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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): September
3, 2026
NETWORK-1
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
001-15288 |
11-3027591 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation) |
File Number) |
Identification No.) |
65
Locust Avenue, Third Floor, New
Canaan, Connecticut
06840
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203)
920-1055
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title
of each class |
Trading
Symbol(s) |
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
|
NTIP
|
NYSE
American |
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:
| ☐ |
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ |
Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On September 3, 2026, the Board of Directors of Network-1 Technologies,
Inc. declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.05 per common share pursuant to its dividend policy. The semi-annual cash
dividend of $0.05 per share is payable on September 28, 2026 to all common stockholders of record as of September 17, 2026.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. | |
Description
|
| | |
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| 99.1 | |
Press
Release dated September 3, 2026 |
| | |
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| 104 | |
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
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.
| |
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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| Dated:
September 8, 2026 |
By: |
/s/ Corey M.
Horowitz |
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Name: Corey
M. Horowitz
Title: Chairman
& Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit
99.1
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NETWORK-1 DECLARES SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND
New Canaan,
Connecticut September 3, 2026 – Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: NTIP) today announced that its Board of
Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.05 per common share pursuant to its dividend policy. The
semi-annual cash dividend of $0.05 per share is payable on September 28, 2026 to all common stockholders of record as of
September 17, 2026.
The dividend policy of Network-1 undergoes
a periodic review by the Board of Directors and is subject to change at any time depending on its cash position, financial requirements,
earnings and other factors existing at the time. Future declarations of semi-annual dividends and the establishment of future record
and payment dates are subject to the final determination and discretion of the Board of Directors.
ABOUT
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Network-1
Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the development, licensing and protection of its intellectual property and proprietary technologies.
Network-1 works with inventors and patent owners to assist in the development and monetization of their patented technologies. Network-1
currently owns one-hundred twenty-one (121) U.S. patents, fifty- four(54) of which have expired, and fifteen (15) international patents
including enabling technology for authenticating and using eSIM technology in Internet of Things (“IoT”), certain advanced
technologies related to high frequency trading, technologies relating to document stream operating systems and the identification of
media content and enabling technology to support, among other things, the interoperability of smart home IT devices. Network-1's current
strategy includes efforts to monetize four patent portfolios (the M2M/IoT, HFT, Cox and Smart Home portfolios). Network-1’s strategy
is to focus on acquiring and investing in high quality patents which management believes have the potential to generate significant licensing
opportunities as Network-1 has achieved with respect to its Remote Power Patent and Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio. Network-1’s
Remote Power Patent generated licensing revenue in excess of $188,000,000 and its Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio achieved licensing and
other revenue of $47,150,000.
Corey M. Horowitz, Chairman and CEO
Network-1 Technologies, Inc.
(917) 692-0000