Form 8-K

SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

Date: October 11, 2018

/s/ John McFarland

John McFarland

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 9, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE

000-49602

77-0118518

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1251 McKay Drive

San Jose, California 95131

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(408) 904-1100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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.

(b), (e)

On October 9, 2018, Kevin Barber, our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Division, voluntarily resigned his position effective November 15, 2018.

Mr. Barber has agreed to enter into a Separation Agreement and Release with Synaptics under which he will release all claims he may have against Synaptics in exchange for aggregate payments of $508,602.24, including six months of COBRA continuation coverage under Synaptics’ health insurance benefit plan. All remaining unvested equity incentives will cease vesting and be forfeited on Mr. Barber’s departure date. Mr. Barber is additionally: (i) obligated to keep Synaptics information confidential; (ii) prohibited from disparaging Synaptics and its related parties; and (iii) prohibited from soliciting Synaptics’ employees and consultants for 12 months following his departure.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.