Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, “disclosure controls and procedures” are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2025. Based on such evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management ’ s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Under Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act, “internal control over financial reporting’’ is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, and effected by our Board, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records, that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and our dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting; provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of the Company are made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors; and provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or the timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 using the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information.
Insider Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5 - 1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5 - 1 trading arrangement, as such terms are defined in Item 408 (a) of Regulation S-K, except as follows:
On December 23, 2025 , Robert G. Sterne , one of our independent directors , adopted a new written trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5 - 1 (c) under the Exchange Act for the potential exercise and sale of up to (i) 800,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.171 per share and an expiration date of August 7, 2026, and (ii) 250,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.33 per share and an expiration date of February 9, 2027. The first trade date, if any, will not occur until the latter of (i) March 24, 2026 or (ii) two trading days following the filing of this Annual Report. The plan's maximum duration is until February 9, 2027 , unless otherwise terminated .
On December 26, 2025 , Cynthia French , our Chief Financial Officer , adopted a new written trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5 - 1 (c) under the Exchange Act for the potential exercise and sale of up to (i) 700,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.171 per share and an expiration date of August 7, 2026 and (ii) 150,000 nonqualified stock options with an exercise price of $0.33 per share and an expiration date of February 9, 2027. The first trade date, if any, will not occur prior to the latter of (i) March 30, 2026, following the expiration of Ms. French's prior trading plan adopted on March 27, 2025, or (ii) two trading days following the filing of this Annual Report. The plan's maximum duration is until February 9, 2027 , unless otherwise terminated .
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Directors
Our Board is divided into three classes with only one class of directors typically being elected in each year and each class serving a three -year term. During 2024, our Board was comprised of five members. Following the resignation of Sanford M. Litvack in April 2025, the remaining directors determined that a Board size of four was appropriate given the size of our operations and accordingly, reduced the Board size to four in accordance with our by-laws. Our current directors, including their backgrounds and qualifications are as follows:
Name
Age
Position with the Company
Jeffrey L. Parker
69
Class I Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Paul A. Rosenbaum
83
Class III Director, Audit Committee Chair, Compensation Committee Member
Robert G. Sterne
74
Class III Director
Lewis H. Titterton
81
Class II Director, Audit Committee Member, Compensation Committee Chair
Jeffrey L. Parker
Jeffrey Parker has been the Chairman of our Board and our Chief Executive Officer since our inception in August 1989 and was our president from April 1993 to June 1998. From March 1983 to August 1989, Mr. Parker served as executive vice president for Parker Electronics, Inc., a joint venture partner with Carrier Corporation performing research, development, manufacturing, and sales and marketing for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry. Mr. Parker is a named inventor on 31 U.S. patents. Among other qualifications, as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Parker has relevant insight into our operations, our industry, and related risks as well as experience bringing disruptive technologies to market.
Paul A. Rosenbaum
Paul A. Rosenbaum has been a director of ours since December 2016, a member of our audit committee since September 2018, and a member of our compensation committee since April 2023. Mr. Rosenbaum has extensive experience as a director and executive officer for both public and private companies in a number of industries. Since 1994, Mr. Rosenbaum has served as chief executive of SWR Corporation, a privately held corporation that designs, sells, and markets specialty industrial chemicals. Since 2009, Mr. Rosenbaum has been a member of the Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation Council of Trustees and previously served as president of the Council. In addition, from September 2000 until June 2009, Mr. Rosenbaum served as chairman and chief executive officer of Rentrak Corporation (“Rentrak”), a Nasdaq publicly traded company that provides transactional media measurement and analytical services to the entertainment and media industry. From June 2009 until July 2011, Mr. Rosenbaum served in a non-executive capacity as chairman of Rentrack. From 2007 until 2016, Mr. Rosenbaum served on the Board of Commissioners for the Port of Portland, including as vice chairman from 2012 to 2016. In September 2017, Mr. Rosenbaum was appointed to the Board of Commissioners for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and served as chairman through January 2023.
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Mr. Rosenbaum was chief partner in the Rosenbaum Law Center from 1978 to 2000 and served in the Michigan Legislature from 1972 to 1978, during which time he chaired the Michigan House Judiciary Committee, was legal counsel to the Speaker of the House of the state of Michigan and wrote and sponsored the Michigan Administrative Procedures Act. Additionally, Mr. Rosenbaum served on the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, as vice chairman of the Criminal Justice and Consumer Affairs Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures, and on a committee of the Michigan Supreme Court responsible for reviewing local court rules. Among other qualifications, Mr. Rosenbaum has extensive experience as a director and executive officer of a publicly held corporation and has relevant insights into operations and our litigation strategies.
