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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2016

PARKERVISION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Florida
 
0-22904
 
59-2971472
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 400, Jacksonville, Florida
32256
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (904) 732-6100

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 1, 2016, the Registrant extended, for a one-year period, the employment agreements (the “Agreements”) with Jeffrey Parker, the Registrant’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Cynthia Poehlman, the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, and David Sorrells, the Registrant’s Chief Technical Officer.   The original agreements, dated June 2012, were for a three-year period and were auto-renewed in June 2015 for one year.  The agreements were extended for one additional year, through May 31, 2017 with no changes in terms.

The terms and conditions of the Agreements were disclosed under Item 502 and Item 9.01 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 6, 2012 and are incorporated herein by reference.
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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.

Dated: June 6, 2016

 
PARKERVISION, INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Cynthia Poehlman
 
   
Cynthia Poehlman
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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