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 15, 2020

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Network-1 Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-15288	11-3027591
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

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

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 829-5770

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	NTIP	NYSE American

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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).

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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 15, 2020, 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, 2020.

The votes cast by stockholders with respect to the election of directors were as follows:

	For	Withheld Authority	Broker Non-Votes

Corey M. Horowitz	14,310,021	262,746	4,351,287
David C. Kahn	14,307,248	265,519	4,351,287
Emanuel Pearlman	14,247,148	325,619	4,351,287
Niv Harizman	14,247,148	325,619	4,351,287
Allison Hoffman	14,249,619	323,148	4,351,287

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

12,952,681

Against

1,574,026

Abstain

46,060

Broker Non-Votes

4,351,287

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, 2020 were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
18,783,172	9,574	131,308	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 16, 2020	By:	/s/ Corey M. Horowitz
	Name: Title:	Corey M. Horowitz Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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