UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 8, 2016
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InterDigital, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Pennsylvania | 1-33579 | 23-1882087 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 300, Wilmington, Delaware | 19809-3727 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 302-281-3600
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:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 8, 2016, InterDigital, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the 2016 Annual Meeting and the voting results for each matter are set forth below.
(i) | The following individuals were elected as directors of the Company to serve a one-year term until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2017 and until his or her successor is elected and qualified as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |
Jeffrey K. Belk | 20,275,642 | 483,798 | 42,126 | 9,376,067 |
S. Douglas Hutcheson | 20,219,422 | 543,020 | 39,124 | 9,376,067 |
John A. Kritzmacher | 20,249,981 | 508,423 | 43,162 | 9,376,067 |
William J. Merritt | 20,117,717 | 658,787 | 25,062 | 9,376,067 |
Kai O. Öistämö | 20,307,336 | 451,482 | 42,748 | 9,376,067 |
Jean F. Rankin | 20,249,881 | 508,053 | 43,632 | 9,376,067 |
Robert S. Roath | 20,151,837 | 625,241 | 24,488 | 9,376,067 |
Philip P. Trahanas | 20,321,985 | 436,481 | 43,100 | 9,376,067 |
(ii) | Shareholders passed an advisory resolution to approve the Company’s executive compensation as reported in the Company's 2016 proxy statement as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
19,583,238 | 1,162,457 | 55,871 | 9,376,067 |
(iii) | Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016 as follows: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
29,687,242 | 297,199 | 193,192 |
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.
INTERDIGITAL, INC. |
By: /s/ Jannie K. Lau |
Jannie K. Lau |
Executive Vice President, |
General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: June 10, 2016