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):      September 14, 2016    
 
 

Network-1 Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-15288
11-3027591

(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)


445 Park Avenue, Suite 912, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)
 


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 829-5770


 
N/A

(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.
 
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") held on September 14, 2016, the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting voted to (i) elect the five individuals named below to serve as directors of the Company to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified,  (ii) approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the Company's named executive compensation (known as "Say on Pay") and (iii) to ratify the appointment of Friedman LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
 
 
1)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
 
   
For
   
Withheld
Authority
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
Corey M. Horowitz
   
12,528,992
     
    80,733
     
6,139,725
 
David C. Kahn
   
12,528,960
     
    80,765
     
6,139,725
 
Emanuel Pearlman
   
  9,261,425
     
3,348,300
     
6,139,725
 
Niv Harizman
   
12,513,960
     
    95,765
     
6,139,725
 
Allison Hoffman
   
12,513,760
     
    95,965
     
6,139,725
 

 
 
2)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, the Company's named executive compensation as reported in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
10,740,524
 
1,238,147
 
631,054
 
6,139,725


 
 
3)
The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of Friedman LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
18,738,792
 
1,438
 
9,220
 
-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.
 
 
 
 
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
   
 
 
 
 
Dated:    September 15, 2016
By:
/s/ Corey M. Horowitz  
    Name:   Corey M. Horowitz  
    Title:     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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