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NTIP The article is a Form 8-K filing, which is a report of unscheduled material events or corporate changes. This type of filing is typically factual and does not inherently carry a positive or negative sentiment.

8-K — NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Accession: 0001072613-26-000755

Filed: 2026-09-08

Period: 2026-09-03

CIK: 0001065078

SIC: 6794 (PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

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

99.1

Press

Release dated September 3, 2026

104

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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.

Dated:

September 8, 2026

By:

/s/ Corey M.

Horowitz

Name:   Corey

M. Horowitz

Title:     Chairman

& Chief Executive Officer

-3-

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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

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