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 12, 2015
 
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
 
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On August 12, 2015, at the Xilinx, Inc. (the “Company”) 2015 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 29, 2015.
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
Elect seven 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
 
199,223,212

 
3,879,568

 
437,458

 
19,883,817
 
 
 
Moshe N. Gavrielov
 
199,990,116

 
3,139,097

 
411,026

 
19,883,816
 
 
 
William G. Howard, Jr.
 
199,145,827

 
3,973,366

 
421,045

 
19,883,817
 
 
 
J. Michael Patterson
 
202,300,865

 
817,702

 
421,672

 
19,883,816
 
 
 
Albert A. Pimentel
 
201,603,990

 
1,500,094

 
436,156

 
19,883,815
 
 
 
Marshall C. Turner
 
202,303,382

 
816,355

 
420,502

 
19,883,816
 
 
 
Elizabeth W. Vanderslice
 
199,490,537

 
3,614,853

 
434,851

 
19,883,814
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstentions

 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
192,493,238

 
10,471,205

 
575,432

 
19,884,180
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as external auditors of Xilinx, for the fiscal year ending April 2, 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For

 
Votes Against

 
Abstentions

 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
219,802,718

 
3,060,447

 
560,890

 








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 13, 2015
By:
/s/ Jon A. Olson
 
 
 
Jon A. Olson
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
 Chief Financial Officer