Cirrus Logic 2017 Annual Report UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended March 25, 2017 ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from to Commission File Number 0-17795 CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 77-0024818 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 800 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 851-4000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES Í NO ‘ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YES ‘ NO Í Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES Í NO ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES Í NO ‘ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer Í Accelerated filer ‘ Non-accelerated filer ‘ Smaller reporting company ‘ Emerging growth company ‘ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES ‘ NO Í The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates was $2,115,130,259 based upon the closing price reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as of September 24, 2016. Stock held by directors, officers and stockholders owning 5 percent or more of the outstanding common stock were excluded as they may be deemed affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not a conclusive determination for any other purpose. As of May 19, 2017, the number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, was 63,891,409. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information contained in the registrant’s proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders to be held July 28, 2017 is incorporated by reference in Part II – Item 5. and Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. FORM 10-K For The Fiscal Year Ended March 25, 2017 INDEX PART I Item 1. Business ...................................................................... 3 Item 1A. Risk Factors ................................................................... 7 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments ...................................................... 22 Item 2. Properties ..................................................................... 22 Item 3. Legal Proceedings .............................................................. 22 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures ......................................................... 23 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ............................................................. 23 Item 6. Selected Financial Data .......................................................... 25 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ..... 25 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk ............................. 37 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ........................................ 38 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ..... 76 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures ......................................................... 76 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ............................... 76 Item 11. Executive Compensation ......................................................... 77 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters ..................................................................... 77 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ................ 77 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services ............................................. 77 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules .......................................... 77 Signatures .................................................................... 80 Page 2 of 80 PART I ITEM 1. Business Cirrus Logic, Inc. (“Cirrus Logic,” “We,” “Us,” “Our,” or the “Company”) is a leader in high performance, low-power integrated circuits (“ICs”) for audio and voice signal processing applications. Cirrus Logic’s products span the entire audio signal chain, from capture to playback, providing innovative components for the world’s top smartphones, tablets, digital headsets, wearables and emerging smart home applications. We were incorporated in California in 1984, became a public company in 1989 and were reincorporated in the State of Delaware in February 1999. Our primary facility housing engineering, sales and marketing, and administrative functions is located in Austin, Texas. We also have offices in various other locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Australia, the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. Our common stock, which has been publicly traded since 1989, is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CRUS. We maintain a website with the address www.cirrus.com. We are not including the information contained on our website as a part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We make available free of charge through our website our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We also routinely post other important information on our website, including information specifically addressed to investors. We intend for the investor relations section of our website to be a recognized channel of distribution for disseminating information to the securities marketplace in general. To receive a free copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, please forward your written request to Cirrus Logic, Inc., Attn: Investor Relations, 800 W. 6th Street, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at [email protected]. In addition, the SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements filed electronically with the SEC by Cirrus Logic. Company Strategy Cirrus Logic targets growing markets where we can leverage our expertise in analog and digital signal processing to solve complex problems. Our approach has been to develop custom and general market components that embody our latest innovations, which we use to engage key players in a particular market or application. We focus on building strong engineering relationships with our customers’ product teams and work to develop highly differentiated components that address their technical and price requirements across product tiers. Many of our products include programmable aspects and are comprised of our best-in-class hardware which incorporates software algorithms from some combination of our own intellectual property (“IP”), algorithms that have been ported to our platform by an ecosystem of third-party partners, and our customers’ IP. When we have been successful with this approach, one initial design win has often expanded into additional products. This strategy gives us the opportunity to increase our content with a customer over time through the incorporation of new features, the integration