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 10, 2011
Illumina, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  000-30361
(Commission File Number)
  33-0804655
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
9885 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
  92121
(Zip Code)
(858) 202-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of stockholders of Illumina, Inc. was held on May 10, 2011, at which our stockholders voted upon and approved (i) the election of Daniel M. Bradbury and Roy A. Whitfield to our Board of Directors to hold office for three years until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2014 and the election of Gerald Möller, Ph.D., to our Board of Directors to hold office for two years until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2013; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2012; (iii) on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers as named in the Proxy Statement for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders; and (iv) on an advisory basis, holding an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
(a)   Votes regarding the election of three director nominees were:
             
    For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Daniel M. Bradbury
  105,241,527   823,333   8,641,157
Roy A. Whitfield
  105,353,338   711,522   8,641,157
Gerald Möller
  105,748,270   316,590   8,641,157
(b)   Votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2012 were:
         
For   Against   Abstain
         
113,838,679   840,120   27,218
(c)   Votes regarding the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers as named in the Proxy Statement for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders were:
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
             
103,518,473   2,489,962   56,425   8,641,157
(d)   Votes regarding the approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation were:
             
1 Year   2 Year   3 Year   Abstain
             
92,553,989   2,324,994   11,144,079   41,798
    Based on the results of this vote, and consistent with the recommendation of our Board of Directors, we will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of holding such an advisory vote, which is required at least once every six years.

 


 

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.
         
  ILLUMINA, INC.
 
 
Date: May 12, 2011  By:   /s/ Christian G. Cabou    
    Christian G. Cabou   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel