UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PARKERVISION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Florida
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59-2971472
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
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| Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Directors; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On
August 12, 2016, the shareholders of ParkerVision, Inc. (the “
Company”) approved an amendment to the ParkerVision 2011 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan (the “
2011 Plan”) to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2011 Plan from 1,200,000 to 1,950,000 shares. The amendments to the 2011 Plan as well as a summary of the 2011 plan are more fully described on pages 22 to 29 of
the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 27, 2016 (
“Proxy Statement”), which description is
incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing summary of the material terms and conditions of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing summary of the material terms and conditions of the articles of amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the articles of amendment, which are included as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held its 2016 annual meeting of shareholders on
August 12, 2016. At the annual meeting,
the Company’s shareholders considered proposals: (1) to elect three members of
the Company’s board of directors to hold office until the third ensuing annual meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) to approve an amendment to the
articles of incorporation of
the Company, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from
15,000,000 to 20,000,000; (3) to approve an amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the ParkerVision 2011 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan; and (4) to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (
“PWC”) as
the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2016.
The shareholders elected Messrs. Jeffrey Parker, William Hightower and Nam Suh to the Board of Directors. The following is a tabulation of votes cast for and withheld from each director, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to each director:
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Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-votes
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Jeffrey Parker
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3,648,601
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73,820
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5,462,363
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William Hightower
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3,601,803
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120,618
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5,462,363
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Nam Suh
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3,649,296
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73,125
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5,462,363
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The shareholders also approved an amendment to the
articles of incorporation of
the Company, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000. The following is a tabulation of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes.
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-votes
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8,578,729
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418,283
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187,772
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0
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The shareholders also approved an amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the ParkerVision 2011 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan. The following is a tabulation of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes.
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-votes
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3,427,217
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261,393
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33,811
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5,462,363
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The shareholders also ratified the appointment of PWC as
the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2016.
The following is a tabulation of votes cast for and against the ratification of PWC, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes.
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-votes
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9,086,994
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36,913
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60,877
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0
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PARKERVISION, INC.
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By:
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Chief Financial Officer
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| Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| 10.1 |
2011 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan, as amended and restated. |
