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 16, 2011
MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-31650
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01-0616769 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
4000 MacArthur Boulevard, East Tower
Newport Beach, California 92660-3095
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 579-3000
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 16, 2011, Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (the Company) entered into an indemnification
agreement (the Indemnification Agreement) with Kristen M. Schmidt, the Companys Interim Chief
Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, which is effective
as of May 6, 2011. The Indemnification Agreement provides that the Company will indemnify Ms.
Schmidt from and against any expenses incurred by her in connection with her role as the Companys
Interim Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer as
provided in Article III, Section 14 of the Companys bylaws (subject to the procedural provisions
specified in the bylaws) and, to the extent the laws of Delaware are amended to increase the scope
of permissible indemnification, to the fullest extent of Delaware law.
The above description of the Indemnification Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indemnification Agreement, which is
filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit |
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10.1
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Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Indemnification Agreement, dated May
6, 2011 by and between Kristen M. Schmidt and the Company. |