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IDCC · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed September 8, 2025

Interdigital Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
September 8, 2025
Period
Sep 4, 2025
Ticker
IDCC
Accession
0001405495-25-000054
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InterDigital amends its Executive Severance Policy to require mutual arbitration for benefit eligibility. Arbitration will cover employment-related claims.

About Interdigital Inc
Market cap
$6.7B
1Y TSR
+20.3%
3Y TSR
+45.7%
Board grade
B+
Sector
Communication Services
CEO
Lawrence Liren Chen
Last annual meeting: Jun 10, 2026 · View full Interdigital Inc profile →
idcc-20250904


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): September 4, 2025
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INTERDIGITAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania1-3357982-4936666
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 300
Wilmington, DE 19809-3727
(Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)

302-281-3600
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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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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 September 4, 2025, the Human Capital Committee of InterDigital, Inc. (the "Company") approved changes to the Company’s Executive Severance and Change in Control Policy (the "Policy") to require that, in order to receive the benefits of the Policy, executives must enter into a mutual agreement for individual arbitration (the "Agreement") with the Company. The Agreement generally requires, subject to specified exceptions, that employment related claims be resolved through binding arbitration.
The foregoing description is a summary of the arrangements described herein and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended Policy and the Agreement, forms of which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2025.



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, INC.
By: /s/ Joshua D. Schmidt
Joshua D. Schmidt
Chief Legal Officer and
Corporate Secretary


Date: September 8, 2025



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When did Interdigital Inc file this 8-K?
Interdigital Inc (IDCC) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on September 8, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001405495-25-000054.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
InterDigital amends its Executive Severance Policy to require mutual arbitration for benefit eligibility. Arbitration will cover employment-related claims. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
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