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 19, 2013
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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DELAWARE
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001-03761
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission file number)
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(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
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12500 TI BOULEVARD
P.O. BOX 660199
DALLAS, TEXAS 75266-0199
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 479-3773
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events
The Registrant’s news release dated September 19, 2013, regarding a planned dividend increase attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01. Exhibits
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Designation
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Description of Exhibit
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99
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Registrant’s News Release
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Dated September 19, 2013
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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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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
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Date: September 19, 2013
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By:
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/s/ KEVIN P. MARCH
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Kevin P. March
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Senior Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99
TI returns more cash to shareholders with 7% dividend increase
DALLAS (Sept. 19, 2013) –Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today said it will increase its quarterly cash dividend by 7 percent, from $0.28 per share to $0.30, or $1.20 annualized. The higher dividend will be payable November 18, 2013, to stockholders of record on October 31, 2013, contingent upon formal declaration by the Board of Directors at its regular meeting in October.
This latest dividend increase – the second in 2013 – is an outgrowth of TI’s capital management strategy. TI’s business model, with its focus on analog and embedded processing semiconductors, allows the company to consistently generate cash and to return cash to shareholders through a combination of dividends and share repurchases. In total, TI has raised its quarterly dividend 43 percent in 2013.
TI has a proven track record of returning cash to its shareholders. Over the past 10 years, the company has increased the dividend every year, and its share repurchases have reduced its outstanding share count by 36 percent at an average price per share of less than $30.
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Safe Harbor Statement
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as TI or its management “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates” or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements herein that describe TI’s business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals, including statements about the ability of the company to generate cash and return cash to shareholders, also are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.
We urge you to carefully consider the following important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of TI or its management:
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TI’s ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment;
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TI’s ability to compete in products and prices in an intensely competitive industry;
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TI’s ability to maintain and enforce a strong intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties;
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Expiration of license agreements between TI and its patent licensees, and market conditions reducing royalty payments to TI;
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Economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which TI, its customers or its suppliers operate, including security risks, health conditions, possible disruptions in transportation, communications and information technology networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
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Changes in the tax rate applicable to TI as the result of changes in tax law, the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed, the outcome of tax audits and the ability to realize deferred tax assets;
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Changes in laws and regulations to which TI or its suppliers are or may become subject, such as those imposing fees or reporting or substitution costs relating to the discharge of emissions into the environment or the use of certain raw materials in our manufacturing processes;
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TI’s ability to recruit and retain skilled personnel;
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Timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies and installation of manufacturing equipment, and the ability to obtain needed third-party foundry and assembly/test subcontract services;
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TI’s obligation to make principal and interest payments on its debt;
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TI’s ability to successfully integrate and realize opportunities for growth from acquisitions, and our ability to realize our expectations regarding the amount and timing of restructuring charges and associated cost savings; and
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Breaches of our information technology systems.
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For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the Risk Factors discussion in Item 1A of TI’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and TI undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world’s brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today. Learn more at www.ti.com.