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 4, 2011


 

INTERSIL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Delaware
000-29617
59-3590018
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation
 
Identification No.)
           
1001 Murphy Ranch Road
Milpitas, California
95035
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
           
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(408) 432-8888
           
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


 


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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
a)  
Intersil Corporation (“Intersil”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 4, 2011 in Milpitas, California.
 
b)  
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders considered and approved items 1, 2, 3 and 5 below; shareholders did not approve item 4 below.  The total shares voted were 115,211,952.
 
1)  
Election of Directors. All nine (9) of management’s nominees for our Board of Directors were elected by the following votes:
 
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
David B. Bell
103,998,199
1,636,072
21,205
9,556,476
Dr. Robert W. Conn
104,027,423
1,585,205
42,848
9,556,476
James V. Diller
101,080,156
4,540,819
34,501
9,556,476
Gary E. Gist
100,071,770
5,541,674
42,032
9,556,476
Mercedes Johnson
105,049,181
571,230
35,065
9,556,476
Gregory Lang
101,009,330
4,602,161
43,985
9,556,476
Jan Peeters
102,792,865
2,818,715
43,896
9,556,476
Robert N. Pokelwaldt
104,021,556
1,587,732
46,188
9,556,476
James A. Urry
100,034,107
5,575,227
46,142
9,556,476
 
2)  
To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as Intersil’s independent registered public accounting firm.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
112,687,742
2,408,149
116,061
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3)  
To approve the Intersil Corporation Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Compensation Plan.  Details of the plan amendment can be found in the definitive proxy statement.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
65,617,313
40,020,778
17,385
9,556,476

4)  
The approval of the compensation of our named executive officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosure in our proxy statement.
     
Our shareholders did not approve the non-binding advisory vote of the compensation of our named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
46,676,254
58,919,147
60,075
9,556,476
 
5)  
The determination of the non-binding advisory vote of the frequency of the vote on our executive compensation program. The voting results were as follows:

1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Votes Abstaining
Broker Non-Votes
92,582,664
38,204
13,017,601
17,007
9,556,476

 
Based on these results and consistent with a majority of votes cast with respect to this matter, our Board of Directors has decided to hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes.
 
 
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
     
INTERSIL CORPORATION
       
Date:
May 9, 2011
By:
/s/ Thomas C. Tokos
   
Name:
Thomas C. Tokos
   
Title:
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary