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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): November 18, 2009

 

 

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50460   16-1620029

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3025 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(408) 321-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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.

(e) On November 18, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (“Tessera”) approved the annual base salary levels of executive officers of Tessera effective January 1, 2010. The Compensation Committee also approved incentive cash bonus targets equal to a percentage of each executive officer’s base salary under Tessera’s 2007 Performance Bonus Program pursuant to which Tessera’s executive officers would be eligible to be paid incentive compensation for 2010. The annual base salary levels and target percentages are set forth below:

 

Name

  

Title

   Annual Base Salary    Target Percentage
Henry R. Nothhaft    President and Chief Executive Officer    $ 528,000    100%
Michael Anthofer    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    $ 320,000    60%
Michael Bereziuk    Executive Vice President, Imaging and Optics    $ 330,000    60%
Bernard J. Cassidy    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary    $ 310,000    60%

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 24, 2009, Tessera announced the promotion of Bernard J. Cassidy to the position of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Cassidy’s promotion is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated November 24, 2009


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.

Date: November 24, 2009

 

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

/s/    HENRY R. NOTHHAFT        

Name:   Henry R. Nothhaft
Title:  

President and Chief Executive

Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated November 24, 2009