UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 23, 2015
SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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000-29823 |
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74-2793174 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
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of Incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
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400 West Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX |
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78701 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 416-8500
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On July 23, 2015, the Board of Directors of Silicon Laboratories Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Restated Bylaws”), effective immediately. The Restated Bylaws were adopted to add a provision providing that unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time), or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware).
The foregoing description of the Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restated Bylaws, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto, and is incorporated into this report by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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3.2 |
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Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Silicon Laboratories Inc. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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SILICON LABORATORIES INC. |
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July 29, 2015 |
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/s/ John C. Hollister |
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John C. Hollister |
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Senior Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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