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| EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (REDACTED), DATED DECEMBER 22, 2014 - RPX Corp | exhibit101-assetpurchaseag.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY RPX CORPORATION DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2015 - RPX Corp | a991pressreleaseissuedbyrp.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 28, 2015
RPX Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35146 | 26-2990113 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Market Plaza | |
Suite 800 | |
San Francisco, CA 94105 | |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | |
(866) 779-7641 | |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
(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 the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On January 28, 2014, RPX Corporation (the “Company”) and RPX Clearinghouse LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) completed an acquisition of patent assets owned or controlled by Rockstar Consortium US LP, Rockstar Consortium LLC, Bockstar Technologies LLC, Constellation Technologies LLC, MobileStar Technologies LLC, and NetStar Technologies LLC (the “Sellers”) pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company, RPX Clearinghouse LLC and the Sellers on December 22, 2014 (the “Transaction”). The aggregate consideration paid to the Sellers in connection with the Transaction was $900 million in cash, which RPX Clearinghouse LLC financed with a contribution of approximately $35 million from the Company and funding commitments from a syndicate of more than 30 companies, each of which received non-exclusive licenses to the patent assets acquired in the Transaction. RPX Clearinghouse has further made the patent assets available for license to all other interested companies under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 3, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Transaction. A copy of the press release is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Item 7.01-Regulation FD Disclosure of Form 8-K and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2014, by and among Rockstar Consortium US LP, Rockstar Consortium LLC, Bockstar Technologies LLC, Constellation Technologies LLC, MobileStar Technologies LLC, NetStar Technologies LLC, RPX Clearinghouse LLC, and RPX Corporation† | |
99.1 | Press release issued by RPX Corporation dated February 3, 2015 | |
† Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
SIGNATURES
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.
RPX Corporation | ||
By: | /s/ MARTIN E. ROBERTS | |
Martin E. Roberts | ||
General Counsel | ||
Dated: February 3, 2015