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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. |
On February 16, 2023, the Board of Directors of Texas Instruments Incorporated (“TI”) elected Curtis C. Farmer to the Board of Directors of TI and to the Board’s Audit Committee effective April 1, 2023.
In connection with his service as a director, Mr. Farmer will receive TI’s standard non-employee director cash and equity compensation as described in the Texas Instruments 2018 Director Compensation Plan, as amended. As a new director, Mr. Farmer will receive (i) a one-time initial equity award of restricted stock units with a grant-date value of approximately $200,000, and (ii) a pro rata portion of the $110,000 annual retainer for his service through the remaining portion of the year.
The Board determined that Mr. Farmer has no relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with his exercise of independent judgment in carrying out his responsibilities as director. There have been no transactions involving TI or any of its subsidiaries in which Mr. Farmer has or will have a direct or indirect material interest that are required to be disclosed by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
TI’s news release announcing Mr. Farmer’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
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99 | Registrant’s News Release | |
Dated February 16, 2023 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01) | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | ||||||
Date: February 16, 2023 | By: | /s/ Cynthia Hoff Trochu | ||||
Cynthia Hoff Trochu | ||||||
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
Exhibit 99
News release |
Comerica CEO Curtis Farmer joins TI board of directors
DALLAS (February 16, 2023) Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today announced that Curtis C. Farmer, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank, has been elected to TIs board of directors, effective April 1.
Were pleased to welcome Curt to our board, said Rich Templeton, TIs chairman, president and CEO. His financial acumen and breadth of knowledge on the economy and financial services for commercial enterprises will make his perspective a valuable addition to our strategic discussions.
Mr. Farmer, 60, has more than 38 years of experience in financial services. He joined Comerica in 2008 as executive vice president of Wealth Management. He was named vice chairman of Comericas Retail Bank and Wealth Management divisions in 2011 and president of Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank in 2015. Mr. Farmer was named CEO in 2019 and assumed the role of chairman of the board in 2020.
Prior to joining Comerica, Mr. Farmer was executive vice president at Wachovia Corporation. During his 23 years with Wachovia, he held a variety of positions of increasing scope and responsibility.
Mr. Farmer holds a bachelors degree from Wake Forest University, where he also earned a masters degree in business administration.
In addition to Curts background in finance, he understands the importance of integrity, strong leadership and customer relationships. These are also important at TI, said Ron Kirk, chair of the boards governance and stockholder relations committee. Hell be a great addition to the board, and we look forward to working with him.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. Its what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn more at TI.com.
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