UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 21, 2011

 

SILICON LABORATORIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-29823

 

74-2793174

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

400 West Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 416-8500

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 21, 2011, Silicon Laboratories Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of those votes were as follows:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Class I Directors

 

 

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Votes
Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Navdeep S. Sooch

 

23,453,459

 

15,464,502

 

 

3,842,489

 

Laurence G. Walker

 

38,553,222

 

364,739

 

 

3,842,489

 

William P. Wood

 

38,255,800

 

662,161

 

 

3,842,489

 

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

42,392,697

 

356,050

 

11,703

 

 

 

Proposal 3 — Approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

38,303,630

 

590,381

 

23,950

 

3,842,489

 

 

Proposal 4 — Recommendation, by non-binding vote, of the frequency of advisory votes on the executive compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

1
Year

 

2
Years

 

3
Years

 

Votes
Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

37,452,640

 

78,347

 

1,342,593

 

44,381

 

3,842,489

 

 

The Company will conduct an annual advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes with respect to executive compensation.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

SILICON LABORATORIES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 22, 2011

 

/s/ Paul V. Walsh, Jr.

Date

 

Paul V. Walsh, Jr.

 

 

Vice President of Finance

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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