Form 11-K





UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



Form 11-K




 

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015

  

OR

  

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  

For the transition period from                                                    to                                                                     

  

Commission file number   000-51372

  

      A.    Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

  

Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.

  

      B.    Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

  

Omega Flex, Inc.

451 Creamery Way

Exton, Pennsylvania 19341-2504

  

This Annual Report, including exhibits, contains 18 pages, numbered sequentially, including this cover page.















Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan


Financial Statements


As of and for the Years Ended

December 31, 2015 and 2014


And


Supplemental Schedule

As of December 31, 2015










Omega Flex, Inc.

401(k) Profit Sharing Plan




Index




       Financial Statements

      Page No.



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

1


Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

2


Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

3


Notes to the Financial Statements

          4 – 13



Supplemental Information


Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

            14


Signature

15















Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



To the Participants and Plan Administrator of the Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan:


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


The supplemental information in the accompanying Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2015 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but includes supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.



/s/ RSM US LLP


Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

June 28, 2016





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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014





 

2015

 

2014

Assets:

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value:

 

 

 

     Pooled separate accounts

$

6,029,201

 

$

5,953,177

     Registered investment companies

2,933,251

 

2,572,634

     Omega Flex Inc. stock fund

384,565

 

434,760

          Total investments, at fair value

9,347,017

 

8,960,571

 

 

 

 

Fully benefit-responsive investment contract,

          at contract value

2,154,789

 

1,871,915

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

     Accrued income

9,892

 

5,623

     Participant contributions

7,545

 

-

     Employer matching contributions

9,906

 

5,644

     Employer profit sharing contributions

307,472

 

301,286

     Notes receivable from participants

474,870

 

300,423

Total receivables

809,685

 

612,976

 

 

 

 

Total assets

12,311,491

 

11,445,462

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

     Excess contributions payable

4,374

 

-

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

4,374

 

-

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

$

12,307,117

 

$

11,445,462























The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014





 

2015

 

2014

Additions:

 

 

 

Investment income (loss):

 

 

 

   Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments

$

(94,167)

 

$

698,170

   Interest and dividend income

67,083 

 

59,304

Total investment income (loss)

(27,084)

 

757,474

 

 

 

 

Interest income on notes receivable from participants

17,295 

 

14,642

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

Employer contributions

409,324 

 

397,180

Participant contributions

604,559 

 

591,387

Total contributions

1,013,883 

 

988,567

 

 

 

 

Total additions

1,004,094 

 

1,760,683

 

 

 

 

Deductions:

 

 

 

Benefits paid directly to participants

135,367 

 

296,286

Administrative expenses

7,072 

 

5,141

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

142,439 

 

301,427

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets available for benefits

861,655 

 

1,459,256

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

 

 

Beginning of year

11,445,462 

 

9,986,206

End of year

$

12,307,117 

 

$

11,445,462























The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



1.

Plan Description

 

(a)  Organization

The Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) is a defined contribution plan and was established effective January 1, 2005 for the benefit of employees of Omega Flex, Inc. (“Omega Flex” or “the Company”) and employees of its participating subsidiaries.

The following description of the Plan provides only general information.  Participants in the Plan should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

The Plan has two components; a 401(k) account and a profit sharing account.  All employees of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries are eligible to participate.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), (as amended) and the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).

 

(b)

Participants’ Contributions – 401(k) Account

Participating employees may contribute to the Plan after the first of the month following the beginning of their employment with the Company.  Participants are subject to automatic enrollment if no contrary election is made.  The automatic deferral percentage is 3% of eligible compensation, increasing by 1% annually on the participant’s employment commencement date anniversary up to a maximum of 6%, unless otherwise elected by the participant.  Contributions are made through payroll deductions which may range from 1% to 50% (subject to Code limitations) of such participant’s earnings (as defined), on a before-tax basis, an after-tax basis (for year 2005 only), or a combination thereof.  Participants who are at least age 50 or older during a Plan year may make an additional “catch-up contribution” up to a specified dollar amount on a before-tax basis (subject to Code limitations).

The Plan accepts eligible rollover contributions from participants.  If a participant has been a participant in another qualified plan, such participants may transfer his or her eligible account balance into the Plan.

 

(c)  Company Contributions – 401(k) Account

To be eligible for a Company matching contribution, a participant must have completed one year of service.

Matching contributions made by the Company are equal to 25% of the first 6% of such participants’ earnings contributed to the Plan, such that there will be no matching contributions in excess of 1.5% of a participant’s earnings for the Plan year.

For purposes of participant contributions and matched contributions, earnings are defined by the Plan document.

 

(d)  Company Contributions – Profit Sharing Account

On an annual basis, the Company determines whether to make a discretionary Profit Sharing contribution to each eligible participant’s account (eligible participant is an employee that has completed one year of service), and determines the amount of such contribution.  To receive Profit Sharing contributions for a given year, a participant must work at least 1,000 hours of service, as defined, during the plan year. Participants must be employed by the Company on the last day of the year to be eligible for the Profit Sharing contribution.

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company made a contribution of 3% of each eligible participant’s compensation, to a maximum of $265,000 for 2015 and $260,000 for 2014, as set by Section 415 of the Code.  For those participants who had compensation above the Social Security Wage Base, as defined ($118,500 for 2015 and $117,000 for 2014), an additional contribution of 3%



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



of compensation was also made on compensation in excess of the Social Security Wage Base, but below the Section 415 limitation (i.e. for 2015, a 6% contribution on compensation between $118,500 and $265,000; for 2014, a 6% contribution on compensation between $117,000 and $260,000).

 

(e)

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of the Company’s contributions, plan earnings and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses.  Allocations are based on participant compensation or account balances, as defined.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

(f)  Vesting

Participant contributions and rollover contributions, and earnings or losses thereon are fully vested at all times.  Employer contributions and earnings or losses thereon are vested as follows:


Number of Years of Credited Service

Vesting Percentage

Less than 1 year

0%

1 year

0%

2 years

20%

3 years

40%

4 years

60%

5 years

80%

6 or more years

100%

 

(g)

 In-Service and Hardship Withdrawals

While a participant is employed with the Company, a participant may make withdrawals in cash of amounts applicable to participant and employer contributions and compensation or losses thereon, subject to certain restrictions.  A participant can take hardship withdrawals (certain medical expenses, purchase of a principal residence, tuition payment for post-secondary education, and payments to prevent eviction from a primary residence) as defined in the plan document.  A participant’s hardship withdrawal will preclude the participant from making additional employee before-tax contributions to the Plan for a six-month period after the hardship withdrawal.  Participant before-tax contributions and matching contributions can be withdrawn after attainment of age 59 1/2.  

 

(h)

Benefit Payments

A participant’s account balance under the Plan may be distributed upon retirement in one of two ways (as defined by the plan document): lump-sum distribution, or in monthly installments over the shorter of 15 years or the participant’s life expectancy, as elected (subject to limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Code).

Upon death, disability, or termination of employment, a participant (or the participant’s beneficiary) with $1,000 or more in vested benefits may elect to receive a lump-sum distribution equal to the participant’s vested account balance.  A participant with less than $1,000 in vested benefits may elect a rollover to another qualified plan.  If no choice is made, the Plan will automatically payout their vested distribution in a lump-sum.

 

(i)

Notes Receivable from Participants

An eligible participant may borrow up to 50 percent of the value of his or her vested before-tax and after-tax account balance, subject to a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $50,000 reduced by the excess of the participant's highest outstanding participant loan balance during the 12 previous months over the newly initiated loan balance.  Loans for the purchase of a “principal residence” must be repaid in one to twenty years, at the participant’s option.  Loans for all other purposes must be repaid in one



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



to five years, at the participant’s option.  These loans are made at the prevailing market interest rates equal to prime rate plus one percent.  In 2015 and 2014, the applicable loan rates were 4.25%.  No more than one loan from the Plan to a participant shall be permitted at any time.  All principal and interest payments made by the participant are credited back to the participant’s account.

 

(j)

Plan Expenses

The Company currently pays administrative expenses of the Plan, with the exception of certain asset based investment fees and loan origination fees.  However, the Company has the right to charge future expenses to the Plan.

 

2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)  Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as applied to defined contribution plans and in accordance with the terms of the trust agreement.  

Contract value is the relevant measure for the portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because the contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.  The financial statements include the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and their related activity on a contract value basis (see Note 4).

 

(b)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting periods.  These significant estimates include the fair values of investments.  Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

(c)

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Investments are reported at fair value, except for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, which are reported at contract value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is accrued when earned.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation of those investments.

 

(d)

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants (participant loans for Form 5500 reporting purposes) are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.

 

(e)

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



(f)

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

(g)

Forfeitures

Forfeitures of terminating participants are used to pay for Plan expenses or Company match.  As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were $43,632 and $5,463, respectively, in allocated forfeitures available to pay Plan expenses and/or Company contributions.  For the year ended December 31, 2015, $623 was used to reduce the Company’s contribution and $4,037 was used to pay Plan expenses.  For the year ended December 31, 2014, $0 was used to reduce the Company’s contribution and $3,331 was used to pay Plan expenses.

 

(h)  Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of the financial statements, the Plan and its management have assessed and reported on subsequent events through the date of issuance of these financial statements.

 

(i)  Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-07, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)” (“ASU 2015-07”). ASU 2015-07 will require an entity to no longer categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 also removes the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 (2016 calendar years). A reporting entity should apply the amendments retrospectively to all periods presented. Earlier application is permitted. The early adoption of ASU 2015-07 had no effect on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or its changes in net assets available for benefits.

In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-12, “Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965): I. Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts, II. Plan Investment Disclosures, and III. Measure Date Practical Expedient (consensuses of the Emerging Issues Task Force)” (“ASU 2015-12”). ASU 2015-12 will simplify accounting and reporting for employee benefit plans, by among other matters:

·

Designating contract value as the only required measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.

·

Requiring that participant-directed and nonparticipant-directed investments of employee benefit plans be grouped only by general type, eliminating the need to disaggregate the investments in multiple ways.

·

Removing the requirement to disclose investments that represent 5 percent or more of net assets available for benefits.

·

Eliminating the requirement to disclose the investment strategy for investments measured using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) if that investment is in a fund that files a U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500, as a direct filing entity.

·

Permitting the Fair Value measurement footnote to be presented by only general type.



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



ASU 2015-12 is effective for plans with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 (2016 calendar years).  The amendments in Parts I and II should be applied retrospectively for all financial statements presented.  The amendments in Part III should be applied prospectively.  Earlier application is permitted.  The early adoption of ASU 2015-12 had no effect on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or its changes in net assets available for benefits.

3.

Investments and Fair Value Measurements

The Plan applies FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”).  FASB ASC 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value and the disclosures about fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements).  

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described as follows:

Level 1:

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

Level 2:

Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

 

·

Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

·

Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

·

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

·

Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3:

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.  There have been no changes in methodologies used at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Pooled separate accounts:

Pooled separate accounts are valued at the net asset value (NAV) or equivalent based on units of the pooled separate accounts.  The NAV, as provided by the trustee, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value.  The NAV is generally based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the pooled separate account less its liabilities.  This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the pooled separate account will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported NAV.

Registered investment companies:

Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Registered investment companies (mutual funds) held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



 

Omega Flex, Inc. stock fund:

Valued under a market approach at its year-end unit closing price (comprised of the year-end market price of shares of Omega Flex, Inc. common stock owned by Omega Flex, Inc. Stock Fund plus cash invested in money market fund assets.)

 

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value as of December 31, 2015:

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

Investments, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

$     2,933,251

 

$       2,933,251

 

$                 -

 

$               -

Omega Flex Inc. stock fund

384,565

 

-

 

384,565

 

-

Pooled separate accounts(*)

6,029,201

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total

$     9,347,017

 

$       2,933,251

 

$     384,565

 

$              -

 

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value as of December 31, 2014:

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

Investments, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

$     2,572,634

 

$       2,572,634

 

$                 -

 

$               -

Omega Flex Inc. stock fund

434,760

 

-

 

434,760

 

-

Pooled separate accounts(*)

5,953,177

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total

$     8,960,571

 

$       2,572,634

 

$     434,760

 

$              -

 

*In accordance with fair value measurement guidance, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.  The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented as investments in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

The Company evaluates the significance of various inputs to assess the appropriate classification of the Plan’s investments within the fair value hierarchy.  Changes in economic conditions or valuation techniques may require the transfer of investments from one fair value level to another.  Transfers between levels are evaluated for their significance based upon the nature of the investments and size of the transfer relative to the net assets available for benefits.  For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy.

 

The following table sets forth additional disclosures of the Plan’s investments whose fair value is estimated using net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as of December 31, 2015:

Investment

Fair Value

 

Unfunded Commitment

 

Redemption Frequency

 

Redemption Notice Period

Pooled separate accounts

$   6,029,201

 

$

-

 

Immediate

 

None

 

The following table sets forth additional disclosures of the Plan’s investments whose fair value is estimated using net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as of December 31, 2014:

Investment

Fair Value

 

Unfunded Commitment

 

Redemption Frequency

 

Redemption Notice Period

Pooled separate accounts

 $   5,953,177

 

$

-

 

Immediate

 

None



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014





The Plan has investments in various pooled separate accounts which invest in equity, fixed income, and target date funds.  The objective of those investment vehicles invested in equity investments is to approximate the risk and return characterized by various indexes; to seek long term capital appreciation; provide diversified exposure representative of various segments of the U.S. or foreign equity market; and/or to seek income. The objectives of the investment vehicles invested in fixed income is to provide investment results that approximate the overall performance of certain bond indices and/or to provide a predictable rate of return while preserving the safety of capital and minimizing market risk. The objective of the investment vehicles invested in target date funds is to provide various levels of asset allocations which become more conservative over time so participants can stay with the same fund before and after selected retirement dates. These investment vehicles are generally redeemable at net asset value under agreements with the underlying investment vehicles. However, it is possible that these redemption rights may be restricted by these investment vehicles in the future in accordance with underlying agreements.

Due to the nature of the investments held by the investment vehicles, changes in market conditions and the economic environment may significantly impact the net asset value of the investment vehicles, and consequently, the fair value of the Plan’s interest in the investment vehicles. Furthermore, changes in the liquidity provisions of the funds may significantly impact the fair value of the Plan’s interest in the investment vehicles.

 

4.

Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts

Prudential Contract

The Plan participates in the Prudential Guaranteed Income Fund (GIF), which by definition is considered to be a guaranteed investment contract, or GIC.  The contract is an insurance company issued general account backed group annuity contract.  There are not any specific securities in the general account that back the investments in this account.  All transactions are at contract value, including discontinuance of the contract.  In certain instances when total distributions or transfers in the GIF within a calendar year exceed pre-determined thresholds, transactions in the GIF may face certain restrictions, in accordance with the contract terms.  This could potentially result in the GIF not being fully benefit-responsive in certain instances.

As described in Note 2, because the guaranteed investment contract is fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to guaranteed investment contract.  Contract value as reported to the Plan by Prudential, represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative fees.  Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their account balances at contract value.

