UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):    June 10, 2015

 

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
New Jersey
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-11916   22-2582295
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
25 Eastmans Road    
Parsippany, New Jersey   07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(973) 386-9696
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
         
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 10, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Mr. Mitchell Herbets to serve as a director of the Company, effective June 10, 2015. Mr. Herbets will also serve as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee.

 

In accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy, Mr. Herbets will receive an annual retainer of $20,000 for his service as a member of the Board and an additional $2,000 for his service as a member of the Compensation Committee. On June 10, 2015, Mr. Herbets was granted 20,000 shares of restricted stock of the Company under the Company’s equity compensation plan. Such shares of restricted stock will fully vest on the date of the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, subject to Mr. Herbets’ continued service as a director through such vesting date.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On June 15, 2015, the Company announced the election of Mr. Herbets to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
(d)   Exhibits

 

The following document is herewith furnished as an exhibit to this report:

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press release issued by Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. on June 15, 2015 announcing the election of Mr. Herbets to the Company’s Board of Directors.
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC.
       
Date:  June 15, 2015   By: /s/ Paul Genova
      Paul Genova
      Chief Executive Officer and Director
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press release issued by Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. on June 15, 2015 announcing the election of Mr. Herbets to the Company’s Board of Directors.