Lattice8-Kannualmeetingresults2015


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 7, 2015
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 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-18032
 
93-0835214
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
111 SW Fifth Ave, Ste 700
Portland, Oregon 97204
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(503) 268-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)  
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of stockholders of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (the "Company") was held on Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Portland, Oregon. Stockholders representing 111,716,465 shares, or 95.74% of the outstanding shares as of the March 13, 2015 record date, were present in person or were represented at the meeting by proxy. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the meeting are as follows.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Our board of directors is currently comprised of eight members. Each of the eight nominees for director was elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

Nominee
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Darin G. Billerbeck
100,431,237
542,024
—
10,743,204
Robin A. Abrams
87,413,603
13,559,658
—
10,743,204
John Bourgoin
100,437,047
536,214
—
10,743,204
Balaji Krishnamurthy
100,431,432
541,829
—
10,743,204
Robert R. Herb
100,001,202
972,059
—
10,743,204
Mark E. Jensen
100,442,673
530,588
—
10,743,204
D. Jeffrey Richardson
100,442,173
531,088
—
10,743,204
Frederick D. Weber
100,441,033
532,228
—
10,743,204
    
Proposal 2: Advisory Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation

The proposal to approve, as an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, and the voting results are set forth below:

For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
100,149,019
764,245
59,997
10,743,204

Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The ratification of KPMG LLP was approved, and the voting results are set forth below:

For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,263,406
371,844
81,215
—




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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date: May 12, 2015
 
By:
 
/s/ Byron W. Milstead
 
 
 
 
Byron W. Milstead
Corporate Vice President and General Counsel