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 11, 2015

 

 

ALTERA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		0-16617		77-0016691
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
101 Innovation Drive, San Jose, California				95134
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 544-7000

Not Applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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

Altera Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting on May 11, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. local time. All of the Company’s nominees for director were re-elected, Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5 were approved by the Company’s stockholders with the requisite vote, and Proposal 6 was not approved by the Company’s stockholders. The following matters were acted upon at the meeting:

 

1	Election of directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders:

 

NOMINEES		FOR				AGAINST				ABSTAIN				BROKER NON-VOTES
John P. Daane			240,287,586				14,928,570				1,091,613				15,772,956
T. Michael Nevens			216,614,179				38,290,699				1,402,891				15,772,956
A. Blaine Bowman			244,872,055				11,086,462				349,252				15,772,956
Elisha W. Finney			244,926,751				11,031,110				349,908				15,772,956
Kevin McGarity			243,176,222				12,793,312				338,235				15,772,956
Krish A. Prabhu			243,631,383				12,326,144				350,242				15,772,956
Shane V. Robison			243,654,499				12,302,839				350,431				15,772,956
John Shoemaker			243,640,198				12,329,960				337,611				15,772,956
Thomas H. Waechter			241,210,012				14,748,631				349,126				15,772,956
		FOR				AGAINST				ABSTAIN				BROKER NON-VOTES
2       Approval of an amendment to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to increase by 3,000,000 the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan.			231,049,309				24,941,372				317,088				15,772,956
3       Approval of an amendment to the 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase by 1,000,000 the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan.			251,041,141				4,166,313				1,100,315				15,772,956
4       Approval, on an advisory basis, of named executive officer compensation.			176,043,985				76,842,547				3,421,237				15,772,956
5       Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.			270,770,940				888,798				420,987				—
6       A stockholder proposal regarding an independent chair of the board.			121,692,513				134,323,997				291,259				15,772,956

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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.

 

Dated: May 12, 2015