UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 17, 2012
ATMEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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0-19032 |
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77-0051991 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
2325 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95131
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 441-0311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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):
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Atmel Corporation (“Atmel” or the “Company”) held on May 17, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”), proxies representing 399,535,058 shares of common stock, or approximately 90.05% of the total outstanding shares, were present. The table below presents the voting results of the election of the Company’s Board of Directors:
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Nominee |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Steven Laub |
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348,403,377 |
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3,412,297 |
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167,162 |
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47,552,222 |
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Tsung-Ching Wu |
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348,690,897 |
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3,135,545 |
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156,394 |
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47,552,222 |
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David Sugishita |
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337,612,298 |
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14,200,840 |
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169,698 |
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47,552,222 |
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Papken Der Torossian |
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342,591,865 |
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9,206,588 |
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184,383 |
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47,552,222 |
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Jack L. Saltich |
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339,403,246 |
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12,395,214 |
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184,376 |
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47,552,222 |
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Charles Carinalli |
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339,430,466 |
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12,365,566 |
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186,804 |
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47,552,222 |
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Dr. Edward Ross |
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349,818,512 |
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1,980,390 |
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183,934 |
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47,552,222 |
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The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year 2012. The proposal received 391,415,815 votes for, 7,755,347 votes against, 363,896 abstentions, and no broker non-votes.
The stockholders approved, in an advisory vote, the Company’s compensation for its named executive officers. The proposal received 248,252,198 votes for, 103,404,622 votes against, 326,016 abstentions, and 47,552,222 broker non-votes.
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.
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ATMEL CORPORATION |
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Date: May 22, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ Stephen Cumming |
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Stephen Cumming |