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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 20, 2023, Silicon Laboratories held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of those votes were as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Class I Directors
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| Navdeep S. Sooch | 27,233,355 | 1,892,148 | 29,645 | 1,293,268 | ||||
| Nina Richardson | 28,041,402 | 1,081,766 | 31,980 | 1,293,268 | ||||
| Robert J. Conrad | 29,100,164 | 22,939 | 32,045 | 1,293,268 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2023
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 28,414,693 | 1,937,667 | 96,056 | -- |
Proposal 3 – Approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 27,536,032 | 1,583,591 | 35,525 | 1,293,268 |
Proposal 4 — Recommendation, by non-binding vote, regarding the frequency of holding future advisory votes regarding executive compensation
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 28,716,860 | 4,719 | 402,817 | 30,752 | 1,293,268 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders advised that they were in favor of holding future executive compensation advisory votes every year. Based upon these results and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Company’s board of directors has determined that the Company will conduct future stockholder advisory votes regarding the compensation to be paid by the Company to its named executive officers every year. This policy will remain in effect until the next required stockholder vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes with respect to executive compensation.
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. | ||
| April 21, 2023 | /s/ John C. Hollister | |
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John C. Hollister Senior Vice President and (Principal Financial Officer) |