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): November 9, 2010

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-5560		04-2302115
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

20 Sylvan Road, Woburn, Massachusetts		01801
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:                    781-376-3000

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.

(e) APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN

On November 9, 2010, the Compensation Committee of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”). The Incentive Plan establishes cash incentive awards that may be earned by senior management approved for participation in the Incentive Plan, including the Named Executive Officers of the Company, based on the Company’s achievement of certain corporate performance metrics on a semi-annual basis. The Incentive Plan also establishes minimum performance metrics that must be achieved before any incentives are awarded under the Incentive Plan. The Incentive Plan’s semi-annual corporate goals, which are approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company, involve achievement of certain revenue, gross margin, operating margin, inventory management, product unit and customer satisfaction metrics for the first and second half of fiscal year 2011. Under the Incentive Plan, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer is eligible to earn cash incentive awards equaling one-hundred percent (100%) of his base salary for the fiscal year if the Company achieves its target performance metrics, with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum of 2.2 times his target award to the extent the Company exceeds its target performance metrics. The Company’s other Named Executive Officers are eligible to earn cash incentive awards equaling seventy percent (70%) of their respective base salaries for the fiscal year if the Company achieves its target performance metrics, with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum of two times their target awards to the extent the Company exceeds its target performance metrics. Upon completion of the first six months of fiscal year 2011, the Compensation Committee will determine the extent to which the Company’s performance goals for the first half of the fiscal year were attained, and whether any incentives awards should be made. Upon completion of the second half of the fiscal year, the Compensation Committee will complete the same process. Twenty percent (20%) of any award made for the first half of the fiscal year will be held back and paid after year-end provided that the minimum performance threshold for the second half of the fiscal year is met. In addition, the Compensation Committee has discretion to issue the Company’s common stock in lieu of cash for all, or a part of, an award that is made under the Incentive Plan.

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.