NVIDIA CORP — Regulatory Filings 2016

Mar 14, 2016

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2016

NVIDIA CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-23985	94-3177549
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2701 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA (Address of principal executive offices) 95050 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 486-2000

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.

Adoption of Fiscal Year 2017 Variable Compensation Plan

On March 8, 2016, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors adopted the Fiscal Year 2017 Variable Compensation Plan, or the 2017 Plan, which provides eligible executive officers the opportunity to earn a variable cash payment based on the level of achievement by us of certain corporate performance goals, or the Performance Goals, during our fiscal year 2017. We operate on a fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in January. We designate our fiscal year by the year in which that fiscal year ends (e.g., fiscal year 2017 refers to our fiscal year ending January 29, 2017).

An eligible participant’s target variable cash compensation under the 2017 Plan will be based on the achievement by NVIDIA of the Performance Goals, such amount referred to as the Target Payment Amount.

The Compensation Committee has set the Performance Goals for fiscal year 2017 based upon the achievement of specified fiscal year 2017 revenue and has established threshold, target compensation plan and stretch operating plan levels.

Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, a participant must remain an employee through the payment date under the 2017 Plan to be eligible to earn an award.

The following table sets forth the Target Payment Amount for our named executive officers under the 2017 Plan:

Named Executive Officer	Target Payment Amount	Target Payment Amount as a % of Fiscal Year 2017 Base Salary
Jen-Hsun Huang President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	100%
Colette M. Kress Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$275,000	35%
Ajay K. Puri Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations	$500,000	56%
David M. Shannon Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary	$200,000	25%
Debora Shoquist Executive Vice President, Operations	$150,000	21%

The 2017 Plan is filed with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the 2017 Plan.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Fiscal Year 2017 Variable Compensation Plan of NVIDIA Corporation.

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.

	NVIDIA Corporation
Date: March 14, 2016	By: /s/ Rebecca Peters
	Rebecca Peters
	Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Assistant Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Fiscal Year 2017 Variable Compensation Plan of NVIDIA Corporation.