Form 8-K
 
 

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): May 6, 2010

ALTERA CORPORATION
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   0-16617   77-0016691
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
101 Innovation Drive, San Jose, California
   95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 544-7000

 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Altera Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 6, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. The following matters were acted upon at the meeting:
1.  
Election of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.
                                         
                                    BROKER  
                                    "NON-  
        NOMINEES   FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN     VOTES"  
       
John P. Daane
     249,795,666       3,948,466       229,262       18,765,139  
       
Robert J. Finocchio, Jr.
     252,425,148       1,301,020       247,226       18,765,139  
       
Kevin McGarity
     252,361,796       1,365,492       246,106       18,765,139  
       
T. Michael Nevens
     253,239,976       481,667       251,751       18,765,139  
       
Krish A. Prabhu
     252,276,938       1,449,644       246,812       18,765,139  
       
John Shoemaker
     252,358,464       1,368,383       246,547       18,765,139  
       
Susan Wang
     253,312,226       418,414       242,754       18,765,139  
                                         
                                    BROKER  
                                    "NON-  
            FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN     VOTES"  
2.      
Reapproval of the Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) provisions of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan
     243,976,776       9,458,627       537,991       18,765,139  
3.      
Approval of an amendment to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to increase by 5,000,000 the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan.
     189,599,618       63,835,108       538,668       18,765,139  
4.      
Approval of an amendment to the 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase by 1,000,000 the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan.
     250,881,468       2,465,714       626,212       18,765,139  
5.      
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
     269,113,286       3,293,299       331,948       —  
6.      
Approval of a stockholder proposal requesting that the board take the steps necessary so that each stockholder voting requirement in our certificate of incorporation and by-laws that calls for greater than a simple majority vote (including each 80% supermajority provision) be changed to a majority of the votes cast for and against the proposal in compliance with applicable laws.
     207,202,815       46,049,311       721,268       18,765,139  

 

 

 

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.
         
  ALTERA CORPORATION
 		  
  /s/ Katherine E. Schuelke    
  Katherine E. Schuelke   
  Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary   
 
Dated: May 10, 2010