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting period,
−Removed: and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
+Added: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market
+Added: price of our common stock at the date of grant.
+Added: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting
+Added: period, and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
(4) Represents the grant date fair value of 29,929 shares of restricted stock granted on August 9,
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2019, and 1,813 shares of restricted stock granted on May 17, 2019.
−Removed: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market price of
−Removed: our common stock at the date of grant.
−Removed: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting period,
−Removed: and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
−Removed: (6) Represents the grant date fair value of options granted on September 30, 2017 to purchase 75,000
−Removed: shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50.
−Removed: The grant date fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing
−Removed: model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
−Removed: risk-free interest rate of 1.45%;
−Removed: volatility of 76%;
−Removed: expected term of 2.6
−Removed: and no dividend yield.
−Removed: The stock options vest over a three year period, with a one year cliff vesting period, and expire
−Removed: on December 21, 2022.
+Added: The grant date fair value was estimated using the market
+Added: price of our common stock at the date of grant.
+Added: The restricted stock vests over a three-year period, with a one year cliff vesting
+Added: period, and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
Employment Agreements
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Under the terms of the executive employment agreement, Mr.
−Removed: Derycz has agreed to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and President
−Removed: on an at-will basis.
+Added: Derycz has agreed to serve as our Chief Executive Officer
+Added: and President on an at-will basis.
The term of the agreement ends on June 30, 2021.
−Removed: The agreement provides for a base salary of $360,700
+Added: The agreement provides for a base
+Added: salary of $371,520 per year.
No part of Mr.
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may terminate the agreement at any time, with or without cause.
−Removed: Derycz will be eligible to receive an amount equal to six (6)
−Removed: months of his then-current base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
−Removed: may terminate the agreement at any time, with or without reason, upon four weeks’
+Added: Derycz will be eligible to receive an amount equal to
+Added: six (6) months of his then-current base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
+Added: Derycz may terminate the agreement at any time, with or without reason, upon four weeks’
advance written notice.
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November 3, 2011, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Mr.
−Removed: Urban which was subsequently amended on June 30, 2019.
+Added: Urban which was subsequently amended on
+Added: June 30, 2020.
Under the terms of the executive employment agreement, Mr.
−Removed: Urban has agreed to serve as our Chief Financial Officer on an at-will
+Added: Urban has agreed to serve as our Chief Financial
+Added: Officer on an at-will basis.
The term of the agreement ends on June 30, 2021.
−Removed: The agreement provides for a base salary of $265,225 per year.
+Added: The agreement provides for a base salary
+Added: of $273,180 per year.
The agreement contains
provisions that prohibit Mr.
−Removed: Urban from soliciting our customers or employees during his employment with us and for one year afterward.
+Added: Urban from soliciting our customers or employees during his employment with us and for one year
The agreement also contains provisions that restrict disclosure by Mr.
−Removed: Urban of our confidential information and assign ownership
−Removed: to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during his employment.
−Removed: We may terminate the agreement at any
−Removed: time, with or without cause.
−Removed: Urban will be eligible to receive an amount equal to six (6) months of his then-current base salary
−Removed: payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
−Removed: Urban may terminate the agreement at any time,
−Removed: with or without reason, upon four weeks’
+Added: Urban of our confidential information and
+Added: assign ownership to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during his employment.
+Added: We may terminate the
+Added: agreement at any time, with or without cause.
+Added: Urban will be eligible to receive an amount equal to six (6) months
+Added: of his then-current base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
+Added: terminate the agreement at any time, with or without reason, upon four weeks’
advance written notice.
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Under the terms of the executive employment agreement, Mr.
−Removed: Ahlberg has agreed to serve as Chief Operating Officer on an at-will
+Added: Ahlberg has agreed to serve as Chief Operating Officer on
+Added: an at-will basis.
The term of the agreement ends on June 30, 2021.
−Removed: The agreement provides for a base salary of $233,400 per year.
+Added: The agreement provides for a base salary of $240,400
The agreement contains
provisions that prohibit Mr.
−Removed: Ahlberg from soliciting our customers or employees during his employment with us and for one year
+Added: Ahlberg from soliciting our customers or employees during his employment with us and for one
+Added: year afterward.
The agreement also contains provisions that restrict disclosure by Mr.
−Removed: Ahlberg of our confidential information and assign
−Removed: ownership to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during his employment.
−Removed: We may terminate the agreement
−Removed: at any time, with or without cause.
−Removed: Ahlberg will be eligible to receive an amount equal to six (6) months of his then-current
−Removed: base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
−Removed: Ahlberg may terminate the agreement
−Removed: at any time, with or without reason, upon four weeks’
+Added: Ahlberg of our confidential information
+Added: and assign ownership to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during his employment.
+Added: We may terminate
+Added: the agreement at any time, with or without cause.
+Added: Ahlberg will be eligible to receive an amount equal to six (6) months
+Added: of his then-current base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
+Added: may terminate the agreement at any time, with or without reason, upon four weeks’
advance written notice.
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Under the terms of the executive employment agreement, Mr.
−Removed: Nissan has agreed to serve as Chief Technology Officer on an at-will
+Added: Nissan has agreed to serve as Chief Technology Officer on
+Added: an at-will basis.
The term of the agreement ends on June 30, 2021.
−Removed: The agreement provides for a base salary of $238,700 per year.
+Added: The agreement provides for a base salary of $245,860
The agreement contains
provisions that prohibit Mr.
−Removed: Nissan from soliciting our customers or employees during his employment with us and for one year afterward.
+Added: Nissan from soliciting our customers or employees during his employment with us and for one year
The agreement also contains provisions that restrict disclosure by Mr.
−Removed: Nissan of our confidential information and assign ownership
−Removed: to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during his employment.
−Removed: We may terminate the agreement at any
−Removed: time, with or without cause.
−Removed: Nissan will be eligible to receive an amount equal to six (6) months of his then-current base
−Removed: salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
−Removed: Nissan may terminate the agreement at
−Removed: any time, with or without reason, upon four weeks’
+Added: Nissan of our confidential information and
+Added: assign ownership to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during his employment.
+Added: We may terminate the
+Added: agreement at any time, with or without cause.
+Added: Nissan will be eligible to receive an amount equal to six (6) months
+Added: of his then-current base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
+Added: terminate the agreement at any time, with or without reason, upon four weeks’
advance written notice.
Rogier van Erkel
−Removed: On May 18, 2018, we
−Removed: entered into a consulting agreement with Mr.
+Added: On May 18, 2018,
+Added: we entered into a consulting agreement with Mr.
Under the terms of the consulting agreement, Mr.
−Removed: van Erkel has agreed to
−Removed: serve as our Chief Sales Officer.
+Added: has agreed to serve as our Chief Sales Officer.
The term of the agreement ends on July 2, 2021.
−Removed: The agreement provides for total compensation
−Removed: of approximately $250,000 per year assuming certain performance targets are attained.
−Removed: The agreement contains
−Removed: provisions that prohibit Mr.
−Removed: van Erkel from soliciting our customers or employees during his service with us.
−Removed: The agreement also
−Removed: contains provisions that restrict disclosure by Mr.
−Removed: van Erkel of our confidential information and assign ownership to us of inventions
−Removed: related to our business that are created by him during his service with us.
−Removed: After the first year we may terminate the agreement
−Removed: at any time, with or without cause.
−Removed: van Erkel will be eligible to receive an amount equal to three (3) months of his then-current
−Removed: base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if he is terminated without cause.
+Added: The agreement provides for
+Added: total compensation of approximately $250,000 per year assuming certain performance targets are attained.
+Added: agreement contains provisions that prohibit Mr.
+Added: van Erkel from serving any interest or taking any action which might conflict
+Added: with our interests .
+Added: The agreement also contains provisions that restrict disclosure by Mr.
+Added: van Erkel of our confidential
+Added: information and assign ownership to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during his service with us.
+Added: After the first year we may terminate the agreement at any time, with or without cause.
+Added: van Erkel will be eligible to
+Added: receive an amount equal to three (3) months of his then-current base salary payable in the form of salary continuation if
+Added: he is terminated without cause.
After the first year Mr.
−Removed: van Erkel may
−Removed: terminate the agreement at any time, with or without reason, upon 60 days notice.
−Removed: Yohann Georgel
−Removed: On June 11, 2018, Mr.
−Removed: Georgel was hired and agreed to serve as our Chief Marketing Officer.
−Removed: On July 1, 2019, we entered into a consulting
−Removed: agreement with Mr.
−Removed: The agreement provides for total compensation of approximately $240,000 per year assuming certain performance
−Removed: targets are attained
−Removed: The agreement contains
−Removed: provisions that prohibit Mr.
−Removed: Georgel from soliciting our customers or employees during his service with us.
−Removed: The agreement also
−Removed: contains provisions that restrict disclosure by Mr.
−Removed: Georgel of our confidential information and assign ownership to us of inventions
−Removed: related to our business that are created by him during his service with us.
−Removed: Either party may terminate the agreement at any time,
−Removed: with or without reason, upon 30 days notice.
−Removed: Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019
+Added: van Erkel may terminate the agreement at any time, with or without
+Added: reason, upon 60 days’
+Added: Michiel van der Heijden
+Added: On July 1, 2020,
+Added: we entered into a consulting agreement with Mr.
+Added: van der Heijden.
+Added: Under the terms of the consulting agreement, Mr.
+Added: der Heijden has agreed to serve as our Chief Product Officer.
+Added: The agreement provides for a base salary of approximately $220,000
+Added: per year and additional bonus if certain performance targets are attained.
+Added: agreement contains provisions that prohibit Mr.
+Added: van der Heijden from serving any interest or taking any action which
+Added: might conflict with our interests.
+Added: The agreement also contains provisions that restrict disclosure by Mr.
+Added: van der Heijden
+Added: of our confidential information and assign ownership to us of inventions related to our business that are created by him during
+Added: his service with us.
+Added: After the first year we may terminate the agreement at any time, with or without cause.
+Added: van der Heijden
+Added: will be eligible to receive an amount equal to four (4) months of his then-current base salary payable in the form of salary
+Added: continuation if he is terminated without cause.
+Added: After the first year Mr.
+Added: van der Heijden may terminate the agreement at any
+Added: time, with or without reason, upon 60 days’
+Added: Outstanding Equity at Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020
The following table sets forth information
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$ 13,563 (21)
+Added: $ 13,291 (23)
Alan Louis Urban
$ 44,275 (17)
+Added: $ 10,063 (19)
+Added: $ 10,063 (21)
Scott Ahlberg
$ 44,275 (17)
+Added: $ 10,063 (19)
+Added: $ 10,063 (21)
Stock options expire ten years from the grant date.
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Compensation of Directors
−Removed: following table sets forth compensation awarded or paid to our directors for the last fiscal year for the services rendered
−Removed: by them to the Company in all capacities.
+Added: The following table sets forth compensation
+Added: awarded or paid to our directors for the last fiscal year for the services rendered by them to the Company in all capacities.
Director Compensation for the Fiscal
Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
−Removed: Compensation ($)
John Regazzi (1)
Merrill McPeak (2)
−Removed: Janice Peterson
−Removed: Peterson received no compensation for her services as a director of the Company.
−Removed: Other compensation represents the following amounts paid to Ms.
−Removed: Peterson for her services as an employee of the Company:
−Removed: salary in the amount of $195,605, bonus in the amount of $73,209, grant date fair value of restricted stock of $41,249 (represents the grant date fair value of 16,364 shares of restricted stock granted on August 23, 2016, 5,000 shares of restricted stock granted on November 21, 2016, 8,479 shares of restricted stock granted on February 16, 2017, and 10,460 shares of restricted stock granted on May 11, 2017), and other compensation in the amount of $5,349.
−Removed: The grant date fair value of restricted stock was estimated using the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant.
−Removed: The restricted stock vests over a three year period, with a one year cliff vesting period, and remain subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
−Removed: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2019 consists of options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock at $1.10 per share, options to purchase 16,000 shares of common stock at $0.80 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at $0.70 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, and options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share.
−Removed: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2019 consists of shares underlying warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, shares underlying warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.19 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share, and options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share.
−Removed: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2019 consists of options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 43,750 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.09 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, and options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share.
−Removed: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2019 consists of options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 65,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share.
+Added: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2020 consists of options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at $3.13 per share 100,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock at $1.10 per share, options to purchase 16,000 shares of common stock at $0.80 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at $0.70 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, and options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share.
+Added: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2020 consists of shares underlying warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.13 per share, 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, shares underlying warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.19 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share, and options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share.
+Added: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2020 consists of options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.13 per share, 50,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 43,750 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.09 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, and options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share.
+Added: Outstanding equity awards as of June 30, 2020 consists of options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.13 per share, 50,000 shares of common stock at $2.40 per share, options to purchase 65,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
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The following table
−Removed: sets forth certain information, as of September 13, 2019, with respect to the holdings of (1) each person who is the beneficial
−Removed: owner of more than five percent of our common stock, (2) each of our directors, (3) each named executive officer, and (4) all of
−Removed: our directors and executive officers as a group.
