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MISONIX, INC.

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERSSTOCKHOLDERS

Monday, May 7, 2018

To the Shareholders of

MISONIX, INC.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatYou are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”)Stockholders of Misonix, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company”), will be held at the Company’s Corporate Office, 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735 on Monday, May 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., or at any adjournment thereof, for the following purposes:

Delaware corporation.

Date & Time:

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Tuesday, June30, 2020 at 10:00 A.M., local time

Location:

Misonix’s corporate offices, located at 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735*

Record Date:

Misonix stockholders of record on the books of the Company at the close of business on May19, 2020, the record date, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or at any postponement or adjournment thereof.

Mail Date:

We intend to mail the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, or the proxy statement and proxy card, as applicable, on or about May26, 2020 to our stockholders of record on the record date.

Agenda:

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To elect the five Directorsdirectors named in the proxy statement to the Boardserve until our 2021 Annual Meeting of Directors;Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal;

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To consider and vote upon approval of an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized common stock from 20,000,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares;Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan;

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To conduct anhold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers;our named executive officers;

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To ratify the selection of BDO USA,Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’sour independent registered public accounting firm;firm for the fiscal year ending June30, 2020; and

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To consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Voting:

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, it is important that your shares be represented and voted. Please vote your shares either electronically over the Internet or by telephone, or if you receive a paper proxy card by mail, by completing and returning the proxy card mailed to you. Voting instructions are provided in the accompanying proxy statement and in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. By submitting your proxy promptly, you will save us the expense of further proxy solicitation. We encourage you to submit your proxy as soon as possible by Internet, by telephone or by signing, dating and returning all proxy cards or instruction forms provided to you.

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The above matters*        As part of our precautions regarding the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, we are set forthplanning for the possibility that the meeting may be held solely by means of remote communications. If we take this step, we will announce the decision to do so in the Proxy Statement attachedadvance, and details on how to this Noticeparticipate, including details on how to which your attention is directed.

Only shareholdersinspect a list of stockholders of record, on the books of the Company at the close of business on March 19, 2018 will be entitled to voteposted on our website atwww.misonix.com and filed with the Annual Meeting or at any adjournment thereof. You are requested to sign, date and return the enclosed Proxy at your earliest convenience in order that your shares may be voted for youSEC as specified.

proxy material.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

  
JOSEPH

Joseph P. DWYERDwyer

 

Secretary

Important Notice Regarding Internet Availability of Proxy
Materials

for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on May 7, 2018:June30, 2020:

The proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, including the Annual Report

and
the Proxy Statement, are available at
http://www.cstproxy.com/misonix/2018.2020

 

Table of Contents

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- PROPOSAL ONE - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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Nominees to the Board

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Business Experience and Qualifications of Director Nominees

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Board Leadership and Structure

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Director Independence

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Meetings of the Board of Directors

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Executive Sessions of Independent Members of the Board

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Committees of the Board

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Nomination of Directors

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Communications with Directors

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Risk Oversight

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Board Attendance at Annual Meetings of Stockholders

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Code of Ethics

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Section 16 (a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

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Audit Committee Report

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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Executive Officers of Misonix

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Principal Occupation and Qualification of Executive Officers who are not Directors

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

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Compensation Committee Report

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

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Summary of Compensation

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Grants of Plan Based Awards

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

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Stock Option Exercises

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Employment and Severance Agreements

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Summary of Potential Payments Upon Termination or Following a Change-In-Control

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Tax deductibility of Executive Compensation

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Equity Plans

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP

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- PROPOSAL TWO - NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMES EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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- PROPOSAL THREE - APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISONIX, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

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- PROPOSAL FOUR - APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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2017 Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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2019 Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Audit Fees

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Audit-Related Fees

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Tax Fees and All Other Fees

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Policy on Pre-approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Services

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MISONIX, INC.

1938 New Highway


Farmingdale, New York 11735

PROXY STATEMENT


for the
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Monday, May 7, 2018

STOCKHOLDERS
to be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2020*

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”)Stockholders of Misonix, Inc. (the “Company”), sometimes referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018,Tuesday, June30, 2020, at our corporate offices, located at 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735.

We currently intend to hold our annual meeting in person. However, as part of our precautions regarding the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, we are planning for the possibility that the meeting may be held solely by means of remote communications. If we take this step, we will announce the decision to do so in advance, and details on how to participate will be posted on our website atwww.misonix.com and filed with the SEC as proxy material.

This proxy statement and accompanying form of proxy are being furnished to you as a stockholder of the Company and the form of proxy is being solicited by and on behalf of our Board of Directors, referred to as our Board, for use at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. The approximate date on which this proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy are being first mailed to stockholders is May26, 2020.

What Are You Voting On?

You will be entitled to vote on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:

•        Proposal 1:    The election of the five directors nominated by the Board and named in this proxy statement to serve until the Company’s Corporate Office,2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

•        Proposal 2:    The non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers;

•        Proposal 3:    Approval of the amendment to the Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan;

•        Proposal 4:    The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June30, 2020; and

•        Proposal 5:    Any other business that properly comes before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Who Can Vote

The Board has set May19, 2020 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. You are entitled to notice and to vote if you were a stockholder of record of our Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share, or Common Stock, as of the close of business on the record date. You are entitled to one vote on each proposal for each share of Common Stock you held on the record date. Your shares may be voted at the Annual Meeting only if you are present in person or your shares are represented by a valid proxy.

Shares Outstanding and Quorum

At the close of business on the record date there were 17,361,685shares of our Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The presence of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock entitled to vote constitutes a quorum, which is required to hold and conduct business at the Annual Meeting. Shares are counted as present at the Annual Meeting if:

•        You are present in person at the Annual Meeting; or

•        Your shares are represented by a properly authorized and submitted proxy (submitted by mail, by telephone or over the Internet).

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If you are a record holder and you submit your proxy, regardless of whether you abstain from voting on one or more matters, your shares will be counted as present at the Annual Meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum. If your shares are held in “street name,” your shares are counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum if your broker, bank, trust or other nominee submits a proxy covering your shares. Your broker, bank, trust or other nominee is entitled to submit a proxy covering your shares as to certain “routine” matters, even if you have not instructed your broker, bank, trust or other nominee on how to vote on those matters. Please see the subsection “If You Do Not Specify How You Want Your Shares Voted” below. In the absence of a quorum, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned, from time to time, by the chairman of the meeting or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented thereat, but no other business may be transacted at such meeting.

How to Vote Your Shares

You may vote by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person or by submitting a proxy. The method of voting by proxy differs (1) depending on whether you are viewing this proxy statement on the Internet or receiving a paper copy and (2) for shares held as a record holder and shares held in “street name.”

If your shares are registered directly in your name in the records of the Company’s transfer agent, you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, trust or other nominee, then the broker, bank, trust or other nominee is considered to be the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. However, you are still considered to be the beneficial owner of those shares, and your shares are said to be held in “street name.” Street name holders generally cannot submit a proxy or vote their shares directly and must instead instruct the broker, bank, trust or other nominee how to vote their shares using the methods described below.

Shares Held as a Record Holder.    If you hold your shares of Common Stock as a record holder and you are viewing this proxy statement on the Internet, you may submit a proxy over the Internet by following the instructions on the website referred to in the Notice previously mailed to you. You may request paper copies of the proxy statement and proxy card by following the instructions on the Notice. If you hold your shares of Common Stock as a record holder and you are reviewing a paper copy of this proxy statement, you may submit a proxy over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the proxy card, or by completing, dating and signing the proxy card that was included with this proxy statement and promptly returning it in the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided to you.

Shares Held in Street Name.    If you hold your shares of Common Stock in street name, you will receive a notice from your broker, bank, trust or other nominee that includes instructions on how to vote your shares. Your broker, bank, trust or other nominee may allow you to deliver your voting instructions over the Internet and may also permit you to submit your voting instructions by telephone. In addition, you may request paper copies of this proxy statement and accompanying proxy card from your broker by following the instructions on the notice provided by your broker, bank, trust or other nominee.

The Internet and telephone voting facilities will close at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on June29, 2020. Stockholders who submit a proxy through the Internet or by telephone should be aware that they may incur costs to access the Internet or telephone, such as usage charges from telephone companies or Internet service providers and that these costs must be borne by the stockholder. Stockholders who submit a proxy by Internet or telephone need not return a proxy card or the form forwarded by your broker, bank, trust or other holder of record by mail.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote as promptly as
possible in order to ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting

Voting in Person

If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting and wish to vote in person, you may request a ballot at the Annual Meeting. Please note that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank, trust or other nominee, and you decide to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting, your vote in person at the Annual Meeting will not be effective unless you present a legal proxy, issued in your name from the record holder (your broker, bank, trust or other nominee). Even if you intend to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to submit your proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting.

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Changing Your Vote

As a stockholder of record, if you submit a proxy, you may revoke that proxy at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders of record may revoke a proxy by (i) delivering a written notice of revocation to the attention of the Secretary of the Company at our principal executive offices at 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735, at 10:00 a.m. for(ii) duly submitting a later-dated proxy over the purposes set forth inInternet, by mail or by telephone or (iii) attending the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders.The enclosed Proxy is solicited byin person and on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board of Directors” or “Board”) for usevoting in person. Attendance at the Annual Meeting to bewill not, by itself, revoke a proxy. If your shares are held on Monday, May 7, 2018, and at any adjournmentsin the name of such Meeting. The approximate date on which thisa broker, bank, trust or other nominee, you may change your voting instructions by following the instructions of your broker, bank, trust or other nominee.

If You Receive More Than One Proxy Statement and the enclosed Proxy are being first mailed to shareholders is March 21, 2018.

Card or Notice

If you receive more than one proxy card or notice, it means you hold shares that are registered in more than one account. To ensure that all of your shares are voted, sign and return each proxy card or, if you submit a Proxy inproxy by telephone or the accompanying form is duly executed and returned, the shares represented by such Proxy will be votedInternet, submit one proxy for each proxy card or notice you receive.

How Will Your Shares Be Voted

Stockholders of record as specified. In the absence of such directions, the Proxy will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. Any person executing a Proxy may revoke it prior to its exercise either by letter directed to the Company or in person at the Annual Meeting.

Voting Rights

On March 19, 2018 (the “Record Date”), the Company had outstanding 9,402,466 sharesclose of its only class of voting securities, namely common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). Shareholdersbusiness on May19, 2020 are entitled to one vote for each share of our Common Stock held on all matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting. All shares entitled to vote and represented by properly submitted proxies received before the polls are closed at the Annual Meeting, and not revoked or superseded, will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions indicated on those proxies.

If You Do Not Specify How You Want Your Shares Voted

As a stockholder of record, if you submit a signed proxy card or submit your proxy by telephone or Internet and do not specify how you want your shares voted, the proxy holder will vote your shares:

•        FORthe election of the five directors nominated by the Board and named in thisproxy statement to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

•        FORthe non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers;

•        FORthe proposal to approve the amendment of the Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan;

•        FORthe ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June30, 2020; and

•        with respect to any other matter that properly comes before the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement, as recommended by our Board, but if no recommendation is given, they will vote in their namesown discretion.

If you sign and return your proxy card but do not specify how you want to vote your shares, the persons named as proxy holders on the proxy card will vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors.

A “broker non-vote” occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner and the nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote the shares. If you hold your shares in street name and do not provide voting instructions to your broker or other nominee, your shares will be considered to be broker non-votes and will not be voted on any proposal on which your broker or other nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote. Shares that constitute broker non-votes will be counted as present at the closeAnnual Meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum, but will not be considered entitled to vote on the proposal in question. Brokers generally have discretionary authority to vote on the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. Brokers, however, do not have discretionary authority to vote on the election of directors to serve on our Board, the approval of the amendment to the Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, or the non-binding advisory vote to approve our executive compensation.

In their discretion, the proxy holders named in the proxy are authorized to vote on any other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting and at any continuation, postponement or adjournment thereof. The Board knows of

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no other items of business that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting other than those described in this proxy statement. In addition, no stockholder proposal or nomination was received on a timely basis, so no such matters may be brought to a vote at the Annual Meeting.

Vote Required and Recommendation of our Board

Proposal 1.    The stockholders will vote to elect five directors to serve until our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The election of directors requires a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of Common Stock present and voting at the Annual Meeting, with the five nominees receiving the highest vote totals to be elected. Stockholders may vote “FOR” or “WITHHOLD AUTHORITY.” Votes indicating “WITHHOLD AUTHORITY” will be counted as a vote against the nominee. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the Record Date. Theoutcome of the vote of Proposal 1. If your shares are held by your broker in “street name,” and you do not furnish voting instructions to your broker, your brokerage firm may not vote your shares on Proposal 1. Brokerage firms and nominees will not have the authority to vote their customers’ unvoted shares on Proposal 1 if the customers have not furnished voting instructions within a specified period of time prior to the annual meeting.

Each nominee has agreed to serve if elected and the Board has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve. However, if any nominee should become unavailable for election prior to the Annual Meeting (an event that currently is not anticipated by the Board) the proxies will be voted in favor of the election of a substitute nominee or nominees proposed by the Board or, alternatively, the number of directors may be reduced accordingly by the Board.

Our Board recommends that you vote FOR the
election of each of the five nominees for election to the Board

Proposal 2.    To approve Proposal2, the advisory vote on executive compensation, we must receive the affirmative vote of at least a pluralitymajority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by our stockholders. For Proposal2, a stockholder may indicate “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” on the proxy card. For purposes of determining the number of votes cast with respect to Proposal2, only those votes cast “FOR” or “AGAINST” are included. Brokerage firms and nominees will not have the authority to vote their customers’ unvoted shares on Proposal 2 or to vote their customers’ shares if the customers have not furnished voting instructions within a specified period of time prior to the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is requiredpresent at the meeting and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for Proposal 2. The vote on Proposal 2 is advisory only and not binding on the electionCompany. Although this is advisory, we, our Board, and Compensation Committee of Directors. The approvalthe Board value the opinions of our stockholders and expect to take the outcome of this vote into account when considering future compensation arrangements for our executive officers.

Our Board recommends that you vote FOR the
resolution to approve our executive compensation

Proposal Two requires3.    To approve Proposal3, we must receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting by our stockholders. For Proposal3, a stockholder may indicate “FOR,” “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” on the proxy card. For purposes of determining the number of votes cast with respect to Proposal3, only those votes cast “FOR” or “AGAINST” are included. Brokerage firms and nominees will not have the authority to vote their customers’ unvoted shares on Proposal 3 or to vote their customers’ shares if the customers have not furnished voting instructions within a specified period of time prior to the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for Proposal 3.

Our Board recommends that you vote FOR the proposal to approve
the amendment to the Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

Proposal 4.    To approve Proposal4, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020, we must receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting by our stockholders for each proposal. For Proposal4, a stockholder may indicate “FOR,” “AGAINST,” OR “ABSTAIN” on the proxy card. For purposes of determining the number of votes cast with respect to this proposal, only those votes cast “FOR” OR “AGAINST” are included. Abstentions and broker non-votes are

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counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for this proposal. Brokerage firms and nominees have the authority to vote their customers’ unvoted shares on Proposal 4 as well as to vote their customers’ shares on this proposal where the customers have not furnished voting instructions within a specified period of time prior to the annual meeting.

Our Board recommends that you vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020

Proposal 5.    Any other matter submitted to the stockholders will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and entitled to vote, in person or by proxy, at the annual meeting, unless a greater percentage is required either by law or by our amended certificate of Common Stock outstandingincorporation or bylaws. In addition, the proxy confers discretionary authority to the persons named in the proxy authorizing those persons to vote, in their discretion, on any other matters properly presented at the annual meeting of stockholders. The Board is not currently aware of any such other matters. If any other matter does properly come before the annual meeting, the Board intends that the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote on such matter as directed by the Board or, in the absence of such direction, in accordance with their judgment.

Rules of the Record Date. Meeting

The affirmative voteChairman of holdersthe Board (the “Chairman”), the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (the “Chief Executive Officer”), or an officer of the Corporation designated from time to time by a majority of the shares represented at the meetingWhole Board, will call meetings of stockholders to order and entitled to vote on the matter is required for the approval (on an advisory basis) of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers and for the ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLPwill act as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. On all other matters which may come before the Annual Meeting, the affirmative vote of holders ofpresiding officer thereof. Unless otherwise determined by a majority of the shares representedWhole Board prior to the meeting, the presiding officer of any meeting of stockholders will also determine the order of business and have the authority in his or her sole discretion to determine the rules of procedure and regulate the conduct of the meeting, including without limitation by: (a) imposing restrictions on the persons (other than stockholders of the Corporation or their duly appointed proxy holders) that may attend the meeting; (b) ascertaining whether any stockholder or his or her proxy holder may be excluded from the meeting based upon any determination by the presiding officer, in his or her sole discretion, that any such person has disrupted or is likely to disrupt the proceedings thereat; (c) determining the circumstances in which any person may make a statement or ask questions at the meeting; (d) ruling on all procedural questions that may arise during or in connection with the meeting; (e) determining whether any nomination or business proposed to be brought before the meeting has been properly brought before the meeting; (f) determining the time or times at which the polls for voting at the meeting will be opened and entitledclosed; and (g) recessing or adjourning the meeting in accordance with Bylaw 14.

Tabulation of Votes and Inspector of Elections

All votes will be tabulated as required by Delaware law, the state of our incorporation, by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. Shares held by persons attending the Annual Meeting but not voting, shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions as to vote on the matter is required. Forone or more proposals and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether proposals have received a majority vote, abstentionsquorum.

Solicitation of Proxies

We will notbear the entire cost of solicitation of proxies, including preparation, assembly and mailing of this proxy statement, the proxy, the notice and any additional information furnished to stockholders.

Copies of solicitation materials will be includedfurnished to banks, brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians holding shares of our Common Stock in the vote totals and, in instances where brokerstheir names that are prohibited from exercising discretionary authority forbeneficially owned by others to forward to those beneficial owners. We may reimburse persons representing beneficial owners who have not returned a Proxy (“broker non-votes”), those votes will notfor their costs of forwarding the solicitation materials to the beneficial owners. Original solicitation of proxies may be included in the vote totals. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votessupplemented by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or personal solicitation by our directors, officers or staff members. No additional compensation will be counted inpaid to our directors, officers or staff members for such services.

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- Proposal One -
Election of Directors

Under our governing documents, our Board has the determinationpower to set the number of directors from time to time by resolution. We currently have five authorized directors serving on our Board; each is elected for a quorum, but will have no effectterm of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier retirement, resignation, disqualification, removal or death. Based on the vote for the electionrecommendation of Directors, the approval (on an advisory basis)our Nominating and Governance Committee, our Board has nominated each of the compensationfive director nominees set forth below to stand for re-election by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting. If re-elected each director will hold office until our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021 and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier retirement, resignation, disqualification, removal or death. The following table contains information regarding each of the Company’s Named Executive Officers ornominees for election to our Board:

Nominees to the ratificationBoard

Nominee

 

Age

 

Director
Since

 

Audit
Committee

 

Compensation
Committee

 

Nominating
and
Governance
Committee

Mr.Michael Koby

 

47

 

2019

 

M

 

C

 

M

Mr.Paul LaViolette

 

62

 

2019

   

M

 

M

Mr.Thomas M. Patton

 

56

 

2015

 

C

 

M

  

Mr.Stavros Vizirgianakis

 

49

 

2013

      

Ms. Gwendolyn A. Watanabe

 

48

 

2018

 

M

   

C

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“C” indicates Chair of the selectioncommittee

“M” indicates member of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm,committee

Each nominee has agreed to serve if elected and the Board has no reason to believe that any nominee will havebe unable to serve. However, if any nominee should become unavailable for election prior to the effect of a vote against Proposal Two. Unless contrary instructions are given, allAnnual Meeting (an event that currently is not anticipated by the Board) the proxies received pursuant to this solicitation will be voted in favor of the (i) election of a substitute nominee or nominees proposed by the nominees namedNominating and Governance Committee or, alternatively, the number of directors may be reduced accordingly by the Board.

Vacancies on the Board (including any vacancy created by an increase in Proposal One, (ii) amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized common stock from 20,000,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares, (iii) approval on an advisory basissize of the compensationBoard) may be filled by a majority of the Company’s Named Executive Officers and (iv) ratificationdirectors remaining in office, even though less than a quorum of the selectionBoard. A vacancy created by the removal of BDO USA, LLP.a director by stockholders may be filled by the stockholders at the meeting at which the director is removed (or if not so filled, then by the remaining directors). A director elected to fill a vacancy will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier retirement, resignation, disqualification, removal or death.

Under the New York Business Corporation Law, shareholders are not entitled to dissenters’ rights with respect to the proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP

Experience and Qualifications of Director Nominees

The following table sets forth, as of March 1, 2018,provides certain biographical information with regard to the ownershipfor each nominee and a summary of the Company’s Common Stock by (i)specific qualifications, attributes, skills and experiences which led our Board to conclude that each beneficial ownernominee should serve on the Board at this time. There are no family relationships among any of more than 5%our directors or among any of the Company’s Common Stock; (ii) eachour directors and our executive officers.

Mr.Michael Koby co-founded 1315 Capital in 2014 and currently serves as its Founding Partner. Prior to founding 1315 Capital, Mr.Koby was a Managing Director of Palm Ventures, a private-equity focused family office, where Mr.Koby led all healthcare investing from 2010 to 2014. Prior to that, Mr.Koby was an investor at Galen Partners, a healthcare growth equity investment firm, from 1997 to 1999 and nominee for Director; (iii) each executive officer or former executive officer namedfrom 2004 to 2010. Mr.Koby also served in the “Summary Compensation Table” below;business development roles with Novoste Corporation and (iv) all current executive officersMedtronic, Inc. between 1999 and Directors of the Company2002 and as a group. Unless otherwise stated, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them.

Name and Address (1) Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
  Percent
Of
Class
 
       
South Africa Alpha Capital Management Ltd.
Praesidium Capital Management (Pty) Ltd.
  502,270(2)  5.3 
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis  1,658,828(3)  17.6 
Michael A. McManus, Jr.  552,780   5.9 
John W. Gildea  123,750(4)  1.3 
Patrick A. McBrayer  39,850(5)  * 
Charles Miner  111,250(6)  1.2 
Thomas M. Patton  35,000(7)   * 
Richard A. Zaremba  174,772(8)  1.9 
Robert S. Ludecker  111,443(9)  1.2 
Dan Voic  237,644(10)  2.5 
Christopher H. Wright  29,500(11)   * 
Joseph P. Dwyer  1,300    * 
         
All executive officers and Directors as a group (Eleven people)  2,360,815(12)  23.8 

* Less than 1%

(1)Except as otherwise noted, the business address of each of the named parties in this table is c/o Misonix, Inc., 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, New York 11735. Michael A. McManus has an address at 100 White Plains Road, Bronxville, New York 10708.
(2)Based upon information set forth in a Schedule 13G Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on February 14, 2018, by South Africa Alpha Capital Management Ltd. (“SAACM”) and Praesidium Capital Management (Pty) Ltd. (“PCM”). SAACM and PCM each hold shared voting and dispositive power over all of the indicated shares.  SAACM’s business address is 69 Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda, HM12; PCM’s business address is The Terraces, Block G, Steenberg Office Park, Silverwood Close, Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa.
(3)Includes 18,750 shares which Mr. Vizirgianakis has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

(4)Includes 93,750 shares which Mr. Gildea has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.
(5)Includes 38,750 shares which Mr. McBrayer has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.
(6)Includes 93,750 shares which Dr. Miner has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.
(7)Includes 30,000 shares which Mr. Patton has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

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(8)Includes 34,999 shares which Mr. Zaremba has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.
(9)Includes 106,500 shares which Mr. Ludecker has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.
(10)Includes 98,749 shares which Mr. Voic has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.
(11)Includes 27,500 shares which Mr. Wright has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.
(12)Includes 517,999 shares which such persons have the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

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PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Five Directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting. The term of each Director expires at the Annual Meeting, with Messrs. Gildea, McBrayer, Miner, Patton and Vizirgianakis standing for reelection for a term of one year. The following table contains information regarding all Directors and executive officers of the Company:

      Director 
Name Age Principal Occupation Since 
        
John W. Gildea 74 Director 2004 
        
Dr. Charles Miner III 66 Director 2005 
        
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis 47 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 2013 
        
Patrick A. McBrayer 66 Director 2014 
        
Thomas M. Patton 54 Director 2015 
        
Joseph P. Dwyer 62 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary  
        
Robert S. Ludecker 50 Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing  
        
Dan Voic 55 Vice President of Research and Development and Engineering  
        
Joseph J. Brennan 55 Vice President of Operations  
        
John J. Salerno 62 Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs  
        
Christopher H. Wright 43 Vice President of Domestic Sales  

Principal Occupations and Business Experience of Directors and Executive Officers

The following is a brief account of the business experience of the Company’s Directors and executive officers:

Directors

John W. Gildea, now retired, was the founding principal of Gildea Management Co., a management company of special situations with middle market companies in the United States and Central Europe. From 2000 to 2003, Gildea Management formed a joint venture with J.O. Hambro Capital Management Co. to manage accounts targeting high yield debt and small capitalization equities. From 1996 to 2000, Gildea Management formed and founded Latona Europe, a joint venture between Latona U.S., Lazard Co. and Gildea Management to restructure several Czech Republic companies. Before forming Gildea Management in 1990, Mr. Gildea managed the Corporate Services Group at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, anhealthcare investment banking firm. Mr. Gildea isanalyst at Dillon, Read & Co. from 1995 to 1997. Mr.Koby holds an MBA in Healthcare Management from The Wharton School and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Gildea has extensive experience as an international investment banker and sits on the board of several companies.B.S. from Cornell University. The Board believes thisMr.Koby’s industry knowledge and financial experience in addition to his experience as a Director of Misonix and knowledge of the Company qualifiesexpertise qualify him to serve as a Director.Director and as a financial expert for the Audit Committee.

Dr. Charles Miner IIIMr.Paul LaViolettejoined SV Health Investors, a leading life sciences growth equity and venture capital firm, in 2009, and has served as Managing Partner since 2014. Mr.LaViolette currently practices internal medicine in Darien, Connecticut. Dr. Miner is on staff at Stamfordserves as Chairman of the Board of a public company, TransEnterix, Inc., a surgical robotics company, and Norwalk Hospitals and since 1982 has held a teaching position at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Miner received his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1979 and received a Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University in 1974. Dr. Miner is an experienced physician and teacher in the medical field. He servescontinues to serve on the board of The Stamford Hospital Foundation Board.directors of several other early and growth stage private medical device companies. Additionally, Mr.LaViolette has served as a director of

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the Medical Device Manufacturers Association for the past decade and as Vice Chairman of the Innovation Advisory Board for the Partners Health System for the past five years. Prior to joining SV Health Investors, Mr.LaViolette spent nearly three decades building and leading medical device businesses. From 1994 to 2008, Mr.LaViolette served in several roles at Boston Scientific Corporation including President of Cardiology and International, Group President of Cardiovascular and Endosurgery, and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Boston Scientific Corporation, Mr.LaViolette served in general management and commercial leadership roles at C.R. Bard from 1984 to 1993 and at Kendall (Medtronic) from 1980 to 1984. Mr.LaViolette holds an MBA from Boston College and a B.A. in Psychology from Fairfield University. The Board believes his experience as a medical doctor and his corporate experience qualifies him to serve as a Director.

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Stavros G. Vizirgianakis became the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer in September 2016 and its full-time President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2016. Mr. Vizirgianakis has a distinguished career in the medical devices field having worked for United States Surgical Corporation as director of sales for sub-Saharan Africa and later Tyco Healthcare in the capacity of General Manager South Africa. In 2006, Mr. Vizirgianakis co-founded Surgical Innovations, which has become one of the largest privately owned medical device distributors in the African region, and now part of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed entity Ascendis Health. In that capacity, Mr. Vizirgianakis acted as a distributor of the Company’s products. Mr. Vizirgianakis was Managing Director of Ascendis Medical from January 2014 through July 2016. Mr. Vizirgianakis also served on the board of Tenaxis Medical and is a strategic investor and advisor to numerous medical device startups and established companies in this field. Mr. Vizirgianakis has a degree in commerce from the University of South Africa. The Board believes Mr. Vizirgianakis’Mr.LaViolette’s industry knowledge sales and marketingexecutive leadership experience and his vast international business relationships qualify him to serve as a Director.

Patrick A. McBrayer has served since January 2016 as President and Chief Executive Officer of ACell Corporation, a surgery and wound care company. Mr. McBrayer previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of privately-held AxioMed Spine Corporation from February 2006 to January 2015. AxioMed is a medical device company focused on restoring the natural function of the spine. Prior to joining AxioMed, he held positions with Xylos Corporation (medical biomaterials); Exogen, Inc. (treatment of musculoskeletal injury and disease); Osteotech, Inc. (tissue technology); and Johnson and Johnson Products, Inc. (healthcare products). Mr. McBrayer holds a B. S. in General Engineering from the United States Military Academy. The Board believes Mr. McBrayer’s industry knowledge and experience as a CEO qualifies him to serve as a Director.

Thomas M. Patton has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CAS Medical Systems, Inc. until April 2019, and as a member ofserved on its Board of Directors sincefrom August 2010.2010 until April 2019. He previously served as the CEO of Wright Medical Group, an orthopedic device company, located in Memphis, Tennessee, and as President of Novametrix Medical Systems, a patient-monitoringpatient-monitoring company, located in Wallingford, Connecticut. From 2003 to 2010, Mr. PattonMr.Patton acted as an advisor to the healthcare-focusedhealthcare-focused private equity group of Ferrer Freeman & Company and, in that capacity, served as the interim CEO of Informed Medical Communications on a part-timepart-time basis in 2006 and 2007. Mr. Patton isMr.Patton was a co-founderco-founder and CEO of QDx, Inc., a start-upstart-up company that developed a platform for hematology diagnostics beginning in 2003. Mr. Patton2003 until its sale to Abbott Laboratories. Mr.Patton attended The College of the Holy Cross, where he majored in Economics and Accounting. After graduating magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. PattonMr.Patton worked at the law firm of Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C. Thereafter, he joined Wright Medical Group as its General Counsel where he served in various executive roles until being appointed CEO. The Board believes Mr. Patton’sMr.Patton’s industry knowledge, current and prior experience as a CEO and financial acumen and experience qualify him to serve as a director.

Mr.Stavros G. Vizirgianakisbecame our Interim Chief Executive Officers who are not Directors

Joseph P. DwyerOfficer in September 2016 and our full-time President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2016. Mr.Vizirgianakis has serveda distinguished career in the medical devices field having worked for United States Surgical Corporation as director of sales for sub-Saharan Africa and later Tyco Healthcare in the capacity of General Manager South Africa. In 2006, Mr.Vizirgianakis co-founded Surgical Innovations, which has become one of the largest privately owned medical device distributors in the African region, and now part of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed entity Ascendis Health. In that capacity, Mr.Vizirgianakis acted as a distributor of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since August 2017 and as the Company’s Treasurer and Secretary since September 2017, and previouslyproducts. Mr.Vizirgianakis was Managing Director of Ascendis Medical from January 2014 through July 2016. Mr.Vizirgianakis also served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from September 2016 to August 2017. From June 2015 to the present, Mr. Dwyer has provided financial consulting and advisory services to various companies, through the firms Dwyer Holdings and TechCXO. Prior thereto, from November 2012 until June 2015, he was Chief Financial Officer of Virtual Piggy, Inc., a publicly-traded technology company. Prior to joining Virtual Piggy, Mr. Dwyer served as chief financial officer of OpenLink Financial, Inc., a privately held company, which provides software solutions for trading and risk management in the energy, commodity, and capital markets. During 2011 and 2012, Mr. Dwyer was a member ofon the board of directorsTenaxis Medical and chairman of the audit committeeis a strategic investor in and served as interim chief administrative officer of Energy Solutions International, Inc.,advisor to numerous medical device startups and established companies in this field. Mr.Vizirgianakis has a privately-held company providing pipeline management software to energy companies and pipeline operators. From 2010 through 2011, Mr. Dwyer served as chief administrative officer of Capstone Advisory Group, LLC, a privately- held financial advisory firm providing corporate restructuring, litigation support, forensic accounting, expert testimony and valuation services. Mr. Dwyer served as a consultant to Verint Systems, Inc., a software company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, from 2009 through 2010, assisting with SEC reporting and compliance. From 2005 through 2009, Mr. Dwyer served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of AXS-One Inc., a publicly traded software company. During 2004, Mr. Dwyer served as chief financial officer of Synergen, Inc., a privately held software company providing energy technology to utilities. Prior to 2004, Mr. Dwyer also served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of Caminus Corporation, an enterprise application software company that was formerly listed on the NASDAQ National Market, chief financial officer of ACTV, Inc., a digital media company that was formerly listed on the NASDAQ National Market, and chief financial officer of Winstar Global Products, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of hair care, bath and beauty products until its acquisition by Winstar Communications, Inc.degree in 1995 when Mr. Dwyer went on to serve as senior vice president, finance of Winstar Communications. Mr. Dwyer received his BBA in Accountingcommerce from the University of Notre Dame in 1978South Africa. The Board believes Mr.Vizirgianakis’ industry knowledge, sales and is licensedmarketing experience and his international business relationships qualify him to serve as a Certified Public AccountantDirector.

Ms. Gwendolyn A. Watanabehas over 25 years of financial and executive management experience in the State of New York.

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Robert S. Ludecker became Seniormedical device industry. Ms. Watanabe presently serves as the Vice President, Global Corporate Development and Strategy for Teleflex Incorporated, a publicly traded global provider of medical technology products, reporting to Teleflex’s Chief Executive Officer. She has led the Teleflex Global Sales and Marketing in May 2015. PriorCorporate Development & Strategy team since 2013, specifically on strategic mergers & acquisitions. She also leads global strategic relationships for Teleflex. From July 2012 to joining the Company as Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing in MayJuly 2013, Mr. LudeckerMs. Watanabe served from February 2011 to May 2013 as Vice President of Global Salesthe Hotspur line of business for Teleflex’s Cardiac Care Division. Ms. Watanabe joined Teleflex in July 2012 as a result of Teleflex’s acquisition of Hotspur Technologies, Inc. She served as President and Marketing for BioMimetic Therapeutics, a NASDAQ-listed biotechnology company, specializing in the development and commercializationChief Executive Officer of products which promote the healing of musculoskeletal injury and diseases, including orthopedic, spine, and sports medicine applications.Hotspur since 2009. Prior to BioMimetic, Mr. Ludecker served from February 2008 to February 2011 in a variety of senior sales and marketing leadership positions with Small Bone Innovations, a private New York City-based orthopedic company specializing in small bones, and Smith and Nephew, a leading U.K.-based global provider of orthopedic reconstruction implants and a broad portfolio of medical instruments and supplies. Mr. Ludecker holds a B. A. degree from Kenyon College.

Dan Voic became Vice President of Research and Development and Engineering in January 2002. Prior thereto, hethis, she also served as Engineering Managera founding team member at Nellix Endovascular, Bacchus Vascular and DirectorAneuRx, all three of Engineering withwhich were medical device start-up companies that were acquired. In addition, Gwen has been general partner of three venture funds and other private equity entities. Ms. Watanabe formerly served on the Company. Mr. Voic has in excessBoard of 15 years’ experience in both medicalDirectors of Hotspur Technologies (acquired by Teleflex), NovaSom (still privately held) and laboratory and scientific products development. Mr. VoicPractice Fusion (acquired by Allscripts). She holds an M.S. degree in mechanical engineeringMechanical Engineering from PolytechnicStanford University “Traian Vuia” of Timisoara, Romaniain the Design Division with an emphasis on Biomechanical Design, as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School with a focus on Finance and an MS degree in applied mechanics from Polytechnic University of New York.

Joseph J. Brennan became Vice President of Operations in November 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Brennan served from October 2008 to August 2014 as Director of Operations for Air Techniques, Inc., a global medical device company. Mr. BrennanMarketing. She also holds a B. T. degreeB.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the State UniversityMassachusetts Institute of New York at Farmingdale.Technology where she simultaneously completed her pre-med requirements. The Board believes Ms. Watanabe’s executive experience, industry knowledge and technical background qualifies her to serve as a director.

John J. Salerno became Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs in March 2015. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Salerno served from December 2012 to March 2015 as Senior Director of Quality Assurance for US Nonwovens Corp., a privately-held over the counter drug products, cosmetics, personal care and EPA surface disinfectant company. From May 2010 to December 2012, Mr. Salerno was a consultant for US Nonwovens. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Salerno held the position of Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for International Technidyne Corporation. Prior to 2006, Mr. Salerno held the position of Vice President of Regulator Compliance and Reliability Engineering for Pall Life Sciences. Mr. Salerno holds a Master’s degree in Microbiology from Long Island University and a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Fordham University.

Christopher H. Wright became Vice President of Domestic Sales in July 2015. Prior to that, he was National Sales Director of Surgical Sales for the Company since 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wright served from 2011 to 2013 in the position of Senior Business Director with Wright Medical/BioMimetics, LLC. From 2007 – 2011 Mr. Wright held the position for Regional Manager with Small Bone Innovations. From 2005 – 2007 he held the position of Territory business manager with Baxter Healthcare. Prior to 2005, Mr. Wright was an independent sales representative. Mr. Wright holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Xavier University of New Orleans in Louisiana.

Executive officers are elected annually by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board.

The Company’sOur Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the Board nominees describednamed in


Proposal One in this Proxy Statement.proxy statement.

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Corporate Governance

Board Leadership and Structure

Since September 2016, our Board has operated without a formal chairman. However, in 2019, the Board appointed Mr.LaViolette, an independent member of the Board, to serve as Chairman of the Board. As the Board’s Chairman, Mr.LaViolette’s duties include approving the agenda and meeting schedules for each meeting of the Board, taking into account suggestions of other directors, and presiding at meetings of the Board. All directors have input into the preparation of agendas for Board meetings and topics of board discussion and oversight. Our Board believes this structure allows all of the directors to participate in the full range of the Board’s responsibilities with respect to its oversight of the Company’s management. Our Board has determined that this leadership structure is appropriate given the size of the Company, the number of directors overseeing the Company and the Board of Directors’ oversight responsibilities.

Director Independence

NASDAQ listing standards require that a majority of the members of our Board be “independent,” as such term is defined by the NASDAQ listing standards, and to disclose in the proxy statement for each annual meeting those directors that our Board has determined to be independent. Based on such definition, our Board has determined that all directors other than Mr.Vizirgianakis, who is an officer of the Company, are independent.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 (“fiscal 2017”2019”), theour Board of Directors held eleven meetings and acted twicetwo times by unanimous written consent. No Director attended less than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board or of Directors anda committee on which such Director served during fiscal 2019, except for Mr.McBrayer, who attended less than 75% of the meetings due to being recused from meetings of Committees ofour Board concerning matters in which he was a member that were held duringhad an interest with respect to the acquisition of Solsys Medical LLC.

Executive Sessions of Independent Members of the Board

During fiscal 2017.2019, the independent members of our Board met in executive session, without members of management present, four times.

Committees of the Board

TheDuring fiscal 2019, the Board currently hashad three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committees. Further information regardingCommittee. For fiscal 2019, a general description of the duties of these committees, their members and the director nomination process is provided below.number of times each committee met were as follows:

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Audit Committee.    The Audit Committee which met ninesix times in fiscal 20172019 and acted oncedid not act by unanimous written consent,consent. The Audit Committee monitors our financial reporting standards and practices and our internal financial controls to ensure compliance with the policies and objectives established by the Board of Directors.our Board. The committee directly retains and recommends for shareholderstockholder approval an independent registered public accounting firm to conduct thean annual audit of our financial statements and discusses with our independent accountants the scope of their examinations, with particular attention to areas where either the committee or the independent accountants believe special emphasis should be directed. The committee reviews theour quarterly and annual financial statements and the annual independent accountants’ report, invites the accountants’ recommendations on internal controls and on other matters, and reviews the evaluation given and corrective action taken by management. It reviews the independence of the accountantsour independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approvespre-approves audit and permissible non-auditnon-audit services. It has primary oversight responsibility for our Compliance Program. MembersDuring fiscal 2019 prior to our acquisition of Solsys, Mr.Patton, Ms. Watanabe and our former director, Mr.Patrick A. McBrayer, served on the committee are Messrs. Patton, GildeaAudit Committee. Upon Mr.McBrayer’s resignation from, and McBrayer. Mr. PattonMr.Koby’s appointment to, our Board on September27, 2019, Mr.Koby was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee. Mr.Patton chairs the committee. EachOur Board has determined that each member of the committee isserving during fiscal 2019 was independent as defined in Rule 10A-310A-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and the listing standards of Nasdaq. TheNASDAQ. Our Board of Directors has also determined that Messrs. Patton and Gildea eachMr.Patton qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined in Regulation S-KS-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission.SEC.

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TheCompensation Committee.    Our Compensation Committee which met threefive times in fiscal 20172019 and acted oncedid not act by unanimous written consent,consent. The Compensation Committee oversees our executive and director compensation programs and policies and annually reviews all components of compensation to ensure that our objectives are appropriately achieved. These functions are not delegated to our officers or to third-partythird-party professionals, although the committee may from time to time retain third-partythird-party consultants to provide advice regarding compensation issues. NoThe committee did not retain any such consultants were retained during fiscal 2017.2019. The committee also considers input from our executive officers, although final decisions regarding executive compensation are made by the committee. The committee also did not set percentage compensation goals against a peer group of companies, or benchmark our executives’ compensation, though the availability to our executives of alternative employment opportunities is an important consideration in the compensation design process. Rather, the committee used its marketplace knowledge, background, experience and market information to make recommendations concerning executive compensation. The committee is also responsible for certain administrative aspects of our compensation plans and stock plans and approves or recommends changes in these plans. It also approves bonus payments and grants under our stock plans for our executive officers. The committee also reviews officers’ potential for growth and, with the chief executive officer, will beour Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for succession planning. The members are Messrs. McBrayer, Miner and Patton. Mr. McBrayer is chairmanDuring fiscal 2019 prior to our acquisition of Solsys, the committee. All members of the Compensation Committee arewere Mr.Patton and our former directors, Mr.Patrick A. McBrayer and Dr. Charles Miner III. Upon the resignation of Mr.McBrayer and Dr. Miner from, and the appointment of Mr.Koby and Mr.LaViolette to, our Board on September27, 2019, Mr.Koby and Mr.LaViolette were appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee. Mr.Koby chairs the committee. Our Board has determined that each member of the committee serving during fiscal 2019 was independent based uponas defined in the criteria provided by Nasdaq rules.listing standards of NASDAQ.

TheNominating and Governance Committee.    Our Nominating and Governance Committee which met once in fiscal 2017,2019. The committee reviews, on a periodic basis, the overall effectiveness and/or appropriateness of our corporate governance and recommends improvements when necessary; assists theour Board in identifying, screening, and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors in accordance with criteria approved by theour Board and shall recommendrecommends to theour Board candidates for nomination for election at the annual meeting of shareholdersstockholders or to fill Board vacancies; develops and recommends to theour Board and oversees implementation of our policies and procedures for the receipt of stockholder suggestions regarding Board composition and recommendations of candidates for nomination by theour Board; and assists theour Board in disclosing information relating to functions of the committee as may be required in accordance with the Federal securities laws. MembersDuring fiscal 2019 prior to our acquisition of Solsys, Mr.Patton, Ms. Watanabe and our former director, Mr.Patrick A. McBrayer, served on the Nominating and Governance Committee. Upon Mr.McBrayer’s resignation from, and the appointment of Mr.Koby and Mr.LaViolette to, our Board on September27, 2019, Mr.LaViolette was appointed to serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee, with Mr.Koby joining the committee and Mr.Patton resigning from the committee on October1, 2019. Ms. Watanabe chairs the committee. Our Board has determined that each member of the committee are Messrs. Gildea, McBrayer and Patton. Mr. Gildea isserving during fiscal 2019 was independent as defined in the chairmanlisting standards of the committee. All members serving on the committee are independent, based upon the criteria provided by Nasdaq rules.

NASDAQ.

Each committee is governed by a written charter. Copies of each committee charter are available on our website atwww.misonix.com.

Nomination of Directors

The process followed by the Nominating and Governance Committee to identify and evaluate director candidates includes requests to the members of our board of directorsBoard and others for recommendations, meetings from time to time to evaluate biographical information and background material relating to potential candidates and interviews of selected candidates by members of the Nominating and Governance Committee and our boardBoard.

In recommending candidates to the Board for nomination as directors, the Nominating and Governance Committee strives to identify individuals who bring a unique perspective to the Company’s leadership and contribute to the overall diversity of directors.

While we doour Board. Although the Nominating and Governance Committee has not haveadopted a formalspecific written diversity policy for board membership,nominations, we lookbelieve that a diversity of experience, gender, race, ethnicity and age contributes to effective governance for potential candidates that help ensure that the board of directors has the benefit of a wide range of attributes,our stockholders. In practice, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers such characteristics together with the other qualities considered necessary by the Nominating and Governance Committee, such as requisite judgment, skill, integrity and experience, including cultural, gender, ethnic and age diversity and experience in industries beyond healthcare. We also lookThe Nominating and Governance Committee does not assign a particular weight to these individual factors. Rather, the Nominating and Governance Committee looks for financial oversight experience, financial communitya mix of factors that, when considered along with the experience and credentials of the other candidates and existing directors, will provide stockholders with a good reputation within the financial community; business management experiencediverse and the potential to succeed top management in the event board intervention is necessary on an unexpected basis; business contacts, business knowledge and influence that may be useful to our businesses; and knowledge about our industry and technologies.

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experienced Board.

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Our board of directorsBoard does not currently prescribe any minimum qualifications for director candidates; however, the Nominating and Governance Committee will take into account a potential candidate’s experience, areas of expertise and other factors relevant to the overall composition of our board of directors.

ShareholdersOur bylaws provide that nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board may recommend individualsbe made by giving adequate notice to the Corporate Secretary of the Company. The Nominating and Governance Committee for consideration as potential director candidates by submitting the names of the candidate(s), together with appropriate biographical informationBoard will consider persons properly nominated by stockholders and background materials and a statement as to whether the shareholder or group of shareholders making the recommendation has beneficially owned more than 5% of our common stock for at least a year as of the date such recommendation is made,recommend to the Nominating and Governance Committee, Attn: Corporate Secretary, Misonix, Inc., 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, New York 11735. Assuming that appropriate biographical and background material has been provided on a timely basis,full Board whether any such nominees should be included with the Board’s nominees for election by stockholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee will evaluate shareholder-recommendedproperly nominated stockholder-recommended candidates by following substantially the same process, and applying substantially the same criteria, as it follows for candidates submitted by others.

Director Compensation For Fiscal 2017

Directors To be adequate, the nomination notice must set forth certain information specified in our bylaws about each stockholder submitting a nomination and each person being nominated. Our bylaws are compensated through payment of a cash feeavailable in our SEC filings which can be accessed on our website atwww.misonix.com under the “Investors Relations” tab and annual stock option grants. Commencing on January 1, 2017 and effective on May 9, 2017, each non-employee director received an annual fee of $35,000 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee received $45,000. Commencing February 3, 2015, each non-employee director received an annual fee of $20,000 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee received $25,000. Each non-employee director was also reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred while travelingwill be provided to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors or while traveling in furtherance of the business of the Company. In May 2017, the Chairman of the Audit Committee received a one time additional payment of $25,000 in recognition of his services during the prior year.

The following table sets forth information for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 with respectany stockholder upon written request to the compensation of our directors.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR

Name Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash ($)
  Option
Awards
($)
  Total ($) 
John W. Gildea $23,750   -  $23,750 
             
Dr. Charles Miner III $23,750   -  $23,750 
             
T. Guy Minetti $11,250   -  $11,250 
             
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis $10,000   -  $10,000 
             
Thomas M. Patton $53,700   -  $53,700 
             
Patrick A. McBrayer $23,750   -  $23,750 

Outstanding options at June 30, 2017 for Messrs. Gildea and Miner were 90,000 shares each, Mr. Vizirgianakis was 37,500 shares, Mr. McBrayer was 30,000 shares, Mr. Patton was 15,000 shares and Mr. Minetti was 75,000 shares.

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Section 16 (a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s executive officers, directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities (“Reporting Persons”) to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the SEC. These Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file with the SEC. Based solely on the Company’s review of the copies of the forms it has received, the Company believes that all Reporting Persons, complied on a timely basis with all filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during fiscal year 2017, with the exception of one transaction by Robert Ludecker during fiscal 2015 which was omitted from the original Form 4 and was filed late, via amendment, in fiscal 2017.

Communications with Directors

Shareholders, associates of the Company and other interested parties may communicate directly with the Board of Directors, with the non-management Directors or with a specific Board member, by writing to the Board (or the non-management Directors or a specific Board member) and delivering the communication in person or mailing it to: Board of Directors, Privileged & Confidential, c/o Joseph P. Dwyer, Secretary, Misonix, Inc., 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, New York 11735, Attn: Corporate Secretary. A stockholder is not entitled to have its nominees included in our proxy statement solely as a result of such stockholder’s compliance with the foregoing provisions. If a stockholder does not appear at the annual meeting to present its nomination in person, such nomination will be disregarded (notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been solicited, obtained or delivered).

Communications with Directors

Our annual meeting of stockholders provides an opportunity each year for stockholders to ask questions of, or otherwise communicate directly with, members of our Board on appropriate matters. In addition, stockholders may communicate in writing with any particular director, any committee of our Board, or the directors as a group, by sending such written communication to our Secretary at our principal executive offices at 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, New York 11735. Our Secretary will provide copies of written communications received at such address to the Board or the relevant director unless such communications are considered, in the reasonable judgment of our Secretary, to be inappropriate for submission to the intended recipient(s). Examples of stockholder communications that would be considered inappropriate for submission to our Board or an individual director include, without limitation, customer complaints, solicitations, communications that do not relate directly or indirectly to our business or communications that relate to improper or irrelevant topics. The Secretary or his designee may analyze and prepare a response to the information contained in communications received and may deliver a copy of the communication to other Company staff members or agents who are responsible for analyzing or responding to complaints or requests. Communications concerning potential director nominees submitted by any of our stockholders will be forwarded to the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Correspondence addressed to the Board will be discussed at the next scheduled meeting of the Board, of Directors, or as otherwise indicated by the urgency of the matter. The non-managementnon-management Directors are: Messrs. Gildea, McBrayer, MinerPatton, Koby and Patton.LaViolette and Ms. Watanabe. From time to time, theour Board of Directors may change the process by which shareholdersstockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors or its members. AnyWe will post any changes in this process will be posted on the Company’sour website or otherwise publicly disclosed.make a public disclosure.

Director Independence

The Company is required to have a Board of Directors a majority of whom are “independent” as defined by the Nasdaq listing standards and to disclose in the proxy statement for each annual meeting those Directors that the Board of Directors has determined to be independent. Based on such definition, the Board of Directors has determined that all Directors other than Vizirgianakis, who is an officer of the Company, are independent.

The Company is required to have an audit committee of at least three members composed solely of independent Directors. The Board of Directors is required under the Nasdaq listing standards to affirmatively determine the independence of each Director on the Audit Committee. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Patton, Gildea and McBrayer. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “independent” not only under the Nasdaq listing standards but also within the definition contained in a final rule of the SEC. Furthermore, the Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Gildea and Mr. Patton are “audit committee financial experts” within the definition contained in a final rule adopted by the SEC.

Corporate Governance

The Company has an ongoing commitment to good governance and business practices. In furtherance of this commitment, we regularly monitor developments in the area of corporate governance and review our policies and procedures in light of such developments. We comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Nasdaq Stock Market, and implement other corporate governance practices we believe are in the best interests of the Company and the shareholders.

Board Leadership and Structure

Since September 2016, the Board of Directors has operated without a formal chairman. The Board does not have a specifically designated lead independent Director. However, Thomas M. Patton, an independent Director and Chair of our Audit Committee, has typically led the executive sessions of the Board and acts as a liaison between the Directors and management. In addition, all Directors have input into the preparation of the meeting agenda and topics of board discussion and oversight. The Board of Directors believes that this is an appropriate structure for the overall governance of the Board.

Risk Oversight

The Board oversees Company functions in an effort to assure that Companyour assets are properly safeguarded, that appropriate financial and other controls are maintained, and that the Company’sour business is conducted prudently and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and ethical standards.

While the Board is responsible for risk oversight, Companyour management is responsible for managing risk. The Company hasWe have developed internal processes and an internal control environment to identify and manage risks and to communicate with the Board. The Board monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the internal controls and the risk management program at least annually. Management communicates routinely with the Board and individual Directors on the significant risks identified and how they are being managed. Directors are free to, and often do, communicate directly with senior management.

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The Audit Committee has responsibility for reviewing and overseeing the Company’s financial statements, including the integrity of the Company’s financial and disclosure controls, its legal compliance programs and procedures, and its procedures for identifying, evaluating and controlling material financial, legal and operational risk.

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With respect to potential transactions with related parties required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, the Audit Committee charter provides that the Audit Committee must review, approve and oversee such transactions. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” for a description of such related party transactions since the beginning of fiscal year 2019 or that are currently proposed.

Board Attendance at Annual Meetings of ShareholdersStockholders

The Company hasWe have not established a formal policy regarding director attendance at its Annual Meetingsour annual meetings of Shareholders,stockholders, but the Directorsour directors generally do attend the Annual Meeting.annual meeting. The Chairman of the Board or the President presides at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders,Stockholders, and our bylaws provide that the Board will hold an annual meeting of Directors generally holds onethe Board immediately following the annual meeting of its regular meetings in conjunction withstockholders (or if such meeting is adjourned, the Annual Meetingfinal adjournment) at the same place of Shareholders.such meeting of stockholders. Accordingly, unless one or more members of theour Board are unable to attend, all members of theour Board are typically present for the annual meeting of stockholders. All of our Directors attended the Annual Meeting. However, dueMeeting in 2019. In light of the public health emergency related to the delayed timing of our fiscal 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held in June 2017, which did not coincide with a regular meetingoutbreak of the Board ofnovel coronavirus in 2019 (“COVID-19”), and as we continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19, Directors only three of our five Directors attended that meeting.may attend meetings remotely in the coming year.

Code of Ethics

The Company hasWe have adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of itsour directors, officers (including itsour Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller and any person performing similar functions) and employees. The Company hasWe have made the Code of Ethics available on itsour website at www.MISONIX.com.www.misonix.com.

Section 16 (a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that our executive officers, directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities (“Reporting Persons”) file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms3,4, and 5 with the SEC. These Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Forms3, 4 and 5 they file with the SEC. Based solely on our review of the copies of the forms we have received, we believe that all Reporting Persons, complied on a timely basis with all filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during fiscal year 2019.

Audit Committee Report

Management is responsible for the Company’sour financial reporting process, including itsour system of internal control, and for the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company’sOur independent auditors are responsible for auditing those financial statements. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and review these processes. It is not the Audit Committee’s duty or responsibility to conduct audit or accounting reviews or procedures. The members of the Audit Committee are not employees of the Company and may not be, and may not represent themselves to be or to serve as, accountants or auditors by profession or experts in the fields of accounting or auditing. Therefore, the Audit Committee has relied, without independent verification, on management’s representation that the financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and on the representations of the independent registered public accounting firm included in its report on the Company’sour financial statements. The Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide it with an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or policies, or appropriate internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee’s considerations and discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm do not assure that the Company’sour financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, that the audit of the Company’sour financial statements has been carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards or that the Company’sour independent registered public accounting firm is in fact “independent”.

In accordance with its written charter, the Audit Committee assists theour Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to monitor the integrity of the accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices of the Company. Typically, for each fiscal year, the Audit Committee selects the independent registered public accounting firm to audit theour financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and such selection is subsequently presented to the Company’s shareholdersour stockholders for ratification.

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The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 with our management and has discussed with the previously engaged independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 1301 “Communications With Audit Committees” as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Audit Committee has also discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm matters relating to its independence, including a review of audit and non-auditnon-audit fees and the written disclosures and letter from the independent registered public accounting firm to the Audit Committee pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence.

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Based on the review and discussions of the above, the Audit Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that theour audited financial statements be included in the Company’sour Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 for filing with the SEC.

Reported upon by the Audit Committee

Thomas M. Patton, Chair

John W. Gildea

Patrick A. McBrayer

Reported upon by the Audit Committee

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Thomas M. Patton, Chair

 

Gwendolyn A. Watanabe

Patrick A. McBrayer*

*No longer serving on the Audit Committee

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Executive Officers

Executive Officers of Misonix

The following table contains information regarding each of our executive officers:

Name

Age

Title

Stavros G Vizirgianakis

49

Chief Executive Officer

Allan Staley

60

President

Joseph P. Dwyer

64

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

Sharon W. Klugewicz

52

Chief Operating Officer

Robert S. Ludecker

52

Senior Vice President of Sales

Linwood “Woody” Staub

58

Senior Vice President of Sales

Principal Occupation and Qualification of Executive Officers who are not Directors

Allan Staleyhas served at Misonix’s President since September 2019. He co-founded Solsys Medical LLC in 1999 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from May 2015 to September 2019, when we acquired Solsys. From 2007 through May 2015, Mr.Staley served as the President of Solsys and ran its day-to-day operations, including managing reports for sales, marketing, finance, quality and market access. Mr.Staley created Solsys’ business relationship with LifeNet in 2010 to market and distribute TheraSkin and led the reimbursement strategy, and its tactical execution, to secure broad reimbursement coverage for TheraSkin. Prior to 2007, Mr.Staley was a business attorney for 21 years. Mr.Staley received his J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary and his B.S. from Randolph-Macon College.

Joseph P. Dwyerhas served as our Chief Financial Officer since August 2017 and as our Treasurer and Secretary since September 2017, and previously served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from September 2016 to August 2017. From June 2015 to the present, Mr.Dwyer has provided financial consulting and advisory services to various companies, through the firms Dwyer Holdings and TechCXO. Prior thereto, from November 2012 until June 2015, he was Chief Financial Officer of Virtual Piggy, Inc., a publicly-traded technology company. Prior to joining Virtual Piggy, Mr.Dwyer served as chief financial officer of OpenLink Financial, Inc., a privately held company, which provides software solutions for trading and risk management in the energy, commodity, and capital markets. During 2011 and 2012, Mr.Dwyer was a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee and served as interim chief administrative officer of Energy Solutions International, Inc., a privately-held company providing pipeline management software to energy companies and pipeline operators. From 2010 through 2011, Mr.Dwyer served as chief administrative officer of Capstone Advisory Group, LLC, a privately-held financial advisory firm providing corporate restructuring, litigation support, forensic accounting, expert testimony and valuation services. Mr.Dwyer served as a consultant to Verint Systems, Inc., a software company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, from 2009 through 2010, assisting with SEC reporting and compliance. From 2005 through 2009, Mr.Dwyer served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of AXS-One Inc., a publicly traded software company. During 2004, Mr.Dwyer served as chief financial officer of Synergen, Inc., a privately held software company providing energy technology to utilities. Prior to 2004, Mr.Dwyer also served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of Caminus Corporation, an enterprise application software company that was formerly listed on the NASDAQ National Market, chief financial officer of ACTV, Inc., a digital media company that was formerly listed on the NASDAQ National Market, and chief financial officer of Winstar Global Products, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of hair care, bath and beauty products until its acquisition by Winstar Communications, Inc. in 1995 when Mr.Dwyer went on to serve as senior vice president, finance of Winstar Communications. Mr.Dwyer received his BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame in 1978 and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.

Sharon W. Klugewicz became Chief Operating Officer in March 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Klugewicz served from July 2018 to February 2019 as Chief Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer for Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (“Chembio”), a manufacturer of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. Prior to her role as Chief Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer, Ms. Klugewicz served in various roles for Chembio, including President, Americas Region from September 2016 to June 2018, acting CEO from May 2017 to October 2017, Chief Operating Officer from May 2013 to August 2016 and Vice President, QA/QC/Technical Operations until April 2013. Prior to joining Chembio in September 2012, Ms. Klugewicz, held a number of executive positions at Pall Corporation, a

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world leader in filtration, separation and purification technologies, over her 21-year tenure there, including Sr. VP, Scientific & Laboratory Services, Sr. VP, Global Quality Operations in the Pall Life Sciences Division, as well as in Marketing Product Management, and Field Technical Services. Ms. Klugewicz holds an M.S. in Biochemistry from Adelphi University and a B.S. in Neurobiology from Stony Brook University.

Robert S. Ludeckerbecame Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing in May 2015. Prior to joining the Company as Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing in May 2013, Mr.Ludecker served from February 2011 to May 2013 as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for BioMimetic Therapeutics, a NASDAQ-listed biotechnology company, specializing in the development and commercialization of products which promote the healing of musculoskeletal injury and diseases, including orthopedic, spine, and sports medicine applications. Prior to BioMimetic, Mr.Ludecker served from February 2008 to February 2011 in a variety of senior sales and marketing leadership positions with Small Bone Innovations, a private New York City-based orthopedic company specializing in small bones, and Smith and Nephew, a leading U.K.-based global provider of orthopedic reconstruction implants and a broad portfolio of medical instruments and supplies. Mr.Ludecker holds a B.A. degree from Kenyon College.

Linwood “Woody” Staubhas served as Misonix’s Senior Vice President of Sales since Misonix acquired Solsys Medical LLC in September 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Mr.Staub served as President and COO of Solsys Medical, LLC. Mr.Staub has 25 years of experience in the medical device industry. Mr.Staub has served as President of CMJ Medical, VP General Manager for the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies wound management group for Europe, Middle East and Africa, General Manager of the Indigo urology effort in Asia-Pacific, VP Sales and Marketing for the Women’s Health and Urology (old Gynecare) division, and global President for KCI’s V.A.C. division with over $1billion in sales. As president of CMJ Medical, he headed a sports medicine distributorship with over $50million in sales and 52 sales representatives across the Mid-Atlantic region. Woody graduated from Randolph Macon College in 1984 with a degree in Economics and has a Fellowship degree from Wharton in Hospital CEO Management.

Executive officers are elected annually by, and serve at the discretion of, the Board.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview of Compensation Program and Philosophy

Our compensation program is intended to:

•        Attract, motivate, retain and reward employees of outstanding ability;

Attract, motivate, retain and reward employees of outstanding ability;
Link changes in employee compensation to individual and corporate performance;
Align employees’ interests with those of the Company’s shareholders.

•        Link changes in employee compensation to individual and corporate performance; and

•        Align employees’ interests with those of the Company’s stockholders.

The ultimate objective of our compensation program is to increase shareholderstockholder value. We seek to achieve these objectives with a total compensation approach which takes into account a competitive base salary, bonus pay based on the annual performance of the Company and individual goals and stock option and restricted stock awards.

The Board’s Compensation Committee, which is comprisedcomposed solely of independent directors and is responsible for making decisions regarding the amount and form of compensation paid to the Company’sour executive officers, has carefully considered the results of prior say-on-pay shareholdersay-on-pay stockholder votes. Based upon the vote results at the most recent annual shareholdersstockholders meeting, shareholdersstockholders appear to be generally supportive of the Compensation Committee’s approach to the executive compensation program.

Base Salaries

Base salaries paid to executives are intended to attract and retain highly talented individuals. In setting base salaries, individual experience, individual performance, the Company’s performance and job responsibilities during the year are considered. Executive salaries are evaluated against local companies of similar size and nature. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017,June30, 2019, Messrs. Ludecker, VoicMessrs. Vizirgianakis, Dwyer and ZarembaLudecker each received base salary increases of 3%3.0% based on performance.

Annual Bonus Plan Compensation

The Compensation Committee of the Board approves annual performance-basedperformance-based compensation. The purpose of the annual bonus compensation is to motivate executive officers and key employees. Target bonuses, based upon recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer, are evaluated and approved by the Compensation Committee for all management employees other than the Chief Executive Officer. The bonus recommendations are derived from individual and Company performance but not based on a specific formula and are discretionary. The Chief Executive Officer’s bonus compensation is derived from the recommendation of the Compensation Committee based upon the Chief Executive Officer’s performance and Company performance but is not based on a specific formula and is discretionary. Bonuses earned in fiscal 20172019 based on performance were as follows: $103,125$163,305 to Mr. Vizirgianakis, $0Mr.Vizirgianakis, $83,220 to Mr. McManus, $0Mr.Dwyer and $79,100 to Mr. Zaremba, $82,500 to Mr. Ludecker, and $22,000 to Mr. Voic. Mr. Wright’s performance-based compensation is commission based and he therefore did not participate in the bonus plan. Mr. Dwyer was not an employee of the Company during fiscal 2017 and was not eligible for a bonus.Mr.Ludecker.

Equity Incentive Awards

Company executives are eligible to receive restricted stock and stock options (which gives them the right to purchase shares of common stockCommon Stock at a specified price in the future). These grants will vest based upon the passage of time, the achievement of performance metrics, or both. We believe that the use of restricted stock and stock options as the basis for long-termlong-term incentive compensation meets our defined compensation strategy and business needs by achieving increased value for shareholdersstockholders and retaining key employees.

Stock option awards are intended to attract and retain highly talented executives, to provide an opportunity for significant compensation when overall Company performance is reflected in the stock price and to help align executives’ and shareholders’stockholders’ interests. Stock options are typically granted at the time of hire to key new employees and annually to a broad group of existing key employees, including executive officers. We have adopted a number of equity compensation plans governing the grant of such stock options. All of our equity compensation plans have been approved by our shareholders.

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stockholders.

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Annual option grants to executive officers are made at the discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee and may be in the form of incentive stock options (“ISOs”) up to the fullest extent permitted under tax laws, with the balance granted in the form of nonqualified stock options. The option grants are subject to the terms of the relevant plan. ISOs have potential income tax advantage for executives if the executive disposes of the acquired shares after satisfying certain holding periods. Tax laws provide that at the date of grant, the aggregate fair market value of ISOs that become exercisable for any employee in any year may not exceed $100,000.

Our current standard option vesting schedule for all employees is 25% on the first anniversary of the date of grant, 25% on the second anniversary of the date of grant, 25% on the third anniversary of the date of grant and 25% on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. We have on occasion issued options that have two year vesting to employees.

The number of stock options granted in fiscal 20172019 to the named executive officers, and their estimated fair value, were as follows:

Named Executive
Officer
 Grant Date Number of
Option
Shares
Granted
  Estimated
Fair Value
of
Awards at
Grant Date
 
         
Richard A. Zaremba 12/6/2016  30,000  $153,561 
           
Robert S. Ludecker 11/3/2016  31,000  $110,689 
           
Robert S. Ludecker 12/6/2016  30,000  $153,561 
           
Dan Voic 12/6/2016  15,000  $76,781 
           
Christopher H. Wright 11/3/2016  15,000  $53,559 
           
Christopher H. Wright 12/6/2016  35,000  $179,155 

Named Executive Officer

 

Grant
Date

 

Number of
Options
Granted

 

Estimated
Fair Value of
Awards at
Grant Date

Joseph P. Dwyer

 

7/24/2018

 

25,000

 

$

218,924

Sharon Klugewicz

 

3/1/2019

 

25,000

 

$

276,170

Robert S. Ludecker

 

7/24/2018

 

18,000

 

$

157,625

The stock options awarded on November 3, 2016July24, 2018 had an exercise price of $6.76$15.90 (which was equal to the average of the opening and closing market price per share of our stock on the date of grant). The stock options awarded on December 6, 2016March1, 2019 had an exercise price of $9.525$19.84 (which was equal to the average of the opening and closing market price per share of our stock on the date of grant). All stock options in the above table provide for vesting at 25% per year on the first four year-year anniversary dates of the grant date, with a stated expiration date of ten years after grant.

In conjunction with the execution of his employment agreement, on December 15, 2016 Mr. Vizirgianakis received grants of an aggregate of 400,000 shares of restricted stock pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as follows: (i) a grant of 134,000 shares vesting in five equal installments on September 1, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; (ii) a performance grant of 133,000 shares which vests if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the third anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing four (4) fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $35,000,000 and (B) the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock is at least $10.50 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for ten (10) consecutive trading days; and (iii) a performance grant of 133,000 shares which vests if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing four (4) fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $48,000,000 and (B) the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock is at least $13.00 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for ten (10) consecutive trading days. The aforementioned performance grants will vest on a change of control in accordance with the Plan only if the applicable share price threshold is met in such transaction.

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Other Annual Compensation and Benefits

Although direct compensation, in the form of salary, non-equitynon-equity incentive awards and long-termlong-term equity incentive awards provide most of the compensation to each Executive Officer, we also provide for the following items of additional compensation:

•        Retirement savings are provided by a 401(k) plan, in the same manner to all U.S. employees. This plan includes an employer matching contribution of 10% which is intended to encourage employees (including the chief executive officer) to save for retirement; and

Retirement savings are provided by a 401(k) plan, in the same manner to all U.S. employees. This plan includes an employer matching contribution of 10% which is intended to encourage employees (including the chief executive officer) to save for retirement.

•        Health, life and disability benefits are offered to our executive officers in the same manner to all of our U.S. employees. We provided additional life insurance, long term care policies and certain transportation expenses for our chief executive officer and each of our executive officers.

Transportation expenses are provided to executive officers, primarily in the form of an automobile allowance. Our former chief executive officer had the use of a Company provided automobile with driver.

Compensation Committee Report

Our Compensation Committee has furnished the following report. The information contained in the Compensation“Compensation Committee Report”is not deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor is such information to be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference in to such filings.

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Our Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-KS-K of the Securities Act with management. Based on such review and discussion, our Compensation Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that the“Compensation “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 for filing with the SEC.

 

Compensation Committee

  

Patrick A. McBrayerMcBrayer*

 

Dr. Charles Miner IIIIII*

 

Thomas M. Patton

*No longer serving on the Compensation Committee

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During fiscal 2017,2019, Messrs. Gildea, McBrayer, Patton and Miner and our former director, T. Guy MinettiPatton served as members of our Compensation Committee. No Member of our Compensation Committee is or was during fiscal year 20172019 an employee or an officer of Misonix or its subsidiaries.subsidiaries or was formerly an officer of Misonix.

Summary of Compensation

The table and footnotes below describe the total compensation for fiscal years ended June 30,June30, 2019, June30, 2018, and June30, 2017 June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2015 earned by the “named executive officers,” who are each of the persons who served as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer during fiscal 2017,2019, and each of the three other most highly compensated individuals who were serving as executive officers of the Company on June 30, 2017,June30, 2019, the last day of the fiscal year.

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name and Principal Position

 

Fiscal year
Ended
June 30,

 

Salary
($)

 

Bonus
($)

 

Stock
Awards
($)

 

Option
Awards
($)

 

All Other
Compensation
($)

 

Total
($)

Stavros Vizirgianakis

 

2019

 

$

382,000

 

$

163,305

 

$

 

$

 

$

8,848

(1)

 

$

554,153

President and Chief Executive

 

2018

 

$

365,400

 

$

167,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

8,907

(1)

 

$

541,307

Officer

 

2017

 

$

180,000

 

$

103,125

 

$

3,637,388

 

$

 

$

124,020

 

 

$

4,044,533

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph P. Dwyer

 

2019

 

$

292,000

 

$

83,220

 

$

 

$

218,924

 

$

8,799

(1)

 

$

602,943

Chief Financial Officer

 

2018

 

$

309,385

 

$

85,000

 

$

 

$

649,008

 

$

7,327

(1)

 

$

1,050,720

  

2017

 

$

285,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

285,000

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert S. Ludecker

 

2019

 

$

293,000

 

$

79,100

 

$

 

$

157,625

 

$

8,466

(1)

 

$

538,191

Senior Vice President-Medical

 

2018

 

$

279,972

 

$

170,500

 

$

 

$

132,476

 

$

9,409

(1)

 

$

592,356

Global Sales and Marketing

 

2017

 

$

271,817

 

$

82,500

 

$

 

$

264,250

 

$

31,300

(1)

 

$

649,867

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharon Klugewicz(2)

 

2019

 

$

83,333

 

$

10,000

 

$

 

$

276,170

 

$

2,538

(1)

 

$

372,041

Chief Operating Officer

 

2018

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

— 

 

 

$

  

2017

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

____________

Name Fiscal
year
       Stock  Option  All
Other
    
and Principal
Position
 Ended
June 30,
 Salary ($)  Bonus ($)  Awards
($)
  Awards
($)
  Compen-
sation ($)
  Total ($) 
                     
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis 2017 $180,000  $103,125  $3,637,388     $124,020(1) $4,044,533 
President and Chief Executive 2016                  
Officer 2015                  
                           
Joseph P. Dwyer 2017 $285,000              $285,000 
Chief Financial Officer, 2016                  
 Treasurer and Secretary 2015                  
                           
Michael A. McManus, Jr. 2017 $54,167           $348,263(3) $402,430 
Former President and Chief 2016 $325,000        $259,715  $99,730  $684,445 
Executive Officer (2) 2015 $290,008  $100,000     $1,314,695  $96,291  $1,800,994 
                           
Richard A. Zaremba 2017 $239,804  $     $153,561  $15,093(5) $408,458 
Former Senior Vice President of Finance, 2016 $232,819  $45,000     $110,379  $10,081  $398,279 
Treasurer and Secretary (4) 2015 $226,038  $25,000     $178,374  $10,731  $440,143 
                           
Robert S. Ludecker 2017 $271,817  $82,500     $264,250  $31,300(6) $649,867 
Senior Vice President-Medical 2016 $263,900  $65,000     $110,379  $8,194  $447,473 
Global Sales and Marketing 2015 $215,098  $45,000     $748,751  $8,376  $1,017,225 
                           
Dan Voic 2017 $185,523  $22,000     $76,781  $15,615(7) $299,919 
Vice President of 2016 $180,119  $25,000     $128,776  $11,885  $345,780 
Research and Development and Engineering 2015 $174,873  $20,000     $208,103  $12,147  $415,123 
                          
Christopher H. Wright 2017 $383,250        $232,714  $10,870(8) $626,834 
Vice President -  U. S. Sales 2016 $296,300        $55,190  $7,646  $359,136 
  2015 $248,000        $59,458  $8,246  $315,704 

(1)Includes $65,020(1)      Consists of legal fees related to his employment contract with the Company and his visa application process, $10,000 for relocation costs, $3,900 for a car allowance and $10,000 for director fees prior to being appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Stock awards assume that all performance conditions are met. Refer to footnote 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 for a description of the valuation method and inputs relating to the stock awards.
(2)Mr. McManus retired from the Company effective September 2, 2016.
(3)Includes $270,833 of severance payments, $58,617 of expenses for a Company-owned automobile and a driver, $26,229 of life insurance benefits and long term care insurance coverage.
(4)On September 13, 2016, Mr. Zaremba (i) ceased serving as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii) was appointed Senior Vice President, Finance of the Company. Effective September 18, 2017, Mr. Zaremba stepped down from his positions as Senior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Secretary.
(5)Includes a car allowance, life and long term care insurance coverage.
(6)Includes $10,220 for a car allowance, life and long term care insurance coverage and $13,076 for a home security system.
(7)Includes a car allowance, toll reimbursements and life and long term care insurance coverage.
(8)Includes a car allowance, life and long term care insurance coverage.

(2)      Ms. Klugewicz joined Misonix in March 2019. Her salary and bonus represent four months of fiscal 2019. Also reflects her initial option grant.

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Grants of Plan Based Awards

The following table presents non-equitynon-equity and equity awards granted to the named executive officers in fiscal year 2017.2019.

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASEDPLAN BASED AWARDS IN FISCAL 20172019

Name

 

Grant Date

 

All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock

 

All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options

 

Exercise or
Base price of
Option
Awards
($/Share)
(1)

 

Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards
($)
(2)

Joseph P. Dwyer

 

7/24/2018

 

 

25,000

 

$

15.90

 

$

218,924

Sharon Klugewicz

 

3/1/2019

 

 

25,000

 

$

19.84

 

$

276,170

Robert S. Ludecker

 

7/24/2018

 

 

18,000

 

$

15.90

 

$

157,625

____________

Name Grant
Date
 (1)
 All Other
 Stock
 Awards:
 Number of
 Shares of
 Stock
  All Other
 Option  
Awards:
 Number of
 Securities
 Underlying
 Options
  

(2)

Exercise or
Base price
of Option 
Awards
($/Share)

  

(3)

Grant Date 
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option 
Awards
($)

 
               
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis 12/15/2016  133,334      $  $1,286,400 
                   
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis 12/15/2016  133,333      $  $1,180,801 
                   
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis 12/15/2016  133,333      $  $1,170,187 
                   
Richard A. Zaremba 12/6/2016      30,000  $9.525  $153,561 
                   
Robert S. Ludecker 11/3/2016      31,000  $6.760  $110,689 
                   
Robert S. Ludecker 12/6/2016      30,000  $9.525  $153,561 
                   
Dan Voic 12/6/2016      15,000  $9.525  $76,781 
                   
Christopher H. Wright 11/3/2016      15,000  $6.760  $53,559 
                   
Christopher H. Wright 12/6/2016      35,000  $9.525  $179,155 

(1)Mr. Vizirgianakis received restricted stock awards pursuant to our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2)Stock option awards were issued on November 3, 2016 pursuant to our 2009 Equity Incentive Plan except for Mr. Wright who was awarded from the 2012 Employee Equity Incentive Plan. Stock option awards were issued on December 6, 2016 pursuant to our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan except for Mr. Ludecker who was awarded from the 2012 Employee Equity Plan.      All stock options in the above table provide for vesting at 25% per year on the first four year on the first four-year anniversary dates of the grant date, with a stated expiration date of ten years after grant.
(3)This amount represents the Black-Scholes computation as of that date of award, except for Mr. Vizirgianakis, whose awards were valued using a Monte Carlo computation as of the grant date of the award.

(2)      This amount represents the Black-Scholes computation as of that date of award.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding equity awards held as of June 30, 2017June30, 2019 by our named executive officers.

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 20172019 FISCAL YEAR END

Name

 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable

 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable

 

Option
Exercise
Price
($)

 

Option
Expiration
Date

 

Number of
Shares of
Stock That
Have Not
Not Vested

 

Market
Value of
Shares of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested

Stavros G. Vizirgianakis

 

53,600

 

    (1

)

 

$

   

80,400

 

$

2,043,768

  

133,000

 

    (1

)

 

 

    

 

$

    

    (1

)

 

 

    

133,000

 

$

3,380,860

     

 

 

 

      

 

 

Joseph P. Dwyer

    

 

 

 

      

 

 
  

25,000

 

75,000

(2)

 

 

10.20

 

8/21/2027

   

 

 
  

3,000

 

9,000

(3)

 

 

10.25

 

11/2/2027

   

 

 
    

25,000

(9)

 

 

15.90

 

7/24/2028

   

 

 
     

 

 

 

      

 

 

Robert S. Ludecker

    

 

 

 

      

 

 
  

3,443

 

(3)

 

 

4.68

 

9/10/2023

   

 

 
  

35,000

 

(4)

 

 

7.67

 

9/9/2024

   

 

 
  

80,000

 

(5)

 

 

12.77

 

5/14/2025

   

 

 
  

22,500

 

7,000

(6)

 

 

9.38

 

8/18/2025

   

 

 
  

15,550

 

15,450

(7)

 

 

6.76

 

11/3/2026

   

 

 
  

15,500

 

15,000

(8)

 

 

9.53

 

12/6/2026

   

 

 
  

6,000

 

18,000

(2)

 

 

10.25

 

11/2/2027

   

 

 
  

 

18,000

(9)

 

 

15.90

 

7/24/2028

   

 

 
     

 

 

 

      

 

 

Sharon Klugewicz

    

 

 

 

      

 

 
    

25,000

(10)

 

 

19.84

 

3/1/2029

   

 

 

____________

Name Number of
 Securities
 Underlying
 Unexercised
 Options (#)
 Exercisable
  Number of
 Securities
 Underlying
 Unexercised
 Options (#)
 Unexercisable
  Option
Exercise
Price ($)
  Option
Expiration
Date
  (1)
Number
of
Shares
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Not
Vested
  Market
Value of
Shares of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
 
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis            134,000(7) $1,279,700 
                   133,000(7) $1,270,150 
                   133,000(7) $1,270,150 
                       
Richard A. Zaremba                        
   7,000      2.96   9/13/2022         
   10,000   10,000(1)  4.68   9/10/2023         
   7,500   15,000(2)  7.67   9/9/2024         
   7,500   22,500(3)  9.38   8/18/2025         
      30,000(6)  9.25   12/6/2026         
                         
Robert S. Ludecker                        
   7,500   2,500(1)  4.68   9/10/2023         
   17,500   17,500(2)  7.67   9/9/2024         
   40,000   40,000(4)  12.77   5/14/2025         
   7,500   22,500(3)  9.38   8/18/2025         
      31,000(5)  6.76   11/3/2026         
      30,000(6)  9.52   12/6/2026         
                         
Dan Voic                        
   7,500      2.19   9/13/2021         
   17,500      2.96   9/13/2022         
   17,500   8,750(1)  4.68   9/10/2023         
   17,500   17,500(2)  7.67   9/9/2024         
   8,750   26,250(3)  9.38   8/18/2025         
       15,000(6)  9.52   12/6/2026         
                         
Christopher H. Wright                        
   5,000   5,000(2)  7.67   9/9/2024         
   3,750   11,250(3)  9.38   8/18/2025         
      15,000(5)  6.76   11/3/2026         
      35,000(6)  9.52   12/6/2026         

(1)Options issued 09/10/13 and vest equally over 4 years.

(2)Options issued 09/09/14 and vest equally over 4 years.

(3)Options issued 08/18/2015 and vest equally over 4 years.

(4)Options issued 05/14/2015 and vest equally on 11/14/2016, 5/14/2017, 5/14/2018 and 5/14/2019.

(5)Options issued on 11/3/16 and vested equally over 4 years.

(6)Options issued on 12/6/16 and vested equally over 4 years.

(7)134,000 shares(1)      134,000shares vesting in five equal installments on September 1, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; 133,000 shares vest if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the third anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing four (4) fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $35,000,000 and (B) the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock is at least $10.50 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for ten (10) consecutive trading days; and 133,000 shares vest if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing four (4) fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $48,000,000 and (B) the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock is at least $13.00 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for ten (10) consecutive trading days.

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Stock Option Exercises

The following table shows all stock option exercises during fiscal 2017 by the named executive officers.

OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 2017
 
Name of Executive
Officer
 Exercise
Date
  Number of
Shares
Acquired
On Exercise
  (1)
Value  
Realized On
Exercise
 
       
Michael A. McManus, Jr.  5/22/2017   369,025  $2,899,540 
             
Michael A. McManus, Jr.  6/14/2017   98,475  $391,850 
             
Richard A. Zaremba  6/5/2017   3,000  $21,240 

(1)Amounts reflect the difference between the exercise price of the options and the market value of the shares acquired upon exercise. Market values are based on the closing price per share of our Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on the date of exercise.

Employment and Severance Agreements

Vizirgianakis Employment Agreement

On December 15, 2016, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Vizirgianakis Agreement”) with Stavros G. Vizirgianakis pursuant to which Mr. Vizirgianakis serves as the Company’s full time President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Vizirgianakis had been serving on an unpaid basis as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2, 2016. Mr. Vizirgianakis continues to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Pursuant to the Vizirgianakis Agreement, Mr. Vizirgianakis’ initial term of employment runs through September 13, 2019, provided that the term shall be automatically renewed and extended for consecutive one (1) year renewal terms, unless either party sends to the other party a notice of non-renewal at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the initial term or any then-current renewal term. Mr. Vizirgianakis will receive an annual base salary of not less than three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000) per annum, subject to review by the Board at least annually for increase but not for decrease. Mr. Vizirgianakis is also eligible to receive annual bonuses in the discretion of the Board. The Vizirgianakis Agreement also provides for a one-time $10,000 moving allowance and reimbursement of counsel fees relating to visa matters and the negotiation of the Vizirgianakis Agreement. If the Company terminates Mr. Vizirgianakis’ employment without cause (as defined in the Vizirgianakis Agreement), the Company provides a notice of non-renewal, or Mr. Vizirgianakis terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in the Vizirgianakis Agreement), Mr. Vizirgianakis shall be entitled to receive (i) a lump-sum cash payment from the Company in an amount equal to one and one-half (1.5) times the annual base salary as is in effect immediately prior to the date of such termination, and (ii) continuation of all employee benefits and fringe benefits to which he was entitled under the Vizirgianakis Agreement immediately prior to such termination of employment for a period of eighteen (18) months following the termination of employment. The Vizirgianakis Agreement also contains non-competition and non-solicitation covenants from Mr. Vizirgianakis during the term of employment and for a period of 18 months thereafter.

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In conjunction with the execution of the Vizirgianakis Agreement, Mr. Vizirgianakis received grants of an aggregate of 400,000 shares of restricted stock pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as follows: (i) a grant of 134,000 shares vesting in five equal installments on September 1, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; (ii) a performance grant of 133,000 shares which vests if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the third anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing four (4) fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any

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acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $35,000,000 and (B) the closing price of the Company’sour Common Stock is at least $10.50 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for ten (10) consecutive trading days; and (iii) a performance grant of 133,000 shares which vests133,000shares vest if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing four (4) fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $48,000,000 and (B) the closing price of the Company’sour Common Stock is at least $13.00 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for ten (10) consecutive trading days.

(2)      Options issued 8/21/17 and vest equally over 4 years.

(3)      Options issued 11/2/17 and vest equally over 4 years.

(4)      Options issued 9/09/14 and vest equally over 4 years.

(5)      Options issued 5/14/2015 and vest equally on 11/14/2016, 5/14/2017, 5/14/2018 and 5/14/2019.

(6)      Options issued 8/18/2015 and vest equally over 4 years.

(7)      Options issued on 11/3/16 and vested equally over 4 years.

(8)      Options issued on 12/6/16 and vested equally over 4 years.

(9)      Options issued on 7/24/18 and vested over 4 years.

(10)    Options issued on 3/1/19 and vested over 4 years.

Stock Option Exercises

There were no stock option exercises during fiscal 2019 by the named executive officers.

Employment and Severance Agreements

Vizirgianakis Employment Agreement

On December15, 2016, we entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Vizirgianakis Agreement”) with Stavros G. Vizirgianakis pursuant to which Mr.Vizirgianakis serves as our full time President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr.Vizirgianakis had been serving on an unpaid basis as our interim Chief Executive Officer since September2, 2016. Mr.Vizirgianakis continues to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.

Pursuant to the Vizirgianakis Agreement, Mr.Vizirgianakis’ employment is automatically renewed and extended for consecutive one year renewal terms on each September13, unless either party sends to the other party a notice of nonrenewal at least 90 days prior to the expiration of any then-current renewal term. Mr.Vizirgianakis receives an annual base salary of not less than three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000) per annum, subject to review by our Board at least annually for increase but not for decrease. Mr.Vizirgianakis is also eligible to receive annual bonuses in the discretion of our Board. The Vizirgianakis Agreement also provides for a one-time $10,000 moving allowance and reimbursement of counsel fees relating to visa matters and the negotiation of the Vizirgianakis Agreement. If we terminate Mr.Vizirgianakis’ employment without cause (as defined in the Vizirgianakis Agreement), we provide a notice of non-renewal, or Mr.Vizirgianakis terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in the Vizirgianakis Agreement), Mr.Vizirgianakis will be entitled to receive (i) a lump-sum cash payment from the Company in an amount equal to 1.5 times the annual base salary as is in effect immediately prior to the date of such termination, and (ii) continuation of all employee benefits and fringe benefits to which he was entitled under the Vizirgianakis Agreement immediately prior to such termination of employment for a period of 18months following the termination of employment. The Vizirgianakis Agreement also contains non-competition and non-solicitation covenants from Mr.Vizirgianakis during the term of employment and for a period of 18months thereafter.

In conjunction with the execution of the Vizirgianakis Agreement, Mr.Vizirgianakis received grants of an aggregate of 400,000shares of restricted stock pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as follows: (i) a grant of 134,000shares vesting in five equal installments on September1, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; (ii) a performance grant of 133,000shares which vests if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the third anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing 4 fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $35,000,000 and (B) the closing price of our Common Stock is at least $10.50 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for 10 consecutive trading days; and (iii) a performance grant of 133,000shares which vests if both of the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously: (A) at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date, the most recent publicly reported trailing four fiscal quarter revenue of the Company (exclusive of the impact of any acquisitions after the grant date) is at least $48,000,000 and (B) the closing price of our Common Stock is at least $13.00 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends and the like) for 10 consecutive trading days. The aforementioned performance grants will vest on a change of control in accordance with the Plan only if the applicable share price threshold is met in such transaction.

McManus Employment Agreement

On May 22, 2015, the Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2014, by and between Michael A. McManus, Jr. and the Company was mutually terminated and replaced by a new Employment Agreement whereby Mr. McManus continued to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “McManus Agreement”). The McManus Agreement, effective as of May 22, 2015, had an initial term expiring June 30, 2017 and would renew for successive one-year periods thereafter unless terminated by either party not less than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current term. The McManus Agreement provided for an annual base salary of (i) $299,000 through June 30, 2015 and (ii) $325,000 commencing July 1, 2015, and an annual bonus based on Mr. McManus’ achievement of annual goals and objectives as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. McManus also received a one-time grant of options to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.88 per share (the “McManus Options”).

Mr. McManus was entitled under the McManus Agreement to participate in any plans and programs made available to the executive employees of the Company generally.

The Company could terminate the McManus Agreement for cause (as defined in the McManus Agreement). Mr. McManus could terminate the McManus Agreement for good reason (as defined in the McManus Agreement). If Mr. McManus terminated the McManus Agreement for good reason, the Company was required to (i) pay him an amount equal to two times his total compensation (annual base salary plus bonus) at the highest rate paid him at any time during the aggregate time he has been employed by the Company, payable in a lump sum within sixty days of termination of employment, and (ii) pay premiums for medical, dental, vision, hospitalization and long term care coverage under Company plans for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

Mr. McManus was entitled to severance pay and benefits if he terminated his employment with the Company following a Change in Control (as defined in the McManus Agreement), to provide him with an incentive to remain with the Company and consummate a strategic corporate sale or transaction that maximizes shareholder value. Severance pay and benefits were triggered upon (i) his Involuntary Termination without Cause (as defined in the McManus Agreement) for a reason other than death or Disability (as defined in the McManus Agreement) or (ii) as a result of a Constructive Termination (as defined in the McManus Agreement) which in either case occurs: (x) during the period not to exceed twenty-four (24) months after the effective date of a Change in Control, or (y) before the effective date of a Change in Control, but after the first date on which the Board of Directors and/or senior management of the Company has entered into formal negotiations with a potential acquirer that results in the consummation of a Change in Control.

In the event that pay and benefits are so triggered, Mr. McManus (A) was entitled to receive severance pay in an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of (a) his annual base pay and (b) bonus at the highest rate paid him for any fiscal year during the aggregate period of his employment by the Company, payable in cash in a lump sum; the payment of premiums for medical, dental, vision, hospitalization and long term care coverage under Company plans for a period of twenty-four (24) months; (B) had the right, for a period of (i) ninety (90) days for stock options granted under any of the Company’s Employee Stock Option Plans adopted prior to 2005 and (ii) two (2) years for stock options granted under the Company’s 2005 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, 2009 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, 2014 Employee Equity Incentive Plan and any plan adopted after the effective date of the McManus Agreement, following his Termination Date (as defined in the McManus Agreement) to exercise the options to the extent such options were otherwise vested and exercisable as of the Termination Date under the terms of the applicable stock option McManus Agreement(s) and plan(s); and (C) would vest in all unvested stock option grants with respect to options granted after July 1, 2012.

Mr. McManus also agreed in the McManus Agreement to an eighteen month post-termination covenant not-to-compete, as well as other customary covenants concerning non-solicitation and non-disclosure of confidential information of the Company.

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The Company and Mr. McManus had previously entered into two letter agreements (the “Letter Agreements”) providing for the exercise of vested options by Mr. McManus (i) for a ninety (90) day period after his retirement with respect to stock options granted under certain of the Company’s stock option plans and (ii) for two (2) years after Mr. McManus terminated his employment with the Company in the event of a Change-in-Control (as defined in the applicable stock option plans) and he was eligible for the severance benefits provided for by the McManus Agreement. The Company and Mr. McManus entered into a letter agreement to confirm that the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreements continued to be in full force and effect and apply to the McManus Agreement.

McManus Retirement Agreement

On August 26, 2016, the Company and Mr. McManus entered into a Retirement Agreement and General Release (the “Retirement Agreement”). Pursuant to the Retirement Agreement, on September 2, 2016 Mr. McManus resigned as a Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Pursuant to the Retirement Agreement, which supersedes the McManus Agreement and letter agreements dated May 22, 2015, July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2012, respectively, the Company agreed to (i) pay Mr. McManus’ salary through June 30, 2017 at the then-current level; (ii) continue to pay premiums for Mr. McManus’ and his dependents’ coverage under the Company’s medical, dental, vision, hospitalization, long term care and life insurance coverage through June 30, 2017 at the then-current levels upon timely election by Mr. McManus under the law informally known as COBRA; and (iii) extend the exercisability of previously granted and vested options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock through June 30, 2017. In addition, Mr. McManus had continued use of the vehicle provided him pursuant to the McManus Agreement through December 31, 2016.

The Retirement Agreement provides for customary releases by the Company and Mr. McManus as well as customary provisions concerning confidentiality, non-disparagement and cooperation.

The Retirement Agreement also provided that through June 30, 2017, upon request of the Company’s (i) Board of Directors or (ii) President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. McManus would consult with the Company for up to ten (10) hours per month without compensation therefor except for reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses.

Mr. McManus shall continue to be entitled to indemnification to the extent permitted to him by the Company’s By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation. The Company has also agreed to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for Mr. McManus’ benefit, if any, that shall be no less favorable to him than such insurance made available to or for the benefit of former directors or officers of the Company.

Dwyer Employment Agreement

On August 21,August21, 2017, the Companywe entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Dwyer Agreement”) with Joseph P. Dwyer pursuant to which Mr. DwyerMr.Dwyer serves as the Company’s full time Chief Financial Officer. Mr. DwyerMr.Dwyer had been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September 13,September13, 2016.

Pursuant to the Dwyer Agreement, Mr. Dwyer’s initial term ofMr.Dwyer’s employment runs through August 21, 2019, provided that the term shall beis automatically renewed and extended for consecutive one (1) year renewal terms on each August21, unless either party sends to the other party a notice of non-renewalnon-renewal at least ninety (90)90 days prior to the expiration of the initial term or any then-currentthen-current renewal term. Mr. Dwyer will receiveMr.Dwyer receives an annual base salary of not less than two hundred seventy-fiveseventy-five thousand dollars ($275,000) per annum, subject to review by the Board at least annually for increase but not for decrease. Mr. DwyerMr.Dwyer is also eligible to receive annual bonuses in the discretion of the Board. If the Company terminates Mr. Dwyer’swe terminate Mr.Dwyer’s employment without cause (as defined in the Dwyer Agreement), the Company provideswe provide a notice of non-renewal,non-renewal, or Mr. DwyerMr.Dwyer terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in the Dwyer Agreement), Mr. Dwyer shallMr.Dwyer will be entitled to receive (i) a lump-sumlump-sum cash payment from the Company in an amount equal to fifty100 percent of thehis annual base salary if the applicable termination of employment takes place prior to the first anniversary of the effective date of the Dwyer Agreement or one hundred percent of the annual base salary if the applicable termination of employment takes place on or at any time after the first anniversary of the effective date of the Dwyer Agreement and (ii) continuation of all employee benefits and fringe benefits to which he was entitled under the Dwyer Agreement immediately prior to such termination of employment for a period of six or twelve months (as the case may be based upon the same time criteria as the cash severance)12months following the termination of employment. The Dwyer Agreement also contains non-competitionnon-competition and non-solicitationnon-solicitation covenants from Mr. DwyerMr.Dwyer during the term of employment and for a period of 12 months12months thereafter.

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In conjunction with the execution of the Dwyer Agreement, Mr. DwyerMr.Dwyer received a grant of a ten-yearten-year stock option to purchase one hundred thousand (100,000) shares100,000shares (the “Dwyer Stock Option Award”) of Companyour common stock, under the Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan or another equity plan adopted by the Board and approved by the Company’s shareholders.Plan. The Dwyer Stock Option Award has an exercise price of $10.20 per share, which equals the fair market value as defined in the plan and vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments from the date of grant.

Dwyer Consulting Agreement

On September 13, 2016, the Company appointed Joseph Dwyer as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, reporting to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Audit Committee. The Company entered into a Consulting Agreement, dated September 13, 2016, with Dwyer Holdings LLC (“Dwyer Co.”) to provide Mr. Dwyer’s services to the Company (the “Dwyer Consulting Agreement”). The Dwyer Consulting Agreement was in effect for a one (1) year period, cancellable by either party upon five (5) days’ notice any time after the initial two (2) months of the term. Dwyer Co. was paid $30,000 per month for Mr. Dwyer’s services. On October 25, 2016, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Consulting Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Dwyer Holdings LLC. The Amendment amended the Dwyer Consulting Agreement solely to: (i) require that the Company provide Mr. Dwyer with coverage under its directors’ and officers’ liability policy that is no less favorable than the coverage then provided to any other present or former executive, officer or director of the Company during the term of the Dwyer Consulting Agreement and for a period of at least five years thereafter and (ii) provide that should Mr. Dwyer be required or requested by the Company to provide documentary evidence or testimony in connection with any claim or legal matter arising from or connected with the services provided under the Dwyer Agreement, the Company shall pay all reasonable expenses (including fees of legal counsel) in complying therewith and, following the term of the Dwyer Consulting Agreement, $400 per hour for sworn testimony or preparation therefor payable in advance. The Dwyer Consulting Agreement was superseded by the Dwyer Agreement described above.

Executive Severance Agreements

On September 15,September15, 2016, the Company and Richard A. Zarembawe entered into a letter agreement (the “Zaremba Agreement”) which provided that in the event (i) Mr. Zaremba’s employment with the Company was terminated by the Company on or before September 15, 2018 for any reason other than for Cause (as defined in the Zaremba Agreement), the Company would pay him a one-time additional compensation equal to twelve (12) months annual base salary and (ii) of a Change in Control of Misonix (as defined in the Zaremba Agreement) and his employment by the Company or the acquiring company ceases (x) involuntarily or (y) voluntarily in accordance with the terms of the Zaremba Agreement, Mr. Zaremba will be entitled to a one-time additional compensation equal to twelve (12) months annual base salary. The Zaremba Agreement contains standard provisions regarding (i) execution of a release and covenant not to sue; (ii) cooperation; (iii) confidentiality; (iv) non-competition; (v) non-solicitation; and (vi) non-disparagement. On September 18, 2017, the Company and Mr. Zaremba entered into a letter agreement which amended the Zaremba Agreement to provide that in the event Mr. Zaremba’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company on or before September 18, 2019 for any reason other than Cause (as defined in the Zaremba Agreement), the Company will continue Mr. Zaremba’s salary payments at his new current rate ($121,668 per annum) through September 18, 2019 in lieu of the one-time payment contemplated by the original Zaremba Agreement.

On September 15, 2016, the Company and Robert S. Ludecker entered into a letter agreement (the “Ludecker Agreement”) which provides that in the event (i) Mr. Ludecker’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company on or before September 15, 2018 for any reason other than for Cause (as defined in the Ludecker Agreement), the Company will pay him a one-time additional compensation equal to twelve (12) months annual base salary and (ii) of a Change in Control of Misonix (as defined in the Ludecker Agreement) and his employment by the Company or the acquiring company ceases (x) involuntarily or (y) voluntarily in accordance with the terms of the Ludecker Agreement, Mr. LudeckerMr.Ludecker will be entitled to a one-timeone-time additional compensation equal to twelve (12) months12months annual base salary. The Ludecker Agreement contains standard provisions regarding (i) execution of a release and covenant not to sue; (ii) cooperation; (iii) confidentiality; (iv) non-competition;non-competition; (v) non-solicitation;non-solicitation; and (vi) non-disparagement.non-disparagement.

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Summary of Potential Payments Upon Termination or Following a Change-In-Control

Severance Agreement and Severance Payments

Except as described above, we did not have severance agreements with any of our Executive Officers during fiscal 2017. As described above under “- Employment and Severance Agreements,” we subsequently entered into an Employment Agreement with Joseph Dwyer, our Chief Financial Officer, that provides for payment of severance upon certain employment termination events.2019.

Change-in-Control and Change-in-Control Payments

In the event of a change-in-control,change-in-control, we are required to make certain change-in-controlchange-in-control payments to Mr. Zaremba, Mr. Ludecker, and Mr. VoicMr.Ludecker under the terms of the change-in-controlchange-in-control agreements. The agreements provide for twelve (12) months12months base salary upon change in control of the Company.

The following table shows the benefits which would be received by each of our named executive officers for severance and change-in-controlchange-in-control events (data with respect to equity awards assumes at change of control at June 30, 2017)June30, 2019):

 

Severance Payments

 

Change-in-Control Payments

  

Salary

 

Employee
Benefits

 

Total

 

Salary

 

Employee
Benefits

 

Equity
Awards

 

Total

Stavros G. Vizirgianakis

 

$

573,000

 

$

32,040

 

$

605,040

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,424,628

 

$

5,424,628

Joseph P. Dwyer

 

$

292,000

 

$

21,360

 

$

313,360

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,516,030

 

$

1,516,030

Robert S. Ludecker

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

293,000

 

$

 

$

3,776,608

 

$

4,069,608

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  Severance Payments  Change-in-Control Payments 
     Employee        Employee  Equity    
  Salary  Benefits  Total  Salary  Benefits  Awards  Total 
                      
Stavros G. Vizirgianakis $540,000  $32,040  $572,040  $  $  $3,820,000  $3,820,000 
                             
Joseph P. Dwyer $137,500  $10,000  $147,500  $  $  $  $ 
                             
Richard A. Zaremba $243,347  $  $243,347  $243,347  $  $89,725  $333,072 
                             
Robert S. Ludecker $275,843  $  $275,843  $275,843  $  $136,290  $912,133 
                             
Dan Voic $  $  $  $188,264  $  $80,425  $268,689 
                             
Christopher H. Wright $  $  $      $  $54,213  $54,213 

Tax Deductibilitydeductibility of Executive Compensation

Section 162 (m) of the Code limits to $1,000,000 per person the amount that we may deduct for compensation paid to any of our most highly compensated officers in any year. In fiscal 2017,2019, there was no executive officer’s compensation that exceeded $1,000,000 except$1,000,000.

Equity Plans

As of June30, 2019, the Company had the following stock plans with options or other grants outstanding or available for Stavros Vizirgianakis, our Chief Executive Officer, based onissuance:

Plan

 

Initial
Shares

 

Granted

 

Exercised

 

Expired/
Forfeited

 

Outstanding

 

Available
For
Issuance

2001 Employee Stock Option Plan

 

1,000,000

 

1,251,261

 

376,368

 

869,455

 

5,438

 

2005 Employee Equity Incentive Plan

 

500,000

 

547,125

 

494,200

 

48,925

 

4,000

 

2005 Non Employee Director Stock Option Plan

 

500,000

 

195,000

 

127,500

 

52,500

 

15,000

 

2009 Employee Equity Incentive Plan

 

500,000

 

624,925

 

399,407

 

129,350

 

96,168

 

2009 Non Employee Director Stock Option Plan

 

200,000

 

230,000

 

60,000

 

56,250

 

113,750

 

4,425

2012 Employee Equity Incentive Plan

 

500,000

 

732,000

 

190,999

 

242,501

 

298,500

 

10,501

2012 Non Employee Director Stock Option Plan

 

200,000

 

237,500

 

37,500

 

56,250

 

143,750

 

18,750

2014 Employee Equity Incentive Plan

 

750,000

 

945,000

 

81,874

 

223,876

 

639,250

 

28,876

2017 Equity Incentive Plan

 

750,000

 

285,000

 

 

37,000

 

248,000

 

499,000

Total

         

1,563,856

 

561,552

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Director Compensation

Director Compensation For Fiscal 2019

Directors are compensated through payment of a cash fee and annual stock option grants. In fiscal 2019, each non-employee director received an annual fee of $35,000 and the valuationChairman of his equity compensation.

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PROPOSAL TWO

APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE COMPANY’S AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK FROM 20,000,000 SHARES TO 40,000,000 SHARES

General

In this Proposal Two, our shareholders are being askedthe Audit Committee received $45,000. Each non-employee director is also reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred while traveling to approve an amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to our certificate of incorporation to effect an increase in the number of sharesattend meetings of our authorized Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, from 20,000,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares. Our Board of Directors has adopted resolutions (i) declaring the advisability of the increaseand Board committees, and while traveling in the number of shares of our authorized Common Stock; (ii) approving, subject to shareholder approval, the Certificate of Amendment; and (iii) authorizing any other action it deems necessary to effect the increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, without further approval or authorization of our shareholders. The Certificate of Amendment provides that the first sentence of Article FOURTHfurtherance of the Company’s certificatebusiness. The following table sets forth information with respect to the compensation of incorporation shall be amended to readour directors for fiscal 2019.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR
THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR

Name

 

Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash ($)

 

Option Awards ($)

 

Total ($)

Gwendolyn A. Watanabe

 

$

35,000

 

$

156,010

 

$

191,010

Dr. Charles Miner III

 

$

35,000

 

$

122,719

 

$

157,719

Thomas M. Patton

 

$

45,000

 

$

122,719

 

$

167,719

Patrick A. McBrayer

 

$

35,000

 

$

122,719

 

$

157,719

Outstanding options at June30, 2019 were as follows:

“FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 42,000,000 shares, consisting of 40,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the par value of $.01 per share Ms. Watanabe — 20,000, Dr. Miner — 90,000shares, Mr.McBrayer — 65,000shares, and 2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the par value of $1.00 per share.”Mr.Patton — 52,500shares.

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EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

Our Boardstockholders have approved our 2009 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, the 2012 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, the 2012 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, the 2014 Employee Equity Incentive Plan and the Incentive Plan, each of Directors reserves the right, even after shareholder approval, to forego or postpone the filing of the Certificate of Amendment.

Ifwhich awards may currently be made under. We do not have any equity compensation plans outstanding that have not been approved by our shareholdersstockholders. The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding options and implemented by our Board of Directors, the increase in the number of shares of our authorized Common Stock would become effective by filing the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.

Background and Reasons for the Increase in Authorized Common Stock

Under New York law, we may only issue shares of Common Stock to the extent such shares are authorized for issuance under our certificate of incorporation. From time to time, we issue shares of Common Stock in connection with financings, acquisitions, for compensatory purposes, and for other general corporate purposes. Upon each of these occurrences, the amount of available authorized shares of Common Stock decreases. Our certificate of incorporation currently authorizes the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of March 1, 2018, there were 9,402,466 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. In addition, as of March 1, 2018 there were an aggregate of 2,447,361 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise or distribution of outstanding equity awardsrestricted stock and shares reserved for grant under our various equity incentive plans. Based on the number of outstanding and reserved shares of Common Stock described above, we have only 8,150,173 shares of Common Stock remaining available for future issuance.issuance under the foregoing plans as of May15, 2020:

Plan Category

 

Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
options, warrants and
rights (a)
(1)

 

Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
(2)(3)

 

Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in
column (a)(c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

1,950,231

 

$

11.54

 

32,052

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1,950,231

 

$

11.54

 

32,052

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(1)      This number includes 1,550,231shares subject to outstanding options and 400,000shares subject to outstanding restricted stock awards.

(2)      The proposed increase inweighted average exercise price is calculated based solely on the numberexercise prices of the outstanding options and does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the vesting of outstanding restricted stock awards of 400,000, which have no exercise price.

(3)      The weighted-average remaining contractual term of our authorized Common Stock would provide us with additional flexibility to, among other things, issue additional equity and equity linked securities in the future to implement potential acquisitions and for compensatory and other general corporate purposes.outstanding options as of May 15, 2020 was 7.6 years.

Purpose and Effect of the Increase in Authorized Common Stock. The increase in authorized shares will enable us to issue additional shares of Common Stock for general corporate purposes, such as issuing equity incentives to employees and officers (subject to additional stockholder approval, if required). As of March 1, 2018, there were 683,925 shares of Common Stock reserved for unissued equity awards under our various equity incentive plans. In addition, while we currently have no definitive plans to do so, our Board of Directors may in the future determine that it is appropriate or necessary to raise additional capital to fund our operations through the sale of equity securities, convertible debt securities or other equity linked securities. Furthermore, we presently have no other plans, written or oral, to issue any of the newly authorized shares of Common Stock for acquisitions or general corporate or any other purposes. Without an increase in the number of shares of our authorized Common Stock, our ability to do so would be limited except by issuing preferred stock from our authorized but unissued blank check preferred stock. With the increase, we will have additional authorized but unissued shares from which to issue additional shares of Common Stock, or securities convertible or exercisable into shares of Common Stock, in equity financing transactions or pursuant to acquisitions.

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Security Ownership

The increase in the numberfollowing table sets forth as of shares of our authorized Common Stock will not have any immediate effect on the rights of existing shareholders. However, our Board of Directors will have the authority to issue authorized Common Stock without future shareholder approval of such issuances, except as may be required by applicable law or stock exchange rules. To the extent that additional authorized shares are issued in the future, it may decrease the existing shareholders’ percentage equity ownership and, depending on the price at which they are issued, could be dilutiveMay19, 2020 certain information with regard to the existing shareholders. Holdersownership of our Common Stock do notby (i) each beneficial owner of 5% or more of our Common Stock; (ii) each director; (iii) each executive officer named in the “Summary Compensation Table” above; and (iv) all executive officers and directors of the Company as a group. Unless otherwise stated, the persons named in the table have preemptive rights to subscribe to additional securities that we may issue,sole voting and our Board of Directors has no plans to grant such rightsinvestment power with respect to any such shares.

The increase in the number of shares of our authorizedall Common Stock andshown as beneficially owned by them.

Name and Address(1)

 

Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned

 

Percent
Of Class

Stavros G. Vizirgianakis

 

1,679,078

(2)

 

9.48

%

1315 Capital

 

1,695,969

 

 

9.57

%

SV Health Investors

 

1,695,969

 

 

9.57

%

Allan Staley

 

221,824

 

 

1.25

%

Linwood Staub

 

170,736

 

 

0.96

%

Thomas M. Patton

 

48,250

(3)

 

0.27

%

Gwendolyn A. Watanabe

 

5,000

(4)

 

0.03

%

Joseph P. Dwyer

 

66,950

(5)

 

0.38

%

Robert S. Ludecker

 

222,192

(6)

 

1.25

%

Sharon Klugewicz

 

6,840

 

 

0.04

%

All executive officers and Directors as a group (Ten people)

 

5,812,808

(7)

 

32.81

%

____________

*        Less than 1%

(1)      Except as otherwise noted, the subsequent issuancebusiness address of such shares could haveeach of the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our Company without further action bynamed individuals in this table is c/o MISONIX, INC., 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, New York 11735.

(2)      Includes 30,000shares which Mr.Vizirgianakis has the shareholders, although this is not the intent of our Board of Directors. Shares of our authorized and unissued Common Stock could, within the limits imposed by applicable law or stock exchange rules, be issued in one or more transactions that would make a change in control of our Company more difficult, and therefore less likely. Any such issuance of additional stock could have the effect of diluting earnings per share and book value per share of outstanding Common Stock, and such additional shares could be usedright to dilute the stock ownership rights of a person seeking to obtain control of our Company. Our Board of Directors is not aware of any attempts to take control of our Company, and our Board of Directors has not presented this proposal with the intent that it be utilized as a type of anti-takeover device.

We believe that the proposed increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock is in the best interests of Misonix and its shareholders.

Recent Transactions and Current Capitalization. During the prior three fiscal years ended June 30, 2017, in addition to the issuance of shares pursuant to theacquire upon exercise of stock options andwhich are exercisable within 60 days.

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(3)      Includes 41,250shares which Mr.Patton has the grantright to acquire upon exercise of restricted stock pursuantoptions which are exercisable within 60 days.

(4)      Includes 5,000shares which Ms. Watanabe has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

(5)      Includes 62,250shares which Mr.Dwyer has the Company’s equity incentive plans, we issued Common Stock as follows:right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

(6)      Includes 210,692shares which Mr.Ludecker has the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

·On October 25, 2016, the Company sold 761,469 shares of Common Stock in a private placement to Stavros G. Vizirgianakis, a director of the Company and our Chief Executive Officer, at a price per share of $5.253, representing total cash proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.0 million. The price per share represented approximately 102% of the consolidated closing bid price as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market on October 24, 2016.

(7)      Includes 355,442shares which such persons have the right to acquire upon exercise of stock options which are exercisable within 60 days.

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- Proposal TWO -
Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve THE COMPENSATION OF
OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

We have 20,000,000 sharesare providing our stockholders the opportunity to vote to approve, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of our Common Stock authorized for issuance under our certificate of incorporation. As of March 1, 2018, there were:

9,402,466 shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding
1,763,436 shares of our Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise or distribution of outstanding equity awards under our equity incentive plans, consisting of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, at a weighted average exercise price of $8.44 per share;
683,925 shares of our Common Stock reserved for issuance upon future grants under our equity incentive plans;

Based onnamed executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the number of outstanding and reserved shares of Common Stock described above, we had 8,150,173 shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuanceSEC’s rules. This proposal, which is commonly referred to as of March 1, 2018.

The Company’s Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR“say-on-pay,” is required by the proposal to approve

an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase

the Company’s authorized Common Stock from 20,000,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares.

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PROPOSAL THREE

PROPOSAL TO APPROVE (ON AN ADVISORY BASIS) COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT

Pursuant to the Dodd-FrankDodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), public companies are required to give their shareholders the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on a proposal (commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal) to endorse or not endorse named executive officer compensation. At our annual meeting held in 2013 our shareholders voted in favor of annual say-on-pay votes, and our Board has submitted such votes2010, which added Section 14A to the shareholders on an annual basis thereafter.

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above and in the Compensation Disclosure Tables that follow, our executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain, and reward capable employees who can contribute to our success. We believe that our executive compensation program is reasonable, competitive, and focused on the principle of pay for performance. To that end, compensation is based on a mix of base salary, performance-basedperformance-based annual and long-termlong-term incentives, and benefits and perquisites. Furthermore, we seek to maintain levels of compensation that are competitive with similar companies in our industry. We believe that the fiscal 20172019 compensation of our named executive officers was appropriate and aligned with our fiscal 2019 results.

The say-on-pay vote gives stockholders the Company’s fiscal 2017 results.opportunity to indicate their views on the compensation of our named executive officers. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers disclosed and the compensation philosophy, policies, and practices disclosed in this proxy statement. Accordingly, the Companyour Board is seeking shareholderstockholder approval of the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the shareholdersstockholders approve, on ana non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the ‘Compensation Discussion and Analysis’ and the related accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the fiscal 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.stockholders.

As an advisory vote, this proposal is not binding upon the Company or theour Board. Nevertheless, the Board’s Compensation Committee of our Board, which is comprisedcomposed solely of independent directors and is responsible for making decisions regarding the amount and form of compensation paid to the Company’sour executive officers, will carefully consider the shareholderstockholder vote on this matter, along with the other expressions of shareholdersstockholders views it receives on specific policies and desirable actions. If there are a significant number of unfavorable votes, the Companywe will seek to understand the concerns that influenced the vote and address them in making future decisions affection the executive compensation program. The next shareholderstockholder advisory vote on executive compensation of our named executive officers will take place at the next2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.Stockholders that our stockholders approve pursuant to Proposal 3 in this proxy statement.

Our Board recommends a vote FOR
the proposal to approve the compensation
of our named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement.

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- Proposal THREE -
APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE MISONIX, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

On May6, 2020, the Compensation Committee of our Board voted to approve an amendment to the Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (referred to as the “Incentive Plan”), subject to stockholder approval. The proposed amendment (the “First Amendment”) would (a) add an additional 1,200,000shares of our common stock, $.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), to the Incentive Plan share reserve, which would bring the total number of shares of our Common Stock reserved under the Incentive Plan to 1,950,000 and (b) extend the term of the Incentive Plan, as described below. Our Board has determined that the remaining number of shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan is not sufficient for the Company to meet the objectives of its compensation program going forward.

Accordingly, the Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company to adopt the First Amendment to the Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of our Common Stock available for grant by 1,200,000shares of our Common Stock to a total number of 1,950,000shares of our Common Stock, as provided herein, so that the Company can continue to attract and retain the services of those persons essential to the Company’s growth and financial success. If approved, the First Amendment will be effective as of the date of stockholder approval. If the First Amendment is not approved by our stockholders, the Incentive Plan will remain in effect in its present form and the number of shares of our Common Stock available for issuance under our Incentive Plan will not be increased and the expiration date of the Incentive Plan will remain the same.

Background and Purpose of the Proposal.    The Incentive Plan currently authorizes awards to be granted covering up to 750,000shares of our Common Stock. As of May15, 2020, no additional shares of our Common Stock remained available for issuance upon future grants under the Incentive Plan and 32,052shares of our Common Stock remained available for issuance under the 2009 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, the 2012 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, the 2012 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and the 2014 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (together the “Prior Plans”).

On May6, 2020, our Board determined that it is in the Company’s best interest to amend the Incentive Plan, subject to stockholder approval, to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock by 1,200,000, bringing the total to 1,950,000shares of Common Stock. The proposed increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the First Amendment is expected to provide flexibility to enable the continued use of the Incentive Plan for stock-based grants and awards consistent with the objectives of our compensation program for approximately two to three years while attempting to minimize dilution to our stockholders.

The following includes aggregated information regarding our view of the overhang and dilution associated with awards currently outstanding under the Incentive Plan and the Prior Plans as of May15, 2020, the number of shares available for awards under the Incentive Plan and the Prior Plans as of that date, and the proposed number of shares that would be issuable as a result of the First Amendment.

•        Total number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding full value awards (including restricted stock and restricted stock units) under the Incentive Plan (0shares) and the Prior Plans (400,000shares): 400,000shares (approximately 2.3% of our outstanding Common Stock).

•        Total number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding stock options under the Incentive Plan (747,000shares) and the Prior Plans (803,231shares): 1,550,231shares (approximately 8.9% of our outstanding Common Stock) (outstanding stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $11.54 and a weighted average remaining term of 7.6 years).

•        The proposed additional shares of our Common Stock available for future issuance under the First Amendment is 1,200,000 (approximately 6.9% of our outstanding Common Stock, which reflects the simple dilution of our stockholders that would occur if the First Amendment is approved).

Based on the closing price on NASDAQ for our Common Stock on May15, 2020 of $10.90 per share, the aggregate market value as of May15, 2020 of the new 1,200,000shares of Common Stock requested under the First Amendment was $13,080,000.

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In fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019, we granted awards under the Incentive Plan covering 0shares, 172,000shares, and 285,000shares, respectively. Based on our basic weighted average shares of Common Stock outstanding for those three fiscal years of 8,398,778shares, 9,009,189shares and 9,333,117shares, respectively, for the three-fiscal-year period 2017-2019, our average burn rate, not taking into account forfeitures, was 1.7%. (Our individual years’ burn rates were 0% for fiscal 2017, 1.9% for fiscal 2018 and 3.1% for fiscal 2019).

On that basis, and the Board’s reasonable estimates of future needs, we anticipate that the 32,052shares that remained available for issuance as of May15, 2020 for future awards under the Prior Plans would last less than one year. Based on historic grant rates, we anticipate that with the additional 1,200,000shares requested in connection with approval of the First Amendment, our total share reserve under the Incentive Plan as amended by the First Amendment will last for about two to three years, but could last for a different period of time if actual practice does not match recent rates or our share price changes materially. As noted below, our Compensation Committee retains full discretion under the Incentive Plan to determine the number and amount of awards to be granted under the Incentive Plan, subject to the terms of the 2020 Plan. Future benefits that may be received by participants under the 2020 plan are not determinable at this time.

In determining the number of shares to request for approval under the First Amendment, our Board worked with the Compensation Committee and outside advisors and considered a number of factors, including the facts above, the historic burn rate, the possible dilutive effect to our stockholders if the First Amendment is adopted, and the benefits of continuing to attract and retain the services of those persons essential to the Company’s growth and financial success and the past grants of stock awards. The Board received information from management regarding the total number of shares available for grants as a percentage of the total number of shares outstanding for the Company. This information was considered by the Board in their determination that the amount of shares to be issued under the First Amendment was not excessive. The Board will reevaluate the size of the pool going forward and intends to be and has been diligent in making sure equity awards are being issued on a conservative and mindful basis. Currently, the Board has no near-term plan to issue additional equity awards to executive officers of the Company.

In evaluating this proposal, stockholders should consider all of the information in this proposal. The proposed First Amendment is included asAppendix B hereto. If our stockholders approve this proposal, we intend to file, pursuant to the Securities Act, a registration statement on Form S-8 to register the additional shares available for delivery under the Incentive Plan pursuant to the First Amendment.

Only Changes to Existing Incentive Plan.    The only changes to the existing Incentive Plan are (a) to increase the aggregate number of shares of our Common Stock that may be issued under the Incentive Plan by 1,200,000shares, from a total of 750,000shares to 1,950,000shares, (b) to increase the maximum number of shares for which incentive stock options may be granted under the Incentive Plan by 1,200,000shares, from a total of 750,000shares to 1,950,000shares, and (c) to extend the term of the Incentive Plan through the tenth anniversary of the date the stockholders approve the First Amendment.

Description of the Terms of the Incentive Plan.    The following summary provides a general description of the material features of the Incentive Plan, but is not a complete description of all provisions of the Incentive Plan, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of (a) the Incentive Plan, which is attached to this proxy statement asAppendix A and (b) the First Amendment, which is attached to this proxy statement asAppendix B, which collectively comprise the terms of the amended Incentive Plan.

Purposes.    The purposes of the Incentive Plan are:

•        to make available to our key employees, directors, and consultants certain compensatory arrangements related to the growth in value of our Common Stock so as to generate an increased incentive to contribute to our future financial success and prosperity;

•        to enhance our ability to attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals whose efforts can affect our financial growth and profitability; and

•        align, generally, the interests of our key employees, directors, and consultants with the interests of our stockholders.

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Principal Features of the Incentive Plan.    Awards that may be granted under the Incentive Plan include options, restricted stock and restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, and other stock-based awards (which we refer to collectively as “Awards”).

Eligibility.    Any director of the Company, consultant (which includes any natural person providing bona fide services to the Company or an affiliate of the Company that are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction, provided that such party does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market in the Company’s securities), or employee of the Company or an affiliate of the Company may be eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan (whom we refer to collectively as “Eligible Recipients”). The basis for participation in the Incentive Plan by Eligible Recipients is the designation of such persons for participation by the Compensation Committee (or its proper delegate) in its discretion. As of May15, 2020, there were approximately 257 employees, 4 directors and no consultants eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan.

Administration of Incentive Plan.    Our Compensation Committee, consisting of non-employee directors chosen by our Board, each of whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, will, among other things, administer the Incentive Plan, and will determine which Eligible Recipients will receive Awards and the terms and conditions of these Awards. The number of Eligible Recipients who may receive Awards under the Incentive Plan will likely vary from year to year.

Shares Available for Issuance.     The maximum number of shares of our Common Stock that may be available under the amended Incentive Plan would be 1,950,000shares. The Company may, in its discretion, issue under the Incentive Plan authorized but unissued shares or shares that we have reacquired. Shares of our Common Stock subject to Awards that have by their terms expired, or are forfeited, canceled, or surrendered without full consideration paid therefor, or that are reacquired by the Company after issuance without full consideration paid therefor, will again be available for Awards under the Incentive Plan. In addition, any shares of our Common Stock underlying Awards granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by us, or with which we combine (which we refer to as “Substitute Awards”) shall not be counted against the shares available for delivery under the Incentive Plan. The maximum number of shares that may be subject to incentive stock options granted under the Incentive Plan, as revised, is also increased by 1,200,000shares to 1,950,000shares.

Adjustments.    If a fundamental corporate event occurs (as further described in the Incentive Plan), our Compensation Committee may, as it deems appropriate, and subject to certain exceptions, adjust the number and kind of our shares that may be delivered under the Incentive Plan in the future and the number and kind of shares and the grant, purchase or exercise price, if applicable, under all outstanding Awards to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Incentive Plan. Cash payments to the holders of outstanding Awards may also be made in such cases.

Grants Under the Incentive Plan

Stock Options.    Our Compensation Committee may grant options to purchase shares of our Common Stock under the Incentive Plan in the form of non-statutory stock options (which we refer to as NSOs) and incentive stock options (which we refer to as ISOs). These options may contain any terms that our Compensation Committee determines in accordance with the Incentive Plan. The exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our Common Stock on the date of grant. Our Compensation Committee shall have the discretion to determine the terms and conditions upon which options shall be exercisable, however, the period for exercising the option may never extend beyond 10 years from the date of grant.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.    Our Compensation Committee may grant Eligible Recipients restricted stock units which provide a contractual right to receive shares of our Common Stock or cash based on the fair market value of the related shares at the end of a restricted period determined by our Compensation Committee, which restricted period is generally expected to be three years or more. Our Compensation Committee also may grant shares of restricted stock that are nontransferable and subject to substantial risk of forfeiture during the applicable restricted period. Our Compensation Committee shall have the discretion to provide that Awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units will vest, if at all, upon the (i) employee’s continued employment, or director or consultant service during the relevant restricted period as determined by our Compensation Committee and/or (ii) attainment or partial attainment of performance objectives or performance goals determined by our Compensation Committee. In general, an employee who has been granted restricted stock, the vesting restrictions of which relate solely to the passage of time and continued employment, will from the date of grant have the benefits of ownership in respect of

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such shares, including the right to receive dividends and other distributions thereon, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Incentive Plan and in the instrument evidencing such Award. With respect to any performance period, no Eligible Recipient may be granted Awards of incentive stock or incentive units which vest upon the achievement of performance objectives in respect of more than 500,000shares of our Common Stock or, if such Awards are settled in cash, the fair market value of such shares determined at the time of payment (each subject to adjustment as described above).

With respect to any Award of restricted stock or restricted stock units made to one of our Eligible Recipients that our Compensation Committee determines will vest based on the achievement of “performance goals”, such performance goals shall relate to at least one of the following criteria, which may be determined solely by reference to our performance or the performance of a subsidiary or an affiliate (or any business unit thereof) or based on comparative performance relative to other companies: (i) net income, (ii) earnings before income taxes, (iii) earnings per share, (iv) return on stockholders’ equity, (v) expense management, (vi) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product, (vii) revenue growth, (viii) earnings growth, (ix) total stockholder return, (x) cash flow, (xi) return on assets, (xii) pretax operating income, (xiii) net economic profit (operating earnings minus a charge for capital), (xiv) customer satisfaction, (xv) provider satisfaction, (xvi) employee satisfaction, (xvii) strategic innovation, or (xviii) any combination of the foregoing.

The vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units may also be based on the achievement of “performance objectives,” which may include any measure of our business performance or the business performance of a division or affiliate, including, the growth in book or market value of capital stock, the increase in the earnings in total or per share, or any other financial or non-financial indicator as specified by our Compensation Committee.

Dividend Equivalents.    Our Compensation Committee grant Eligible Recipients dividend equivalents, under which the holder will be entitled to receive payments equivalent to dividends with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock, as determined by our Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee may provide that dividend equivalents may be reinvested in our Common Stock or otherwise reinvested.

Other Stock-Based Awards.    The Incentive Plan also authorizes our Compensation Committee to grant other stock-based awards to Eligible Recipients.

Limitation on Awards.    No Eligible Recipient may be granted Awards covering more than 500,000shares of our Common Stock in respect of any one-year period in which the Incentive Plan is in effect (subject to adjustment as described above).

Effect of Awards on Termination of Employment.    The Incentive Plan contains default provisions for the treatment of Awards of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and dividend equivalents upon the death, retirement, or other termination of employment of the Eligible Recipient; however, the Compensation Committee generally has broad discretion to determine the specific terms and conditions of each Award and any rules applicable thereto, including but not limited to the treatment of Awards upon such terminations.

Change of Control.     Upon a Change of Control of the Company (as such term is defined in the Incentive Plan), the following shall apply:

•        Outstanding options shall become immediately and fully exercisable.

•        Restrictions applicable to restricted stock and restricted stock units shall terminate and be deemed fully satisfied, and the shares underlying the Awards shall be released.

•        Holders of outstanding dividend equivalents shall be entitled to surrender such Award and receive payment equal to the amount that would have been paid over the remaining term of the dividend equivalent, as determined by the Compensation Committee.

Award Agreement.    The terms of each Award are to be evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Eligible Recipient.

Transferability.    Unless our Compensation Committee expressly permits Eligible Recipients to designate beneficiaries who may exercise the rights of such recipient with respect to any Award upon the death of the Eligible Recipient, Awards under the Incentive Plan may not be assigned or transferred except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

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Amendment or Termination.    Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, our Board may terminate, amend or suspend the Incentive Plan at any time without the consent of any stockholder, participant in the Incentive Plan, or any other holder or beneficiary of an Award; provided, that if the termination, amendment or suspension will impair the rights of any participant in the Incentive Plan, or other holder or beneficiary of an Award, approval of the affected participant shall be required. Subject to the Compensation Committee’s authority to extend previously granted Awards, no Award may be granted under the Incentive Plan after the tenth anniversary of the date the First Amendment is approved by our stockholders. No amendment to the Incentive Plan that would increase the total number of shares available for Awards under the Incentive Plan may be made without stockholder approval, except if a fundamental corporate event occurs (as further described in the Incentive Plan). Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Incentive Plan, our Compensation Committee may amend the term of the Award granted, retroactively or prospectively, but no amendment may adversely affect any Award without the holder’s consent.

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.    Under currently applicable federal income tax law, an Eligible Recipient will receive no taxable income upon the grant of a non-qualified stock option (NSO) or an incentive stock option (ISO). When an Eligible Recipient exercises an NSO, the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price paid will be ordinary income to the Eligible Recipient, and his or her employer, generally, will be allowed a federal income tax deduction in the same amount. When an Eligible Recipient exercises an ISO while employed or within three months after termination of employment (one year for disability), no income will be recognized upon exercise of the ISO and his or her employer, generally, will not be allowed a federal income tax deduction at such time. However, the favorable regular tax treatment that applies to an ISO does not apply for alternative minimum tax (AMT) purposes. An Eligible Recipient who exercises an ISO will generally recognize AMT income in the year of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the stock on the exercise date over the exercise price (unless the stock acquired through exercise of the ISO is disposed of in the same tax year). If the Eligible Recipient holds shares acquired for at least one year after exercise and two years after the grant of the ISO, the excess of the amount realized upon disposition of the shares over the exercise price paid is treated as long-term capital gain for the Eligible Recipient, and the Eligible Recipient’s employer is not allowed a federal income tax deduction. A sale or other exchange of the underlying stock before the end of either of the required holding periods will be a “disqualifying disposition” which will generally result in the Eligible Employee being taxed on the gain derived from the exercise of an ISO as though it were an NSO, and the Eligible Employee’s employer, generally, will be allowed a federal income tax deduction in the same amount. Special rules apply if the exercise price is paid in shares.

Code Section 162(m).     Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a deduction for certain compensation paid to certain executive officers (and certain former executive officers) to the extent that compensation to a covered employee exceeds $1million for such year. Compensation qualifying for a performance-based exception as “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code was historically not subject to the deduction limit if the compensation satisfied the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. This exception has now been repealed, effective for taxable years beginning after December31, 2017, unless certain transition relief for certain compensation arrangements in place as of November2, 2017 is available. No grants made after such date under the Incentive Plan will be intended to qualify for the performance-based exception.

New Plan Benefits.    The amount or type of grants that will be allocated to or received by any person or group of persons under the Incentive Plan cannot be determined at this time.

Existing Plan Benefits. Pursuant to SEC rules, the following table lists the number of shares subject to options (exercised and unexercised) granted from June13, 2017 (when the Incentive Plan was first adopted by our Board) through the date hereof that count against the maximum share authorization under the Incentive Plan. These share numbers do not take into account the effect of options that have been cancelled or that expired unexercised.

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Name and Position

Number of Shares

Stavros G. Vizirgianakis

Chief Executive Officer

219,005

Joseph P. Dwyer

Chief Financial Officer

207,736

Allan Staley

President

33,035

Sharon Klugewicz

Chief Operating Officer

27,921

Robert S. Ludecker

Senior Vice President, Surgical Sales

61,502

Linwood Staub

Senior Vice President, Wound Sales

19,502

Michael Koby

Director

11,940

Paul LaViolette

Director

11,940

Thomas M. Patton

Director

26,940

Gwendolyn A. Watanabe

Director

26,940

All current executive
officers as a group

568,701

All current non-employee
directors as a group

77,760

All employees as a group,
excluding executive officers

100,539

The Company’s Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal to approve compensation

of
the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement.

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First Amendment to the Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

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PROPOSAL FOUR

APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

- Proposal Four -
Approval of Appointment of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee has selected BDO USA,Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company'sour independent registered public accounting firm for the 20182020 fiscal year. BDO USA,Deloitte & Touche LLP will audit the Company'sour consolidated financial statements for the 20182020 fiscal year and perform other services. While shareholderstockholder ratification is not required by the Company's By-Lawsour bylaws or otherwise, theour Board, of Directors, at the direction of the Audit Committee, is submitting the selection of BDO USA,Deloitte & Touche LLP to the shareholdersstockholders for ratification as part of good corporate governance practices. If the shareholdersstockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee may, but is not required to, reconsider whether to retain BDO USA,Deloitte & Touche LLP. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different accounting firm as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending June 30, 2018June30, 2020 at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.

stockholders.

A representative of BDO USA,Deloitte & Touche LLP is expected to be available either personally or by telephone at the Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions from shareholdersstockholders and will be given the opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so.

2017 Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On November 9,November9, 2017, the Company dismissed Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) effective immediately as itsour independent registered public accounting firm (after receiving approval of the Audit Committee) and engaged BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”). Grant Thornton’s reports on the Company’sour consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30,June30, 2017 and June 30,June30, 2016 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company’s two most recentour fiscal yearsyear ended June 30,June30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 and the subsequent interim period through November 9,November9, 2017, (i) there were no disagreements within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K,S-K, between the Companyus and Grant Thornton on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, any of which that, if not resolved to Grant Thornton’s satisfaction, would have caused Grant Thornton to make reference to the subject matter of any such disagreement in connection with its reports for such years and interim period, and (ii) there were no reportable events within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except that the opinion of Grant Thornton with respect to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2016 was adverse, because of the effect of certain material weaknesses described therein, and reported that the Company had not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2016.S-K.

The CompanyWe provided Grant Thornton with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that Grant Thornton furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC stating whether it agreed with the statements made herein. A copy of Grant Thornton’s letter dated November 13,November13, 2017 was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission November 13,SEC November13, 2017.

2019 Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On November 13, 2017,December3, 2019, we dismissed BDO effective immediately as our independent registered public accounting firm (after receiving approval of the CompanyAudit Committee).

BDO’s audit reports on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended June30, 2019 and 2018 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except as follows:

BDO’s report on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June30, 2019 contained a separate change in accounting principle paragraph regarding the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” BDO’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, dated September5, 2019, expressed an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June30, 2019 as a result of a material weakness regarding the completeness and accuracy of unrecorded liabilities. The identified control deficiency did not result in any material misstatements in the Company’s financial statements. BDO indicated that the material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in its audit of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June30, 2019 and did not affect its report dated September5, 2019 on those financial statements. There were no disagreements with BDO about this self-identified material weakness.

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BDO’s report on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June30, 2018 contained a separate emphasis-of-matter paragraph regarding the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (Topic 718). BDO’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, dated September13, 2018, expressed an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June30, 2018 as a result of a material weakness regarding a lack of consistency in the approval of manual journal entries to our general ledger. The identified control deficiency did not result in any material misstatements in our financial statements. BDO indicated that the material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in its audit of our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June30, 2018 and did not affect its report dated September13, 2018 on those financial statements. There were no disagreements with BDO about this self-identified material weakness.

During our fiscal years ended June30, 2019 and 2018 and the subsequent interim period through December,3, 2019, there were no disagreements with BDO on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BDO, would have caused BDO to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports or “reportable events” as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(v); except that (i) in our annual reports on Form 10-K for the years ended June30, 2019 and June30, 2018, management concluded in its report, and BDO concurred, that our internal control over financial reporting as of June30, 2019 and as of June30, 2018 was not effective as a result of the material weaknesses described above and (ii) in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September30, 2019, management concluded in its report that our internal control over financial reporting as of September30, 2019 was not effective as a result of the material weakness identified in our 2019 financial statements because the new controls implemented to remediate the material weakness had not been tested for a sufficient number of months for us to conclude that this control is effective.

We provided BDO with a copy of the above disclosures and requested that BDO furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it agreed with the statements made herein. A copy of BDO’s letter dated December4, 2019 was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC December4, 2019.

On December3, 2019, we engaged BDO USA,Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’sour new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018June30, 2020 (after receiving approval of the Audit Committee).

During the Company’sour two most recent fiscal years ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 and June 30, 2016 and the subsequent interim period through November 13, 2017,June30, 2018, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with BDO USA, LLPDeloitte regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’sour financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Companyus that BDO USA, LLPDeloitte concluded was an important factor considered by the Companyus in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K,S-K, or (iii) any reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.S-K.

Audit Fees

Grant ThorntonBDO billed the Company $509,482$410,000 and $960,351$325,000 in the aggregate for services rendered for the audit of the Company’s 2017our 2019 and 20162018 fiscal years, respectively, and the review of the Company’sour interim financial statements included in the Company’sour Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q10-Q for the Company’s 2017our 2019 and 20162018 fiscal years, respectively.

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Audit-Related Fees

Grant ThorntonBDO billed the Company $15,600$124,010 and $15,600$61,834 for audit-relatedaudit-related services as defined by the SEC for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 and 20162018, respectively. The audit-related services were for the audits of the Company’s pension plan.

Tax Fees and All Other Fees

Grant ThorntonBDO did not provide any tax services to the Company during the fiscal years ended June30, 2019 and 2018. BDO billed the companyCompany $32,227 and $0 and $31,200 for tax relatedother services for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 and 20162018, respectively.

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Policy on Pre-approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Services

The charter of the Audit Committee provides for the pre-approvalpre-approval of all audit services and all permitted non-auditnon-audit services to be performed for Misonix by the independent registered public accounting firm, subject to the requirements of applicable law. The procedures for pre-approvingpre-approving all audit and non-auditnon-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm include the Audit Committee reviewing audit-relatedaudit-related services, tax services and other services. The Audit Committee periodically monitors the services rendered by and actual fees paid to the independent registered public accounting firm to ensure that such services are within the parameters approved by the Audit Committee.

The Company’sOur Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal
to approve the appointment

of its Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmDeloitte & Touche LLP as disclosed in this Proxy Statement.

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the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm

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STOCKHOLDER Proposals

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

Eligibility to Submit a Proposal

Under Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the SEC’sExchange Act, in order to be eligible to submit a proposal, you must have continuously held at least $2,000 in market value, or 1%, of our Common Stock entitled to be voted on the proposal at the meeting for at least one year by the date you submit the proposal. You must continue to hold those securities through the date of the meeting.

Inclusion in Next Year’s Proxy Statement

A stockholder who desires to have his or her proposal included in our proxy rules, shareholder proposalsstatement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021 must deliver the proposal to our principal executive offices (at the address noted above) no later than the close of business on February2, 2021.

Presentation at Meeting

Rule 14a-4(c) under the Exchange Act provides that if a proponent of a proposal fails to notify us at the address below at least 45 days prior to the month and day of mailing of the prior year’s proxy statement (or any date specified in an advance notice provision), then the management proxy holders will be allowed to use their discretionary voting authority with respect to the Company’s next Annual Meetingvoting of Shareholders mustproxies when the proposal is presented at the meeting, without any discussion of the matter in the proxy statement. With respect to our 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, if we are not provided notice of a stockholder proposal, which the stockholder has not previously sought to include in our proxy statement, by April18, 2021, the management proxy holders will be received byallowed to use their discretionary authority with respect to the Company no later than August 15, 2018voting of proxies.

In addition, our bylaws require that a proposal to be consideredsubmitted by a stockholder for a vote of the Company’s stockholders at our annual meeting of stockholders, whether or not also submitted for inclusion in the Company’s next Proxy Statement. Underproxy materials, must be preceded by adequate notice to the Corporate Secretary of the Company. To be adequate, the notice must set forth certain information specified in our bylaws about the stockholder and the proposal. Our bylaws are available in our SEC proxy rules, Proxies solicited byfilings which can be accessed on our website at www.misonix.com under the Board of Directors“Investors Relations” tab and will be provided to any stockholder upon written request to Misonix, Inc., 1938 New Highway, Farmingdale, New York 11735, Attn: Corporate Secretary.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Minoan Medical (Pty) Ptd. (“Minoan”) (formerly Applied BioSurgical) is an independent distributor for the next Annual Meeting may be voted atCompany in South Africa. The chief executive officer of Minoan is also the discretionbrother of Stavros G. Vizirgianakis, the persons named in such proxies (or their substitutes) with respect to any shareholder proposal not included inCEO of Misonix, Inc.

Set forth below is a table showing the Company’s Proxy Statement ifnet revenues for the Company does not receive notice of such proposal on or before August 15, 2018.years ended June 30 and accounts receivable at June 30 for the indicated time periods below with Minoan:

 

For the years ended June 30:

  

2019

 

2018

Sales

 

$

1,405,430

 

$

999,719

Accounts receivable

 

$

221,240

 

$

239,062

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annual report

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report to ShareholdersStockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017June30, 2019 has been provided to all shareholders. Shareholdersstockholders. Stockholders are referred to the Annual Report for financial and other information about the Company, but suchthe Annual Report is not incorporated in this Proxy Statementproxy statement and is not part of the proxy soliciting material.

OTHER INFORMATION

Other Business

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, theproxy statement, our Board of Directors does not know of any business other than that specified above to come before the Annual Meeting, but, if any other business does lawfully come before the Annual Meeting,annual meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed Proxyproxy to vote in regard thereto in accordance with their judgment.

Solicitation of Proxies

The CompanyWe will pay the cost of soliciting Proxiesproxies in the accompanying form and as set forth below. In addition to solicitation by use of the mails, certain officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies by telephone, email or personal interview without additional remuneration therefor.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

  

Joseph P. Dwyer

Secretary

Dated:

 JOSEPH P. DWYER

May26, 2020

Secretary

Dated: March 20, 2018

Farmingdale, New York

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY. MISONIX, INC. 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 7, 2018, 10:00 A.M. local time This Proxy is Solicited On Behalf Of The Board Of Directors Please Be Sure To Mark, Sign, Date and Return Your Proxy Card in the Envelope Provided FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED Please mark your votes like this X PROXY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 AND 4. 1. Election of Directors (1) John W. Gildea (2) Charles Miner III (3) Stavros G. Vizirgianakis (4) Patrick A. McBrayer (5) Thomas M. Patton FOR all Nominees listed to the left WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote (except as marked to the contrary for all nominees listed to the left) 3. Advisory vote on the approval of compensation of our named executive officers. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 4. Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN (Instruction:To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a line through that nominee’s name in the list above) 2. Approval of an amendment to the certificate of incorporation to increase the authorized common stock from 20,000,000 shares to 40,000,000 shares. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN CONTROL NUMBER Signature___________________________________ Signature, if held jointly______________________________________ Date_____________, 2018. Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint owners, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or corporate officer, please give title as such.

  

Farmingdale, New York

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Annex A

MISONIX, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Section 1.Purpose.

The purposes of this Misonix, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) are (1) to make available to key employees, directors and consultants certain compensatory arrangements related to the growth in value of the common stock of the Company so as to generate an increased incentive to contribute to the Company’s future financial success and prosperity, (2) to enhance the ability of the Company and its Affiliates to attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals whose efforts can affect the financial growth and profitability of the Company, and (3) to align generally the interests of key employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its Affiliates with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.

Section 2.Definitions.

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a)    “Affiliate” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company or (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

(b)    “Award” shall mean any Option, Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, Performance Award or Substitute Award, granted under the Plan.

(c)    “Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan.

(d)    “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company as it may be composed from time to time.

(e)    “Business Relationship” shall mean, with respect to a Consultant, such Consultant continuing to render, in the sole determination of the Board of Directors or the Committee, substantial ongoing services as an independent contractor of the Company.

(f)    “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor code thereto.

(g)    “Committee” shall mean the Board of Directors, excluding any director who is not a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3, or any such other committee designated by the Board of Directors to administer the Plan, which committee shall be composed of not less than the minimum number of members of the Board of Directors from time to time required by Rule 16b-3 or any applicable law, each of whom is a Non-Employee Director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.

(h)    “Company” shall mean Misonix, Inc., or any successor thereto.

(i)    “Company Service” shall mean any service with the Company or any Affiliate in which the Company have at least a 51% ownership interest.

(j)    “Consultant” shall mean a natural person providing bona fide services to the Company or any Affiliate that are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction, and such party does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market in the Company’s securities.

(k)    “Covered Award” means an Award, other than an Option or other Award with an exercise price per Share not less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Award, to a Covered Employee, if it is designated as such by the Committee at the time it is granted. Covered Awards are subject to the provisions of Section 13 of this Plan.

(l)    “Covered Employees” means Participants who are designated by the Committee prior to the grant of an Award who are, or are expected to be at the time taxable income will be realized with respect to the Award, “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m).

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(m)    “Dividend Equivalent” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan.

(n)    “Effective Date” shall mean the date that the Plan is first approved by the stockholders of the Company.

(o)    “Employee” shall mean any employee or employee director of the Company or of any Affiliate.

(p)    “Important Notice RegardingFair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities), the Internet Availabilityfair market value of Proxy Materialssuch property determined by such methods, or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.

(q)    “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.

(r)    “Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

(s)    “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(t)    “Other Stock-Based Award” shall mean any Award granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan.

(u)    “Participant” shall mean an Employee, Consultant or member of the Board of Directors who is granted an Award under the Plan.

(v)    “Performance Award” shall mean any Award granted hereunder that complies with Section 6(e)(ii) of the Plan.

(w)    “Performance Goals” means one or more objective performance goals, established by the Committee at the time an Award is granted, and based upon the attainment of targets for one or any combination of the following criteria, which may be determined solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of a subsidiary or an Affiliate (or any business unit thereof) or based on comparative performance relative to other companies: (i) net income; (ii) earnings before income taxes; (iii) earnings per share; (iv) return on stockholders’ equity; (v) expense management; (vi) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (vii) revenue growth; (viii) earnings growth; (ix) total stockholder return; (x) cash flow; (xi) return on assets; (xii) pre-tax operating income; (xiii) net economic profit (operating earnings minus a charge for capital); (xiv) customer satisfaction; (xv) provider satisfaction; (xvi) employee satisfaction; (xvii) strategic innovation; or (xviii) any combination of the foregoing. Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by Section 162(m).

(x)    “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or political subdivision thereof.

(y)    “Released Securities” shall mean securities that were Restricted Securities with respect to which all applicable restrictions have expired, lapsed, or been waived.

(z)    “Restricted Securities” shall mean Awards of Restricted Stock or other Awards under which issued and outstanding Shares are held subject to certain restrictions.

(aa)    “Restricted Stock” shall mean any Share granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan.

(bb)    “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan that is denominated in Shares.

(cc)    “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, or any successor rule and the regulation thereto.

(dd)    “Section 162(m)” means Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor thereto, and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(ee)    “Share” or “Shares” shall mean share(s) of the common stock of the Company, and such other securities or property as may become the subject of Awards pursuant to the adjustment provisions of Section 4(c).

(ff)    “Substitute Award” shall mean an Award granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, an outstanding award previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines.

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Section 3.Administration.

(a)    The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to designate Participants and:

(i)     determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan;

(ii)    determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) Awards;

(iii)   determine the terms and conditions of any Award;

(iv)   determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be canceled, forfeited, or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended;

(v)    determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee;

(vi)   interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to the Plan, or any Award made under the Plan, including any Award Agreement;

(vii)  establish, amend, suspend, or reconcile such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the Annual Meetingproper administration of Shareholdersthe Plan; and

(viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

(b)    Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan, any Award, or any Award Agreement, shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any employee of the Company or of any Affiliate.

(c)    The 2018 Proxy StatementCommittee may delegate to one or more executive officers of the Company or to a committee of executive officers of the Company the authority to grant Awards to Employees who are not officers or directors of the Company and to amend, modify, cancel or suspend Awards to such employees, subject to Sections 7 and 9.

Section 4. Shares Available For Awards.

(a)    Maximum Shares Available.    The maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Participants pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 750,000 Shares (the “Plan Maximum”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) below. Pursuant to any Awards, the Company may in its discretion issue treasury Shares or authorized but previously unissued Shares pursuant to Awards hereunder. For the purpose of accounting for Shares available for Awards under the Plan, the following shall apply:

(i)     Only Shares relating to Awards actually issued or granted hereunder shall be counted against the Plan Maximum. Shares corresponding to Awards that by their terms expired, or that are forfeited, canceled or surrendered to the Company without full consideration paid therefor shall not be counted against the Plan Maximum.

(ii)    Shares that are forfeited by a Participant after issuance, or that are reacquired by the Company after issuance without full consideration paid therefor, shall be deemed to have never been issued under the Plan and accordingly shall not be counted against the Plan Maximum.

(iii)   Awards not denominated in Shares shall be counted against the Plan Maximum in such amount and at such time as the Committee shall determine under procedures adopted by the Committee consistent with the purposes of the Plan.

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(iv)   Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Plan Maximum, and clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section shall not apply to such Awards.

(v)    The maximum number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards made to a single Participant in any one year period shall be 500,000.

(vi)   With respect to any performance period no Participant may be granted Awards of incentive stock or incentive units that vest upon the achievement of performance objectives in respect of more than 500,000 Shares of common stock or, if such Awards are settled in cash, the fair market value thereof determined at the time of payment, each subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) below.

(b)    Shares Available for ISOs.    The maximum number of Shares for which ISOs may be granted under the Plan shall not exceed the Plan Maximum as defined in Section 4(a) above, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) below.

(c)    Adjustments to Avoid Dilution.    Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) above, in the event of a stock or extraordinary cash dividend, split-up or combination of Shares, merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, or other change in the corporate structure or capitalization affecting the outstanding common stock of the Company, such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or any Award, then the Committee may make appropriate adjustments to (i) the number or kind of Shares available for the future granting of Awards hereunder, (ii) the number and type of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any Award; or if it deems such action appropriate, the Committee may make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award;provided, however, that with respect to any ISO no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such would cause the ISO to violate Code Section 422 or any successor provision thereto. The determination of the Committee as to the adjustments or payments, if any, to be made shall be conclusive.

(d)    Other Plans.    Shares issued under other plans of the Company shall not be counted against the Plan Maximum under the Plan.

Section 5.Eligibility.

Any director of the Company, Consultant or Employee shall be eligible to be designated a Participant.

Section 6.Awards.

(a)    Options.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine:

(i)     Exercise Price.    The exercise price per Share under an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that except in the case of Substitute Awards, no Option granted hereunder may have an exercise price of less than 100% of Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.

(ii)    Times and Method of Exercise.    The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part; in no event, however, shall the period for exercising an Option extend more than 10 years from the date of grant. The Committee shall also determine the method or methods by which Options may be exercised, and the 2017 Annual Reportform or forms (including without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to Shareholdersthe relevant exercise price), in which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made.

(iii)   Incentive Stock Options.    The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

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(iv)    Termination.    In the event that a Participant terminates employment or director status or becomes disabled, or in the case of a Consultant, ceases to have a Business Relationship with the Company, Options granted hereunder shall be exercisable only as specified below:

(A)    Disability or Death.    Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, if a Participant becomes disabled or dies, any vested, unexercised portion of an Option that is at least partially vested at the time of the termination shall be forfeited in its entirety if not exercised by the Participant (or his or her heirs or representatives) within six (6) months of the date of death or disability, unless the Committee has in its sole discretion established an additional exercise period (but in any case not longer than the original option term). Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, any portion of such partially vested Option that is not vested at the time of disability or death shall be forfeited. Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, any outstanding Option granted to a Participant at the time of disability or death, for which no vesting has occurred at the time of disability or death, shall be forfeited on the date of disability or death.

(B)    Termination for Reasons Other Than Death or Disability.    Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, if a Participant terminates employment or director status for reasons other than death or disability, or in the case of a Consultant, ceases to have a Business Relationship with the Company, any vested, unexercised portion of an Option that is at least partially vested at the time of the termination shall be forfeited in its entirety if not exercised by the Participant within three (3) months of the date of termination of employment or director status, unless the Committee has in its sole discretion established an additional exercise period (but in any case not longer than the original option term). Any portion of such partially vested Option that is not vested at the time of termination shall be forfeited unless the Committee has in its sole discretion established that a Participant may continue to satisfy the vesting requirements beyond the date of his or her termination of employment, director or Consultant status. Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, any outstanding Option granted to a Participant terminating employment, director or Consultant status other than for death or disability, for which no vesting has occurred at the time of the termination shall be forfeited on the date of termination.

(C)    Sale of Business.    Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, in the event the “business unit,” (defined as a division, subsidiary, unit or other delineation that the Committee in its sole discretion may determine) for which the Participant performs substantially all of his or her services is assigned, sold, outsourced or otherwise transferred, including an asset, stock or joint venture transaction, to an unrelated third party such that after such transaction the Company owns or controls directly or indirectly less than 51% of the business unit, the affected Participant shall become 100% vested in all outstanding Options as of the date of the closing of such transaction, whether or not fully or partially vested, and such Participant shall be entitled to exercise such Options during the three (3) months following the closing of such transaction, unless the Committee has in its sole discretion established an additional exercise period (but in any case not longer than the original option term). Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, all Options which are available at: http://www.cstproxy.com/misonix/2018 FOLD HERE • DO NOT SEPARATE • INSERT IN ENVELOPE PROVIDED PROXY THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MISONIX, INC.unexercised at the end of such three (3) months shall be automatically forfeited.

(D)    Conditions Imposed on Unvested Options.    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions describing the additional exercise periods for Options upon termination of employment, director or Consultant status, the Committee may in its sole discretion condition the right of a Participant to exercise any portion of a partially vested Option for which the Committee has established an additional exercise period on the Participant’s agreement to adhere to such conditions and stipulations which the Committee may impose, including, but not limited

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to, restrictions on the solicitation of employees or independent contractors, disclosure of confidential information, covenants not to compete, refraining from denigrating through adverse or disparaging communication, written or oral, whether or not true, the operations, business, management, products or services of the Company or its current or former employees and directors, including without limitation, the expression of personal views, opinions or judgements. The undersigned appoints Stavros G. Vizirgianakisunvested Options of any Participant for whom the Committee has given an additional exercise period subject to such conditions subsequent as set forth in this Section 6(a)(iv)(D) shall be forfeited immediately upon a breach of such conditions.

(E)    Forfeiture for Gross Misconduct.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Participant who engages in “Gross Misconduct”, as defined herein, (including any Participant who may otherwise qualify for disability status) shall forfeit all outstanding, unexercised Options, whether vested or unvested, as of the date such Gross Misconduct occurs. For purposes of the Plan, Gross Misconduct shall be defined to mean (i) the Participant’s conviction of a felony (or crime of similar magnitude in non-U.S. jurisdictions) in connection with the performance or nonperformance of the Participant’s duties or (ii) the Participant’s willful act or failure to act in a way that results in material injury to the business or reputation of the Company or employees of the Company.

(F)    Vesting.    For purposes of the Plan, any reference to the “vesting” of an Option shall mean any events or conditions which, if satisfied, entitle a Participant to exercise an Option with respect to all or a portion of the shares covered by the Option. The complete vesting of an Option shall be subject to Section 6(a)(iv)(E) hereof. Such vesting events or conditions may be set forth in the Notice of Grant or otherwise be determined by the Committee.

(b)Restricted Stock and Thomas M. Patton,Restricted Stock Units.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock and or Restricted Stock Units to Participants with the following terms and conditions.

(i)     Restrictions.    Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, continued employment, director or Consultant service over a specified period or the attainment of specified Performance Objectives (as defined in Section 6(e)(ii)(B)) or Performance Goals, in accordance with Section 13), which restrictions may lapse separately or concurrently at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

(ii)    Registration.    Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is issued in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan, such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.

(iii)   Termination.    Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, upon termination of employment or director service of a Participant, or in the case of a Consultant, ceases to have a Business Relationship with the Company, for any reason during the applicable restriction period, all Restricted Stock and all Restricted Stock Units, or portion thereof, still subject to restriction shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided, however, that in the event termination of employment or director service is due to the death or disability of the Participant, the Committee may waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

(c)Dividend Equivalents.    The Committee may grant to Participants Dividend Equivalents under which the holders thereof shall be entitled to receive payments equivalent to dividends with respect to a number of Shares determined by the Committee, and the Committee may provide that such amounts shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or otherwise reinvested. Subject to the terms of the Plan, such Awards may have such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

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(i)     Termination.    Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement with a Participant or as the Committee may otherwise provide, upon termination of the Participant’s employment or director service, or in the case of a Consultant, ceases to have a Business Relationship with the Company, for any reason during the term of a Dividend Equivalent, the right of a Participant to payment under a Dividend Equivalent shall terminate as of the date of termination; provided, however, that in the event the Participant’s employment or director service terminates because of the death or disability of a Participant the Committee may determine that such right terminates at a later date.

(d)Other Stock Based Awards.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Participants such other Awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to Shares (including without limitation securities convertible into Shares), as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan; provided, however, that such grants must comply with Rule 16b-3 and applicable law.

(i)     Consideration.    If applicable, Shares or other securities delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this Section 6(d) shall be purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by such method or methods and in such form or forms, including without limitation cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that except in the case of Substitute Awards, no derivative security (as defined in Rule 16b-3) awarded hereunder may have an exercise price of less than 100% of Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.

(ii)    Termination.    In granting any Stock-Based Award pursuant to this Section 6(d) the Committee shall also determine what effect the termination of employment or director service of the Participant holding such Award, or in the case of a Consultant, ceasing to have a Business Relationship with the Company, shall have on the rights of the Participant pursuant to the Award.

(e)General.    The following general provisions shall apply to all Awards granted hereunder, subject to the terms of other sections of this Plan or any Award Agreement.

(i)     Award Agreements.    Each Award granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall specify the relevant material terms and conditions of the Award and which shall be signed by the Participant receiving such Award, if so indicated by the Award.

(ii)    Performance Awards.    Subject to the other terms of this Plan, the payment, release or exercisability of any Award, in whole or in part, may be conditioned upon the achievement of such Performance Objectives (as defined below) during such performance periods as are specified by the Committee. Hereinafter in this Section 6(e)(ii) the terms payment, pay, and paid also refer to the release or exercisability of a Performance Award, as the case may require.

(A)    Terms.    The Committee shall establish the terms and conditions of any Performance Award including the Performance Objectives (as defined below) to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, any event the occurrence of which will entitle the holder to payment, and the amount of any Performance Award granted.

(B)    Performance Objectives.    The Committee shall establish “Performance Objectives” the achievement of which shall entitle the Participant to payment under a Performance Award. Performance Objectives may be any measure of the business performance of the Company, or any of its divisions or Affiliates, including but not limited to the growth in book or market value of capital stock, the increase in the earnings in total or per share, or any other financial or non-financial indicator specified by the Committee.

(C)    Fulfillment of Conditions and Payment.    The Committee shall determine in a timely manner whether all or part of the conditions to payment of a Performance Award have been fulfilled and, if so, the amount, if any, of the payment to which the Participant is entitled.

(iii)   Rule 16b-3 Six Month Limitations.    To the extent required in order to render the grant of an Award, the exercise of an Award or any derivative security, or the sale of securities corresponding to an Award, an exempt transaction under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 only, any equity security granted under the Plan to a Participant must be held by such Participant for at least

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six months from the date of grant, or in the case of a derivative security granted pursuant to the Plan to a Participant, at least six months must elapse from the date of acquisition of the derivative security to the date of disposition of the derivative security (other than upon exercise or conversion) or its underlying equity security. Terms used in the preceding sentence shall, for the purposes of such sentence only, have the meanings if any, assigned or attributed to them under Rule 16b-3.

(iv)   Limits on Transfer of Awards.    No Award (other than Released Securities), and no right under any such Award shall be assignable, alienable, pledgeable, attachable, encumberable, saleable, or transferable by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order (or, in the case of Awards that are forfeited or canceled, to the Company); and any purported assignment, sale, transfer, thereof shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or Affiliate. If the Committee so indicates in writing to a Participant, he or she may designate one or more beneficiaries who may exercise the rights of the Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant.

(v)    Exercisability.    Each Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative or by a transferee receiving such Award pursuant to a domestic relations order referred to above.

(vi)   No Cash Consideration for Awards.    Awards may be granted for no cash consideration, or for such minimal cash consideration as the Committee may specify, or as may be required by applicable law.

(vii)  Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together.    Awards may, in the discretion of them,the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as proxies,or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. Performance Awards and Awards which are not Performance Awards may be granted to the same Participant.

(viii) Forms of Payment Under Awards.    Subject to the terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise, or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments.

(ix)   Term of Awards.    Except as provided in Sections 6(a)(ii) or 6(a)(iv), the term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee.

(x)    Share Certificates.    All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any applicable Federal or state securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. Unrestricted certificates representing Shares, evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall deem appropriate, shall be delivered to the holder of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or any other relevant Award promptly after such related Shares shall become Released Securities.

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Section 7.Amendment and Termination of Awards.

Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan, the following shall apply to all Awards.

(a)Amendments to Awards.    Subject to Section 6(b)(i), the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award heretofore granted without the consent of any relevant Participant or holder or beneficiary of an Award; provided, however, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would be adverse to the holder of such Award may be made without such holder’s consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not amend any outstanding Option to change the exercise price thereof to any price that is lower than the original exercise price thereof except in connection with an adjustment authorized under Section 4(c).

(b)Adjustments of Awards Upon Certain Acquisitions.    In the event the Company or an Affiliate shall issue Substitute Awards, the Committee may make such adjustments, not inconsistent with the powerterms of the Plan, in the terms of Awards as it shall deem appropriate in order to appoint his substitute,achieve reasonable comparability or other equitable relationship between the assumed awards and authorizes eachthe Substitute Awards granted under the Plan.

(c)Adjustments of themAwards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events.    The Committee shall be authorized to representmake adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4(c) hereof) affecting the Company, any Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits to be made available under the Plan or an Award Agreement.

(d)Correction of Defects, Omissions, and Inconsistencies.    The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award Agreement in the manner and to vote, as designatedthe extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.

Section 8.Acceleration upon a Change of Control.    In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in Section 8(b) below) the following shall apply:

(a)Effect on Awards.

(i)     Options.    In the event of a Change of Control, (1) all Options outstanding on the reverse hereof,date of such Change of Control shall become immediately and fully exercisable without regard to any vesting schedule provided for in the Option.

(ii)    Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.    In the event of a Change of Control, all restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit shall terminate and be deemed to be fully satisfied for the entire stated restricted period of any such Award, and the total number of underlying Shares shall become Released Securities. The Participant shall immediately have the right to the prompt delivery of certificates reflecting such Released Securities.

(iii)   Dividend Equivalents.    In the event of a Change of Control, the holder of any outstanding Dividend Equivalent shall be entitled to surrender such Award to the Company and to receive payment of an amount equal to the amount that would have been paid over the remaining term of the Dividend Equivalent, as determined by the Committee.

(iv)   Other Stock Based Awards.    In the event of a Change of Control, all outstanding Other Stock Based Awards of whatever type shall become immediately vested and payable in an amount that assumes that the Awards were outstanding for the entire period stated therein, as determined by the Committee.

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(v)    Performance Awards.    In the event of a Change of Control, Performance Awards for all performance periods, including those not yet completed, shall immediately become fully vested and payable in accordance with the following:

(A)    Non-Financial Performance Objectives.    The total amount of Performance Awards conditioned on nonfinancial Performance Objectives and those conditioned on financial performance shall be immediately payable (or exercisable or released, as the case may be) as if the Performance Objectives had been fully achieved for the entire performance period.

(B)    Financial Performance Objectives.    For Performance Awards conditioned on financial Performance Objectives and payable in cash, the Committee shall determine the amount payable under such Award by taking into consideration the actual level of attainment of the Performance Objectives during that portion of the performance period that had occurred prior to the date of the Change of Control, and with respect to the part of the performance period that had not occurred prior to the date of the Change of Control, the Committee shall determine an anticipated level of attainment taking into consideration available historical data and the last projections made by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer prior to the Change of Control. The amount payable shall be the present value of the amount so determined by the Committee discounted using a factor that is the Prime Rate as established by JP Morgan Chase, N.A. as of the date of the Change of Control.

(vi)   Determination Final.    The Committee’s determination of amounts payable under this Section 8(a) shall be final. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8(a)(1), any amounts due under this Section 8(a) shall be paid to Participants within 30 days after such Change of Control.

(vii) Exclusion.    The provisions of this Section 8(a) shall not be applicable to any Award granted to a Participant if any Change of Control results from such Participant’s beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of Shares or other Company common stock or Company voting securities.

(b)Change of Control Defined.    “A Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(i)     there is an acquisition, in any one transaction or a series of transactions, other than from the Company, by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of either the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, but excluding, for this purpose, any such acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or its subsidiaries, or any corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of MISONX, INC. heldsuch corporation and the combined voting power of recordthe then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the undersignedindividuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the common stock and voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be; or

(ii)    individuals who, as of March1, 2017, constitute the Board (as of such date, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the closeBoard, provided that any individual becoming a director subsequent to March1, 2017 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of businessat least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14(a)(11) or Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act); or

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(iii)   there occurs either (A) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with respect to which the individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners of the common stock and voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation, or (B) an approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of dissolution of the Company or of the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(c)Termination of Certain Awards.    In addition, in the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may in its discretion and upon at least 10 days’ advance notice to the affected persons, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the holders thereof, in cash or stock, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards based upon the price per share of the Shares received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in the event. In the case of any Option or Other Stock-Based Award with an exercise price that equals or exceeds the price paid for a Share in connection with the Change of Control, the Committee may cancel the Option or Other Stock-Based Award without the payment of consideration therefor.

Section 9.Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan, the Board of Directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan, including without limitation any such action to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, without the consent of any stockholder, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or Person; provided that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination that would impair the rights of any Participant, or any other holder or beneficiary of any Award heretofore granted shall not be effective without the approval of the affected Participant(s); andprovidedfurther, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made that would increase the total number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan, except as provided in Section 4 hereof.

Section 10.General Provisions

(a)No Rights to Awards.    No Employee, Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

(b)Withholding.    The Company or any Affiliate shall be authorized to withhold from any Award granted or any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property) of withholding taxes due in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under such Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or Affiliate to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.

(c)No Limit on March 19, 2018Other Compensation Agreements.    Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

(d)No Right to Employment.    The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Annual MeetingPlan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

(e)Governing Law.    The validity, construction, and effect of Stockholdersthe Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and applicable Federal law.

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(f)Severability.    If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person, or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

(g)No Trust or Fund Created.    Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be that of an unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.

(h)No Fractional Shares.    No fractional Share shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

(i)Headings.    Headings are given to the sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

Section 11.Effective Date of the Plan.

The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its first approval by the stockholders of the Company.

Section 12.Term of the Plan.

No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the effective date hereof. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such date, and the authority of the Committee hereunder to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award, or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, and the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond such date.

Section 13.Participants Subject to Section 162(m).

(a)Applicability.    The provisions of this Section 13 shall be applicable to all Covered Awards. Covered Awards shall be made subject to the achievement of one or more preestablished Performance Goals, in accordance with procedures to be established by the Committee from time to time. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall not, other than upon a Change of Control, have discretion to waive or amend such Performance Goals or to, except as provided in Section 4(c), increase the number of Shares subject to Covered Awards or the amount payable pursuant to Covered Awards after the Performance Goals have been established; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the number of Shares subject to Covered Awards or the amount which would otherwise be payable pursuant to Covered Awards; and provided, further, that the provisions of Section 8 shall override any contrary provision of this Section 13.

(b)Certification.    No shares shall be delivered and no payment shall be made pursuant to a Covered Award unless and until the Committee shall have certified in writing that the applicable Performance Goals have been attained.

(c)Procedures.    The Committee may from time to time establish procedures pursuant to which Covered Employees will be permitted or required to defer receipt of amounts payable under Awards made under the Plan.

(d)Committee.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, for all purposes involving Covered Awards, the Committee shall consist of at least two members of the Board of Directors, each of whom is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m).

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Section 14.Code §409A Compliance.

To the extent any Award hereunder provides for a deferral of compensation (within the meaning of Code §409A and related regulations), the material terms of the deferral, to the extent required under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(c)(3) to establish a deferred compensation plan, shall be set forth in the written Award documentation (including by incorporation by reference, if applicable) prior to the effective date of such Award. Such provisions may include a requirement that if any payment or acceleration of a payment is made upon a change of control, the definition of change of control for purposes of such award also complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5).

In addition, whenever it is provided in this Plan or in any Award made hereunder that a payment or delivery is to be made “promptly” after a given event, such payment or delivery shall be made within 10 days of the event and the recipient shall have no right to designate the taxable year of payment or delivery.

Effective as of June13, 2017.

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annex B

FIRST AMENDMENT TO MISONIX, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

WHEREAS, MISONIX, INC. (the “Company”) has heretofore adopted theMISONIX, INC. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN(the “Plan”); and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan in certain respects;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows, effective as of the date the stockholders of the Company approve this amendment (the “Amendment Effective Date”):

1.      The first sentence of Section 4(a) of the Plan shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

“(a)Maximum Shares Available. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Participants pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 1,950,000 Shares (the “Plan Maximum”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) below.”

2.      The first sentence of Section 12 of the Plan shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

“No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the First Amendment to the Plan.”

3.      For the avoidance of doubt, Section 4(b) of the Plan shall refer to the Plan Maximum as amended by this First Amendment to the Plan.

4.      Except as set forth in this First Amendment to the Plan, the Plan shall be unaffected hereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

5.      The First Amendment to the Plan shall be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.

6.      As amended hereby, the Plan is specifically ratified and reaffirmed.

7.      From and after the execution of this First Amendment to the Plan, any reference to the Plan shall be deemed to be held on May 7, 2018, or at any adjournment thereof. THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED. IF NO CONTRARY INDICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ELECTING THE FIVE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL 2, PROPOSAL 3, AND PROPOSAL 4, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGMENT OF THE PERSONS NAMED AS PROXY HEREIN ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (Continued anda reference to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)  Plan as amended by the First Amendment.

8.      Capitalized terms used in this First Amendment that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms under the Plan.

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