8-KAnnualMeeting8-8-2012

 
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 8, 2012
 
XILINX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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 8, 2012, at the Xilinx, Inc. (the “Company”) 2012 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 29, 2012.
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
Elect nine 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
210,667,297

3,137,185

105,349

17,776,090

 
Moshe N. Gavrielov
211,054,762

2,742,010

113,061

17,776,090

 
John L. Doyle
209,487,948

4,330,171

91,714

17,776,090

 
Jerald G. Fishman
207,662,369

6,138,398

109,067

17,776,090

 
William G. Howard, Jr.
210,918,886

2,893,944

97,003

17,776,090

 
J. Michael Patterson
213,022,353

792,658

94,819

17,776,090

 
Albert A. Pimentel
212,614,910

1,186,106

108,816

17,776,090

 
Marshall C. Turner
213,396,529

418,334

94,969

17,776,090

 
Elizabeth W. Vanderslice
210,507,963

3,293,372

108,496

17,776,090

 
 
 
 
 
 
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

 
 
211,882,780

1,876,672

149,931

17,776,090

 
 
 
 
 
 
3.
Approve an amendment to the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 3,500,000 shares.
 
 
Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

 
 
171,803,768

41,911,628

193,987

17,776,090

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

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

 
 
194,323,972

19,294,314

291,095

17,776,090

 
 
 
 
 
 
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 30, 2013.
 
 
Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

 
 
228,087,661

3,404,607

193,205

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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 14, 2012  
By:  
/s/ Jon A. Olson
 
 
 
Jon A. Olson
 
 
Senior Vice President, Finance
 
 
and Chief Financial Officer