UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 20, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-07882 | 94-1692300 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
One AMD Place
P.O. Box 3453
Sunnyvale, California 94088-3453
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 749-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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. |
On September 30, 2009, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K stating that Craig A. Conway had been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective September 27, 2009.
On October 20, 2009, the Board appointed Mr. Conway to the Board’s Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective October 20, 2009.
Mr. Conway receives similar benefits the Company provides to non-employee independent directors for his Board and Committee service, which are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 22, 2009 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ PATRICIA K. WELLS | |||||
| Name: | Patricia K. Wells | |||||
| Title: | Corporate Vice President, | |||||
| Staff Operations and Corporate Secretary | ||||||