8-K 2014AnnualMeeting



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): August 13, 2014
 
XILINX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-18548
 
77-0188631
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File
Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2100 Logic Drive, San Jose, California
 
95124
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 559-7778
 
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On August 13, 2014, at the Xilinx, Inc. (the “Company”) 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the proposals listed below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are also set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2014.
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
Elect eight nominees for director to serve on the Board of Directors for the ensuing year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
 
 
 
Name
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstentions

 
Broker Non-Votes

 
 
 
Philip T. Gianos
 
200,619,943

 
4,533,410

 
277,217

 
21,310,587

 
 
 
Moshe N. Gavrielov
 
201,529,108

 
3,633,997

 
267,465

 
21,310,587

 
 
 
John L. Doyle
 
200,491,833

 
4,679,296

 
259,441

 
21,310,587

 
 
 
William G. Howard, Jr.
 
200,595,097

 
4,571,856

 
263,617

 
21,310,587

 
 
 
J. Michael Patterson
 
203,200,862

 
1,969,784

 
259,925

 
21,310,586

 
 
 
Albert A. Pimentel
 
203,356,832

 
1,795,684

 
278,053

 
21,310,588

 
 
 
Marshall C. Turner
 
203,283,883

 
1,886,899

 
259,788

 
21,310,587

 
 
 
Elizabeth W. Vanderslice
 
199,688,672

 
5,472,852

 
269,047

 
21,310,586

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
Approve an amendment to the 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares.
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstentions

 
Broker Non-Votes

 
 
 
 
 
203,511,458

 
854,133

 
1,064,975

 
21,310,591

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
Approve an amendment to the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 3,000,000 shares.
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstentions

 
Broker Non-Votes

 
 
 
 
 
184,910,811

 
20,137,555

 
382,199

 
21,310,592

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstentions

 
Broker Non-Votes

 
 
 
 
 
196,522,593

 
8,467,512

 
440,094

 
21,310,958

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as external auditors of Xilinx, for the fiscal year ending March 28, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstentions

 
Broker Non-Votes

 
 
 
 
 
222,527,688

 
3,728,050

 
485,419

 
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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
XILINX, INC.
 
Date: August 15, 2014
By:
/s/ Jon A. Olson
 
 
 
Jon A. Olson
 
 
Executive Vice President, Finance
 
 
and Chief Financial Officer