8-K

SEMTECH CORPORATION

Date: March 19, 2021

/s/ Emeka N. Chukwu

Emeka N. Chukwu

Chief Financial Officer

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 15, 2021

SEMTECH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)


001-06395		95-2119684
(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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	SMTC	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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.

On March 15, 2021, James P. Burra notified the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Semtech Corporation (the “Company”) that he will retire as a director and not seek re-election as a member of the Board at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) which is expected to be held in June 2021. Mr. Burra currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board, and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”). Mr. Burra will continue to serve on the Board and as Vice Chairman of the Board, and as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee until the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Burra’s decision to retire as a director is not the result of a disagreement with the Company.