TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2015

Mar 4, 2015

DEFA14A 1 texas_defa14a.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS

United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED ATTN: JANE NAHRA P.O. BOX 655474 MS 3999 DALLAS, TX 75265-5474

| Meeting
Information | |
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| Meeting
Type: Annual Meeting | |
| For holders as
of: February 17, 2015 | |
| Date: April 16,
2015 Time: 9:00 a.m. | |
| Location: | Texas Instruments
Incorporated |
| | 12500 TI Boulevard |
| | Dallas, Texas
75243 |
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| Voting
Items |
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| The board of directors
recommends you vote FOR each of the nominees for director and FOR
Proposals 2 and 3. |

1.
Nominees:
1a.	R. W. Babb,
Jr.
1b.	M. A.
Blinn
1c.	D. A.
Carp
1d.	C. S.
Cox
1e.	R.
Kirk
1f.	P. H.
Patsley
1g.	R. E.
Sanchez
1h.	W. R.
Sanders
1i.	R. J.
Simmons
1j.	R. K.
Templeton
1k.	C. T.
Whitman

| 2. | Board proposal
regarding advisory approval of the Company’s executive
compensation. |
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| 3. | Board proposal
to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for
2015. |
| NOTE : Such other
business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
thereof. | |