8-K

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): August 27, 2015

SILICON LABORATORIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-29823	74-2793174
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

400 West Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX	78701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

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 8.01. Other Events

On August 27, 2015, the Board of Directors of Silicon Laboratories Inc. (“Silicon Laboratories”) authorized a new program to repurchase up to $100 million of Silicon Laboratories common stock through fiscal 2016. The program allows for repurchases to be made in the open market or in private transactions, including structured or accelerated transactions, subject to applicable legal requirements and market conditions. A copy of the press release announcing the share repurchase program is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99Press Release of Silicon Laboratories Inc. dated August 27, 2015

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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.

	SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
August 27, 2015	/s/ John C. Hollister
Date	John C. Hollister
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Press Release of Silicon Laboratories Inc. dated August 27, 2015

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EX-99

Exhibit 99

NEWS BRIEF

SILICON LABS’ BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES NEW $100 MILLION SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

AUSTIN, Texas — August 27, 2015 — Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading provider of silicon, software and system solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that its board of directors approved a new share repurchase program that authorizes management to buy back up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock through fiscal year 2016. The new program is additive to the remainder of the Company’s previous $100 million share repurchase program, with $47 million remaining as of August 25, 2015.

Silicon Labs

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is a leading provider of silicon, software and system solutions for the Internet of Things, Internet infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer and automotive markets. We solve the electronics industry’s toughest problems, providing customers with significant advantages in performance, energy savings, connectivity and design simplicity. Backed by our world-class engineering teams with unsurpassed software and mixed-signal design expertise, Silicon Labs empowers developers with the tools and technologies they need to advance quickly and easily from initial idea to final product. www.silabs.com

Note to editors: Silicon Laboratories, Silicon Labs, the “S” symbol, the Silicon Laboratories logo and the Silicon Labs logo are trademarks of Silicon Laboratories Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.

CONTACT: Silicon Labs, Investor Relations: Jalene Hoover +1 512-428-1610, investor.relations@silabs.com