TECHPRECISION CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed Jul 30, 2025.
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FY2025 · Filed Jul 30, 2025
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
The Company’s executive officers during the course of the 2025 fiscal year, based on relevant SEC rules, are set forth below as information for the fiscal years indicated relating to the compensation of (i) Alexander Shen, our chief executive officer, or CEO, and our principal executive officer, or PEO, who also serves as the President of Ranor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (ii) Barbara Lilley, who served as our chief financial officer, or CFO, effective July 17, 2023 through September 19, 2024, and as Interim Chief Financial Officer, or Interim CFO, from March 7, 2025 to April 8, 2025, (iii) Richard Roomberg served as the Company’s CFO from September 19, 2024 until his resignation date effective February 14, 2025. Together, such individuals are referred to as our Named Executive Officers.
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| Name and Position | | Year | | Salary | | Bonus | | Awards(1) | | Awards(2) | | Compensation | | Totals |
| Alexander Shen,(4) | 2025 | | $334,423 | | $500 | | — | | — | | $2,844 | | $337,767 | |
| Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | | $294,231 | | $500 | | — | | — | | $3,263 | | $297,994 | |
| Barbara Lilley,(5) | 2025 | | $120,000 | | $500 | | — | | — | | $395 | | $120,895 | |
| Chief Financial Officer(2) | 2024 | | $138,462 | | $500 | | — | | | — | | — | | $138,962 |
| Richard Roomberg, CFO(3) | 2025 | | $121,795 | | $25.500 | | — | | — | | — | | $147,295 | |
| Phillip Podgorski, CFO(6) | 2025 | | $— | | $— | | — | | | — | | $— | | $— |
| (1) | There were no option awards granted during fiscal 2024 and 2025. |
| (2) | On July 17, 2023, Barbara Lilley signed an employment agreement to serve as CFO following Thomas Sammons retirement from the Company, effective July 14, 2023. On September 19, 2024, Ms. Lilley stepped down as CFO of the Company and all other roles held with the Company and its subsidiaries effective on August 20, 2024, to become Controller of Ranor, Inc. |
| (3) | On September 19, 2024, the Company appointed Richard Roomberg to serve as Chief Financial Officer. On January 14, 2005, Mr. Roomberg announced his resignation from Company, effective as of February 14, 2025. |
| (4) | On February 14, 2025, the Company appointed Alexander Shen, Chief Executive Officer to serve as the interim principal financial officer and principal accounting officer until March 7, 2025. |
| (5) | On March 7, 2025, the Company appointed Ms. Lilley, the Controller of Ranor, Inc., one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, to serve as Interim CFO, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, until April 8, 2025. |
| (6) | On March 31, 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Phillip Podgorski as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective as of April 8, 2025. |
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
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| Name · · Exercisable · · Unexercisable · · Price · · Date | ||||||
| Alexander Shen(1) | 192,500 | — | | $0.32 | | August 11, 2025 |
| Alexander Shen(2) | 250,000 | — | | $2.00 | | December 26, 2026 |
| (1) | Subject to Mr. Shen’s continuous employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date, options granted to Mr. Shen on August 12, 2015 vested in three equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the grant date and the remaining installments vesting on each of the first and second anniversary of the grant date. |
| (2) | Two-thirds of the options granted to Mr. Shen on December 27, 2016 were vested on the grant date. Subject to Mr. Shen’s continuous employment with the Company through the vesting date, the remaining 83,334 options vested on the first anniversary of the grant date. |
Employment Agreements
As of March 31, 2025, we had employment agreements with each of our Named Executive Officers.
Alexander Shen Employment Agreement
We executed an employment agreement with Mr. Shen on November 17, 2014 (the “CEO Employment Agreement”) to engage Mr. Shen for the position of Chief Executive Officer. The terms of the CEO Employment Agreement provide that Mr. Shen will report directly to our board of directors and others at the direction of the board at such time and in such detail as the board shall reasonably require and his duties and responsibilities shall consist of such powers, duties and responsibilities as are customary for the office of Chief Executive Officer of a company similar in size and stature to the Company.
Pursuant to the CEO Employment Agreement, Mr. Shen receives an annual base salary of $350,000, increased by the board of directors from $275,000, which may be increased from time to time by the board of directors, and was awarded a one-time grant of options to purchase 250,000 shares of our Common Stock, which vested in three equal amounts on the date of grant and each of the subsequent two anniversaries of the date of grant. The exercise price of the options is equal to the closing market price as of the grant date. Mr. Shen is also eligible for an annual cash performance bonus based upon our financial performance as determined by our board of directors and targeted at up to 75% of Mr. Shen’s annual base salary, which target was increased by the board of directors, from 60%. Mr. Shen is entitled to participate fully in our employee benefit plans and programs and is entitled to four weeks of vacation per year. Mr. Shen will also be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties and responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer. Under the terms of the CEO Employment Agreement , and in connection with his relocation to Westminster, Massachusetts, Mr. Shen was also entitled to assistance with temporary living arrangements and a relocation allowance of $35,000 at the time of his relocation.
Pursuant to the terms of the CEO Employment Agreement and subject to Mr. Shen’s execution of a release of claims in favor of the Company, in the event we terminate Mr. Shen’s employment without “cause” (as defined below) or Mr. Shen resigns his employment for “good reason” (as defined below) at any time during the six-month period following a change in control, he will be entitled to receive continuation of his base salary for twelve months following termination of his employment, payable under the Company’s normal payroll practices. We may terminate the CEO Employment Agreement for cause upon seven days written notice, during which period Mr. Shen may contest his termination before our board of directors.
In general, “cause” is defined as: (i) Mr. Shen’s refusal to perform material duties and responsibilities or follow legal and reasonable directive of the board of directors, (ii) the willful misappropriation of Company funds or property, (iii) any willful or intentional act which he should have reasonably anticipated would reasonably be expected to materially damage the Company’s reputation, business and/or relationships, (iv) excessive use of alcohol or use of illegal drugs, or (v) any material breach of the CEO Employment Agreement. Mr. Shen is also subject to a covenant not to compete with us for a period of 12 months following termination of the CEO Employment Agreement. In general, “good reason” is defined as: (A) a material adverse change in the duties, responsibilities or effective authority
associated with his position, or (B) a material reduction by the Company of Mr. Shen’s base salary, each after Mr. Shen has given the Company written notice and the Company has failed to cure such act within 30 days following receipt of such notice.
In addition to the compensation and severance arrangements described above, the CEO Employment Agreement contains customary provisions (i) prohibiting Mr. Shen from divulging to third parties or using confidential information or trade secrets of the Company; (ii) confirming that all intellectual work products generated by Mr. Shen during the term of his employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company; and (iii) prohibiting Mr. Shen from competing against the Company, including by soliciting the Company’s employees or its current or prospective clients, until the one year anniversary of the termination of his employment.
Barbara Lilley Employment Agreement
On July 17, 2023, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Barbara M. Lilley (the “Lilley Employment Agreement”), which became effective as of July 14, 2023, (the “Effective Date) and governed Ms. Lilley’s employment as our Chief Financial Officer. The Lilley Employment Agreement was terminated on September 19, 2024 after Ms. Lilley stepped down as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Lilley’s tenure as Interim CFO was not covered by the Lilley Employment Agreement or pursuant to any other agreement with the Company. Pursuant to the Lilley Employment Agreement, Ms. Lilley: (i) received an annual base salary of $200,000, (ii) received an award of restricted stock of 15,000 shares of our Common Stock pursuant to the TechPrecision Corporation 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2016 Plan”), at fair market value measured on the grant date which provided that the Employee remains employed by the Company from the Effective Date through the applicable vesting dates, 5,000 of the Restricted Shares shall vest on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the Effective Date; provided that in the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) while the Employee is employed by the Company, all outstanding, unvested Restricted Shares shall become fully vested on the effective date of such Change in Control, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Restricted Shares will vest following the end of the Employee’s employment with the Company.
If the CFO’s employment with the Company ceased for any reason, then the Company’s obligation to the Employee would be limited solely to the payment of accrued and unpaid base salary, and PTO, through the date of such cessation of employment, subject to appropriate offsets (as permitted by applicable law) for debts or money due to the Company, including without limitation personal loans to the Employee and travel advances. All compensation and benefits would cease at the time of such cessation of employment and, except as otherwise provided by COBRA, the Company would have no further liability or obligation by reason of such termination. The foregoing would not be construed to limit the Executive’s right to payment or reimbursement for claims incurred prior to the date of such termination under any insurance contract funding an employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement of the Company in accordance with the terms of such insurance contract.
The CFO’s obligations shall cease to be in effect in the event that the Company terminates the Employee’s employment with the Company for a reason other than Cause. For purposes of this clause, “Cause” shall mean: (i) the Employee’s failure or refusal to perform Employee’s material duties and responsibilities or Employee’s repeated failure or refusal to follow lawful and reasonable directives of the Board or the CEO; (ii) the willful misappropriation by Employee of the funds, business opportunities, or property of the Company or its affiliates; (iii) the commission by the Employee of any willful or intentional act, which Employee should reasonably have anticipated would reasonably be expected to have the effect of injuring the reputation, business or business relationships of the Company or its affiliates; (iv) use of alcohol to excess or illegal drugs, continuing after written warning from the Board; or (v) any breach by the Employee of any written agreement with the Company.
In addition to the compensation and severance arrangements described above, the Lilley Employment Agreement contained customary provisions (i) prohibiting Ms. Lilley from divulging to third parties or using confidential information or trade secrets of the Company; (ii) confirming that all intellectual work products generated by Ms. Lilley during the term of her employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company; and (iii) prohibiting Ms. Lilley from competing against the Company, including by soliciting the Company’s employees or its current or prospective clients, until the one year anniversary of the termination of her employment.
Phillip Podgorski Employment Agreement
On March 31, 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Phillip E. Podgorski to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective April 9, 2025.
Mr. Podgorski, 59, was the Chief Financial Officer for the RTX Technology Research Center, or “RTRC”, a division of RTX Corporation, or “RTX”, a public aerospace and defense company, since 2013. While at RTX, he was responsible for all GAAP, SEC and government accounting and reporting related aspects for the RTRC. Mr. Podgorski was also responsible for strategic and scenario
planning in collaboration with other stakeholders at RTX, including long-range plans and annual operating budgets. Mr. Podgorksi has an MBA and Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Western New England University.
Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Podgorski will: (i) receive an annual base salary of $265,000, which shall be increased by $10,000 annually on each of the first two anniversaries of the Transition Date; (ii) receive a relocation bonus of $50,000 payable upon Mr. Podgorski relocating to a reasonable commuting distance from the Company’s headquarters, provided that such relocation is completed within six months of the Transition Date and he remains employed with the Company through the six months following the Transition Date, (iii) receive a guaranteed bonus of $60,000 subject to certain conditions of employment set forth in the Employment Agreement, and (iv) receive a grant in the amount of $180,000 of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the Transition Date) pursuant to the TechPrecision Corporation 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, which shall vest in equal amounts annually for three years following the Transition Date. Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Podgorski also will be eligible to participate in Company benefits provided to other senior executives as well as benefits available to Company employees generally.
In addition to the compensation arrangements described above, the Employment Agreement contains customary provisions (i) prohibiting Mr. Podgorski from using or divulging to third parties confidential information or trade secrets of the Company; (ii) confirming that all intellectual work products generated by Mr. Podgorski during the term of his employment with the Company are the sole property of the Company; and (iii) prohibiting Mr. Podgorski from competing against the Company, including by soliciting the Company’s employees or its current or prospective clients, until the one-year anniversary of the termination of his employment. The Employment Agreement has an indefinite term and each of Mr. Podgorski and the Company may terminate the Employment Agreement upon the giving of written notice.
2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan
The purposes of the 2016 Plan are to: (a) enable the Company and its affiliated companies to recruit and retain highly qualified employees, directors and consultants; (b) provide those employees, directors and consultants with an incentive for productivity; and (c) provide those employees, directors and consultants with an opportunity to share in the growth and value of the Company.
Employees, directors, consultants and other individuals who provide services to the Company or its affiliates are eligible to be granted awards under the 2016 Plan; provided, however, that only employees of the Company or any parent company or subsidiary of the Company are eligible to be granted incentive stock options.
As of March 31, 2025, 152 employees and four non-employee directors are eligible to participate in the 2016 Plan, and there were outstanding options granted under the 2016 Plan to purchase 542,500 shares of our Common Stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $1.53. This amount included options to purchase 442,500 shares of our Common Stock issued to our chief executive officer. As of March 31, 2025, the closing price of our Common Stock was $2.30 per share.
Additional Retirement Benefits
During fiscal 2025, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer each participated in our qualified 401(k) plan that provides participants the opportunity to defer taxation on a portion of their income, up to limits set forth in the Internal Revenue Code and receive a matching Company contribution.
Compensation Policies and Practices and Risk Management
One of the responsibilities of our board of directors, in its role in setting executive compensation and overseeing our various compensation programs, is to ensure that our compensation programs are structured so as to discourage inappropriate risk-taking. We believe that our existing compensation practices and policies for all employees, including executive officers, mitigate against this risk by, among other things, providing a meaningful portion of total compensation in the form of equity incentives. These equity incentives are awarded with either staggered or cliff vesting over several years, so as to promote long-term rather than short-term financial performance and to encourage employees to focus on sustained stock price appreciation. In addition, our existing compensation policies attempt to discourage employees from taking excessive risks to achieve individual performance objectives such as annual cash incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation which are based upon balanced company-wide, business unit and individual performance and base salaries structured so as to be consistent with an employee’s responsibilities and general market practices. The board of directors, as a whole, is responsible for monitoring our existing compensation practices and policies and investigating applicable enhancements to align our existing practices and policies with avoidance or elimination of risk and the enhancement of long-term stockholder value.
Board of Directors Compensation
Fees and Equity Awards for Non-Employee Directors
The annual fee structure for non-employee directors is as follows:
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| Fee Category | Fees | |
| Non-employee directors | | $24,000 |
| Chair - Audit Committee | | $7,500 |
| Chairman of the Board | | $20,000 |
| Chair - Compensation or the Nominating and Governance Committee | | $5,000 |
In addition, our board of directors has provided that each non-employee director is eligible for an annual grant of 12,500 options to purchase shares of our Common Stock or 12,500 shares of restricted stock, as determined by the board of directors, under the 2016 TechPrecision Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”).
Director Compensation Table
The following table sets forth compensation paid to each director who served during the year ended March 31, 2025.
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| Andrew Levy | | $24,000 | $— | | $— | | $24,000 |
| Robert A. Crisafulli | | $23,000 | $— | | $— | | $23,000 |
| Richard S. McGowan | | $27,000 | $— | | $— | | $27,000 |
| Walter M. Schenker | | $26,500 | $— | | $— | | $26,500 |
| Eugene Renuart, Jr. | | $14,917 | $— | | $— | | $14,917 |
| Robert Straus | | $6,000 | $— | | $— | | $6,000 |
| (1) | The members of the board of directors earned all fees for serving on the board of directors during fiscal 2025. On December 19, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Mr. Renuart and Mr. Straus were elected to the board. |
| (2) | There were no options granted during fiscal 2025. The number of stock options outstanding, as of March 31, 2025, was 100,000 or 25,000 each for Mr. Levy, Mr. Schenker, Mr. Crisafulli and Mr. McGowan. |
| (3) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of stock awards computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Key assumptions in calculating these amounts are outlined in Note 7 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. On January 24, 2025, pursuant to the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company awarded 54,880 shares, in the aggregate, of restricted common stock to our four non-employee directors. The restricted common stock shall vest and become nonforfeitable on December 19, 2025. |
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE
The following table shows the past three fiscal years’ total compensation for our named executive officers as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, the “compensation actually paid” to our named executive officers (as determined under SEC rules described in greater detail below), our total shareholder return (“TSR”), and our net income.
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| Year | | PEO(1) | | PEO(3) | | non-PEO NEO(2) | | non-PEO NEO(3) | | TSR | | (Loss) |
| 2025 | | $337,767 | | $337,767 | | $258,790 | | $258,790 | | $45 | | $(5,794,760) |
| 2024 | | $297,994 | | $286,054 | | $518,986 | | $507,046 | | $71 | | $(7,042,172) |
| 2023 | | $304,740 | | $312,540 | | $236,404 | | $244,204 | | $139 | | $(979,006) |
| 2022 | | $356,331 | | $356,331 | | $282,193 | | $282,093 | | $133 | | $(349,834) |
| (1) | The PEO for each year presented was Alexander Shen. |
| (2) | The only non-PEO NEO for 2022 and 2023 was Thomas Sammons. In 2024, Thomas Sammons and Bobbie Lilley were each a non-PEO NEO. In 2025, Bobbie Lilley and Richard Roomberg were our non-PEO NEOs. |
| (3) | SEC rules require certain adjustments be made to the Summary Compensation Table totals to determine “compensation actually paid” as reported in the Pay versus Performance Table. “Compensation actually paid” does not necessarily represent cash and/or equity value transferred to the applicable named executive officer without restriction, but rather is a valuation calculated under applicable SEC rules. The following table details applicable adjustments. |
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| 2025 | | PEO | | 337,767 | | — | | — | | — |
| | | Non-PEO NEO | | 258,790 | | (17,000) | | 17,000 | | — |
| 2024 | | PEO | | 297,994 | | — | | — | | — |
| | | Non-PEO NEO | | 518,986 | | (72,500) | | 36,100 | | (35,300) |
| 2023 | | PEO | | 304,740 | | — | | — | | 7,800 |
| | | Non-PEO NEO | | 236,404 | | — | | — | | 7,800 |
| 2022 | | PEO | | 356,331 | | (17,000) | | (16,900) | | (100) |
| | | Non-PEO NEO | | 282,193 | | (17,000) | | (16,900) | | (100) |
Analysis of the Information Presented in the Pay Versus Performance Table
Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income (Loss)
The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO(s), the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEO(s), and the Company’s net income (loss) over the period covering fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
PEO and Non-PEO NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Company Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”)
The following chart sets forth the relationship between Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO(s), the average of Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-PEO NEO(s), and the Company’s TSR over the period covering fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
All information provided above under the “Pay Versus Performance” heading will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing of our company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
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