0000895419-14-000036.txt : 20140815 0000895419-14-000036.hdr.sgml : 20140815 20140815140355 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895419-14-000036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140813 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140815 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140815 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: 0630 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4600 SILICON DR CITY: DURHAM STATE: NC ZIP: 27703 BUSINESS PHONE: 9194075300 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: Whitaker Anne Clem CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001593283 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21154 FILM NUMBER: 141046081 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 109 BRIERY BRANCH COURT CITY: MORRISVILLE STATE: NC ZIP: 27560 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2014-08-13 0000895419 CREE INC CREE 0001593283 Whitaker Anne Clem C/O CREE, INC. 4600 SILICON DRIVE DURHAM NC 27703 1 0 0 0 COMMON STOCK 2014-08-13 4 A 0 278 44.81 A 4708 D Represents shares of common stock credited to Ms. Whitaker's 2014 deferral account under the Cree, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Compensation and Deferral Program, issuable following Ms. Whitaker's Separation from Service with Cree. Tamara Cappelson, as agent for Anne C. Whitaker 2014-08-15 EX-24 2 poa_whitaker.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY - ANNE C. WHITAKER

POWER OF ATTORNEY



I, the person whose signature appears below, hereby appoint

Bradley D. Kohn, Secretary of Cree, Inc. (the "Company"),

Diana S. Allen, Assistant Secretary of the Company and

Tamara Cappelson, Stock Plan Manager 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:

(1) Uniform Application for Access Codes to File on EDGAR

On Form ID; (2) Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

of Securities on Form 3, (3) Statements of Changes in

Beneficial Ownership on Form 4; and (4) Annual Statements

of Changes In Beneficial Ownership on Form 5; and any

amendments thereto, with respect to my service as a director

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

actions 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 ID, 3, 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 reports 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 is

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/ Anne C. Whitaker

Signature



 Anne C. Whitaker

Typed or Printed Name



 12/2/2013

Date Signed