−Removed: Beneficial ownership of the common stock is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities
−Removed: and Exchange Commission and includes any shares of common stock over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment
−Removed: powers, or of which a person has a right to acquire ownership at any time within 60 days of September 13, 2019.
−Removed: Except as otherwise
−Removed: indicated, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power
−Removed: with respect to all shares of common stock held by them.
−Removed: The address of each director and officer is c/o Research Solutions, Inc.,
−Removed: 15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 165, Encino, California 91436.
−Removed: Applicable percentage ownership in the following table is based on 24,470,255
−Removed: shares of common stock outstanding as of September 13, 2019 plus, for each person, any securities that person has the right to
−Removed: acquire within 60 days of September 13, 2019.
+Added: sets forth certain information, as of September 18, 2020, with respect to the holdings of (1) each person who is the
+Added: beneficial owner of more than five percent of our common stock, (2) each of our directors, (3) each named executive officer,
+Added: and (4) all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
+Added: ownership of the common stock is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes
+Added: any shares of common stock over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment powers, or of which a person has a
+Added: right to acquire ownership at any time within 60 days of September 18, 2020.
+Added: Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to
+Added: applicable community property laws, the persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
+Added: of common stock held by them.
+Added: The address of each director and officer is c/o Research Solutions, Inc., 10624 S.
+Added: Eastern Ave.,
+Added: A-614, Henderson, NV 89052 .
+Added: Applicable percentage ownership in the following table is based on 26,207,040 shares of
+Added: common stock outstanding as of September 18, 2020 plus, for each person, any securities that person has the right to acquire
+Added: within 60 days of September 18, 2020.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Los Angeles, CA 90049
−Removed: 12 West Capital Fund Ltd.
−Removed: 90 Park Avenue, 41st Floor
−Removed: New York, NY 10016
−Removed: 12 West Capital Offshore Fund LP (3)
+Added: 12 West Capital Management LP (2)
90 Park Avenue, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10016
+Added: 16 Fort Hills Lane
+Added: Greenwich, CT 06831
Samjo Capital, LLC (3)
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Rogier van Erkel (8)
−Removed: Yohann Georgel (10)
+Added: Michiel van der Heijden
John Regazzi (9)
1 unchanged sentence
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (10 persons) (13)
−Removed: Paul Kessler exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.
+Added: Paul Kessler exercises voting and investment
+Added: power over the shares held by Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.
and is the brother-in-law of Peter Victor Derycz.
−Removed: Kessler previously served as a member of our board of directors from August 18, 2014 through November 6, 2015.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying warrants to purchase 880,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share.
−Removed: Joel Ramin, the General Partner of 12 West Management LP, the investment manager of 12 West Capital Fund LP, exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by 12 West Capital Fund LP but disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying warrants to purchase 619,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share.
−Removed: Joel Ramin, the General Partner of 12 West Management LP, the investment manager of 12 West Capital Offshore Fund LP, exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by 12 West Capital Offshore Fund LP but disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
+Added: previously served as a member of our board of directors from August 18, 2014 through November 6, 2015.
+Added: Joel Ramin, the General Partner of 12 West Management LP, the investment manager of 12 West Capital Fund LP and 12 West Capital Offshore Fund LP, exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by 12 West Capital Fund LP and 12 West Capital Offshore Fund LP, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Wiener, the sole managing member of Samjo Capital, LLC and Samjo Management, LLC, exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by Samjo Capital, LLC.
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Urban, 5,000 shares owned by each of the three children of Mr.
−Removed: Urban, shares underlying options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.02 per share, options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.30 per share, options to purchase 24,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 1,800 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and 71,196 shares of unvested restricted stock.
−Removed: The restricted stock vests over a three year period, with a one year cliff vesting period, and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.02 per share, options to purchase 25,600 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 1,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and 70,045 shares of unvested restricted stock.
+Added: Urban, shares underlying options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.30 per share, options to purchase 24,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 1,800 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and 46,647 shares of unvested restricted stock.
The restricted stock vests over a three year period, with a one year cliff vesting period, and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.30 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.02 per share, options to purchase 28,800 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and 75,045 shares of unvested restricted stock.
+Added: Includes shares underlying options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, options to purchase 25,600 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, and warrants to purchase 1,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and 43,647 shares of unvested restricted stock.
The restricted stock vests over a three year period, with a one year cliff vesting period, and remains subject to forfeiture if vesting conditions are not met.
−Removed: (9) Includes shares underlying options to purchase 83,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.95 per share.
−Removed: (10) Includes shares underlying options to purchase 37,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.95 per share.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying warrants to purchase 22,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, options to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock at $1.10 per share, options to purchase 16,000 shares of common stock at $0.80 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at $0.70 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, and options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.19 per share, warrants to purchase 7,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, and options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share..
+Added: Includes shares underlying options to purchase
+Added: 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an
+Added: exercise price of $1.30 per share, options to purchase 28,800 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, and
+Added: warrants to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and 45,730 shares of unvested restricted
+Added: The restricted stock vests over a three year period, with a one year cliff vesting period, and remains subject to forfeiture
+Added: if vesting conditions are not met.
+Added: Includes shares underlying options to purchase
+Added: 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.95 per share, and warrants to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock
+Added: at an exercise price of $1.25 per share
+Added: Includes shares underlying warrants to purchase 22,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, options to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock at $1.10 per share, options to purchase 16,000 shares of common stock at $0.80 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at $0.70 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share, and options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.13 per share.
+Added: Includes shares underlying warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.19 per share, warrants to purchase 7,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, options to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share, and options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.13 per share.
Includes 223,000 shares of common stock held by the Cooper Family Trust Dated 8/1/2004 and 26,500 shares of common stock held by Mr.
−Removed: Cooper’s IRA and SEP IRA, and shares underlying warrants to purchase 195,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and options to purchase 43,750 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.09 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, and options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share.
+Added: Cooper’s IRA and SEP IRA, and shares underlying warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share, and options to purchase 43,750 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.09 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.05 per share, options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share, and options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.13 per share.
Cooper exercises voting and investment power over the shares held by the Cooper Family Trust Dated 8/1/2004, and his IRA and SEP IRA.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying options to purchase 65,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, and options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share.
−Removed: Includes shares underlying warrants to purchase 337,300 shares of common stock, and shares underlying options to purchase 2,221,983 shares of common stock.
−Removed: Change of Control
−Removed: To the knowledge of
−Removed: management, there are no present arrangements or pledges of securities of our company that may result in a change in control of
+Added: Includes shares underlying options to purchase 65,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.15 per share, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share, and options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.13 per share.
+Added: Includes shares underlying warrants
+Added: to purchase 257,300 shares of common stock, and shares underlying options to purchase 2,331,150 shares of common stock.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
−Removed: In December 2007, we
−Removed: established the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”) and in November 2017 we established the 2017 Omnibus
−Removed: Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), collectively (the “Plans”).
−Removed: The Plans were approved by our board of directors
−Removed: and stockholders.
−Removed: The purpose of the Plans is to grant stock and options to purchase our common stock, and other incentive awards,
−Removed: to our employees, directors and key consultants.
−Removed: On November 10, 2016, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be
−Removed: issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2007 Plan increased from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000.
−Removed: On November 21, 2017, the Company’s
−Removed: stockholders approved the adoption of the 2017 Plan (previously adopted by our board of directors on September 14, 2017), which
−Removed: authorized a maximum of 1,874,513 shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2017 Plan.
−Removed: adoption of the 2017 Plan we ceased granting incentive awards under the 2007 Plan and commenced granting incentive awards under
−Removed: the 2017 Plan.
−Removed: The shares of our common stock underlying cancelled and forfeited awards issued under the 2017 Plan may again become
−Removed: available for grant under the 2017 Plan.
−Removed: Cancelled and forfeited awards issued under the 2007 Plan that were cancelled or forfeited
−Removed: prior to November 21, 2017 became available for grant under the 2007 Plan.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2019, there were 537,246 shares available
−Removed: for grant under the 2017 Plan, and no shares were available for grant under the 2007 Plan.
−Removed: All incentive stock award grants prior
−Removed: to the adoption of the 2017 Plan on November 21, 2017 were made under the 2007 Plan, and all incentive stock award grants after
−Removed: the adoption of the 2017 Plan on November 21, 2017 were made under the 2017 Plan.
−Removed: The following table provides information as of
−Removed: June 30, 2019 with respect to the Plans, which are the only compensation plans under which our equity securities are, or have been,
−Removed: authorized for issuance.
