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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 10, 2016
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

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:

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

On August 10, 2016, at the Xilinx, Inc. (the “Company”) 2016 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 June 1, 2016.
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
Dennis Segers
 
199,526,174
 
 
1,192,698
 
 
110,953
 
 
16,532,420
 
 
 
Moshe N. Gavrielov
 
200,013,297
 
 
678,795
 
 
137,734
 
 
16,532,419
 
 
 
Saar Gillai
 
200,013,920
 
 
674,840
 
 
141,065
 
 
16,532,420
 
 
 
Ronald S. Jankov
 
200,005,358
 
 
698,690
 
 
125,775
 
 
16,532,422
 
 
 
Thomas H. Lee
 
200,059,992
 
 
647,278
 
 
122,555
 
 
16,532,420
 
 
 
J. Michael Patterson
 
199,893,323
 
 
784,157
 
 
152,346
 
 
16,532,419
 
 
 
Albert A. Pimentel
 
199,084,079
 
 
1,594,828
 
 
150,919
 
 
16,532,419
 
 
 
Marshall C. Turner
 
199,891,697
 
 
802,090
 
 
136,037
 
 
16,532,421
 
 
 
Elizabeth W. Vanderslice
 
197,151,233
 
 
3,542,964
 
 
135,631
 
 
16,532,417
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
Approve amendments to the Company's 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,500,000 shares and to limit the aggregate equity and cash compensation for each non-employee director to no more than $750,000 per fiscal year:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
168,931,034
 
 
31,715,203
 
 
183,218
 
 
16,532,790
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
Approve certain provisions of the Company's 2007 Equity Incentive Plan for the purposes of complying with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
171,283,012
 
 
29,293,364
 
 
253,076
 
 
16,532,793
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
186,099,368
 
 
14,489,567
 
 
240,517
 
 
16,532,793
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's external auditors for fiscal 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
214,247,004
 
 
2,880,446
 
 
234,795
 
 
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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 11, 2016
By:
/s/ Scott Hover-Smoot
 
 
 
Scott Hover-Smoot
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
 
 
Secretary