UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 23, 2017
Semtech Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-6395 | 95-2119684 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 Flynn Road Camarillo, California |
93012-8790 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
805-498-2111
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 |
On March 23, 2017, Mohan Maheswaran, President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Semtech Corporation (the “Company”), entered into a written pre-arranged stock trading plan in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the sale of a maximum of 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The plan provides for the sales of specified numbers of shares of the Company’s common stock held by Mr. Maheswaran on specified dates beginning in August 2017 and ending in July 2018. The shares will be sold under the plan on the open market at prevailing prices on the applicable trading days specified under the plan, subject to a minimum price threshold as specified in the plan.
Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report Rule 10b5-1 trading plans established by any other Company employees, officers or directors, nor to report modifications, terminations, or other activities under any publicly announced trading 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 thereunto duly authorized.
| SEMTECH CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: March 24, 2017 | /s/ Emeka N. Chukwu | |||||
| Name: | Emeka N. Chukwu | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||