+Added: In December 2007,
+Added: we established the 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”) and in November 2017 we established the 2017
+Added: Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), collectively (the “Plans”).
+Added: The Plans were approved by our board
+Added: of directors and stockholders.
+Added: The purpose of the Plans is to grant stock and options to purchase our common stock, and other incentive
+Added: awards, to our employees, directors and key consultants.
+Added: On November 10, 2016, the maximum number of shares of common stock
+Added: that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2007 Plan increased from 5,000,000 to 7,000,000.
+Added: On November 21, 2017,
+Added: the Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the 2017 Plan (previously adopted by our board of directors on September 14,
+Added: 2017), which authorized a maximum of 1,874,513 shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2017
+Added: Upon adoption of the 2017 Plan we ceased granting incentive awards under the 2007 Plan and commenced granting incentive awards
+Added: under the 2017 Plan.
+Added: The shares of our common stock underlying cancelled and forfeited awards issued under the 2017 Plan may again
+Added: become available for grant under the 2017 Plan.
+Added: Cancelled and forfeited awards issued under the 2007 Plan that were cancelled or
+Added: forfeited prior to November 21, 2017 became available for grant under the 2007 Plan.
+Added: On November 12, 2019, the maximum
+Added: number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2017 Plan increased from 1,874,513 to
+Added: As of June 30, 2020, there were 622,429 shares available for grant under the 2017 Plan, and no shares were available
+Added: for grant under the 2007 Plan.
+Added: All incentive stock award grants prior to the adoption of the 2017 Plan on November 21, 2017
+Added: were made under the 2007 Plan, and all incentive stock award grants after the adoption of the 2017 Plan on November 21, 2017
+Added: were made under the 2017 Plan.
+Added: The following table provides information as of June 30, 2020 with respect to the Plans, which
+Added: are the only compensation plans under which our equity securities are, or have been, authorized for issuance.
Plan category
16 unchanged sentences
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
−Removed: (1) The weighted average exercise price excludes restricted
−Removed: stock awards, which have no exercise price.
−Removed: (2) Shares underlying options to purchase 3,287,335 shares
−Removed: of common stock and 2,166,549 shares of restricted common stock.
−Removed: (3) Shares underlying warrants to purchase 200,000 shares
−Removed: of common stock.
+Added: (1) The weighted average exercise
+Added: price excludes restricted stock awards, which have no exercise price.
+Added: (2) Shares underlying options to purchase
+Added: 3,327,580 shares of common stock and 2,277,366 shares of restricted common stock.
Certain Relationships
5 unchanged sentences
and in which any director, executive officer,
−Removed: shareholder who beneficially owns 5% or more of our common stock or any member of their immediate family had or will have a direct
+Added: shareholder who beneficially owns more than 5% of our common stock or any member of their immediate family had or will have a direct
or indirect material interest.
3 unchanged sentences
Regazzi (Chairman), Derycz, McPeak, Cooper and Olivier.
−Removed: Our board of directors has
−Removed: determined that Mr.
+Added: Our board of directors
+Added: has determined that Mr.
Regazzi, Gen.
Cooper and Mr.
−Removed: Olivier are independent directors as that term is defined in the applicable
−Removed: rules for companies traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
+Added: Olivier are independent directors as that term
+Added: is defined in the applicable rules for companies traded on NASDAQ.
Regazzi, Gen.
Cooper and Mr.
−Removed: Olivier are each members of
−Removed: the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of our board of directors, and each of them
−Removed: meets the NASDAQ Stock Market’s independence standards for members of such committees.
+Added: are each members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of our board of directors,
+Added: and each of them meets NASDAQ’s independence standards for members of such committees.
Principal Accounting
3 unchanged sentences
The following table
−Removed: presents the aggregate fees for professional audit services and other services rendered by Weinberg & Company, P.A., our independent
−Removed: registered public accountants in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
+Added: presents the aggregate fees for professional audit services and other services rendered by Weinberg & Company, P.A., our
+Added: independent registered public accountants in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
June 30, 2020
5 unchanged sentences
our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and reviews of our interim consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports
−Removed: on Form 10-Q and our Registration Statement on Form S-1, including amendments thereto.
+Added: on Form 10-Q, including amendments thereto.
Audit-Related
7 unchanged sentences
2020 and 2019, is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.
−Removed: audit and non-audit services that may be provided by our principal accountant to us shall require pre-approval by the audit committee
−Removed: of our board of directors.
−Removed: Further, our auditor shall not provide those services to us specifically prohibited by the SEC, including
−Removed: bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client;
−Removed: financial information
−Removed: systems design and implementation;
+Added: All audit and non-audit
+Added: services that may be provided by our principal accountant to us shall require pre-approval by the audit committee of our board
+Added: of directors.
+Added: Further, our auditor shall not provide those services to us specifically prohibited by the SEC, including bookkeeping
+Added: or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client;
+Added: financial information systems
+Added: design and implementation;
appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinion, or contribution-in-kind reports;
+Added: actuarial services;
internal audit outsourcing services;
1 unchanged sentence
human resources;
−Removed: broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment
−Removed: banking services;
+Added: broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking
legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit;
−Removed: and any other service that the Public Company Accounting
−Removed: Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.
+Added: and any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight
+Added: Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.
Financial Statement Schedules
2 unchanged sentences
statements of Research Solutions, Inc.
−Removed: and its subsidiaries and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report
−Removed: dated September 19, 2019, are incorporated by reference to Item 8 of this report.
−Removed: (a)(2) and (c) Financial
−Removed: Statement Schedules
+Added: and its subsidiaries and the independent registered public accounting firm’s
+Added: report dated September 24, 2020, are incorporated by reference to Item 8 of this report.
+Added: (c) Financial Statement Schedules
Not required.
−Removed: (a)(3) and (b) Exhibits
−Removed: See the "Exhibit
−Removed: beginning on the page immediately following the signature page hereto for the list of exhibits filed as part of this
−Removed: report, which list is incorporated herein by reference.
−Removed: Form 10-K Summary
−Removed: Pursuant to the requirements of Section
−Removed: 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
−Removed: undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
−Removed: RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC.
−Removed: /s/ Peter Victor Derycz
−Removed: Peter Victor Derycz
−Removed: September 19, 2019
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
−Removed: /s/ Alan Louis Urban
−Removed: Alan Louis Urban
−Removed: September 19, 2019
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
−Removed: POWER OF ATTORNEY
−Removed: KNOW ALL PERSONS BY
−Removed: THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Peter Victor Derycz and Alan Urban, and
−Removed: each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution for him or her, and in
−Removed: his or her name in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same,
−Removed: with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
−Removed: attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
−Removed: and necessary to be done therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
−Removed: and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and any of them or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
−Removed: do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
−Removed: Pursuant to the requirements
−Removed: of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
−Removed: and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
−Removed: /s/ Peter Victor Derycz
−Removed: Peter Victor Derycz
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President and Director
−Removed: September 19, 2019
−Removed: /s/ Alan Louis Urban
−Removed: Alan Louis Urban
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) and Secretary
−Removed: September 19, 2019
−Removed: /s/ John Regazzi
−Removed: Chairman of the Board
−Removed: September 19, 2019
−Removed: September 19, 2019
−Removed: /s/ Merrill McPeak
−Removed: Merrill McPeak
−Removed: September 19, 2019
−Removed: September 19, 2019
EXHIBIT INDEX
9 unchanged sentences
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2012.)
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2010, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Description of the registrant’s common stock.
+Added: Executive Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2010, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Peter Victor Derycz.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2010.)++
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2010, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Janice Peterson.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2010.)++
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2010, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Executive Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2010, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Scott Ahlberg.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2010.)++
−Removed: Loan and Security Agreement dated July 23, 2010, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Pools Press, Inc.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2010.)
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated November 5, 2010.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2010.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated October 31, 2011, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Pools Press, Inc.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2011.)
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated November 3, 2011, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Executive Employment Agreement dated November 3, 2011, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Alan Louis Urban.
2 unchanged sentences
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 22, 2016)++
−Removed: Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated February 8, 2012, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
−Removed: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 14, 2012.)
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2012, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2012, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Scott Ahlberg.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2012.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Peter Victor Derycz.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2013.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Janice Peterson.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2013.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Scott Ahlberg.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2013.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated July 26, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Alan Louis Urban.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2013.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated September 18, 2013, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
−Removed: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
−Removed: 333-195045) filed on April 4, 2014.)
−Removed: Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated October 31, 2013, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
−Removed: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2013.)
