0001299933-16-002515.txt : 20160520 0001299933-16-002515.hdr.sgml : 20160520 20160520090959 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-16-002515 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160519 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160520 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160520 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pendrell Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001359555 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794] IRS NUMBER: 980221142 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33008 FILM NUMBER: 161664857 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2300 CARILLON POINT CITY: KIRKLAND STATE: WA ZIP: 98033 BUSINESS PHONE: (425) 278-7100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2300 CARILLON POINT CITY: KIRKLAND STATE: WA ZIP: 98033 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ICO Global Communications (Holdings) LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060417 8-K 1 htm_53572.htm LIVE FILING Pendrell Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   May 19, 2016

Pendrell Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Washington 001-33008 98-0221142
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2300 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington   98033
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (425) 278-7100

Not Applicable
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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:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

A subsidiary of Pendrell Corporation entered into a patent license agreement with Toshiba Corporation covering embedded memory and secure digital technologies, effective May 19, 2016. Pendrell issued a press release announcing the license agreement, a copy of which is attached.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release issued by Pendrell Corporation dated May 20, 2016.





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.

         
    Pendrell Corporation
          
May 20, 2016   By:   /s/ Timothy M. Dozois
       
        Name: Timothy M. Dozois
        Title: Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release issued by Pendrell Corporation dated May 20, 2016.
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PENDRELL SUBSIDIARY LICENSES MEMORY INVENTIONS TO TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Kirkland, WA. (Business Wire) May 20, 2016 – Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ: PCO) announced today that its subsidiary Memory Technologies LLC (MTL) entered into a patent license agreement with Toshiba Corporation covering embedded memory technologies and secure digital memory cards. The license agreement enables Toshiba’s use of standards essential and implementation inventions.

“We are very pleased to enter into this agreement with Toshiba Corporation, which is a recognized pioneer in the memory technology space,” commented Mario Obeidat, vice president of licensing for Pendrell. “This license agreement with Toshiba, which follows license agreements with other industry leaders such as Samsung and SK hynix, further validates the essential nature of our memory technologies, our leadership in the development of breakthrough next-generation memory solutions, and our commitment to entering into licenses on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.”

ABOUT TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into three focus business fields: Energy that sustains everyday life, that is cleaner and safer; Infrastructure that sustains quality of life; and Storage that sustains the advanced information society. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future”, Toshiba promotes global operations and is contributing to the realization of a world where generations to come can live better lives.

Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of 550 consolidated companies employing 188,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 5.7 trillion yen (US$50 billion). (As of March 31, 2016.)

To find out more about Toshiba, visit www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm

ABOUT MTL

MTL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ: PCO). With its Finnish sister company, Helsinki Memory Technologies, MTL is on the forefront of developing memory solutions that address the increasing demand for higher memory capacity, cost efficiency, ease of implementation and suitability for applications across a wide range of consumer electronics devices. For more information, visit www.helsinkimemorytech.com.

For more information about Pendrell, visit www.pendrell.com.

Contact:

Laurie Blain 
Pendrell Corporation 
425-278-7140 
laurie.blain@pendrell.com