form8-k.htm
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
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 23, 2008
ALTERA
CORPORATION
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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0-16617
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77-0016691
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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101
Innovation Drive, San Jose, California
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95134
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (408) 544-7000
Not
Applicable
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report.)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
Amendment to Bylaws of
Altera Corporation
On
September 23, 2008, the Board of Directors of Altera Corporation (the “Company”)
approved amendments to Article II of the Company’s By-laws (the
“By-laws”). The amendments relate to the advance notice provisions
for nominations of directors and other business. The amended
provisions, among other things, (a) update the information required to be
provided by a stockholder who submits a director nomination or other business
for consideration at a stockholder meeting and (b) specify that a
stockholder must abide by the advance notice provisions to have a proposal be
considered at a stockholder meeting, whether or not such stockholder includes
such proposal in the Company’s proxy statement.
The full
text of the Company’s By-laws, as amended and restated, is filed as Exhibit 3.2
hereto, and amended Article II thereof is incorporated herein by
reference.
Change in Fiscal
Year
On
September 23, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors also approved a change in
the Company’s fiscal year end, from the Friday nearest December 31 to December
31 of each year. This change is being implemented for certain
administrative purposes and is effective beginning with the Company’s fiscal
year 2008. No transition period report is required as a result of
this change in fiscal year.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
3.2
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By-laws
of the Registrant, as currently in
effect
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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.
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ALTERA
CORPORATION
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/s/
Timothy R. Morse
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Timothy
R. Morse, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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Date:
September 26, 2008
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
3.2
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By-laws
of the Registrant, as currently in
effect
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