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 5, 2018

 

RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-33834   36-4419301

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

900 East Green Street

Bensenville, Illinois

  60106
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(847) 295-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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).

 

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Item 2.01      Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

On September 5, 2018, Rubicon Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced sale of its property located at 950 Douglas Road, Batavia, Illinois, and the 134,400-square-foot manufacturing and office facility constructed upon such property (the “Property”) to Exeter 950 Douglas, LLC (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement of Sale (the “Agreement”), dated as of August 20, 2018.

 

The selling price for the Property was $6.7 million. The Company realized net proceeds of approximately $6.35 million after the payment of real estate taxes, brokerage and legal fees, transfer taxes and other expenses. 

 

The Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. It was Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2018.

 

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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.

 

  RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
     
Dated: September 5, 2018 By: /s/ Timothy E. Brog
  Name: Timothy E. Brog
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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