−Removed: Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated March 29, 2014, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
−Removed: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
−Removed: 333-195045) filed on April 4, 2014.)
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Peter Victor Derycz.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 8, 2015.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Janice Peterson.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 8, 2015.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Scott Ahlberg.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 8, 2015.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Alan Louis Urban.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 8, 2015.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated November 4, 2015, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
−Removed: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2015.)
Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 23, 2016, among Research Solutions, Inc.
6 unchanged sentences
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 28, 2016.)
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Ian Palmer.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 20, 2016.) ++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Ian Palmer.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 20, 2016.) ++
Office Lease dated December 29, 2016 between Research Solutions, Inc.
1 unchanged sentence
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 6, 2017.)
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Peter Victor Derycz.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 18, 2017.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Janice Peterson.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 18, 2017.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Scott Ahlberg.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 18, 2017.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Alan Urban.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 18, 2017.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Ian Palmer.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 18, 2017.)++
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Executive Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2013, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Marc Nissan.
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 20, 2018.)++
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2015, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Marc Nissan.
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 20, 2018.)++
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2017, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Marc Nissan.
−Removed: Agreement dated May 31, 2018, between Reprints Desk, Inc.
−Removed: and Rogier Van Erkel.++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 20, 2018.)++
+Added: Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated October 31, 2017, between Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
+Added: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q filed February 14, 2018.)
+Added: Consulting Agreement dated May 31, 2018, between Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: and Rogier Sales Consultancy.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 20, 2018.)++
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Peter Victor Derycz.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 7, 2019.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Alan Urban.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 7, 2019.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Scott Ahlberg.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 7, 2019.)++
−Removed: Amendment to Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
and Marc Nissan.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 7, 2019.)++
−Removed: Consulting Agreement dated July 1, 2019, between Research Solutions, Inc.
−Removed: and Yohann Georgel.++
+Added: First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, effective December 31, 2019, among Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
+Added: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 14, 2020, among Silicon Valley Bank, Research Solutions, Inc.
+Added: and Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 14, 2020.)
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2020, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: and Peter Victor Derycz.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 2, 2020.)++
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2020, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: and Alan Urban.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 2, 2020.)++
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2020, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: and Scott Ahlberg.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 2, 2020.)++
+Added: Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated June 30, 2020, between Research Solutions, Inc., Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: and Marc Nissan.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 2, 2020.)++
+Added: Consulting Agreement dated July 1, 2020, between Reprints Desk, Inc.
+Added: and Michiel van derHeijden BV.++
List of Subsidiaries.
19 unchanged sentences
2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
−Removed: (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive
−Removed: Proxy Statement filed on September 26, 2017.)++
−Removed: XBRL Instance Document
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
−Removed: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on September 26, 2017.)++
+Added: Amendment No.
+Added: 1 to 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
+Added: (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on September 21, 2019.)++
+Added: Inline XBRL Instance Document
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
+Added: Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
* Furnished herewith
++ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
+Added: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13
+Added: or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
+Added: the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
+Added: RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC.
+Added: /s/ Peter Victor Derycz
+Added: Peter Victor Derycz
+Added: September 24, 2020
+Added: Chief Executive Officer (Principal
+Added: Executive Officer)
+Added: /s/ Alan Louis Urban
+Added: Alan Louis Urban
+Added: September 24, 2020
+Added: Chief Financial Officer (Principal
+Added: Financial and Accounting Officer)
+Added: POWER OF ATTORNEY
+Added: KNOW ALL PERSONS BY
+Added: THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Peter Victor Derycz and Alan Urban, and
+Added: each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution for him or her, and in
+Added: his or her name in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file
+Added: the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
+Added: 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
+Added: requisite and necessary to be done therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
+Added: ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and any of them or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
+Added: lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
+Added: Pursuant to the requirements
+Added: of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
+Added: and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
+Added: /s/ Peter Victor Derycz
+Added: Peter Victor Derycz
+Added: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
+Added: September 24, 2020
+Added: Officer), President and Director
+Added: /s/ Alan Louis Urban
+Added: Alan Louis Urban
+Added: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
+Added: September 24, 2020
+Added: and Accounting Officer) and Secretary
+Added: /s/ John Regazzi
+Added: Chairman of the Board
+Added: September 24, 2020
+Added: September 24, 2020
+Added: /s/ Merrill McPeak
+Added: Merrill McPeak
+Added: September 24, 2020
+Added: September 24, 2020
Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.