The GIF is a group annuity insurance product issued by Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (“PRIAC”), Hartford, CT and is backed by the full faith and creditworthiness of the issuer.  Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of PRIAC and not on the value of the securities within the insurer’s general account.  The credit rating of the issuer at December 31, 2015 was A1 as reported by Moody’s Investors Service. Deposits made to the GIF are deposited in PRIAC’s general account.  Payment obligations under the GIF represent an insurance claim supported by all general account assets. The GIF does not operate like a mutual fund, variable annuity product, or conventional fixed rate individual annuity product. Expenses related to the GIF are calculated by PRIAC and incorporated in the GIF crediting rate.  Past interest rates are not indicative of future interest rates.

Interest is credited on contract balances using a single “portfolio rate” approach.  Under this methodology, a single interest crediting rate is applied to all contributions made to the product regardless of the timing of those contributions.  Interest crediting rates are reviewed on a semi-annual basis for resetting.



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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



When establishing interest crediting rates for this product, Prudential considers many factors, including current economic and market conditions, the general interest rate environment and both the expected and actual experience of a reference portfolio within the issuer’s general account.  These rates are established without the use of a specific formula.  The minimum credit rate under the contract is 1.50%.  The average earnings yield and average credit rate for 2015 were both 1.40%.  The average earnings yield and average credit rate yield for 2014 were both 1.55%.

For the periods presented, the average earnings yield is calculated by dividing the earnings to the Plan on the last day of the Plan year by the end of the Plan year fair value and then annualizing the result.  The average crediting rate yield is calculated by dividing the earnings credit to the participants on the last day of the Plan year by the end of the Plan year fair value and then annualizing the result.  As a result of current stable value product construction, no adjustments will be required to mediate between the average earnings credited to the Plan and the average earnings credited to the participants.

Key factors that could influence future average interest crediting rate include, but are not limited to: participant directed cash flows; changes in interest rates; total return performance of the underlying contract; or default or credit failure of any of the investment contracts, or other investments held in the Plan.

5.

Omega Flex, Inc. Stock Fund

All fund options within the Plan are intended to be participant directed, which means that each participant may invest his or her contributions, and any Company matching contributions in any one of the investment funds offered under the Plan from time to time.  In addition to a number of funds offered by the plan trustee, participants may elect to invest a portion of their contributions in an Omega Flex, Inc. stock fund that invests primarily in the common stock of Omega Flex, Inc.

6.

Related Party Transactions

The Omega Flex, Inc. Stock Fund holds shares of Omega Flex, Inc. common stock.  The Plan also permits participant loans.  In addition, the Plan invests in pooled separate accounts and a GIF managed by PRIAC, an affiliate of Prudential Bank & Trust, FSB (“PBT” or the “Trustee”).  PRIAC is the custodian and record-keeper of the Plan.  PBT is the trustee of the Plan.  These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.  PBT, through PRIAC, provides certain administrative services to the Plan. PBT may receive revenue from mutual fund and collective trust fund service providers for services PBT provides to the funds. This revenue may be used to offset certain amounts owed to PBT for its administrative services to the Plan.

7.

Fund Management

Under the terms of a trust agreement the Plan assets are held and managed by PBT.  PBT has full discretionary power over investment options in the Plan subject to the limitations thereon imposed by the investment objectives of the various funds and the provisions of ERISA.  The Plan Administrator, as defined in the plan document, has full authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.

8.

Plan Termination

The Plan has no termination date and it is the Company’s current intention to continue the Plan indefinitely.  However, the Company may terminate, amend, modify or suspend the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of a plan termination, participants would become fully vested in the balance of their accounts and the plan assets would be distributed in accordance with the terms of the Plan.




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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014



9.

Tax Status of the Plan


The Internal Revenue Service has issued an opinion letter that the prototype plan document sponsored by The Prudential Insurance Company of America qualifies under the provisions of Section 401(a) of the Code and therefore, the prototype plan trust is exempt from federal income tax under provisions of Section 501(a) of the Code.  The Company has adopted this prototype plan and trust.  The Plan has been amended since receiving the opinion letter.  The Plan is designed to comply with applicable requirements of the Code and ERISA and is intended to be operated in compliance with such requirements.


GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service.  The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2012.


During 2015, a Voluntary Compliance Program (“VCP”) filing to the IRS was submitted pursuant to the IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”) to correct automatic escalation contributions to certain participants. While the ultimate outcome of the submission is not yet determinable, based upon consultation with ERISA specialists and the plan’s third party administrator, it is currently anticipated that there will be no material effect to the plan’s financial statements arising from this matter.

10.

Excess Contributions Payable

Contributions received from participants for 2015 are net of payments of $4,374 made in 2016 to certain active participants to return to them excess deferral contributions as required to satisfy the relevant nondiscrimination provisions of the Plan.  This amount is also included in the Plan’s statement of net assets available for benefits as excess contributions payable at December 31, 2015.

11.

Plan Amendments

Effective January 1, 2016, the Plan was amended to change the employer match formula to 50% of elective deferrals up to a maximum of 6% of eligible compensation per Plan year.

12.

Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500, which is filed by the Company with the Employee Benefits Security Administration, as of December 31:

 

 

2015

 

2014

Net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements

$ 12,307,117

 

$11,445,462

Total accrued income

(9,892)

 

(5,623)

Total employee and employer contributions receivable

(324,923)

 

(306,930)

Total excess contributions payable

4,374

 

-

Net assets available for plan benefits per Form 5500

$ 11,976,676

 

$11,132,909

 

 

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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Notes to the Financial Statements

As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014


The following is a reconciliation of net increase per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the years ended December 31:

 

2015

 

2014

 

Net increase per the financial statements

$      861,655

 

$  1,459,256

Change in accrued income

(4,269)

 

(685)

Change in total employee and employer contributions receivable

(17,993)

 

(35,330)

Change in total excess contributions payable

4,374

 

(4,015)

Net increase per Form 5500

$      843,767

 

$  1,419,226



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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

 

 







Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2015





EIN: 23-1948942  Plan #: 001

 

 

 

 


(a)

(b)

Identity of issue, borrower,

lessor or similar party


(c)

Description of investment including maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value

(e)

Current value

 

Pooled separate accounts:

 

 

*

   Prudential

Dryden S&P 500 Index Fund

$      1,083,135

*

   Prudential

Small Cap Value/Kennedy Capital Fund

693,329

*

   Prudential

Mid Cap Growth/Time Square Fund

488,515

*

   Prudential

Large Cap Value/AJO Fund

887,736

*

   Prudential

Hi Yield Bond/Caywood-Scholl Fund

297,091

*

   Prudential

International Blend/AQR

1,116,429

*

   Prudential

Retirement Goal 2010 Fund

111,927

*

   Prudential

Retirement Goal 2020 Fund

155,717

*

   Prudential

Retirement Goal 2030 Fund

386,274

*

   Prudential

Retirement Goal 2040 Fund

565,043

*

   Prudential

Retirement Goal 2050 Fund

244,005

 

 

 

6,029,201

 

Registered investment companies:

 

 

*

   Prudential

Sun America Water 2020 Fund

8,291

*

   Prudential

Jennison Small Company A Fund

537,648

 

   John Hancock

Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund

444,354

 

   Oppenheimer

Developing Markets A Fund

19,752

 

   JP Morgan

Core Bond A Fund

924,088

 

   Goldman Sachs

Structured Large Cap Growth A Fund

999,118

 

 

 

2,933,251

 

Group annuity contract

 

 

*

   Prudential

Guaranteed Income Fund

2,154,789

 

 

 

 

 

Separate account

 

 

*

   Omega Flex, Inc. Stock Fund

Company stock separate account

384,565

 

 

 

 

*

Participant loans

Interest rates at 4.25% with maturities through December 2030

474,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$    11,976,676


* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.

“Cost” is not required as all the investments are participant-directed. Cost for participant loans is $0.










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Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2015



SIGNATURE



The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



 

 

 

 

 

Omega Flex, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

 

 

 

By: /s/ Geri Glazer

 

Geri Glazer

Plan Administrator

June 28, 2016

 




 

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