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, 2011

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

 
 
(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.
On August 10, 2011, at the Xilinx, Inc. (the “Company”) 2011 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 May 31, 2011.
  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  
Philip T. Gianos
    214,475,340       3,209,710       733,048       21,962,447  
Moshe N. Gavrielov
    214,514,438       3,154,181       749,479       21,962,447  
John L. Doyle
    214,551,977       3,141,914       724,207       21,962,447  
Jerald G. Fishman
    208,137,115       9,571,295       709,688       21,962,447  
William G. Howard, Jr.
    214,478,310       3,199,448       740,340       21,962,447  
J. Michael Patterson
    216,810,705       830,161       777,232       21,962,447  
Albert A. Pimentel
    209,784,096       7,830,613       803,389       21,962,447  
Marshall C. Turner
    217,044,353       595,903       777,842       21,962,447  
Elizabeth W. Vanderslice
    214,142,423       3,566,103       709,572       21,962,447  
  2.   Approve an amendment to the Company’s 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
215,905,992
  1,730,098   782,008   21,962,447
  3.   Approve an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 4,500,000 shares.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
167,295,694   50,297,012   825,392   21,962,447
  4.   Approve certain provisions of the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan for purposes of complying with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
209,070,623   8,355,116   992,359   21,962,447
  5.   Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
192,632,417   25,018,249   767,432   21,962,447

 

 


 

  6.   Recommend, on an advisory basis, the frequency of votes on the Company’s executive compensation.
             
One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstentions
192,047,518   3,264,700   22,406,846   699,034
Based on these results, the Board of Directors of the Company determined to hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.
  7.   Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s external auditors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
236,675,342   3,528,544   176,659  
8.01. Other Events.
On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors approved amendments to the Company’s Significant Governance Principles to change the stock ownership requirements for the Company’s executive officers. The revised stock ownership requirements provide as follows:
    The CEO is required to own Company stock having a value of $2.5 million.
 
    Senior Vice Presidents who are Section 16 Executive Officers are required to own Company stock having a value of $750,000.
 
    Corporate Vice Presidents who are Section 16 Executive Officers are required to own Company stock having a value of $500,000.
 
    The CEO and all other Section 16 Executive Officers must retain half of the shares of Company stock derived from awards of time-based RSUs until their respective ownership requirements are met.
A copy of the revised Significant Governance Principles is available on the Company’s investor relations website at www.investor.xilinx.com.

 

 


 

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 16, 2011
  By:   /s/ Jon A. Olson
 
       
 
      Jon A. Olson
 
      Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer