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):
 
November 9, 2015
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-05560
 
04-2302115
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
20 Sylvan Road, Woburn,
Massachusetts
 
 
 
01801
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
781-376-3000

 
Not Applicable
 
 
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 

             
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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)    

APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2016 EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN

On November 9, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”), approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Executive Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The Incentive Plan establishes cash incentive awards that may be earned by senior management approved for participation in the Incentive Plan, including the Named Executive Officers of the Company, based on the Company’s achievement of certain corporate performance metrics during the Company’s 2016 fiscal year (the “Fiscal Year”). The Incentive Plan also establishes minimum performance metrics that must be achieved before any incentives are awarded under the Incentive Plan. The Incentive Plan’s annual corporate goals, which are approved in advance by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, involve achievement of certain revenue, gross margin and cash flow metrics during the Fiscal Year.

Under the Incentive Plan, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is eligible to earn a cash incentive award equaling one-hundred and sixty percent (160%) of his base salary for the Fiscal Year if the Company achieves its target performance metrics during the Fiscal Year, with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum of two (2) times his target award to the extent the Company exceeds its target performance metrics during the Fiscal Year. The Company’s President, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and its Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations (each a Named Executive Officer of the Company within the meaning of the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) are eligible to earn cash incentive awards equaling one-hundred percent (100%), ninety percent (90%), and seventy percent (70%), respectively, of their base salaries for the Fiscal Year if the Company achieves its target performance metrics during the Fiscal Year, with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum of two (2) times their target awards to the extent the Company exceeds its target performance metrics during the Fiscal Year. Upon completion of the Fiscal Year, the Compensation Committee will determine the extent to which the Company’s performance goals for the Fiscal Year were attained, review the CEO’s recommended payouts under the Incentive Plan, and approve any awards made under the Incentive Plan. In addition, the Compensation Committee has discretion to approve the issuance of the Company’s common stock in lieu of cash for all, or a part of, an award that is made under the Incentive Plan.











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.


 
 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
 
 
 
November 13, 2015
By:
/s/ Donald W. Palette
 
Name:
Donald W. Palette
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer