-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Sxus31RCw3LQOqPm15MnkQ++jixI3vst/Bo/XeqGqrY+4HBVpUH0GcOb9AuU2CAW WGAyiAwW2lvG7hKvYOZiIQ== 0000895419-08-000061.txt : 20080904 0000895419-08-000061.hdr.sgml : 20080904 20080904164559 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895419-08-000061 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080902 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080904 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080904 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CREE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895419 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 561572719 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 0628 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4600 SILICON DR CITY: DURHAM STATE: NC ZIP: 27703 BUSINESS PHONE: 9193135300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4600 SILICON DR CITY: DURHAM STATE: NC ZIP: 27703-8475 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CREE RESEARCH INC /NC/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940224 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KURTZWEIL JOHN T CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001184588 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21154 FILM NUMBER: 081056818 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL STREET 2: 5005 E. MCDOWELL RD. CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85202 BUSINESS PHONE: 512.851.4688 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. STREET 2: 2901 VIA FORTUNA CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78746 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2008-09-02 0000895419 CREE INC CREE 0001184588 KURTZWEIL JOHN T C/O CREE, INC. 4600 SILICON DRIVE DURHAM NC 27703 0 1 0 0 EXECUTIVE VP, CFO, TREASURER COMMON STOCK 2008-09-02 4 F 0 1688 23.31 D 26009 D COMMON STOCK 2008-09-02 4 A 0 6000 0 A 32009 D NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) 22.90 2008-09-02 4 A 0 30000 0 A 2009-09-02 2015-09-02 COMMON STOCK 30000 30000 D Disposition of shares back to the company to satisfy withholding obligations related to vesting of restricted stock. Number of shares reported includes 670 shares purchased on October 31, 2007 and 495 shares purchased on April 30, 2008 under the Cree, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Shares of restricted stock awarded under the Cree, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). One-fifth of the shares awarded will vest on each of September 1, 2009, September 1, 2010, September 1, 2011, September 1, 2012 and September 1, 2013, provided the recipient continues service until such dates as an employee or director of Cree, Inc. or as an employee of a related "Employer" as defined in the Plan. Option vests and becomes exercisable as to one-third of the shares on each of September 2, 2009, September 2, 2010 and September 2, 2011, provided the recipient continues service until such dates as an employee or director of Cree, Inc. or as an employee of a related "Employer" as defined in the Plan. Tamara Cappelson, Attorney-In-Fact 2008-09-04 EX-24 2 poa_kurtzweil.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY - JOHN T. KURTZWEIL 
POWER OF ATTORNEY



I, the person whose signature appears below, hereby appoint

Adam H. Broome, Secretary of Cree, Inc. (the "Company"), and Tamara

Cappelson, Stock Plan Administrator of the Company, and each of them

individually, as my attorneys-in-fact with the power and authority:



- - to execute and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

  Commission on my behalf, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the

  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder,

  Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4

  and Annual Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

  on Form 5, and any amendments of Forms 4 and 5 previously

  filed by or for me, with respect to my service as a director

  and/or officer of the Company and my holdings of and

  transactions in Company securities of which I may be deemed

  the beneficial owner;

- - to do and perform on my behalf any and all other acts necessary

  or desirable to complete,execute and timely file such Forms 4

  and 5 and any amendments thereto with the U.S. Securities and

  Exchange Commission and, if necessary, any stock exchange or

  similar authority, including but not limited to the power to

  designate any person then serving as a director or officer of

  the Company to be an additional or substitute attorney-in-fact

  under this Power of Attorney with the same power and authority

  as if such person were named herein, and to take any other action

  in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such

  attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of

  or legally required by me, it being understood that the

  documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf

  pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

  shall contain such terms and conditions as the attorney-in-fact

  may approve in his or her discretion.



The authority granted under this Power of Attorney shall continue

in effect for each attorney-in-fact named above until I am no longer

required to file Forms 4 and 5 with respect to my holdings of and

transactions in Company securities or unless earlier revoked in a

writing signed by me and delivered to such attorney-in-fact.  I

acknowledge that neither the attorneys-in-fact nor the Company are

assuming any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney on the

date shown below.





/s/ John T. Kurtzweil

Signature



John T. Kurtzweil

Typed or Printed Name



9/29/2006

Date Signed
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