UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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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)
January 28, 2014
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National Instruments Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-25426
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74-1871327
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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11500 North MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas 78759
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(512) 338-9119
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e)
On January 28, 2014, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of National Instruments Corporation (the “Company”) authorized the following payments in connection with the Company’s Annual Incentive Program (“AIP”) to the Company’s executive officers set forth below. The AIP was adopted and approved by the Committee on May 10, 2005. The payments were made principally upon the satisfaction of the set performance objectives in the AIP together with discretion exercised by the Committee based on the performance of the individual officers during the year.
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Officer
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Amount
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Alexander Davern
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$68,286
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Pete Zogas
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$75,504
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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.
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NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ DAVID G. HUGLEY
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David G. Hugley
Vice President & General Counsel; Secretary
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Date: February 3, 2014