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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

☒ Annual Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2019

☐ Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ______ to_______

Commission File No. 001-35927

AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

Nevada		80-0948413
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1460 Fifth Avenue, Bay Shore, New York 11706

(Address of Principal Executive Offices

(631) 968-5000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001		AIRI		NYSE-American

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer	☐	Accelerated Filer	☐
Non-Accelerated Filer	☐	Smaller Reporting Company	☒
		Emerging Growth Company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates was $19,258,643, based on 17,668,480 shares of outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, and a price of $1.09 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE American on that date.

There were a total of 30,531,949 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 20, 2020.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None

AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP

FORM 10-K/A

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019

		Page No.

PART III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance	1
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	6
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	8
Item 13	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence	10
Item 14	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	11

PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	13

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements. Certain of the matters discussed herein concerning, among other items, our operations, cash flows, financial position and economic performance including, in particular, future sales, product demand, competition and the effect of economic conditions, include forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are predictive in nature and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and generally include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar expressions. Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, including projections of orders, sales, operating margins, earnings, cash flow, research and development costs, working capital, capital expenditures, distribution channels, profitability, new products, adequacy of funds from operations, and general economic conditions, these statements and other projections contained herein expressing opinions about future outcomes and non-historical information, are subject to uncertainties we cannot control including disruptions to the general economy, our operations and our industry caused by responses to the Covid-19 virus, and, therefore, there is no assurance that the outcomes expressed in these statements will be achieved.

Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from the expectations expressed in forward-looking statements contained herein. Given these uncertainties, you should not place any reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof. See “Risk factors” for a discussion of factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. You are advised, however, to consult any additional disclosures we make in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

The following table presents the information required by Paragraph (b) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

Our directors and executive officers are:

Name:	Age	Position
Luciano (Lou) Melluzzo	55	President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael E. Recca	69	Chief Financial Officer
Michael N. Taglich	54	Chairman of the Board
Robert F. Taglich	53	Director
David J. Buonanno	64	Director
Peter D. Rettaliata	69	Director
Robert C. Schroeder	53	Director
Michael Brand	62	Director
Michael D. Porcelain	51	Director

Luciano (Lou) Melluzzo has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2017. He joined our company in September 2017 as Chief Operating Officer. From November 2003 to September 2011, Mr. Melluzzo was employed in various capacities by EDAC Technologies Corporation (“EDAC”), a designer, manufacturer and distributor of precision aerospace components and assemblies, precision spindles and complex fixturing, tooling and gauging with design and build capabilities, whose shares were then listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. He served as EDAC’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2005 until February 2010. From September 2011 to November 2015, Mr. Melluzzo was self-employed in the residential real estate redevelopment industry. From November 2015 to January 2017, he was general manager of Polar Corporation, a privately held company specializing in computer numeric controlled milling and turning of small hardware components for the aerospace industry.

Michael E. Recca has been our Chief Financial Officer since October 2016. Mr. Recca has been engaged by us since September 2008 in a variety of positions related to our capital finance and acquisition programs. Immediately prior to becoming our Chief Financial Officer, he served as Chief of Corporate Development& Capital Markets, a position in which he directed our acquisition program and coordinated with our lenders. Mr. Recca received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the SUNY Stony Brook and an MBA from Columbia University.

Michael N. Taglich has been Chairman of our Board of Directors since September 2008. He is Chairman and President of Taglich Brothers, a New York City based securities firm which he co-founded in 1992 and which is focused on public and private micro-cap companies. Mr. Taglich is currently Chairman of the Board of Mare Island Dry Dock LLC, a company engaged in ship repair services, and Vice Chairman of the Board of BioVentrix, Inc., a privately held medical device company whose products are directed at heart failure. He also serves as a Director of Bridgeline Digital Inc., a publicly traded company, Icagen Inc., a reporting but not trading company engaged in early stage pharmaceutical research, Decision Point Systems Inc., a company engaged in field service automation, Dilon Technologies, a private medical device company and Autonet Mobile Inc., a private company focused on connecting automobiles to the internet.

