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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 13, 2016
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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)  
 
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of stockholders of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (the "Company") was held on Friday, May 13, 2016, in Portland, Oregon. Stockholders representing 93,978,724 shares, or 78.96% of the outstanding shares as of the March 18, 2016 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 seven members. Each of the seven nominees for director was elected, and the voting results are set forth below:

Nominee
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Darin G. Billerbeck
79,468,011
1,169,107
—
13,341,606
Robin A. Abrams
79,199,557
1,437,561
—
13,341,606
John Bourgoin
79,464,334
1,172,784
—
13,341,606
Robert R. Herb
79,227,353
1,409,765
—
13,341,606
Mark E. Jensen
79,480,185
1,156,933
—
13,341,606
D. Jeffrey Richardson
79,235,393
1,401,725
—
13,341,606
Frederick D. Weber
79,199,423
1,437,695
—
13,341,606
    
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
79,126,662
1,137,155
373,301
13,341,606

Proposal 3: Approval of amended Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2013 Incentive Plan

The proposal to approve the amended Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2013 Incentive Plan was not approved, and the voting results are set forth below:

For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
39,788,195
40,452,898
396,025
13,341,606


Proposal 4: 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
93,016,932
828,143
133,649
—




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 16, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Byron W. Milstead
 
 
 
 
Byron W. Milstead
Corporate Vice President and General Counsel