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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 1, 2018
 
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

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A)

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On August 1, 2018, at the Xilinx, Inc. (the “Company”) 2018 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 United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2018.
 
 
 
 
1.
 
 
Elect eleven 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
 
 
 
Dennis Segers
 
194,983,517
 
261,912
 
266,169
 
18,238,776
 
 
 
Raman Chitkara
 
195,027,043
 
211,615
 
272,939
 
18,238,777
 
 
 
Saar Gillai
 
194,918,252
 
319,735
 
273,611
 
18,238,776
 
 
 
Ronald S. Jankov
 
192,572,479
 
2,665,036
 
274,083
 
18,238,776
 
 
 
Mary Louise Krakauer
 
193,356,390
 
1,883,923
 
271,282
 
18,238,779
 
 
 
Thomas H. Lee
 
194,948,191
 
282,779
 
280,624
 
18,238,780
 
 
 
J. Michael Patterson
 
190,766,293
 
4,483,271
 
262,034
 
18,238,776
 
 
 
Victor Peng
 
194,268,373
 
973,946
 
269,276
 
18,238,779
 
 
 
Albert A. Pimentel
 
195,027,969
 
201,469
 
282,157
 
18,238,779
 
 
 
Marshall C. Turner
 
193,151,926
 
2,101,922
 
257,748
 
18,238,778
 
 
 
Elizabeth W. Vanderslice
 
188,760,578
 
6,487,198
 
263,821
 
18,238,777
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective upon his election to the Board of Directors, Mr. Chitkara has been appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
2.
 
 
Approve an amendment to the Company’s 1990 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 3,000,000 shares:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
194,466,331
 
874,858
 
170,116
 
18,239,069
 
 
 
 
3.
 
 
Approve an amendment to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 3,000,000 shares:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
184,426,358
 
10,736,793
 
348,157
 
18,239,066
 
 
 
 
4.
 
 
Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
174,677,668
 
20,444,512
 
389,123
 
18,239,071
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.
 
 
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s external auditors for fiscal 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
209,287,150
 
4,044,392
 
418,832
 
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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.
 
XILINX, INC.
 
Date: August 2, 2018
By:
/s/ Catia Hagopian
 
 
 
Catia Hagopian
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
 
 
Secretary