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EX-10.1 - OFFICER AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION - VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPdex101.htm
EX-10.2 - MANAGEMENT BONUS PLAN - VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPdex102.htm

 

 

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): January 21, 2011

 

 

Volterra Semiconductor Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50857   94-3251865

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

47467 Fremont Blvd., Fremont,

California

  94538
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 510 743 1200

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

2011 Compensation Approvals

On January 21, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”) and the Board of Directors approved certain compensation matters for its directors and executive officers.

The Committee’s and Board’s approvals are described in Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report, which is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.

Management Bonus Plan for 2011

The Compensation Committee also approved participation by the Company’s executive officers in the Company’s management bonus plan for 2011, at the target bonus percentages provided below.

 

Name and Title

   Bonus Target  

Jeff Staszak

  

President and Chief Executive Officer

     100%   

Mike Burns

  

Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

     50%   

Bill Numann

  

Senior Vice President, New Product Development

     60%   

Craig Teuscher

  

Senior Vice President, Operations, Mnfg. Eng. & Quality Assurance

     60%   

Tom Truman

  

Vice President, World Wide Sales

     40%   

The target bonus for each executive officer, as described above, is a percentage of his base salary earned during the year. Under the plan, individual bonuses may range from 0% (if minimum operating results are not achieved) to a maximum of 150% (if results exceeds objectives) of the target bonus amount for such officer. The target bonus for the Company’s chief executive officer is based solely on the Company’s financial performance. The target bonuses for all other executive officers of the Company are weighted such that fifty percent of the target bonus is based on the Company’s financial performance and fifty percent is based on the satisfaction of individual performance criteria as established by the Company’s chief executive officer, as reviewed by the Compensation Committee.

The foregoing descriptions are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the Company’s Management Bonus Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished with this document:

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description of Exhibit
10.1    Officer and Director Compensation
10.2    Management Bonus Plan


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.

 

    Volterra Semiconductor Corporation
January 27, 2011     By:  

/s/ David Oh

      Name: David Oh
      Title: General Counsel


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1   Officer and Director Compensation
10.2   Management Bonus Plan