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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): June 21, 2011

 

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

1-6453

 

95-2095071

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE, P.O. BOX 58090

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA

 

95052-8090

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(408) 721-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A. 2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07                                             SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

On June 21, 2011, National Semiconductor Corporation (“National”) held a special meeting of stockholders at which National’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in detail in National’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011:

 

Proposal 1: Adoption of Merger Agreement.

 

The stockholders approved the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 4, 2011 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among National, Texas Instruments Incorporated (“TI”) and Orion Merger Corp., a subsidiary of TI (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into National, with National to be the surviving corporation in the merger:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,912,944

 

612,666

 

449,859

 

0

 

 

Proposal 2: Adjournment of the Special Meeting.

 

The stockholders approved the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there were insufficient votes at the time of the meeting to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

177,121,742

 

12,347,128

 

506,599

 

0

 

 

Item 8.01                                             OTHER EVENTS

 

On June 21, 2011, National issued a press release announcing that National’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Merger Agreement.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

Item 9.01                                             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)                                  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated June 21, 2011.

 

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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.

 

 

 

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Dated: June 21, 2011

/s/ Todd M. DuChene

 

Todd M. DuChene

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

 

and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release dated June 21, 2011.

 

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