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): May 24, 2012
QLOGIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-23298 | 33-0537669 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway, Aliso Viejo, California | 92656 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 389-6000
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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 May 24, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of QLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) approved annual cash incentive payments under the Company’s annual incentive plan with respect to fiscal year 2012 for the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer and certain of the Company’s executive officers whose compensation was disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table included in the Company’s proxy statement for its last annual meeting of stockholders.
| Name and Principal Position |
FY2012 Annual Cash Incentive | |
| Simon Biddiscombe, President and Chief Executive Officer |
$440,000 | |
| Jean Hu, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(1) |
$177,400 | |
| H.K. Desai, Executive Chairman |
$416,000 | |
| Roger J. Klein, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Host Solutions Group |
$142,000 | |
| Perry M. Mulligan, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations |
$182,000 | |
| Douglas D. Naylor, Vice President, Finance(2) |
$ 70,275 |
| (1) | Ms. Hu became our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on April 25, 2011. |
| (2) | Mr. Naylor served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from November 15, 2010 until April 25, 2011. |
In addition to the annual cash incentive payments noted above, the Compensation Committee approved a special award in the amount of $30,000 for Ms. Hu in recognition of her role in the successful completion of the sale of the Company’s InfiniBand business.
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.
| QLOGIC CORPORATION | ||||||
| May 29, 2012 | /s/ Jean Hu | |||||
| Jean Hu | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||