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
January 11, 2017
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
ON Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-30419 | 36-3840979 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| ON Semiconductor Corporation 5005 E. McDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona |
85008 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(602) 244-6600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
As previously disclosed, on November 17, 2016, J. Daniel McCranie, the Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ON Semiconductor Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Board at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). On January 11, 2017, the Board unanimously selected Alan Campbell to succeed Mr. McCranie as Chair of the Board, effective at the regular Board Meeting to be held in conjunction with the 2017 Annual Meeting. Mr. Campbell joined the Board in August 2015.
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.
| ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: January 16, 2017 | By: | /s/ GEORGE H. CAVE | ||||
| George H. Cave | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, | ||||||
| General Counsel, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||