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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): August 14, 2006
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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 (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
781 Third Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 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
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Effective August 14, 2006, InterDigital Communications Corporation (the
"Company") granted performance-based vesting restricted stock units ("RSUs") to
all executives and a limited number of other senior management employees in
exchange for the relinquishment of certain of the time based vesting RSUs
previously granted to them under the Company's Long Term Compensation Plan. The
exchange is intended to further enhance the alignment between compensation and
shareholder value creation.
The time-based RSUs, which were scheduled to vest on January 1, 2008, were
exchanged for RSUs that will vest, if at all, on January 15, 2008 based on the
attainment of pre-determined performance goals involving the completion of 3G
agreements having certain values and benefits to the Company. If less than 80%
performance of the target goal is achieved, participants will receive no payout.
If performance meets or exceeds 150% of the target goal, the payout will be
three times the number of RSUs exchanged. The remaining 50% of the time-based
vesting RSUs which were previously granted to the persons identified above under
the Company's Long Term Compensation Program remain unchanged.
William J. Merritt, Chief Executive Officer; Bruce Bernstein, General Patent
Counsel; Richard J. Fagan, Chief Financial Officer; Mark Lemmo, Senior Business
Development & Product Management Officer; William K. Miller, Senior Programs &
Product Management Officer, Lawrence F. Shay, General Counsel & Government
Relations are among the executive officers participating in the exchange.
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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.
INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Lawrence F. Shay
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Lawrence F. Shay
General Counsel
Date: August 16, 2006
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