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): December 1, 2015
RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33834 | 36-4419301 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 900 East Green Street Bensenville, Illinois |
60106 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(847) 295-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 1, 2015, Rubicon Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) and William F. Weissman entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Mr. Weissman’s Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2015 (the “Employment Agreement”). The Amendment clarifies that the stock options issued to Mr. Weissman under his Employment Agreement are subject to the limitations of the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement by and between William F. Weissman and Rubicon Technology, Inc., dated as of December 1, 2015. | |
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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.
| RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: December 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Mardel A. Graffy | ||||
| Name: | Mardel A. Graffy | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement by and between William F. Weissman and Rubicon Technology, Inc., dated as of December 1, 2015. | |
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