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

June 7, 2017 (June 2, 2017)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

IMMERSION CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(408) 467-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Stockholders approved amendments to the Immersion Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) to (i) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance by 3,476,850 million shares of common stock, (ii) increase the performance award dollar limits, (iii) re-approve performance criteria under the 2011 Plan, as required by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) make certain other clarifying, administrative and technical changes to the 2011 Plan.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the 2011 Plan is qualified in its entirety by the 2011 Plan itself, an as-amended version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation — Sixth Article. On March 30, 2017, the Board of Directors adopted an amendment to Sections A-C of the Sixth Article of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, subject to stockholder approval, to phase out the classification of the board of directors over a three-year period beginning with the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

At the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 2, 2017, the stockholders approved the amendment, and the amendment became effective upon the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is qualified in its entirety by the certificate itself, an as-amended version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

On June 2, 2017, Immersion held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following proposals were adopted as follows:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Immersion has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.