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UNITED STATES 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 (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2005
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InterDigital Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 1-11152 23-1882087
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406-1409
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 610-878-7800
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
(a) On June 20, 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement
with Bruce Bernstein (the "Employment Agreement"), under which Mr. Bernstein
will serve as the Company's General Patent Counsel. Pursuant to the Employment
Agreement, Mr. Bernstein reports to the Chief Executive Officer and will receive
an annual base salary of $265,000, subject to upward adjustment from time to
time ("Base Salary"), together with benefits which are provided to similarly
situated employees of the Company (e.g., medical, dental, vision, 410(k),
expense reimbursement). Mr. Bernstein will be eligible to participate in the
Company's Annual Employee Bonus Plan with an annual target bonus level of 40% of
his Base Salary for 2005. Mr. Bernstein will be eligible to receive a LTIP cash
bonus and restricted stock unit award pursuant to the Company's Long-Term
Compensation Program at an initial program target of 80% of his Base Salary.
Additionally, Mr. Bernstein has been awarded 20,000 stock options vesting over
three years beginning in June 2005 and a signing bonus of $10,000.
The Employment Agreement provides that if Mr. Bernstein is terminated
without cause or terminates his employment for good reason (as both "cause" and
"good reason" are defined in the Employment Agreement), and provided he executes
the Company's standard form termination letter, he will be entitled to continue
to receive his Base Salary, together with dental and health coverage under
COBRA, for a period of twelve months. Should any payment to be made to Mr.
Bernstein under the Employment Agreement constitute a payment of nonqualified
deferred compensation pursuant to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code), such payment shall be delayed until the date that
is six months after the date of his separation. Further, in the event any amount
or benefit payable to Mr. Bernstein under the Employment Agreement or under any
other plan, agreement or arrangement applicable to Mr. Bernstein, is subject to
an excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code (relating to "excess
parachute payments," as defined in Code Section 280G), Mr. Bernstein will be
entitled to receive a cash "gross-up" payment from the Company in an amount
sufficient to indemnify him for the amount of any such excise tax on an
after-tax basis. Mr. Bernstein is subject to covenants not to compete under the
Employment Agreement during the term of employment and for a period of 12 months
following separation of service, regardless of the reason.
A copy of the Employment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
In addition, on June 21, 2005, the Company entered into an Indemnity
Agreement with Mr. Bernstein. The Indemnity Agreement is in the form executed by
all directors, officers or agents of the Company or the Company's subsidiaries,
and provides that in addition to the Company's general obligation to maintain
directors' and officers' liability insurance, the Company will, subject to
certain conditions, indemnify and defend in whole or in part, such directors,
officers or agents of the Company or the Company's subsidiaries in connection
with their service to the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Indemnity Agreement entered into with Mr. Bernstein is
substantially identical in all material respects (except as to the parties
thereto and the date) to the Indemnity Agreement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.47 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Employment Agreement by and between InterDigital Communications
Corporation and Bruce Bernstein dated June 20, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ R.J. Fagan
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Richard J. Fagan
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 22, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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10.1 Employment Agreement by and between InterDigital
Communications Corporation and Bruce Bernstein dated
June 20, 2005.