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): April 26, 2012

 

 

RPX Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-35146		26-2990113
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Market Plaza

Suite 800

San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(866) 779-7641

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 26, 2012, Eran Zur resigned from the Board of Directors of RPX Corporation (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Zur will continue to serve as the Company’s President until August 1, 2012.

On April 26, 2012, the Board of Directors appointed Steven L. Fingerhood as a director and as a member of its Audit Committee. Upon his appointment, Mr. Fingerhood received an initial stock option award to purchase 60,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to its non-executive director compensation program.

There are no arrangements between Mr. Fingerhood and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and Mr. Fingerhood does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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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.

 

Dated: April 30, 2012