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): March 7, 2017
STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-36015 | 46-2457757 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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5300 Hickory Park Drive, Suite 218 Glen Allen, Virginia |
23059 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 433-1522
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 7, 2017, the Company and lead plaintiff in Zacharia v. Straight Path Communications Inc. et al., No. 2:15-cv-08051-JMV-MF (D.N.J.), entered into a binding memorandum of understanding to settle the putative shareholder class action and dismiss the claims that were filed against the Defendants in that action. The agreed terms provide for a $2.25 million initial payment (the “Initial Payment”) and a $7.2 million additional payment (the “Additional Payment”). The Initial Payment will be paid into an escrow account within 15 days following preliminary court approval of the settlement, and will be fully covered by insurance policies maintained by the Company. The Additional Payment will be paid within 60 days after the closing of a transaction to sell the Company’s spectrum licenses as specified in the Consent Decree with the Federal Communications Commission dated January 11, 2017 (the “Consent Decree”), or, in the event that the Company pays the non-transfer penalty specified in the Consent Decree, within 60 days after that payment is paid. In any event, the Additional Payment will be payable no later than December 31, 2018. The settlement remains subject to entering in a definitive agreement and court approval.
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.
| STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Rand | |
| Name: Title: |
Jonathan Rand Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: March 8, 2017