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 17, 2019   
 
 

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.)
 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading symbol
NTIP
Name of each exchange on which registered
NYSE American

 
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company           

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 
 
 
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 17, 2019, 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 officer 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, 2019.
 
 
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
14,217,870
 
266,734
 
3,952,065
David C. Kahn
14,035,456
 
449,148
 
3,952,065
Emanuel Pearlman
13,279,803
 
1,204,801
 
3,952,065
Niv Harizman
13,279,153
 
1,205,451
 
3,952,065
Allison Hoffman
12,629,963
 
1,854,641
 
3,952,065
 
 
 
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
             
11,513,756
 
1,790,117
 
1,180,731
 
3,952,065
 
 
 
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, 2019 were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
             
18,382,519
 
34,787
 
19,363
 
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 19, 2019
By:
/s/ Corey M. Horowitz  
  Name:    Corey M. Horowitz  
  Title:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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