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:
August 5, 2008
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
120 San Gabriel Drive
(Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(408) 737-7600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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.
(d) Effective as of August 5, 2008, the Board of Directors of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), appointed Robert E. Grady and William D. Watkins to serve as members of the Company's Board of
Directors. Mr. Grady and Mr. Watkins shall each be entitled to receive a quarterly cash retainer of $12,500 for serving on
the Board of Directors, which is the same amount paid to the other non-employee members of the Company's Board of
Directors. As new members of the Board of Directors, Mr. Grady and Mr. Watkins will each be granted non-qualified stock
options to purchase 48,000 shares of our common stock and 2,000 restricted stock units pursuant to the Company's 1996
Stock Incentive Plan, the material terms of which are described in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Grady and Mr. Watkins to the Company's Board of
Directors, dated as of August 5, 2008, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year. (a) Effective as of August 5, 2008, the Board of Directors amended Article IV, Section 15 of the Bylaws of the
Company to increase the authorized number of directors from six (6) to seven (7). Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.
The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Form 8-K.
Description Certificate of Amendment to the Bylaws of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., effective August 5, 2008
Press release dated August 5, 2008
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
By: /s/ Bruce E. Kiddoo
Bruce E. Kiddoo
Vice President of Finance
Date: August 11, 2008
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