WOLFSPEED, INC. - Director's Dealing 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CREE INC (CREE)
CIK: 0000895419
Period of Report: 2012-09-01

Reporting Person: SWOBODA CHARLES M (Director, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-01	COMMON STOCK	F	11630	$28.20	Disposed	261270	Direct
2012-09-04	COMMON STOCK	A	35000	—	Acquired	296270	Direct

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-04	NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)	$27.77	A	120000	Acquired	2019-09-04	COMMON STOCK (120000)	Direct

F1: Disposition of shares back to the company to satisfy withholding obligations related to restricted stock vesting September 1, 2012.

F2: Restricted stock award vesting in four equal annual installments commencing September 1, 2013.

F3: Includes 965 shares purchased by Mr. Swoboda on April 30, 2012 under the Cree, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F4: Option vests in three equal annual installments commencing September 4, 2013.