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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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
June 13, 2013
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter) |
Delaware | 0-21184 | 86-0629024 |
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2355 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224-6199
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)
(480) 792-7200
(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: |
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 13, 2013, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Microchip Technology Incorporated (“Microchip”) approved an amendment to Section 2.9 of the Microchip Bylaws to revise the voting standard for uncontested director elections to a majority vote standard (instead of a plurality standard).
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the certificate of amendment of bylaws attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Certificate of Amendment of Bylaws
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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.
Dated: June 13, 2013 | Microchip Technology Incorporated (Registrant) |
By: /s/ J. Eric Bjornholt | |
J. Eric Bjornholt Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | |
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EXHIBITS
3.1 Certificate of Amendment of Bylaws
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