Apr 21, 2020   SOURCE: BusinessWire

The LGL Group Announces New Paycheck Protection Program Loan

The LGL Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “LGL”; NYSE American: LGL), announced its operating subsidiaries have entered into loans pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act totaling approximately $1.9 million that mature on April 15, 2022 and bear interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, with the first six months of principal and interest deferred.

Ivan Arteaga, LGL’s CEO, said, “Our company’s $1.9 million in loans from the Paycheck Protection Program provides paycheck protection for our employees from the economic impact to our business due to the COVID-19 virus. Our businesses have been impacted and face uncertain future impacts as a result of ‘Stay at Home’ orders within jurisdictions in which our company and its subsidiaries operate.”

Mr. Arteaga continued, “While the future outlook is uncertain, we are very grateful that our businesses are considered ‘essential’ for the sake of its customers and employees. We continue to produce and ship orders that are vital to the defense and aerospace industries.”

Bill Drafts, CEO for MtronPTI, said, “We greatly appreciate our employees' heroic efforts as we continue delivering mission critical products to our Aerospace and Defense customers, allowing them to protect our nation and the World. We are incredibly proud of the passion and dedication of MtronPTI’s employees during this pandemic and we are working hard to implement every safety precaution recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to provide the safest possible environment in which to work.”

About The LGL Group, Inc.

The LGL Group, Inc., through its two principal subsidiaries MtronPTI and Precise Time and Frequency LLC, designs, manufactures and markets highly-engineered electronic components used to control the frequency or timing of signals in electronic circuits, and designs high performance frequency and time reference standards that form the basis for timing and synchronization in various applications.

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the Company has additional design and manufacturing facilities in Yankton, South Dakota, Wakefield, Massachusetts and Noida, India, with local sales offices in Hong Kong and Austin, Texas.

For more information on the Company and its products and services, contact James Tivy at The LGL Group, Inc., 2525 Shader Rd., Orlando, Florida 32804, (407) 298-2000, or visit www.lglgroup.com and www.mtronpti.com.

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