Robert G. Sterne
Robert Sterne has been a director of ours since September 2006 and also served as a director of ours from February 2000 to June 2003. Since 1978, Mr. Sterne has been a partner of the law firm of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC, specializing in patent and other intellectual property law. Mr. Sterne provides legal services to us as one of our patent and intellectual property attorneys. Mr. Sterne has co-authored numerous publications related to patent litigation strategies. He has received multiple awards for contributions to intellectual property law including Law 360’s 2016 Top 25 Icons of IP and the Financial Times 2015 Top 10 Legal Innovators in North America. Among other qualifications, Mr. Sterne has an in-depth knowledge of our intellectual property portfolio and patent strategies and is considered a leader in best practices and board responsibilities concerning intellectual property.
Lewis H. Titterton
Lewis Titterton was appointed to our Board in June 2023 and has been a member of our audit and compensation committees since November 2023. He previously served on our Board, and was a member of our audit committee, from September 2018 to April 2019 when he resigned due to family medical reasons. Mr. Titterton has served on the board of directors of Anixa Biosciences, a Nasdaq biotech company, since July 2017, including as lead independent director since July 2018 and chairman of the board from 2012 to 2016. His background is in high technology with an emphasis on health care and he was the chairman of the board of directors of NYMED, Inc., a diversified health services company, from 1989 until October 2018. Mr. Titterton founded MedE America, Inc. in 1986 and was the chief executive officer of Management and Planning Services, Inc. from 1978 to 1986. He holds an MBA from the State University of New York at Albany, and a B.A. degree from Cornell University. Mr. Titterton has extensive experience as an executive and director of a publicly held corporation and, with a background in biotech, has an in-depth understanding of the unique challenges that parallel those of an innovative technology company.
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Information About Our Executive Officers
Our current executive officers are as follows:
Name
Age
Position with the Company
Jeffrey Parker
69
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)
Cynthia French
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Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (“CFO”)
The background for Mr. Jeffrey Parker is included above under the heading “Directors”.
Cynthia French
Cynthia French has been our chief financial officer since June 2004 and our corporate secretary since August 2007. From March 1994 to June 2004, Ms. French was our controller and our chief accounting officer. Ms. French has been a certified public accountant in the state of Florida since 1989.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our officers or directors.
Code of Ethics
The Board has adopted a code of ethics applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial and accounting officer, that is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct, full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports that we file or submit to the SEC and in our other public communications, compliance with applicable government laws, rules and regulations, prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person designated in the code and accountability for adherence to the code. A copy of the code of ethics may be found on our website at www.parkervision.com/investors under the heading "Leadership and Governance."
Shareholder Nominations
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board.
Audit Committee and Financial Expert
Our audit committee is chaired by Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr. Titterton serves as a member of the audit committee. Our audit committee is governed by a Board-approved charter which, among other things, establishes the audit committee’s membership requirements and its powers and responsibilities. Our Board has determined that Messrs. Titterton and Rosenbaum are audit committee financial experts within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures
We have adopted a formal insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale and/or other disposition of our securities by our directors, officers, employees and certain identified consultants, that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and any listing standards applicable to us. A copy of our insider trading policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the total compensation of each of our “named executive officers” as defined in Item 402 (m) of Regulation S-K (the “Executives”) for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 . Given the complexity of disclosure requirements concerning executive compensation, and in particular with respect to the standards of financial accounting and reporting related to equity compensation, there is a difference between the compensation that is reported in this table versus that which is actually paid to and received by the Executives. The amounts in the Summary Compensation Table that reflect the full grant date fair value of an equity award, do not necessarily correspond to the actual value that has been realized or will be realized in the future with respect to these awards.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary
($)
Bonus ($) ( 1 )
Stock Awards
($)( 2 )
Option Awards
($)( 2 )( 3 )
All Other
($)
Total
($)
Jeffrey Parker, CEO
2025
$ 356,923 $ - $ - $ 1,720,000 $ 24,000 4 $ 2,100,923
2024
260,000 350,000 - - 24,000 634,000
Cynthia French, CFO
2025
228,462 $ - - 215,000 - 443,462
2024
180,000 100,000 - - - 280,000
1. Bonuses for 2024 performance were approved by the compensation committee and paid in January 2025.
2.
The amounts represented in columns (e) and (f) represent the full grant date fair value of equity awards in accordance with ASC 718. Refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 included in Item 8 for the assumptions made in the valuation of equity awards.
3. The amounts shown in column (f) for 2025 represent the increase in fair value of awards granted in January 2021 that were modified in April 2025 to extend the expiration date of these fully vested options by five additional years, or until January 11, 2031. No other changes were made to the awards.
4.
Represents an annual automobile allowance in the amount of $24,000, paid on a biweekly basis.
Narrative to Summary Compensation Table
Base Salaries and Discretionary Bonuses
The base salaries of our named executive officers, and other key employees, were reduced by approximately 20%, on a voluntary basis, in September 2018 in connection with significant cost reduction measures. Until April 2025, base salaries were maintained at those reduced levels. From time to time, our compensation committee awarded discretionary cash and/or equity-based bonuses that took into consideration these continued base salary reductions as well as the individual's performance and contribution to the corporate goals.
In January 2025, our compensation committee approved the payment of discretionary cash bonuses for Mr. Parker and Ms. French in the amounts of $350,000 and $100,000, respectively. These bonuses were awarded in recognition of the officers' significant contribution to our strategic initiatives, including Mr. Parker's leadership in overseeing our patent litigation efforts and supporting our financial stability and Ms. French's role in maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and reducing costs associated with outside professional services. The bonuses also partially offset the voluntary 20% base salary reductions since 2018 as part of the officers' efforts to support the Company during a period of significant challenges. The bonuses reflect the compensation committee's intent to appropriately compensate these executives for their leadership and sustained commitment to advancing the Company's goals.
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In April 2025, our compensation committee approved an increase in base compensation for Mr. Parker, from $260,000 to $400,000 and an increase in base compensation for Ms. French from $180,000 to $250,000. The compensation committee considered a similarly sized peer group (“Peer Group”) developed by an independent compensation consultant in its evaluation of base salaries for its named executive officers and established base compensation that fell below the 50 th percentile when compared to the Peer Group.
In January 2026, our compensation committee approved grants, under the 2019 Plan, of nonqualified performance-based stock options to Mr. Parker and Ms. French. The performance-based grants included a performance-based option to purchase up to 8,000,000 shares granted to Mr. Parker and a performance-based option to purchase up to 500,000 shares granted to Ms. French. The options have a five -year performance period, with quarterly measurement dates, and expire ten years from the date of grant. Vested options are exercisable at a price of $0.24 per share, which was the last sale price of the our common stock on the date of grant. The performance conditions for vesting of these options are based on cumulative net cash received by the company from its patent enforcement actions, after deduction of all attorney contingency fees and contractual repayments of contingent payment obligations to third parties. The performance-based options provide for automatic acceleration of vesting, regardless of performance conditions, in the event (i) the market capitalization of the company meets or exceeds $1 billion for twenty ( 20 ) consecutive trading days, or (ii) upon a change in control event. In addition, the compensation committee approved a grant to Ms. French, under the 2019 Plan, of a nonqualified time-based stock option for the purchase of up to 500,000 shares. This option has an exercise price of $0.24 per share, vests in four equal biannual installments over a two -year period beginning July 22, 2026, and expires five years from the date of grant.
Employment and Non-Compete Agreements
We do not have employment agreements in place for our executives. We do have non-compete arrangements in place with all of our employees, including our executives, that impose post-termination restrictions on (i) employment or consultation with competing companies or customers, (ii) recruiting or hiring employees for a competing company, and (iii) soliciting or accepting business from our customers.
Employee Benefits and Perquisites
Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in our health and other benefit plans to the same extent as our other full-time employees. We generally do not provide our named executive officers with perquisites or other personal benefits that are not afforded to all full-time employees, with the exception of a $24,000 annual vehicle allowance provided for our chief executive officer.
Policies and Practices Related to the Grant of Equity Awards
From time to time, we grant equity awards, including stock options, to our employees, including our named executive officers. Historically, we have typically granted new-hire option awards on a new hire's employment start date. Also, non-employee directors have historically received annual equity awards during or about the
first month of each calendar year, pursuant to our non-employee director compensation policy. We do
not otherwise maintain any written policies on the timing of our equity awards. Our compensation committee considers whether there is any material nonpublic information ("MNPI") about our company when determining the timing of equity awards and does
not seek to time the grant of equity awards in relation to our public disclosure of MNPI. We have
not timed the release of MNPI for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation. During the year ended
December 31, 2025, we did
not grant any stock option or other equity awards to our named executive officers.
