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 12, 2019
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Pennsylvania | 1-12031 | 23-2372688 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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375 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, NJ |
| 08618 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (609) 671-0980
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
| OLED |
| The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
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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 December 12, 2019, the Board of Directors of Universal Display Corporation (the “Company”) increased the number of directors constituting the Board to nine and elected Ms. Celia M. Joseph and Ms. Cynthia J. Comparin to the Board, effective January 1, 2020, and determined that both Ms. Joseph and Ms. Comparin qualify as an “independent director” for purposes of the NASDAQ listing standards.
The compensation for Ms. Joseph’s and Ms. Comparin’s services as directors will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s annual proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2019. There are no arrangements or understandings between either Ms. Joseph or Ms. Comparin and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Joseph or Ms. Comparin was selected as a director, and there are no transactions in which either Ms. Joseph or Ms. Comparin has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Neither Ms. Joseph nor Ms. Comparin has been named to any committee of the Company’s Board of Directors at this time.
On December 12, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing Ms. Joseph and Ms. Comparin’s appointments effective January 1, 2020. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
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99.1 |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: December 12, 2019 |
| By: | /s/ Sidney D. Rosenblatt |
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| Sidney D. Rosenblatt |
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| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |