UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K 

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2015
Commission File Number: 001-35152

 

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WI-LAN INC.

 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

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303 Terry Fox Drive
Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3J1
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F   ¨             Form 40-F   þ

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨


EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit

 

Description

99.1 

 

Press Release dated May 14, 2015

 


 

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.

 

 

WI-LAN INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 15, 2015

By:

/s/ Prashant R. Watchmaker

 

 

Name: Prashant R. Watchmaker 

Title: Vice-President, Corporate Legal & Corporate Secretary

 

 



 

Exhibit 99.1

Press release

 

 

 

WiLAN Announces Election of Directors

 

OTTAWA, Canada – May 14, 2015 – WiLAN (TSX:WIN) (NASDAQ:WILN) today announced that all of management’s nominees listed in its April 13, 2015 management proxy circular were elected as directors of the Company at WiLAN’s May 13, 2015 annual shareholders’ meeting (the “Annual Meeting”).  The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting are set out below.

 

Nominee

Votes For

% Votes

For

Votes Withheld

% Votes

Withheld

Roxanne Anderson

46,221,086

92.30

3,854,253

7.70

Robert S. Bramson

45,938,565

91.74

4,136,774

8.26

Dr. Michel Tewfik Fattouche

47,104,567

94.07

2,970,772

5.93

John Kendall Gillberry

45,583,533

91.03

4,491,806

8.97

Ron Laurie

46,165,719

92.19

3,909,620

7.81

W. Paul McCarten

45,565,039

90.99

4,510,300

9.01

Richard J. Shorkey

45,598,048

91.06

4,477,291

8.94

James Douglas Skippen

45,441,921

90.75

4,633,418

9.25

 

WiLAN also confirmed that shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s auditors and the Purchase Plan Resolution.

 

 

About WiLAN

WiLAN is one of the most successful patent licensing companies in the world and helps companies unlock the value of intellectual property by managing and licensing their patent portfolios.  The Company operates in a variety of markets including automotive, digital television, Internet, medical, semiconductor and wireless communication technologies.  WiLAN’s wholly-owned subsidiary, WiLAN Labs, develops and commercializes innovative solutions to the challenges facing next generation communication networks.  Founded in 1992, WiLAN is listed on the TSX and NASDAQ and is included in the S&P/TSX Dividend and Dividend Aristocrats Indexes.  For more information: www.wilan.com.

 

All trademarks and brands mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners.

 

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PRESS RELEASE

 

 

 

 

For media and investor inquiries, please contact:

 

Tyler Burns

Director, Investor Relations

O: 613.688.4330

C: 613.697.0367

E: tburns@wilan.com

 

 

 

 

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