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 (Dat e of earliest event reported): October 30 , 2018
PARKERVISION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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000-22904 |
59-2971472 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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7915 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, Florida |
32256 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(904) 732-6100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year .
On October 30, 2018, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 75,000,000. The board of directors of the Company approved the amendment on September 20, 2018. The amendment is more fully described on pages 5 to 7 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2018, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Articles of amendment to the Company’s amended and restated articles of incorporation setting forth the amendment were filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida on October 30, 2018, and the amendment became effective on such date.
The foregoing summary of the material terms and conditions of the articles of amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the articles of amendment, which are included as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .
The Company held a special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) on October 30, 2018. At the Special Meeting, the Company’s shareholders considered a proposal to approve an amendment to the amended and restated articles of incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 75,000,000.
The shareholders approved an amendment to the amended and restated articles of incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 75,000,000. 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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19,235,369 |
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1,487,918 |
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57,866 |
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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3.1 |
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated October 30, 2018 |
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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.
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Dated: October 30 , 2018 |
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PARKERVISION, INC. |
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By /s/ Cynthia Poehlman |
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Cynthia Poehlman |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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PARKERVISION, INC.
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Pursuant to Section 607.1006 of the
Florida 1989 Business Corporation Law
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FIRST: The name of the Corporation is ParkerVision, Inc.
SECOND: This amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was approved and adopted, as prescribed by Section 607.1003 of the Florida 1989 Business Corporation Act, by the Board of Directors at a meeting held September 20, 2018 and by the holders of the common stock of the Corporation at a meeting held on October 3 0 , 2018 . The number of votes cast for the amendment by the shareholders was sufficient for approval. Only the holders of common stock were entitled to vote on the amendment.
THIRD: This amendment is to be effective immediately upon filing.
FOURTH: Article IV of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation is further amended by deleting the first paragraph of Article IV, Section 4.1, and in its place substituting the following:
Section 4.1 Authorized Capital. The number of shares of stock which this corporation is authorized to issue shall be 90 ,000,000 shares, of which 75 ,000,000 shares shall be voting Common Stock having a par value of $0.01 and 15,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock having a par value of $1.00 per share.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed this amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, this 30 th day of October 2018.
PARKERVISION, INC.
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/s/Jeffrey L. Parker |
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Jeffrey L. Parker |
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Chairman of the Board |
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/s/Cynthia Poehlman |
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Cynthia Poehlman |
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Secretary |