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 18, 2016
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) |
(IRS 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)
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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 18, 2016, Rubicon Technology, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release confirming that it received from Paragon Technologies, Inc. a notice of its intent to nominate two candidates to stand for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 18, 2016. | |
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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: April 18, 2016 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Mardel A. Graffy | |||||
| Name: | Mardel A. Graffy | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 18, 2016. | |