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): | February 22, 2010 |
Illumina, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-30361 | 33-0804655 |
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| 9885 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, California | 92121-1975 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (858) 202-4500 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 22, 2010, Joel McComb resigned from his position as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Life Sciences of Illumina, Inc. (the "Company") to pursue other professional opportunities. Mr. McComb’s resignation will be effective February 28, 2010. In connection with his resignation, Mr. McComb and the Company entered into a Severance and Release Agreement (the "Agreement"). Under the terms of the Agreement, and provided Mr. McComb does not revoke his acceptance of the terms of the Agreement prior to March 2, 2010, Mr. McComb will be entitled to the following benefits in connection with his termination of employment: (i) a severance payment of $259,544.08, less all appropriate federal and state tax withholdings; (ii) limited acceleration of the vesting period for his outstanding stock options; and (iii) limited extension of the time during which he may exercise certain vested stock options. In exchange for the benefits described above, Mr. McComb and the Company have agreed to a customary release of any and all claims.
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.
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| February 23, 2010 | By: |
Christian O. Henry
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| Name: Christian O. Henry | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Chief Financial Officer | ||||