Robert F. Taglich has been a director of our company since 2008. He is a Managing Director of Taglich Brothers, which he co-founded in 1992. Prior to founding Taglich Brothers, Mr. Taglich was a Vice President at Weatherly Securities. Mr. Taglich has served in various positions in the securities brokerage industry for the past 25 years. Mr. Taglich serves on the board of privately held BioVentrix, Inc. Mr. Taglich holds a Bachelor’s degree from New York University.

David J. Buonanno has been a director of our company since 2008. He is the Founder and President of Buonanno Enterprises Consulting, providing strategic management, supply chain/operations and recruitment services to aerospace and defense industry clients. Mr. Buonanno has extensive experience in manufacturing, supply management and operations. He was employed by Sikorsky Aircraft, Inc., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, as Vice President, Supply Management and International Offset (from January 1997 to July 2006) and as Director, Systems Subcontracts (from November 1992 to January 1997). From May 1987 to November 1992, he was employed by General Electric Company serving as Operations Manager and Manager, Program Materials Management of GE’s Astro-Space Division. From June 1977 to May 1987, he was employed by RCA and affiliated companies. Mr. Buonanno attended Lehigh University College of Electrical Engineering and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Rutgers University. He completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 1996.

Peter D. Rettaliata has been a director of our company since 2005. He served as our Acting President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2017 to November 2017 and served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2005 through December 2014. He also served as the President of our wholly owned subsidiary, AIM, from 1994 to 2008. Prior to his involvement at AIM, Mr. Rettaliata was employed by Grumman Aerospace Corporation for twenty-two years, where he attained the position of Senior Procurement Officer. Professionally, Mr. Rettaliata has served as the Chairman of “ADDAPT”, an organization of regional aerospace companies, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the AIA Supplier Council. He is a graduate of Niagara University where he received a B.A. in History and Harvard Business School where he completed the PMD Program.

Robert C. Schroeder has been a director of our company since 2008. He is Vice President - Investment Banking of Taglich Brothers and specializes in advisory services and capital raising for small public and private companies. Mr. Schroeder joined Taglich Brothers in April 1993 as an Equity Analyst publishing sell-side research. Prior to joining Taglich Brothers, he served in various positions in the brokerage and public accounting industry. Mr. Schroeder also serves as a director of the following publicly traded companies: DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., a leading provider and integrator of enterprise mobility, wireless applications and RFID solutions, Intellinetics, Inc., a provider of cloud-based enterprise content management solutions and Akers Biosciences, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of rapid diagnostic screening and testing products. Mr. Schroeder received a B.S. degree in accounting and economics from New York University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Michael Brand has been a director of our company since 2012, and from March 2017 to November 2017 served as a consultant to our company focused on day to day production issues, scheduling of the products to be manufactured and related operational issues such as the maintenance of appropriate inventory levels. He was the President of Goodrich Landing Gear, a unit of Goodrich Corporation, from July 2005 to June 2012. Prior to joining Goodrich for over 25 years he held senior management positions in the Aerospace industry. He began his career at General Electric Corporation and rose to senior management in its jet engine manufacturing operations. Mr. Brand is a graduate of Clarkson University, with advanced degrees and certificates from Xavier University and the Wharton School.

Michael Porcelain has been a director of our company since October 23, 2017. Mr. Porcelain has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a publicly traded company and leading provider of advanced communication solutions for both commercial and government customers worldwide, since 2019, and prior to that served as the Chief Financial Officer from 2006 through 2018, and from 2002 to 2006, he served as Vice President of Finance and Internal Audit of Comtech. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Porcelain was Director of Corporate Profit and Business Planning for Symbol Technologies, a mobile wireless information solutions company. Previously, he spent five years in public accounting holding various positions, including Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Since 1998, he has owned and operated The Independent Adviser Corporation, a privately held company which holds the rights to use certain intellectual properties and trademarks (including various Internet websites) related to the financial planning and advisory industry. Mr. Porcelain is an Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University located in New York where he teaches graduate level accounting courses. Mr. Porcelain has a B.S. in Business Economics from State University of Oneonta, New York, a M.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. degree from Binghamton University.

Michael N. Taglich and Robert F. Taglich are brothers.

All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Employee directors do not receive any compensation for their services as directors. Non-employee directors are entitled to receive compensation for serving as directors and may receive option grants from our company.

Information Concerning the Board of Directors

Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight

The Board does not have a policy requiring separation of the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. The Board has determined that a non-employee director serving as Chairman is in the best interests of our stockholders at this time. This structure ensures a greater role of non-employee Directors in the active oversight of our business, including risk management oversight, and in setting agendas and establishing Board priorities and procedures. This structure also allows the Chief Executive Officer to focus to a greater extent on the management of our day-to-day operations.

The Board of Directors as a whole is responsible for consideration and oversight of the risks we face and is responsible for ensuring that material risks are identified and managed appropriately. Certain risks are overseen by committees of the Board of Directors and these committees make reports to the full Board of Directors, including reports on noteworthy risk-management issues. Members of the Company’s senior management team regularly report to the full Board about their areas of responsibility and a component of these reports is the risks within their areas of responsibility and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. Additional review or reporting on risks is conducted as needed or as requested by the Board or one of its committees.

Board Independence

Our Board of Directors has determined that Robert Schroeder, David Buonanno, Peter Rettaliata, Michael Brand and Michael Porcelain are “independent directors” within the meaning of NYSE American Rule 803A(2).

Director Compensation

Non-employee Directors are entitled to receive compensation for serving as directors and may receive option grants from our company. Each Director also is entitled to be repaid or prepaid all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred in attending meetings of our Board of Directors or committees of our Board of Directors or stockholder meetings or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his duties as a Director. The compensation committee will assist the directors in reviewing and approving the compensation structure for our directors.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation paid to, earned by or accrued for, our directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Name	Fees Earned or Paid In Cash ($)	Stock Awards ($)⁽¹⁾	Option Awards ($)	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)	Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)	All Other Compensation ($)	Total ($)
Michael Taglich		73,486	5.750	—	—	—	79,236
Robert Taglich		73,486	5,750	—	—	—	79,236
Robert Schroeder	16,332	16,628	5,750	—	—	—	38,710
David Buonanno	30,996		5,750	—	—	—	36,746
Michael Brand	30,996		5,750	—	—	—	36,746
Michael Porcelain		56,199	5,750	—	—	—	61,949
Peter Rettaliata		63,901	5,750	—	—	—	69,651

(1)	Director fees paid in shares.

Board Meetings; Committees and Membership

The Board of Directors held five meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and each of the directors attended more than 75% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and (ii) the total number of meetings of all committees of the Board on which such director served.

We maintain the following committees of the Board of Directors: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee. Each committee is comprised entirely of directors who are “independent” within the meaning of NYSE American Rule 803A(2), except that Michael Taglich serves as a member of the Compensation Committee. Each committee acts pursuant to a separate written charter, and each such charter has been adopted and approved by the Board of Directors. Copies of the committee charters are available on our website at airindustriesgroup.com under the heading “Investor Relations.”

Audit Committee. Messrs. Porcelain, Schroeder and Buonanno are members of the Audit Committee. Mr. Porcelain serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and also qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. The Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee meets the financial literacy requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC rules and the independence requirements under NYSE American Rule 803A(2).

Our Audit Committee is responsible for preparing reports, statements and charters of audit committees required by the federal securities laws, as well as:

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overseeing and monitoring the integrity of our consolidated financial statements, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate to financial statements or accounting matters, and our internal accounting and financial controls;

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preparing the report that SEC rules require be included in our annual proxy statement;

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overseeing and monitoring our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance;

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providing the Board with the results of its monitoring and its recommendations; and

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providing to the Board additional information and materials as it deems necessary to make the Board aware of significant financial matters that require the attention of the Board.

The Audit Committee held six meetings during fiscal 2019.

Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee is composed of Messrs. Buonanno, Brand and Michael Taglich. Our Board of Directors has determined that membership on the Compensation Committee by Mr. Taglich at this time is in the best interests of our company and its shareholders. Mr. Taglich serves on the board of a number of public and private companies, including small cap growth companies and is familiar with compensation policies, structures and levels that are necessary to properly incentivize executives while protecting the interests of shareholders.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for:

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establishing our company’s general compensation policy, in consultation with senior management, and overseeing the development and implementation of compensation programs;

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reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the CEO, and evaluating the performance of the CEO at least annually in light of those goals and objectives and communicating the results of such evaluation to the CEO and the Board, and determining the CEO’s compensation level based on this evaluation, subject to ratification by the independent directors on the Board. In determining the incentive component of CEO compensation, the Committee will consider, among other factors, the performance of our company and relative stockholder return, the value of similar incentive awards to CEOs at comparable companies, the awards given to the CEO in past years, and such other factors as the Committee may determine to be appropriate;

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reviewing and approving the compensation of all other executive officers of our company, such other managers as may be directed by the Board, and the directors of our company;

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overseeing the Board’s benefit and equity compensation plans, overseeing the activities of the individuals and committees responsible for administering these plans, and discharging any responsibilities imposed on the Committee by any of these plans;

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approving issuances under, or any material amendments to, any stock option or other similar plan pursuant to which a person not previously an employee or director of our company, as an inducement material to the individual’s entering into employment with our company, will acquire stock or options;

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in consultation with management, overseeing regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, including overseeing the company’s policies on structuring compensation programs to preserve related tax objectives;

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reviewing and approving any severance or similar termination payments proposed to be made to any current or former officer of our company; and

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preparing an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in our proxy statement for the election of directors, if required under the applicable SEC rules.

The Compensation Committee held two meetings during fiscal 2019.

Nominating Committee. Our Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Schroeder, Brand and Porcelain. The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to seek and nominate qualified candidates for election or appointment to our Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee held one meeting during fiscal 2019.

The Nominating Committee will seek candidates for election and appointment that possess the integrity, leadership skills and competency required to direct and oversee the Company’s management in the best interests of its stockholders, customers, employees, communities it serves and other affected parties.

A candidate must be willing to regularly attend Committee and Board of Directors meetings, to develop a strong understanding of our company, its businesses and its requirements, to contribute his or her time and knowledge to our company and to be prepared to exercise his or her duties with skill and care. In addition, each candidate should have an understanding of all corporate governance concepts and the legal duties of a director of a public company.

Stockholders may contact the Nominating Committee Chairman, the Chairman of the Board or the Corporate Secretary in writing when proposing a nominee. This correspondence should include a detailed description of the proposed nominee’s qualifications and a method to contact that nominee if the Nominating Committee so chooses.

Stockholder Communications

Any stockholder who desires to contact any of our Directors can write to Air Industries Group, 1460 Fifth Avenue, Bay Shore, New York 11706, Attention: Stockholder Relations. Your letter should indicate that you are an Air Industries Group stockholder. Depending on the subject matter, our stockholder relations personnel will:

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forward the communication to the Director(s) to whom it is addressed;

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forward the communication to the appropriate management personnel;

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attempt to handle the inquiry directly, for example where it is a request for information about the Company, or it is a stock-related matter; or

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not forward the communication if it is primarily commercial in nature or if it relates to an improper or irrelevant topic.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a written code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officers, senior financial officers and persons performing similar functions. Upon written request to our corporate secretary, we will provide you with a copy of our code of ethics, without cost.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The following summary compensation table shows, for the periods indicated, information regarding the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to each individual that served as our principal executive officer during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and each other executive officer whose compensation for the 2019 fiscal year exceeded $100,000 for all services rendered in all capacities to our company and its subsidiaries. The individuals listed in the following table are referred to herein collectively as our “Named Executive Officers.”

Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal Position	Year		Salary ($)		Bonus ($)		Stock awards ($)		Option awards ($)		Non-equity Incentive Plan Information ($)		Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings ($)		All other compensation ($)			Total ($)

Luciano Melluzzo President and CEO		2019 2018		323,961 280,000		— —		— —		98,000 —		112,644 —		— —		10,800 10,800	⁽¹⁾ ⁽¹⁾		545,405 290,800

Michael Recca		2019		224,401				—		44,100		49,556		—		5,400	⁽¹⁾		323,457
CFO		2018		203,846		—		—		—		—		—		5,400	⁽¹⁾		209,246

(1)	Represents car allowance.

Our executive officers named in the above table do not have employment agreements providing for a fixed term of employment. Both are employees at will terminable at any time without any severance, other than that payable to employees generally.

Executive Compensation Policies as They Relate to Risk Management

The Compensation Committee and management have considered whether our compensation policies might encourage inappropriate risk taking by the Company’s executive officers and other employees. The Compensation Committee has determined that the current compensation structure aligns the interests of the executive officers with those of the Company without providing rewards for excessive risk taking by awarding a mix of fixed and performance based or discretionary bonuses with the performance based compensation focused on profits as opposed to revenue growth.

The Compensation Committee working with management adopts a plan each year intended to award members of our management including executive officers for meeting or exceeding targeted goals, The Committee believes the amounts to be paid to Messrs. Melluzzo and Recca for services rendered in fiscal 2019 are appropriate in light of the significant improvement in our financial performance 2019.

Equity Awards – 2019

The following table shows the grant of equity awards to the Named Executive Officers during 2019.

GRANT OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

		All Other Option
		Awards: Number of		Grant Date Fair Value
		Securities Underlying		of Stock and Option
Name	Grant Date	Options (#)		Awards ($)
Luciano Melluzzo	1/19/2019		200,000	$	98,000
Michael Recca	1/19/2019		90,000	$	44,100

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2019 Year-End

The following table shows certain information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2019.

	Option Awards							Stock Awards
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable		Option Exercise Price ($)		Option Expiration Date	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
Luciano Melluzzo		200,000		—	$	0.88	1/31/2024		—		—
		270,000		—		1.50	9/30/2024

Michael Recca		90,000				0.88	01/31/2024		—		—
		20,000		30,000		1.42	7/24/2024
		50,000		—		10.31	5/1/2021		—		—
		56,250				6.60	8/31/2020

Equity Incentive Plans

We have four equity incentive plans, the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted on July 24, 2017 and our stockholders approved on October 3, 2017, the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (“the “2016 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in June 2016 and our stockholders approved on November 30, 2016, the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in March 2015 and our stockholders approved in June 2015, and the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in May 2013 and our stockholders approved in July 2013. The Plans are virtually identical, except that the 2017 Plan authorizes the issuance of 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock, the 2016 Plan and the 2015 Plan authorize the issuance of 350,000 shares of Common Stock and the 2013 Plan authorizes the issuance of 600,000 shares of Common Stock.

The Plans permit the Company to grant stock awards and non-qualified and incentive stock options to employees, directors and consultants. The Plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board and each has a term of ten years from the date it was adopted by the Board.

We adopted the Plans to provide a means by which employees, directors, and consultants of our Company and those of our subsidiaries and other designated affiliates, which we refer to together as our affiliates, may be given an opportunity to purchase our common stock, to assist in retaining the services of such persons, to secure and retain the services of persons capable of filling such positions, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for our success and the success of our affiliates.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The following table sets forth information known to us regarding beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of March 27, 2020 by (i) each person known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each of our directors, (iii) our chief executive officer and the other Named Executive Officers, and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

Except as otherwise indicated, we believe, based on information provided by each of the individuals named in the table below, that such individuals have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws, where applicable. As of March 27, 2020, we had outstanding 30,531,949 shares of Common Stock. Except as stated in the table, the address of the holder is c/o our company, 1460 Fifth Avenue, Bay Shore, New York 11706

Directors and Executive Officers:	Number of Shares Beneficially Owned			Percent
Michael N. Taglich		6,802,226	⁽¹⁾		20.44	%
Robert F. Taglich		4,633,251	⁽²⁾		14.17	%
Peter D. Rettaliata		160,925	⁽³⁾		*
David Buonanno		81,540	⁽⁴⁾		*
Robert Schroeder		184,679	⁽⁵⁾		*
Michael Brand		137,004	⁽⁶⁾		*
Michael Porcelain		114,512	⁽⁷⁾		*
Luciano Melluzzo, President and CEO		626,667	⁽⁸⁾		2.02	%
Michael Recca, CFO		249,583	⁽⁹⁾		*
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (9 persons owning shares)		12,388,285	⁽¹⁰⁾		34.26	%

Beneficial Ownership of More Than 5% of Shares:
Richmond Brothers, Inc. et al.⁽¹¹⁾		4,321,837	⁽¹¹⁾
David S. Richman		5,500,405	⁽¹¹⁾
Matthew J. Curfman		4,414,227	⁽¹¹⁾			⁽¹¹⁾

*	Less than 1%

(1)

Includes 3,817,310 shares owned by Mr. Taglich, 239,946 shares owned by Taglich Brothers, 2,282,621 shares he may acquire upon conversion of convertible notes (including 340,687 shares which may be acquired by Taglich Brothers), but excluding shares for accrued interest thereon, 427,849 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants (including 21,469 shares which may be acquired by Taglich Brothers) and 34,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(2)

Includes 2,188,901 shares owned by Mr. Taglich, 239,946 shares owned by Taglich Brothers, 44,760 shares owned by custodial accounts for the benefit of his children under the NY UGMA, 1,849,288 shares he may acquire upon conversion of convertible notes (including 340,687 shares that may be acquired by Taglich Brothers) , but excluding shares for accrued interest thereon, 275,856 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants (including 21,469 shares which may be acquired by Taglich Brothers, and 3,416 shares which may be acquired as custodian for his children) and 34,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(3)	Includes 61,250 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

(4)	Includes 1,016 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants and 34,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(5)	Includes 47,698 shares he may acquire upon exercise of warrants and 34,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(6)

(7)

Includes 84,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

Includes 38,500 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

(8)	Includes 536,667 shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

(9)	Represents shares he may acquire upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.

(10)	Includes 3,791,222 shares that may be acquired upon conversion of convertible notes, 730,950 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of warrants and 1,108,500 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of options, in each case exercisable within 60 days.

(11)	The information set forth below is based on the amended Schedule 13D filed with the SEC and the Company on March 31, 2020 reflecting ownership as of that date. By virtue of their Joint Filing Agreement, dated October 9, 2018, the persons and entities affirm their membership in a group under SEC Rule 13d-5(b) and the group is deemed to beneficially own all of the shares beneficially owned by the group members. The beneficial ownership of each of the group members was disclosed as follows, based upon 30,531,049 shares outstanding:

	Sole Voting Power			Shared Voting Power		Sole Dispositive Power			Shared Dispositive Power			Total			Percent
Richmond Brothers, Inc.^(a)		—			—		—			4,321,837	#		4,321,837	#		14.0	%

RBI Private Investment II, LLC		15,333			—		15,333			—			15,333			*

RBI Private Investment III, LLC		1,080,000	+		—		1,080,000	+		—			1,080,000	+		3.5	%

RBI PI Manager, LLC^(b)		1,095,333	+		—		1,095,333	+		—			1,095,333	+		3.6	%

Richmond Brothers 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan		83,235			—		83,235			—			83,235			*

David S. Richmond^(c)		1,095,333	+		83,235		1,095,333	+		4,405,072	#		5,500,405	+#		17.7	%

Matthew J. Curfman^(d)		9,155			83,235		9,155			4,405,072	#		4,414,227	#		14.3	%

(a)	Held as investment advisor to certain separately managed accounts.

(b)	Includes the shares owned by RBI Private Investment II, LLC and RBI Private Investment III, LLC.

(c)	Sole voting and dispositive power includes shares owned by Mr. Richmond directly and by RBI Private Investment II, LLC and RBI Private Investment III, LLC. Shared voting and dispositive power includes shares owned by Richmond Brothers, Inc. and the Profit Sharing Plan.

(d)	Sole voting and dispositive power includes shares owned by Mr. Curfman. Shared voting and dispositive power includes shares owned by Richmond Brothers, Inc. and the Profit Sharing Plan.

# Includes 312,000 shares which may be acquired upon exercise of warrants.

+ Includes 280,000 shares which may be acquired upon exercise of warrants.

* Less than 1 percent

The address for Richmond Brothers, Inc., RBI Private Investment I, LLC, RBI Private Investment II, LLC, RBI PI Manager, LLC, Richmond Brothers 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, David S. Richmond and Matthew J. Curfman is 3568 Wildwood Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49202.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

Our Policy Concerning Transactions with Related Persons

Under Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K, a related person transaction is any actual or proposed transaction, arrangement or relationship or series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, including those involving indebtedness not in the ordinary course of business, to which we or our subsidiaries were or are a party, or in which we or our subsidiaries were or are a participant, in which the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years and in which any of our directors, nominees for director, executive officers, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities (a “significant shareholder”), or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

We recognize that transactions between us and any of our Directors or Executives or with a third party in which one of our officers, directors or significant shareholders has an interest can present potential or actual conflicts of interest and create the appearance that our decisions are based on considerations other than the best interests of our Company and stockholders.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is charged with responsibility for reviewing, approving and overseeing any transaction between the Company and any related person (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K), including the propriety and ethical implications of any such transactions, as reported or disclosed to the Committee by the independent auditors, employees, officers, members of the Board of Directors or otherwise, and to determine whether the terms of the transaction are not less favorable to us than could be obtained from an unaffiliated party.

Transactions

From time to time when needed, we have borrowed funds from and issued equity securities to Michael Taglich and Robert Taglich. In addition, Taglich Brothers, Inc. of which Michael Taglich and Robert Taglich are principals, has acted as placement agent for offerings of our debt and equity securities and provided us with other investment banking and advisory services for which it has been compensated. To date, Michael and Robert Taglich, and affiliated entities, have invested a total of $ 12,440,000 in our company through various debt and equity financings. Related party notes payable, inclusive of debt discount, due to Michael and Robert Taglich, and their affiliated entities, totaled $7,088,000 as of December 31, 2019. Interest incurred on these notes amounted to approximately $446,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The following is a summary of transactions completed by us since January 1, 2019 in which the amount involved exceeded $120,000 and in which any related person had a direct or indirect material interest. There are no transactions currently proposed by us in which a related party has a direct or indirect financial interest in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000.

On January 15, 2019, we issued senior subordinated convertible promissory notes due December 31, 2020, each in the principal amount of $1,000,000 (the “7% Notes”), to Michael Taglich and Robert Taglich, each for a purchase price of $1,000,000. The 7% Notes bear interest at the rate of 7% per annum, are convertible into our common stock at a conversion price of $0.93 per share, subject to the anti-dilution adjustments set forth in the 7% Notes, are subordinated to our indebtedness to Sterling National Bank under the Loan Facility, and mature at December 31, 2020, or earlier upon an Event of Default.

We paid Taglich Brothers a fee of $80,000 (4% of the purchase price of the 7% Notes), in the form of a promissory note having terms substantially identical to the 7% Notes, in connection with the sale of the 7% Notes.

During the second quarter of 2019, the maturity date of our Subordinated Notes due May 31, 2019 (the “2019 Notes”), issued together with shares of our Common Stock in a private placement completed in May 2018, was extended to June 30, 2020. In connection with the extension, the interest rate on the notes remained 12% per annum. As consideration for the extension, we issued 150,000 shares of Common Stock to Michael Taglich and 15,000 shares to Robert Taglich. In May 2018, advances of $1,000,000 and $100,000 made by Michael and Robert Taglich in March and April 2018 were applied against the purchase price of our 2019 Notes and shares of our Common Stock, as part of a private placement. We issued to Michael Taglich a Note in the principal amount of $1,000,000, together with 178,571 shares of Common Stock, for a purchase price of $1,000,000 and we issued to Robert Taglich a Note in the principal amount of $100,000, together with 17,857 shares of Common Stock. Interest on the 2019 Notes is payable at the rate of one percent (1%) per month and payments were to be made monthly commencing June 30, 2018. Upon the occurrence and continuation of a failure to pay accrued interest, interest accrues and is payable on such amount at the rate of 1.25% per month and upon the occurrence and continuation of a failure to timely pay the principal amount of the 2019 Note, interest shall accrue and be payable on such principal amount at the rate of 1.25% per month. The 2019 Notes are subordinate to our obligations under our Loan Facility.

On June 26, 2019, we were advanced $250,000 by each of Michael and Robert Taglich. These amounts are evidenced by notes which are identical to the terms of the 2019 Notes and are payable on December 31, 2020. In connection with these notes the Company issued 37,500 shares to each of Michael and Robert Taglich.

On October 21, 2019, Michael Taglich advanced $1,000,000 to the Company. This advance was repaid in full on January 2, 2020 together with interest accrued at the rate of 12% per annum.

In connection with the consummation of the SNB Loan Facility, for no additional consideration the due date of all of the Company’s notes held by Michael and Robert Taglich was extended to December 31, 2020. There are no principal payments due on these notes until such time.

In connection with the sale of AMK to Meyer Tool, Inc., (“Meyer”) in 2017, Meyer agreed to pay us within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing April 1, 2017, an amount equal to five (5%) percent of the net sales of AMK for that quarter until the aggregate payments made to us (the “Meyer Agreement”) equals $1,500,000 (the “Maximum Amount”). As of December 31, 2018, the Company received an aggregate of $363,000 under the Meyer Agreement. On January 15, 2019, we entered into a “Purchase Agreement” with 15 accredited investors (the “Purchasers”), including Michael and Robert Taglich, pursuant to which we assigned to the Purchasers all of our rights, title and interest to the remaining $1,137,000 due from Meyer for the sale of AMK (the “Remaining Amount”) for an immediate payment of $800,000, including $100,000 from each of Michael and Robert Taglich, and $75,000 for the benefit of the children of Michael Taglich. If the Purchasers have not received the entire Remaining Amount by March 31, 2023, they have the right to demand payment of their pro rata portion of the unpaid Remaining Amount from us (“Put Right”). To the extent the Purchasers exercise their Put Right, the remaining payments from Meyer will be retained by us. The Purchasers agreed to pay Taglich Brothers a fee equal to 2% per annum of the purchase price paid by such Purchasers, payable quarterly, to be deducted from the payments of the Remaining Amount, for acting as paying agent in connection with the payments from Meyer.

The foregoing transactions were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee or our Board of Directors. We believe that the terms of each transaction were not less favorable to us than those terms that could be obtained from an unaffiliated third party.

Board Independence

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

As required by our Audit Committee charter, our Audit Committee pre-approved the engagement of Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla, P.C. for all audit and permissible non-audit services. The Audit Committee annually reviews the audit and permissible non-audit services performed by our principal accounting firm and reviews and approves the fees charged by our principal accounting firm. The Audit Committee has considered the role of Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla, P.C. in providing tax and audit services and other permissible non-audit services to us and has concluded that the provision of such services, if any, was compatible with the maintenance of such firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.

During fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2018, the aggregate fees which we paid to or were billed by Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger& Guttilla, P.C. for professional services were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018
Audit Fees⁽¹⁾	$	481,000	$	612,372
Audit Related Fees⁽²⁾		21,000		94,236
Tax Fees⁽³⁾		67,000		65,000

	$	569,000	$	771,608

(1)	Fees for services to perform our annual audit of financial statements, review of financial statements included in our quarterly filings included in Form 10-Q, and fees for services that are normally provided by the accountant for statutory and regulatory filings. This category includes fees for services rendered that only the auditor reasonably can provide, including comfort letters, consents, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC and accounting and financial reporting consultations billed as audit services. The annual audit fee included in this category was $287,000 and $367,482 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. Registration statements, consents and comfort letter fees were $30,000 and $0 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. The balance of the fees in this category were for the reviews of our quarterly financial statements.
(2)	Fees for assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, such as due diligence services related to mergers and acquisitions, accounting consultation and audits in connections with acquisitions, consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards not classified as audit fees and attest services not required by statute or regulation.
(3)	Fees for tax compliance, tax advice and planning. Tax compliance generally involves preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for refunds and tax payment-planning services. Tax planning and tax advice encompass a diverse range of services, including assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following exhibits are included as part of this amendment to this report. References to “the Company” in this Exhibit List mean Air Industries Group, a Nevada corporation.

Exhibit No.		Description

31.1		Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2		Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 of the Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1		Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

32.2		Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 29, 2020

	AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP

	By:	/s/ Michael E. Recca
		Michael E. Recca Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Luciano Melluzzo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Air Industries Group;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 29, 2020

/s/ Luciano Melluzzo
Luciano Melluzzo
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Michael E. Recca, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Air Industries Group;

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 29, 2020

/s/ Michael E. Recca
Michael E. Recca
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Annual Report of Air Industries Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Luciano Melluzzo, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, does hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. ss. 1350), that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Dated: April 29, 2020

/s/ Luciano Melluzzo
Luciano Melluzzo
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Air Industries Group and will be retained by Air Industries Group and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]

Exhibit 32.2