8-K

IMMERSION CORPORATION

Date: November 27, 2015

/s/ Amie Peters

Name: Amie Peters

Title: General Counsel

0001193125-15-389509.txt : 20151127 0001193125-15-389509.hdr.sgml : 20151126 20151127131709 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-389509 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151120 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20151127 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151127 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IMMERSION CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058811 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 943180138 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27969 FILM NUMBER: 151257778 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 RIO ROBLES CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 BUSINESS PHONE: 408-467-1900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 RIO ROBLES CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IMMERSION HUMAN INTERFACE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980602 8-K 1 d18309d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

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

November 20, 2015

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

IMMERSION CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-27969

94-3180138

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

file number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

50 Rio Robles, San Jose, CA 95134

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(408) 467-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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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.

(b)

On November 20, 2015, Immersion Corporation combined its Content & Media Business and OEM Sales Organization within Immersion reporting to Mr. Mahesh Sundaram, Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Customer Support. In connection with the reorganization, Mr. Jason E. Patton will work in his new capacity on new initiatives.

(e)

Separation Agreement with Mr. Patton

Immersion and Mr. Patton are parties to a Retention and Ownership Change Event Agreement dated January 17, 2014 (the “Retention Agreement”). Immersion and Mr. Patton agreed that this change of employment shall be treated as a termination without “Cause” under the Retention Agreement. Under the Retention Agreement, Mr. Patton would be entitled to receive a severance payment in the amount of 6 months of salary and payment of COBRA premiums for 6 months.

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.