Form8-K2013AnnualMeeting

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, 2013

            
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.)



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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(d)
On May 6, 2013, Altera Corporation (the "Company") announced the election of Krish A. Prabhu to serve as a member of the Company's board of directors and compensation committee, effective May 6, 2013.  Mr. Prabhu previously served on the Company’s board of directors from May 2008 until July 2012. Mr. Prabhu is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Labs, Inc.  Mr. Prabhu will participate in the non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company's 2013 proxy statement. He will receive an annual cash retainer of $50,000 for his service on the board of directors and an annual cash retainer of $10,000 for his service on the compensation committee. As a non-employee director, Mr. Prabhu received a grant of 4,416 restricted stock units upon his election to the board of directors. In connection with the election, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Prabhu, the terms of which are identical in all material respects to the form of indemnification agreement that the Company has previously entered into with each of its directors and which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2008.





















Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As described above, the Company held its Annual Meeting on May 6, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. All of the Company's nominees for director were re-elected and all proposals were approved by the Company's stockholders with the requisite vote. 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
 
265,255,172
 
 
 
6,986,018
 
 
 
1,086,761
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
T. Michael Nevens
 
271,844,402
 
 
 
1,019,664
 
 
 
463,885
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
A. Blaine Bowman
 
271,769,870
 
 
 
1,087,077
 
 
 
471,004
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
Elisha W. Finney
 
272,258,736
 
 
 
605,242
 
 
 
463,973
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
Kevin McGarity
 
268,425,263
 
 
 
4,437,991
 
 
 
464,697
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
Shane V. Robison
 
270,472,125
 
 
 
2,388,928
 
 
 
466,898
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
John Shoemaker
 
268,439,175
 
 
 
4,423,762
 
 
 
465,014
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
Thomas H. Waechter
 
268,325,574
 
 
 
4,531,161
 
 
 
471,216
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BROKER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
"NON-
 
 
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
VOTES"
2
 
 
Approval of an amendment to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan to increase by 3,000,000 the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan.
 
253,897,853
 
 
 
18,726,452
 
 
 
703,646
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
Approval of an amendment to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan regarding non-employee director equity awards.
 
261,149,909
 
 
 
10,583,856
 
 
 
1,594,186
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
271,320,420
 
 
 
1,511,562
 
 
 
495,969
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
Approval, on an advisory basis, of named executive officer compensation.
 
253,653,631
 
 
 
16,216,816
 
 
 
3,457,504
 
 
 
18,443,742
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
 
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
 
288,471,479
 
 
 
2,633,896
 
 
 
666,318
 
 
 
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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.



ALTERA CORPORATION
 
/s/ Katherine E. Schuelke
Katherine E. Schuelke
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary 

Dated: May 8, 2013