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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 11-K

 

(Mark One)

 

x                              ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) of the securities exchange act of 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

 

OR

 

o                                 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the transition period from                    to                  

 

Commission file number 0-51813

 

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

 

Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

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

 

Liquidity Services, Inc.

1920 L Street, N.W., 6th Floor

Washington, D.C. 20036

 

 

 



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

2

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

3

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

4

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

5

 

 

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

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Signatures

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Plan Administrator

Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014.  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.  We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and 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 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan financial statements.  The information in the supplemental schedules is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our audit procedures included determining whether the 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 schedule.  In forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such 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 information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

 

McLean, Virginia

 

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

June 26, 2015

 

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value

 

$

36,751,442

 

$

32,121,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions

 

194,132

 

194,742

 

Participant contributions

 

120,387

 

108,951

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

736,577

 

573,221

 

Total receivables

 

1,051,096

 

876,914

 

Total assets

 

37,802,538

 

32,998,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

37,802,538

 

$

32,998,100

 

 

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

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Additions

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

Participants

 

$

3,585,174

 

Employer

 

1,746,940

 

Rollovers

 

214,298

 

Total contributions

 

5,546,412

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

Dividend and interest income

 

2,581,203

 

Net realized and unrealized appreciation in the fair value of company stock

 

(104,664

)

Net realized and unrealized appreciation in the fair value of mutual funds

 

(188,394

)

 

 

2,288,145

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from notes receivable from participants

 

23,976

 

Total additions

 

7,858,533

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

3,030,171

 

Deemed distributions

 

12,633

 

Professional and loan fees

 

11,291

 

Total deductions

 

3,054,095

 

Net increase

 

4,804,438

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

32,998,100

 

End of year

 

$

37,802,538

 

 

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

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2014

 

1.    Description of Plan

 

General

 

The following description of the Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all US employees of Liquidity Services, Inc. (the Company or the Plan Administrator). It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (Code) as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and subsequent legislation.

 

Contributions

 

Participants may contribute, on a pretax basis, up to the maximum amount allowable by the Code ($17,500 for both 2014 and 2013). Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. Rollover contributions from other qualified plans are permitted.  Participants direct the investment of their contribution into various investment options offered by the Plan.

 

The plan is a safe harbor 401(k) plan. Employer safe harbor matching contributions will equal 100% of the first 3% of eligible compensation and 50% of the next 2% of eligible compensation, contributed to the Plan as deferral contributions. Participants will be 100% vested in these employer safe harbor matching contributions when they are made. Participants are given written notice describing their rights and obligations under the Plan generally 30 days to 90 days prior to the beginning of Plan Years for which contributions will be made.

 

The Company may also make a discretionary contribution. No such contributions were made in 2014.

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1.      Description of Plan (continued)

 

Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, the Company’s matching contributions and the Plan earnings. The Plan’s earnings are allocated to each participant in the ratio that each such participant’s account balance for each fund bears to the total balance in that fund of all eligible participants on the date of each such allocation. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

Vesting

 

Participants are vested immediately in their contributions and the Company’s contributions plus actual earnings thereon, and such amounts are nonforfeitable.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

On termination of service due to death, total disability, or retirement, a participant’s account shall be distributed in a lump-sum payment equal to the value of the participant’s account balance. Upon reaching age 59 ½, participants are permitted to withdraw upon request all or any portion of their account balance. On termination of employment, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution. Subject to certain restrictions, participants may also withdraw from their account for financial hardships. Upon distribution of benefits to a participant, any unvested amounts are forfeited to the Plan and may be used to reduce future Company contributions. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the balance of forfeited funds was $13,906 and $15,318, respectively, and forfeitures used to reduce Company contributions for 2014 and 2013 were approximately $17,483 and $4,782, respectively.

 

In-service withdrawals are available in certain limited circumstances, as defined by the Plan. Hardship withdrawals are allowed for participants incurring an immediate and heavy financial need, as defined by the Plan. Hardship withdrawals are strictly regulated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and a participant must exhaust all available loan options and available distributions prior to requesting a hardship withdrawal.

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1.  Description of Plan (continued)

 

Investment Funds

 

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, all Plan investments were held by Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity), the trustee of the Plan.

 

Company Stock Fund

 

The Plan invests in common stock of the Company through its Company Stock Fund. The Company Stock Fund allows real time stock processing and may also hold cash in order to process transactions, although this is expected to be a small percentage of the fund.

 

The Plan limits the amount a participant can invest in the Company Stock Fund to encourage diversification of participants’ accounts. The plan limits the amount a participant can contribute to the Company Stock Fund to 30%. In addition, a participant may not transfer amounts from other investment funds into the Company Stock Fund to the extent the transfer would result in more than 30% of the participant’s total account balance being invested in the Company Stock Fund.

 

Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the shares allocated to their account and is notified by the Company prior to the time that such rights may be exercised.

 

Participant Loans

 

Participants may borrow from their accounts up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000, reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance during the prior 12 months, or 50% of their account balance per the provisions set forth in the Plan document. Loans are issued with repayment terms that do not exceed 60 months, are secured by the balance in the participant’s account, and bear interest at the prime rate as reported by Thomson Reuters plus 1%. In the event the loan proceeds are to be applied to the purchase of the applicant’s primary residence, the loan duration may exceed five years.

 

Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue the Company’s contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their employer contributions.

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants

 

Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as professional and loan fees and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2014 or 2013. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the Plan Administrator deems the participant loan to be in default, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

 

The Plan’s investments are reported at fair value. Mutual funds and Company stock are valued based on quoted market prices in an active market. See Note 4 for further discussion and disclosures related to fair value measurements.

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Net realized and unrealized appreciation includes the Plan’s gain and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Substantially all of the Plan’s administrative expenses are paid by the Company.

 

3. Investments

 

The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

 

 

2014

 

Fidelity Puritan Fund

 

$

4,023,614

 

Spartan 500 Index Fund — Fidelity Advantage Class

 

3,812,224

 

Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund

 

3,336,809

 

T. Rowe Price New Horizons

 

3,041,429

 

Fidelity OTC Portfolio

 

2,274,455

 

Fidelity Money Market Trust Retirement

 

1,953,461

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund Administrative Class

 

1,929,514

 

 

 

 

2013

 

Fidelity Puritan Fund

 

$

3,691,188

 

Spartan 500 Index Fund — Fidelity Advantage Class

 

3,355,717

 

Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund

 

3,005,214

 

T. Rowe Price New Horizons

 

2,687,591

 

Fidelity Money Market Trust Retirement

 

2,042,506

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund Administrative Class

 

1,905,448

 

Harbor International Inv CL

 

1,725,607

 

Fidelity OTC Portfolio

 

1,688,005

 

Fidelity Freedom 2020

 

1,650,641

 

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

4.                                      Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as 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 (i.e., an exit price). The fair value hierarchy 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 and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

·                  Level 1 — Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.

 

·                  Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:

 

·                  Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

·                  Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active;

 

·                  Observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the asset or liabilities (e.g., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals);

 

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

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

4.                                      Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

·                  Level 3 — Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (i.e., supported by little or no market activity) and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is classified is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measure in its entirety.

 

We value our mutual funds and company stock held at fair value using the daily closing price as reported by the fund.  Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds and company stock that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value and to transact at that price.  The mutual funds and company stock held by the Plan are actively traded.

 

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other markets participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Company stock

 

$

166,459

 

$

 

$

 

$

166,459

 

Mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

31,924,799

 

$

 

$

 

31,924,799

 

Fixed income

 

2,706,723

 

 

 

2,706,723

 

Money market

 

1,953,461

 

 

 

1,953,461

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

36,751,442

 

$

 

$

 

$

36,751,442

 

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

4.                                      Fair Value Measurements (continued)

 

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

$

27,539,995

 

$

 

$

 

$

27,539,995

 

Fixed income

 

2,538,685

 

 

 

2,538,685

 

Money market

 

2,042,506

 

 

 

2,042,506

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

32,121,186

 

$

 

$

 

$

32,121,186

 

 

5. Income Tax Status

 

The underlying volume submitter plan has received an advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dated March 31, 2008, stating that the form of the plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and, therefore, the related trust is tax exempt. In accordance with Revenue Procedure 2014-6 and Revenue Procedure 2011-49, the Plan Sponsor has determined that it is eligible to and has chosen to rely on the current IRS volume submitter advisory letter. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualified status. The plan sponsor has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to bring the Plan’s operations into compliance with the Code.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is determined to be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the IRS, based on the position’s technical merits. The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits in progress for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2011.

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

6. Investment Risks

 

The Plan provides for investments in various investment securities, which are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the participant’s account balance and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

 

7. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events for the Plan through the date that these financial statements were issued and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

8. Related-Party Transactions

 

The Plan holds units of common/collective trust funds managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company, the trustee and record keeper for the Plan. The Plan also invests in the common stock of the Company. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions; however, they are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules under ERISA.

 

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Supplemental Schedules

 

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Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan

 

EIN: 52-2209244

 

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

 

December 31, 2014

 

Identity of Issue, Borrower,
Lessor or Similar Party

 

Description of Investment

Including Maturity Date,
Rate of Interest, Collateral,
Par, or Maturity Value

 

Cost

 

Current
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund Administrative Class

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

$

1,929,514

 

T. Rowe Price New Horizons

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

3,041,429

 

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Advisor Class

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

530,761

 

RidgeWorth Mid-Cap Value Eq CL I

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

790,239

 

Harbor International Inv CL

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

1,664,818

 

Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growth Fund Class A

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

876,182

 

PIMCO Real Return Fund Administrative Class

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

446,914

 

Heartland Value Plus

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

473,966

 

Invesco Developing Markets Fund Institutional Class

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

351,270

 

Liquidity Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity Services**

 

Company stock

 

*

 

165,511

 

Stock Purchase Account***

 

Company stock

 

*

 

948

 

Fidelity Puritan Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

4,023,614

 

Fidelity Contrafund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

1,813,965

 

Fidelity OTC Portfolio**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

2,274,455

 

Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

3,336,809

 

Fidelity Freedom Income Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

328,518

 

Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

155,265

 

Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

1,776,298

 

Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

720,629

 

Fidelity Money Market Trust Retirement**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

1,953,461

 

Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

820,312

 

Fidelity Freedom 2005 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

1,778

 

Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

356,599

 

Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

1,687,503

 

Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

645,201

 

Spartan Extended Market Index Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

669,478

 

Spartan International Index Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

300,101

 

Spartan 500 Index Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

3,812,225

 

Fidelity Freedom 2045 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

748,006

 

Fidelity Freedom 2050 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

832,399

 

Fidelity Freedom 2055 Fund**

 

Mutual Fund

 

*

 

223,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,751,442

 

Participant loans**

 

Interest rates from 3.25% to 6.00%; varying maturities

 

 

 

736,577

 

 

 

Total investments

 

 

 

$

37,488,019

 

 

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*   Cost information is not required. All assets are participant directed.

 

** Represents a party-in-interest

 

*** The stock purchase account may consist of the stock fund and or the Fidelity Cash Reserves and is a money market fund that is used as a plan-level account in the recordkeeping of the purchase and sales of fractional share of employer stock. Participants cannot invest their account balances in this fund. Please refer to the Auditor’s Guide for information about the employer stock purchase account.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

Liquidity Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

 

 

(on behalf of Liquidity Services, Inc. 401k Profit Sharing Plan)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: June 26, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MICHAEL LUTZ

 

 

Michael Lutz

 

 

Trustee

 

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