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)

November 7, 2012





LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
0-14864
 
94-2778785
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1630 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 432-1900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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

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

At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, held on November 7, 2012, in Milpitas, California, the stockholders elected members of the Company's Board of Directors; held an advisory vote on executive compensation and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm.

The vote for nominated directors was as follows:






NOMINEE
 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
Robert H. Swanson, Jr.
 
189,684,151
 
5,891,283
Lothar Maier
 
192,157,880
 
3,417,554
Arthur C. Agnos
 
191,612,683
 
3,962,751
John J. Gordon
 
191,769,356
 
3,806,078
David S. Lee
 
181,102,846
 
14,472,588
Richard M. Moley
 
188,805,259
 
6,770,175
Thomas S. Volpe
 
189,410,573
 
6,164,861

The vote with respect to the advisory vote on executive compensation was as follows:

FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
146,854,444
 
39,380,773
 
9,340,217

The vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for fiscal year 2013 was as follows:

FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
208,683,050
 
1,582,996
 
489,468



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.

 
 
 
 
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 8, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Paul Coghlan
 
 
 
 
 
Paul Coghlan
 
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer