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Attachment 1
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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)
December
8, 2008
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National
Instruments Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-25426
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74-1871327
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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11500
North MoPac Expressway
Austin,
Texas 78759
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(512)
338-9119
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
December 8, 2008, National Instruments Corporation (the “Company”) and Timothy
R. Dehne, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Research and Development, entered
into a Separation Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr.
Dehne’s employment with the Company will terminate effective December 12,
2008. Mr. Dehne is a named executive officer of the Company within
the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Agreement provides for the
following amounts to be made by the Company to Mr. Dehne and for a release by Mr. Dehne of any and all
potential claims against the Company, its officers and
directors.
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· 45
weeks Base Salary Severance
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$255,288.60
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· Long
Term Incentive Plan equivalency payment
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$135,199.51
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· 2008
Annual Incentive Plan equivalency payment
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$42,955.00
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· 200
Hours of accrued vacation
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$28,365.40
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· 5/1/09
RSU Vesting equivalency payment
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$141,756.80
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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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NATIONAL
INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
DAVID G. HUGLEY
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David
G. Hugley
Vice
President & General Counsel;
Secretary
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Date: December
10, 2008