UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 28, 2019 (June 25, 2019)
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National Instruments Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
000-25426
 
74-1871327
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

11500 North MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas 78759
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(512) 683-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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, $0.01 par value
NATI
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 


Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 25, 2019, National Instruments Corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property (the “Agreement”) with Bridgepoint Parkway Investors, LLC (“Purchaser”) whereby the Company agreed to sell its 136,000 square foot office building and property located at 6504 Bridgepoint Parkway, Austin, Texas 78730 (the “Property”) to Purchaser for a total of $34.5 million (the “Transaction”).  The Company currently does not occupy the building and has been leasing the building to third parties for several years. The Company decided to sell the Property as it is not a part of the Company’s core business.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Purchaser has an examination period to conduct due diligence that expires on July 5, 2019. During the examination period, Purchaser may terminate the Agreement for any reason. The Transaction is expected to close within 30 days after expiration of the examination period, subject to customary closing conditions. Purchaser may extend the closing date by thirty days upon payment of additional earnest money.

The Agreement also contains customary covenants, closing conditions, representations and warranties, and indemnification provisions.

The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which the Company plans to file with its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019.


SIGNATURES

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.

   
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
     
 
By:
/s/ Alex M. Davern
 
   
Name:  Alex M. Davern
Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date:  June 28, 2019