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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
June 18, 2015 |
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Semtech Corporation |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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1-6395 |
95-2119684 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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200 Flynn Road |
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Camarillo, California |
93012-8790 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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805-498-2111 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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Not applicable |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to Vote of Stockholders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Semtech Corporation (“Semtech” or the “Company”) was held on June 18, 2015. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders (a) elected the nine nominees identified in the table below to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (b) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016; and (c) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2015. Set forth below are the final voting tallies for the Annual Meeting.
The total number of shares present in person or by proxy was 64,253,160 shares or 96.78% of the total shares issued and outstanding, thereby constituting a quorum for the purpose of the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes were counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present.
The following is a tabulation of the votes with respect to each of the proposals:
Proposal Number 1
Election of Directors
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Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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Glen M. Antle |
59,646,260 |
1,950,015 |
2,656,885 |
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James P. Burra |
59,378,548 |
2,217,727 |
2,656,885 |
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Bruce C. Edwards |
59,576,260 |
2,020,015 |
2,656,885 |
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Rockell N. Hankin |
60,733,405 |
862,870 |
2,656,885 |
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James T. Lindstrom |
59,646,205 |
1,950,070 |
2,656,885 |
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Mohan R. Maheswaran |
61,136,766 |
459,509 |
2,656,885 |
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John L. Piotrowski |
59,572,928 |
2,023,347 |
2,656,885 |
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Carmelo J. Santoro |
59,760,833 |
1,835,442 |
2,656,885 |
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Sylvia Summers |
59,691,526 |
1,904,749 |
2,656,885 |
Proposal Number 2
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
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58,586,414 |
5,657,286 |
9,460 |
0 |
Proposal Number 3
Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Votes |
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51,391,688 |
10,090,384 |
114,203 |
2,656,885 |