In
April 2025, the compensation committee approved the modification of nonqualified options held by our named executive officers in order to extend the expiration date of the options from
January 11, 2026 to
January 11, 2031. The modified options include
8,000,000 options awarded to the CEO and
1,000,000 options awarded to the CFO on
January 11, 2021, with exercise prices of
$0.54 per share and an original term of
five years. The options were fully vested as of the modification date and we recorded a
one -time charge to share-based compensation of approximately
$1.9 million in connection with the modification of these awards. The extension of the expiration date is the only modification made to these awards and
no additional securities were issued.
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Independent Compensation Consultant
In December 2024, our compensation committee retained an independent consultant to conduct a competitive review and assessment of our executive compensation program and to make recommendations for both our executive compensation and non-employee director compensation programs on a going forward basis.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The following table summarizes information concerning the outstanding equity awards, including unexercised options, unvested stock and equity incentive awards, as of December 31, 2025 for each of our Executives:
Option Awards
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) exercisable
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) unexercisable
Option Exercise Price ($)
Option Expiration Date
Name
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Jeffrey Parker
2,660,000 1,4
- 0.17 8/7/2026
8,000,000 2
- 0.54 1/11/2031
Cynthia French
870,550 1
- 0.17 8/7/2026
150,000 3
- 0.33 2/9/2027
1,000,000 2
- 0.54 1/11/2031
1
Options vested over eight equal quarterly periods from September 1, 2019 to June 1, 2021.
2
Options vested over eight equal quarterly periods from March 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022 and were amended in April 2025 to extend the expiration date from January 11, 2026 to January 11, 2031.
3
Options vested 50% on grant date and the remaining 50% over four equal quarterly periods from May 9, 2020 to May 9, 2021.
4
Number of securities underlying exercisable options is net of 3.3 million share options gifted for no consideration by Mr. Parker in January 2021.
Director Compensation
Since September 2018, the Board compensation program has consisted exclusively of equity-based compensation, generally awarded annually, in the form of nonqualified stock options, RSUs, or a combination thereof. Unvested director equity compensation awards are forfeited if the director's services are terminated for any reason. In January 2023, the Board formalized its non-employee director compensation program whereby (i) non-employee directors will continue to solely receive share-based compensation for board and committee service, (ii) share-based compensation will be awarded annually on or about the first month of each year, (iii) the grant-date fair value of non-employee director awards for annual board service shall not exceed $80,000 for board service and no more than $20,000 additional for service on board committees, (iv) the awards shall vest over one year and expire no more than seven years after grant date, and (v) any unvested awards shall be forfeited upon a director's termination of service for any reason.
In January 2025, the compensation committee delayed its annual non-employee director compensation awards pending review of a report from a third -party compensation consultant on independent director compensation. On July 3, 2025, each of our non-employee directors were awarded, at their discretion, either (i) 275,000 restricted share units (“RSUs”) or (ii) 300,000 nonqualified share options with an exercise price of $0.29 per share for 2025 director compensation. The awards vested 50% upon grant and 50% on December 31, 2025. Each of the director awards has a grant-date fair value of approximately $80,000 which aligned with the independent compensation consultant recommendations.
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On January 22, 2026, each of our non-employee directors were awarded 370,000 nonqualified share options with an exercise price of $0.24 per share for 2026 director compensation. The awards vest in two bi-annual installments beginning July 22, 2026. Each of the director awards has a grant-date fair value of approximately $76,000.
We reimburse our non-employee directors for their reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings where applicable and we encourage participation in relevant educational programs for which we reimburse all or a portion of the costs incurred for these purposes.
Directors who are also our employees are not compensated for serving on our Board. Information regarding compensation otherwise received by our directors who are also named executive officers is provided under “Executive Compensation.”
The following table summarizes the compensation for each of our non-employee directors who served as a director for any portion of the year ended December 31, 2025 .
Name
Stock Awards($) 1
Option Awards($) 1
Total ($)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Sanford Litvack 2
$ - $ - $ -
Paul Rosenbaum 3
79,750 - 79,750
Robert Sterne 4
- 75,815 75,815
Lewis Titterton 5
79,750 - 79,750
1.
The amounts represented in columns (b) and (c) represent the full grant date fair value of share-based awards in accordance with ASC 718. Refer to Note 14 of the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 for the assumptions made in the valuation of stock awards.
2. Mr. Litvack resigned from the Board in April 2025 and received no compensation during the year ended December 31, 2025 .
3. At December 31, 2025 , Mr. Rosenbaum has 2,205,000 nonqualified stock options outstanding, all of which are exercisable.
4.
At December 31, 2025 , Mr. Sterne has 2,505,000 nonqualified stock options outstanding, all of which are exercisable.
5.
At December 31, 2025 , Mr. Titterton has 75,000 nonqualified stock options outstanding, all of which are exercisable.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table gives information as of December 31, 2025 about shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under all of our equity compensation plans (in thousands, except for per share amounts):
Plan Category
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
(a)
(b)
(c)
Equity compensation plan approved by security holders (2011 Plan)
175
$
0.40
-
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders 1
24,494
$
0.39
12,867
Total
24,669
12,867
1.
Column (a) includes securities issued under the 2019 Plan and Non Plan Awards. The type of awards that may be issued under the 2019 Plan is discussed more fully in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Holders
The following table sets forth certain information as of
March 19, 2026 with respect to the stock ownership of (i) those persons or groups who beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock, (ii) each of our directors, (iii) each of our executive officers, and (iv) all of our directors and executive officers as a group (based upon information furnished by those persons).
As of
March 19, 2026, 147,535,024 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding.
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Name of Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
Percent of Class 1
>5% HOLDERS (EXCLUDING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS)
GEM Partners, LP
15,257,531
2
9.99
%
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Jeffrey Parker 9
11,170,583
3
7.06
%
Cynthia French 9
2,187,133
4
1.46
%
Paul Rosenbaum 9
3,959,796
5
2.65
%
Robert Sterne 9
2,173,265
6
1.45
%
Lewis Titterton 9
8,838,716
7
5.99
%
All directors and executive officers as a group (5 persons)
28,329,493
8
17.24
%
1
Percentage is calculated based on all outstanding shares of common stock plus, for each person or group, any shares of common stock that the person or the group has the right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights. Unless otherwise indicated, each person or group has sole voting and dispositive power over all such shares of common stock.
2
GEM Investment Advisors, LLC (“GEM Advisors”) is the general partner of GEM Partners LP (“GEM”) and Flat Rock Partners LP ("Flat Rock"). Mr. Daniel Lewis is the controlling person of GEM Advisors. GEM Advisors and Mr. Lewis have shared voting and dispositive power. Beneficial ownership includes (i) 6,600 shares held by Mr. Lewis, (ii) 37,251 shares held by Flat Rock, (iii) 10,011,302 shares held by GEM, (iv) an aggregate of 5,202,378 shares underlying convertible notes held by GEM or Flat Rock. Excludes an aggregate of 8,670,000 shares underlying convertible notes held by GEM or Flat Rock that are not convertible within 60 days due to exercise limitations. The principal business address of GEM Advisors and Mr. Lewis is 600 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632. Information derived from a Schedule 13G/A filed by GEM Advisors on May 12, 2025.
3
Includes 10,660,000 shares of common stock issuable upon currently exercisable options, 393,324 shares held by Mr. Parker directly, and 117,259 shares held by Jeffrey Parker and Deborah Parker Joint Tenants in Common, over which Mr. Parker has shared voting and dispositive power. Excludes 8,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon performance-based options that may become exercisable in the future.
4
Includes 2,020,550 shares of common stock issuable upon currently exercisable options and excludes 1,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon options that may become exercisable in the future.
5
Includes 1,825,000 shares of common stock issuable upon currently exercisable options and excludes 370,000 shares of common stock issuable upon options that may become exercisable in the future.
6
Includes 2,125,000 shares of common stock issuable upon currently exercisable options and excludes 370,000 shares of common stock issuable upon options that may become exercisable in the future.
7
Includes 75,000 shares of common stock issuable upon currently exercisable options and 38,760 shares of common stock issuable upon exercisable warrants and excludes 370,000 shares of common stock issuable upon options that may become exercisable in the future.
8
Includes 16,744,310 shares of common stock issuable upon currently exercisable options and warrants and excludes 10,110,000 shares of common stock issuable upon options that may become exercisable in the future (see notes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 above).
9
The person’s address is 4446-1A Hendricks Avenue, Suite 354, Jacksonville, Florida 32207.
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
Related Party Transactions
On November 17, 2025, we sold 4,761,905 shares of common stock at a price of $0.21 per share to Mr. Lewis Titterton, for gross proceeds of $1,000,000. The $0.21 per share price represents the last sale price ParkerVision’s common stock on November 14, 2025, as reported by the OTCQB Venture Market. The stock was sold in a registered direct offering under our Shelf that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2025.
From time to time, we have sold convertible notes to accredited investors, including certain of our directors (see Note 8). Mr. Lewis Titterton, prior to becoming a director in June 2023, purchased an aggregate of $425,000 in convertible notes from us, with conversion prices ranging from $0.10 to $0.40 per share and maturity dates ranging from September 2023 to May 2027. On May 10, 2024, we amended two convertible notes issued in 2019 with an aggregate principal balance of $75,000 to extend the maturity dates to March 2026, reduce the stated interest rate from 8% to 5%, and replace the quarterly interest payments with a single payment of unpaid, accrued interest at the earlier of conversion or maturity of the notes. We also amended a $50,000 note issued in 2020 and a $200,000 note issued in 2022 to Mr. Titterton to likewise replace the quarterly interest payments with a single, lump sum payment upon conversion or maturity. In September 2024, Mr. Titterton converted an aggregate of $125,000 in notes issued in 2019 and 2020 into shares of our common stock. In May 2025, Mr. Titterton converted his remaining $200,000 in notes into shares of our common stock. At December 31, 2025, Mr. Titterton holds no outstanding convertible notes.
On May 10, 2024, we amended the convertible notes held by Mr. Paul Rosenbaum to defer the payment of interest until the earlier of maturity or conversion. In October 2024, Mr. Rosenbaum converted all of his outstanding notes into shares of our common stock.
We paid approximately $42,000 and $39,000 in 2025 and 2024, respectively, for patent-related legal services to SKGF, of which Robert Sterne is a partner. In addition, we paid approximately $150,000 in both 2025 and 2024 for principal and interest on the SKGF Note (see Note 7). The SKGF Note has an outstanding balance, including accrued interest, of approximately $201,000 at December 31, 2025.
Director Independence
We follow the rules of Nasdaq in determining if a director is independent. The Board also consults with our counsel to ensure that the Board’s determination is consistent with those rules and all relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the independence of directors. The Board has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Titterton, Rosenbaum, and Sterne are independent directors.
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Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The firm of Frazier & Deeter ("FD") acts as our principal accountants. For the period prior to November 13, 2024, the firm of MSL, P.A. acted as our principal accountants ("Prior Accountants"). The following is a summary of fees paid to the principal accountants and Prior Accountants for services rendered.
Audit Fees. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the aggregate fees billed by our principal accountants for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of our financial statements included in our quarterly reports, and services provided in connection with regulatory filings were approximately $231,000 and $167,000, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the aggregate fees billed by our Prior Accountants for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements, the review of our financial statements included in our quarterly reports, and services provided in connection with regulatory filings were approximately $25,000 a nd $58,000, respectively.
Audit Related Fees. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no fees billed for professional services by our principal accountants or Prior Accountants for assurance and related services.
Tax Fees. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants or Prior Accountants for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning.
All Other Fees. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no fees billed for other professional services by our principal accountants or Prior Accountants.
All the services discussed above were approved by our audit committee. The audit committee pre-approves the services to be provided by our principal accountants, including the scope of the annual audit and non-audit services to be performed by the principal accountants and the principal accountants’ audit and non-audit fees.
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
(2) Financial statement schedules:
Not applicable.
(3) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 29, 2016)
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 14, 2007)
3.3
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 18, 2016)
3.4
Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 13, 2017)
3.5
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.5 of Form S-1 filed August 9, 2018)
3.6
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 30, 2018)
3.7
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 15, 2019)
3.8
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 4, 2020)
3.9
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 30, 2021)
3.10
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 20, 2022)
3.11
Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2024)
3.12
Certificate of Designations of the Preferences, Limitations and Relative Rights of Series E Preferred Stock, dated November 21, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 22, 2005)
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4.1
Form of common stock certificate (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015)
4.2
Description of Registered Securities (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.7 of Current Report Form 10-K filed March 28, 2023)
10.1
**
Form of 2022 Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Officers (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022, filed November 14, 2022)
10.2
**
Standard Form of Employee Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed January 13, 2021)
10.3
**
2019 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed June 16, 2025)
10.4
Form of 2020 Securities Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Accredited Investors (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 5, 2020)
10.5
List of Accredited Investors to March 5, 2020 and March 13, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.74 of Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 14, 2020)
10.6
List of Accredited Investors to April 29, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 5, 2020)
10.7
List of Accredited Investors to May 22, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 29, 2020)
10.8
List of Accredited Investors to June 8, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 12, 2020)
10.9
List of Accredited Investors to June 29, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 6, 2020)
10.10
List of Accredited Investors to August 19, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 21, 2020)
10.11
List of Accredited Investors to November 17, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 23, 2020)
10.12
List of Accredited Investors to December 11, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 14, 2020)
10.13
List of Accredited Investors to December 21, 2020 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 23, 2020)
10.14
List of Accredited Investors to January 5, 2021 Securities Purchase Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2021)
10.15
Form of 2022 Convertible Note between Registrant and Accredited Investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 11, 2022)
10.16
List of May 10, 2022 Convertible Note Holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 11, 2022)
10.17
List of June 2, 2022 Convertible Note Holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 2, 2022)
10.18
List of June 30, 2022 Convertible Note Holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 1, 2022)
10.19
List of August 3, 2022 Convertible Note Holders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 9, 2022)
10.20
Form of Convertible Promissory Note dated January 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 13, 2023)
10.21
List of Holders of Convertible Notes dated January 13, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 13, 2023)
10.22
Secured Promissory Note between Registrant and Brickell Key Investments LP dated August 14, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2023)
10.23
Prepaid Forward Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Brickell Key Investments LP (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2023)
10.24
Amended Convertible Promissory Note between Registrant and Ingalls & Snyder dated September 19, 2018, as amended and restated on September 15, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.24 of Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 24, 2025)
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10.25
Amended Convertible Promissory Note between Registrant and Ingalls & Snyder dated March 13, 2019, as amended and restated on September 15, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.25 of Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 24, 2025)
10.26
Amended Convertible Promissory Note between Registrant and Steven G. Lampe dated March 13, 2019, as amended and restated on September 15, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.26 of Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 24, 2025)
10.27
Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note dated July 18, 2019 between Registrant and GEM LP (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 12, 2024)
10.28
Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note dated January 8, 2020 between Registrant and GEM LP (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 12, 2024)
10.29
Amended and Restated Convertible Promissory Note dated January 13, 2023 between Registrant and GEM LP (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 12, 2024)
10.30
Form of Warrant Agreement between Registrant and Accredited Investors (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 31, 2024)
10.31
List of Accredited Investors to December 24, 2024 and December 30, 2024 Subscription Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 31, 2024)
10.32
Subscription Agreement between Registrant and Lewis H. Titterton, Jr. dated November 14, 2025 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 17, 2025)
10.33
Form of Subscription Agreement dated November 21, 2025 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 21, 2025)
10.34
List of Accredited Investors to November 21, 2025 Subscription Agreements (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 21, 2025)
10.35
**
Form of Nonqualified Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 26, 2026)
10.36
Form of Exchange Agreement, dated March 13, 2026, between ParkerVision, Inc. and the noteholders party thereto (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 13, 2026)
19.1
Corporate Policy on Insider Trading (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 19.1 of Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 24, 2025)
21.1
*
Schedule of Subsidiaries
23.1
*
Consent of Frazier & Deeter, LLC
31.1
*
Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 Certification of Jeffrey L. Parker
31.2
*
Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 Certification of Cynthia L. French
32.1
*
Section 1350 Certification of Jeffrey L. Parker and Cynthia L. French
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase*
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase*
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase*
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase*
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
* Filed herewith
** Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 23, 2026
PARKERVISION, INC.
By:
/s/ Jeffrey L. Parker
Jeffrey L. Parker
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Parker
Chief Executive Officer and
March 23, 2026
Jeffrey L. Parker
Chairman of the Board (Principal
Executive Officer)
By: /s/ Cynthia L. French
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
March 23, 2026
Cynthia L. French
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer) and Corporate Secretary
By: /s/ Paul A. Rosenbaum
Director
March 23, 2026
Paul A. Rosenbaum
By: /s/ Robert G. Sterne
Director
March 23, 2026
Robert G. Sterne
By: /s/ Lewis H. Titterton
Director
March 23, 2026
Lewis H. Titterton
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