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 15, 2015
PARKERVISION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Florida |
000-22904 |
59-2971472 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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7915 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, Florida |
32256 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(904) 732-6100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2015 annual meeting of shareholders on June 15, 2015. At the annual meeting, the Company’s shareholders considered proposals: (1) to elect two members of the Company’s board of directors to hold office until the third ensuing annual meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation; and (3) to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) as the Company’s independent certified registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2015.
The shareholders elected Messrs. Papken der Torossian and David Sorrells to the Board of Directors. The following is a tabulation of votes cast for and withheld from each director, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to each director:
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Nominee |
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For |
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-votes |
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Papken der Torossian |
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27,572,993 |
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582,135 |
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48,221,430 |
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David Sorrells |
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26,526,170 |
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1,628,958 |
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48,221,430 |
The shareholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The following is a tabulation of votes cast for and against the proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes.
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For |
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Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-votes |
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25,730,801 |
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468,150 |
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1,956,177 |
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48,221,430 |
The shareholders also ratified the selection of PWC as the Company’s independent certified registered public accounting firm. The following is a tabulation of votes cast for and against the ratification of PWC, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes.
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For |
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Against |
|
Abstentions |
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Broker Non-votes |
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74,937,752 |
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841,159 |
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597,647 |
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0 |
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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 19, 2015
PARKERVISION, INC.
By:/s/ Cynthia Poehlman
Cynthia Poehlman
Chief Financial Officer
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