Edgar Filing: SEMTECH CORP

SEMTECH CORPORATION

Date: March 24, 2017

/s/ Emeka N. Chukwu

Emeka N. Chukwu

Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 23, 2017

Semtech Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-6395

95-2119684

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

200 Flynn Road

Camarillo, California

93012-8790

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

805-498-2111

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not applicable

(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:

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Item 8.01

Other Events

On March 23, 2017, Mohan Maheswaran, President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Semtech Corporation (the “Company”), entered into a written pre-arranged stock trading plan in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the sale of a maximum of 30,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The plan provides for the sales of specified numbers of shares of the Company’s common stock held by Mr. Maheswaran on specified dates beginning in August 2017 and ending in July 2018. The shares will be sold under the plan on the open market at prevailing prices on the applicable trading days specified under the plan, subject to a minimum price threshold as specified in the plan.

Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report Rule 10b5-1 trading plans established by any other Company employees, officers or directors, nor to report modifications, terminations, or other activities under any publicly announced trading plan.

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 thereunto duly authorized.