8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 30, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-07882	94-1692300
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
One AMD Place Sunnyvale, California 94085 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(408) 749-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Director

OnJune 30, 2017,the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board from eight directors to nine directors and appointed Mr. Abhi Talwalkar as a director to the Board to fill the resulting vacancy.The Board has determined that Mr. Talwalkar qualifies as an independent director for purposes of the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market as well as applicable rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  In addition, Mr. Talwalkar was appointed to the Compensation and Leadership Resources and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board.

Mr. Talwalkar will receive compensation based on the same policies as the Company’s other non-employee directors, which are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on March 8, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”) with the SEC.On June 30, 2017, Mr. Talwalkar was granted 15,301 restricted stock units. The grant becomes fully vested and exercisable on the one-year anniversary of the grant date.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Talwalkar’s appointment to the Board of the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Named Executive Officer Base Salary Increases

On June 30,2017, the Compensation and Leadership Resources Committee of the Board approved the following annual base salary increases for the following named executive officers (as set forth in the Company’s most recent Proxy Statement filed with the SEC), effective July 1, 2017:

Name and Title	2016 Annual Salary	2017 Annual Salary
Devinder Kumar, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$530,000	$550,000
James R. Anderson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group	$500,000	$530,000
Mark D. Papermaster, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Technology and Engineering	$550,000	$575,000

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description

99.1 Press release dated July 3, 2017.

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.

Date: July 3, 2017 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

By:	/s/ Harry A. Wolin
Name:	Harry A. Wolin
Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EX-99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Contact:

Sarah Youngbauer

AMD Communications

(512) 602-3028

sarah.youngbauer@amd.com

Laura Graves

AMD Investor Relations

(408) 749-5467

laura.graves@amd.com

AMD Appoints Abhi Y. Talwalkar to Board of Directors

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — July 3, 2017 —AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the appointment of Abhi Y. Talwalkar, 53, to its board of directors.

With a 32-year career in technology, Talwalkar brings a deep knowledge of the semiconductor industry. Talwalkar was president and chief executive officer of LSI Corporation from May 2005 until the completion of LSI’s merger with Avago Technologies in May 2014. Prior to LSI Corporation, Talwalkar held a number of senior management roles at Intel Corporation over the course of 12 years, including corporate vice president and co-general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group and vice president and general manager of the Intel Enterprise Platform Group. Previously in his career, Talwalkar held various engineering and marketing positions at Sequent Computer Systems, Bipolar Integrated Technology, Inc., and Lattice Semiconductor, Inc.

“Abhi’s extensive experience provides him with unique perspectives and insights that make him a great addition to the AMD board of directors,” said John Caldwell, AMD chairman of the board.

Talwalkar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University. He previously served as a board member of the Semiconductor Industry Association and LSI Corporation, and he was a member of the U.S. delegation for World Semiconductor Council proceedings. He currently serves on the boards of Lam Research Corporation, iRhythm Technologies, Inc., and TE Connectivity.

About AMD

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