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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY
NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS 02062-9106
 
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held On July 20, 2009
 
To our Shareholders:
 
This Special Meeting of Shareholders of Analog Devices, Inc. will be held at our headquarters at Three Technology Way, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062, on July 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. local time. At the meeting, shareholders will consider a proposal to approve an employee stock option exchange program.
 
Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2009 are entitled to vote at the meeting. Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. Whether you expect to attend the meeting or not, please vote your shares over the Internet or by telephone in accordance with the instructions set forth on the proxy card, or complete, sign, date and promptly return the enclosed proxy card in the postage-prepaid envelope we have provided. Your prompt response is necessary to ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting. You can change your vote and revoke your proxy at any time before the polls close at the meeting by following the procedures described in the accompanying proxy statement.
 
All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting.
 
By order of the Board of Directors,
 
MARGARET K. SEIF
Secretary
 
Norwood, Massachusetts
June   , 2009


 

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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY
NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS 02062-9106
 
PROXY STATEMENT FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
July 20, 2009
 
This proxy statement contains information about a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Analog Devices, Inc. The meeting will be held on July 20, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m. local time, at our headquarters at Three Technology Way, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062. You may obtain directions to the location of the special meeting by visiting our website at www.analog.com or by contacting Mindy Kohl, Director, Investor Relations, Analog Devices, Inc., One Technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062; telephone: 781-461-3282.
 
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Analog Devices, Inc., which is also referred to as Analog Devices, ADI, or the Company in this proxy statement, for use at this special meeting and at any adjournment of that meeting. All proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions they contain. If you do not specify your voting instructions on your proxy, it will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised at the meeting by giving our secretary written notice to that effect.
 
These proxy materials are being mailed to shareholders on or about June   , 2009.
 
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special
Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on July 20, 2009:
 
This proxy statement is available for viewing, printing and downloading at
www.analog.com/SpecialMeeting2009.
 
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND VOTING
 
What is the purpose of the special meeting?
 
At this special meeting, shareholders will consider and vote on a proposal to approve an employee stock option exchange program.
 
Who can vote?
 
To be able to vote, you must have been an Analog Devices shareholder of record at the close of business on June 4, 2009. This date is the record date for the special meeting. If the shares you own are held in “street name” by a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm, as the record holder of your shares, is required to vote your shares according to your instructions.
 
Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2009 are entitled to vote on the option exchange proposal at the special meeting. The number of outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting is           shares of our common stock.
 
How many votes do I have?
 
Each share of our common stock that you owned on the record date entitles you to one vote on the option exchange proposal.
 
Is my vote important?
 
Your vote is important no matter how many shares you own. Please take the time to vote. Take a moment to read the instructions below. Choose the way to vote that is easiest and most convenient for you and cast your vote as soon as possible.


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How do I vote?
 
If you are the “record holder” of your shares, meaning that you own your shares in your own name and not through a bank or brokerage firm, you may vote in one of four ways.
 
(1) You may vote over the Internet.  If you have Internet access, you may vote your shares from any location in the world by following the “Vote by Internet” instructions on the enclosed proxy card.
 
(2) You may vote by telephone.  You may vote your shares by following the “Vote by Telephone” instructions on the enclosed proxy card.
 
(3) You may vote by mail.  You may vote by completing and signing the proxy card enclosed with this proxy statement and promptly mailing it in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope. You do not need to put a stamp on the enclosed envelope if you mail it in the United States. The shares you own will be voted according to your instructions on the proxy card you mail. If you return the proxy card, but do not give any instructions on a particular matter described in this proxy statement, the shares you own will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board of Directors.
 
(4) You may vote in person.  If you attend the meeting, you may vote by delivering your completed proxy card in person or you may vote by completing a ballot. Ballots will be available at the meeting.
 
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the option exchange proposal. If your share are held in “street name” by a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm, as the record holder of your shares, is required to vote your shares according to your instructions. See “Can I vote if my shares are held in “street name”?” below.
 
Can I change my vote after I have mailed my proxy card or after I have voted my shares over the Internet or by telephone?
 
Yes.  You can change your vote and revoke your proxy at any time before the polls close at the meeting by doing any one of the following things:
 
  •  mailing another proxy card with a later date;
 
  •  voting again by phone or over the Internet;
 
  •  giving our secretary a written notice before or at the meeting that you want to revoke your proxy; or
 
  •  voting in person at the meeting.
 
Your attendance at the meeting alone will not revoke your proxy.
 
Can I vote if my shares are held in “street name”?
 
If the shares you own are held in “street name” by a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm, as the record holder of your shares, is required to vote your shares according to your instructions. In order to vote your shares, you will need to follow the directions your bank or brokerage firm provides you. Many banks and brokerage firms also offer the option of voting over the Internet or by telephone, so you should review the vote instruction form sent to you by your bank or brokerage firm to find a method of providing your voting instructions that is convenient for you.
 
Under rules of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, if you do not give instructions to your bank or brokerage firm, it will not be allowed to vote your shares on the option exchange proposal because it is a “non-discretionary” matter. If you do not instruct your bank or broker how to vote your shares on the option exchange proposal, your bank or broker will not be allowed to vote your shares, and those votes will be counted as “broker non-votes.”
 
If the shares you own are held in street name and you wish to vote in person at the meeting, you must bring an account statement or letter from your bank or brokerage firm showing that you are the beneficial owner of the shares as of the record date (June 4, 2009) in order to be admitted to the meeting on July 20,


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2009. To be able to vote your shares held in street name at the meeting, you will need to obtain a proxy card from the holder of record of those shares.
 
How do I vote my 401(k) shares?
 
If you participate in the Analog Devices Stock Fund through The Investment Partnership Plan of Analog Devices, or TIP, your proxy will also serve as a voting instruction for Fidelity Management Trust Company, or Fidelity, which serves as the administrator of TIP, with respect to shares of ADI common stock attributable to your TIP account, or TIP shares, as of the record date. You should sign the proxy card and return it in the enclosed envelope to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., or you may submit your proxy over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed card. Broadridge will notify Fidelity of the manner in which you have directed your TIP shares to be voted. Fidelity will vote your TIP shares as of the record date in the manner that you direct. If Broadridge does not receive your voting instructions from you by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on July 15, 2009, Fidelity will vote your TIP shares as of the record date in the same manner, proportionally, as it votes the other shares of common stock for which proper and timely voting instructions of other TIP participants have been received by Fidelity.
 
How do I vote my shares held in trust in the Analog Ireland Success Sharing Share Plan?
 
If you participate in the Analog Ireland Success Sharing Share Plan (the Ireland share plan), you may instruct Irish Pensions Trust Limited, which serves as the trustee of the Ireland share plan, to vote the amount of shares of common stock which they hold on your behalf as of the record date. Mercer Trustees Limited (Mercer), which administers the Irish share plan on behalf of Irish Pensions Trust Limited, will send you a voting card that you may use to direct Mercer how to vote your shares. You should sign the voting card and return it to Mercer in the envelope that Mercer provides. Mercer will vote the shares in the manner that you direct on the voting card. If Mercer does not receive your voting card by 5:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on July 13, 2009, Mercer will not vote your shares.
 
What constitutes a “quorum”?
 
For the option exchange proposal at the special meeting, a quorum consists of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding on June 4, 2009, the record date, or at least           shares. A quorum of voting shares must be present in person or represented by valid proxies in order for business to be conducted at the meeting.
 
Shares of common stock represented in person or by proxy (including “broker non-votes” and shares that abstain or do not vote with respect to the option exchange proposal) will be counted for the purpose of determining whether a quorum exists at the meeting. “Broker non-votes” are shares that are held in street name by a bank or brokerage firm that indicates on its proxy that it does not have or did not exercise discretionary authority to vote on a particular matter.
 
If a quorum is not present, the meeting may be adjourned until a quorum is obtained.
 
What vote is required to approve the stock option exchange program?
 
Approval of the option exchange proposal requires (1) that a majority of common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting must actually vote on the proposal (with votes cast in favor of the proposal, against the proposal and abstentions all counted as voting on the proposal and broker non-votes not counted as voting on the proposal) and (2) votes cast in favor must be at least a majority of those voting overall. As a result, broker non-votes are not counted as voting, which could impair our ability to satisfy the initial voting requirement, and abstentions have the effect of a vote against the option exchange proposal.
 
How will votes be counted?
 
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voted in person at the meeting. With respect to the option exchange proposal, under our By-laws, shares will not be voted “for” the proposal, and will not be counted as voting on the matter, if they either (1) abstain from voting on the proposal, or (2) are broker non-votes. Brokers do not have discretionary authority to vote shares on this proposal without direction from the beneficial owner. Under NYSE rules, votes cast in favor of the proposal, against the proposal and abstentions all count as voting on the proposal and broker non-votes do not count as voting on the proposal.
 
Who will count the votes?
 
The votes will be counted, tabulated and certified by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., which will act as the inspector of elections for the special meeting.
 
Will my vote be kept confidential?
 
Yes, your vote will be kept confidential and we will not disclose your vote, unless we are required to do so by law (including in connection with the pursuit or defense of a legal or administrative action or proceeding). The inspector of elections will forward any written comments that you make on the proxy card to management without providing your name, unless you expressly request disclosure on your proxy card.
 
How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote on the proposal?
 
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the proposal to approve the proposed employee stock option exchange program.
 
Will any other business be conducted at the meeting or will other matters be voted on?
 
No. Under Massachusetts law, where we are incorporated, an item may not be brought before our shareholders at a special meeting unless it appears in the notice of the special meeting.
 
Where can I find the voting results?
 
We will report the preliminary voting results at the special meeting and will report the voting results in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, which we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in August 2009.
 
How and when may I submit a shareholder proposal, including a shareholder nomination for director, for the 2010 annual meeting?
 
If you are interested in submitting a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting, you need to follow the procedures outlined in Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. To be eligible for inclusion, we must receive your shareholder proposal for our proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting of shareholders at our principal corporate offices in Norwood, Massachusetts at the address below no later than October 7, 2009.
 
Our amended and restated By-laws require that we be given advance written notice of shareholder nominations for election to our Board of Directors and of other matters that shareholders wish to present for action at an annual meeting of shareholders (other than matters included in our proxy materials in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act). Our secretary must receive such notice at the address noted below not less than 90 days or more than 120 days before the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. However, if the date of our annual meeting is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 60 days, from the anniversary date, then we must receive such notice at the address noted below not earlier than the 120th day before such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (1) the 90th day before such annual meeting or (2) the seventh day after the day on which notice of the meeting date was mailed or public disclosure was made, whichever occurs first. Assuming that the 2010 annual meeting is not advanced by more than 20 days nor delayed by more than 60 days from the anniversary date of the 2009 annual meeting, you will need to give us appropriate notice at the address noted below no


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earlier than November 10, 2009, and no later than December 10, 2009. If a shareholder does not provide timely notice of a nomination or proposal to be presented at the 2010 annual meeting, the proxies designated by our Board of Directors will have discretionary authority to vote on any such proposal which may come before the meeting. Under Massachusetts law, an item may not be brought before our shareholders at a meeting unless it appears in the notice of the meeting.
 
Our amended and restated By-laws also specify requirements relating to the content of the notice that shareholders must provide to the Secretary of Analog Devices for any matter, including a shareholder proposal or nomination for director, to be properly presented at a shareholder meeting. A copy of the full text of our amended and restated By-laws is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Any proposals, nominations or notices should be sent to:
 
Secretary, Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices, Inc.
One Technology Way
Norwood, MA 02062
Phone: 781-461-3367
Fax: 781-461-3491
Email: margaret.seif@analog.com
 
What are the costs of soliciting these proxies?
 
We will bear the costs of solicitation of proxies. We have engaged The Altman Group, Inc. to assist us with the solicitation of proxies and expect to pay The Altman Group no more than $10,000 for their services. In addition to solicitations by mail, The Altman Group and our directors, officers and regular employees may solicit proxies by telephone, email and personal interviews without additional remuneration. We will request brokers, custodians and fiduciaries to forward proxy soliciting material to the owners of shares of our common stock that they hold in their names. We will reimburse banks and brokers for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of our proxy materials.
 
Whom should I contact if I have any questions?
 
If you have any questions about the special meeting or your ownership of our common stock, please contact Mindy Kohl, our director of investor relations, at the address, telephone number or email address listed below:
 
Director, Investor Relations
Analog Devices, Inc.
One Technology Way
Norwood, MA 02062
Phone: 781-461-3282
Fax: 781-461-3491
Email: investor.relations@analog.com.
 
PROPOSAL: APPROVAL OF AN EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION EXCHANGE PROGRAM
 
The Board of Directors is requesting that our shareholders approve an employee stock option exchange program, or the Option Exchange. If approved, under the Option Exchange employees of Analog Devices (but not our directors or named executive officers) will be given the opportunity to exchange stock options with an exercise price above our 52-week high for new stock options that have approximately the same fair value as the surrendered options. The new options will be exercisable for a lesser number of shares of our common stock and will have a lower exercise price.
 
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prices, which we believe no longer meet the motivational and incentive objectives of our stock option program. We expect the new options granted under the Option Exchange to provide the incentives intended by the original award grants, to motivate eligible employees to achieve future stock price growth and to create additional retention incentives for our participating employees.
 
We are asking for our shareholders to approve the Option Exchange in order to satisfy the terms of our stock plans and NYSE rules, and as a matter of good corporate governance. If our shareholders approve this proposal for the Option Exchange, our Board currently expects to commence the program in August 2009 (and in no event later than 12 months after we receive shareholder approval). If our shareholders do not approve this proposal, the Option Exchange will not take place.
 
Background
 
Analog Devices has successfully used stock options to attract and retain employees since we were founded more than 40 years ago. In order to facilitate the objective of attracting and retaining valuable talent, we historically granted options to broad segments of our employees, especially engineers. Historically, we have generally distributed approximately 95% our annual option grants to employees who are not “named executive officers” (who are our president and chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and our three other highest paid executive officers, as listed in the executive compensation section of the proxy statement for our 2009 annual meeting, which is included as Appendix A of this proxy statement). We believe that our stock option program has been very successful throughout Analog’s history in both motivating employees and enhancing shareholder value.
 
However, the price of our common stock, along with that of other technology companies, has been significantly affected by the worldwide economic downturn. Our revenue has declined due to demand and inventory contraction across the supply chain in multiple markets. To meet the challenges of this environment, we have taken steps to reduce our spending, including concentrating our investments on core technologies, constraining inventory growth and consolidating certain of our manufacturing operations. Current economic uncertainties make it difficult to accurately forecast our future business activities, and so we have no assurance that our stock price will increase to historic prices in the near-term, if at all. At the same time, our management is working to position the company to capitalize on the opportunities that we expect will emerge when the downturn reverses. We consider our employees to be key components in our drive to enhance our competitive position and to prepare for future success. Many of our employees are engineers, scientists, and other specialists who are working on multi-year projects or have skills that they have developed over the years and would be difficult to replace. We believe that the Option Exchange will help us retain key employees through the downturn and as markets improve.
 
As of May 2, 2009, the end of our fiscal second quarter, more than 70 million shares were subject to outstanding options. These stock options cannot be sold; once vested, they allow the holder to voluntarily purchase the underlying shares at the set exercise price, which only provides value to the holder if the exercise price is lower than the market price of our common stock at the time of exercise. If they are not exercised, the stock options expire without providing any economic benefit or equity to the holder. As of the end of our fiscal second quarter, 99.98% of our options were underwater, meaning they had an exercise price above our current market price, and employees may perceive them to have little or no economic value. This means a significant number of our stock options are not currently effective as incentives to retain employees.
 
Our equity compensation program plays a key role in our efforts to align our customer, shareholder and employee interests. Our Board believes that the Option Exchange will reinvigorate our stock option program and allow us to recapture its key incentivizing and retention benefits.
 
Rationale for the Option Exchange
 
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of outstanding stock options and recapturing value from compensation costs we are already incurring with respect to underwater options. More specifically, we hope the Option Exchange will:
 
  •  Provide the long-term financial incentives originally intended by options to our employees who participate in the Option Exchange.  As of May 2, 2009, approximately 99.98% of our outstanding stock options were underwater. These stock options do not currently provide meaningful incentive or retention value to our employees. The Option Exchange will allow eligible employees to exchange certain of their options for a new award, with an exercise price more consistent with current market prices. In addition, these new options will have a renewed vesting schedule, ranging from one year to three years, which we expect will allow us to recapture the retention feature of our long-term equity compensation program. Our overall success depends in part on our ability to continue to attract, motivate and retain qualified employees, particularly those highly-skilled design, process, test and applications engineers involved in the design, support and manufacture of our new and existing products and processes. The competition for such personnel is intense, and the loss of key personnel could impact our financial results and shareholder value. We believe the Option Exchange will enable us to retain experienced and productive employees by improving the morale of our employees generally and increasing the retention value of our awards. We also believe the Option Exchange will better align the interests of our employees with the interests of our shareholders.
 
  •  Meaningfully reduce the total number of outstanding stock options, or “overhang,” represented by outstanding options that have high exercise prices and may no longer provide adequate incentives to our employees.  These underwater stock options currently create an equity award overhang to our shareholders of approximately 41 million shares (based on the $21.15 closing price of our common stock on May 2, 2009). As of that date, the total number of shares of Analog common stock outstanding was 291,249,011 million. The table below provides additional details about these outstanding options. Although a portion of these stock options are not likely to be exercised, the stock options will remain on our books with the potential to dilute shareholders’ interests for up to 10 years from their grant date.
 
         
Shares available for future grant under existing plans
    14,274,012  
Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options
    72,831,514  
Weighted average exercise price of all outstanding stock options
  $ 35.29  
Weighted average remaining term of all outstanding stock options
    4.8 years  
 
We do not believe it serves the interests of our shareholders to keep these underwater options outstanding. Assuming that all eligible options are exchanged, we estimate that the number of shares under outstanding options could be reduced by approximately 27 million, based on the exchange ratios provided as examples in this proxy statement. By replacing the eligible options with options for a lesser number of shares with a lower exercise price, our overhang will be decreased. The overhang represented by the options granted pursuant to the Option Exchange will reflect a more appropriate balance between our goals for our stock option program and our interest in minimizing the dilution of our shareholders’ interests.
 
  •  Recapture value from compensation costs that we are already incurring with respect to outstanding underwater stock options.   These options were granted at the then fair market value of our common stock. Under applicable accounting rules, as of the beginning of our fiscal third quarter, we have recognized or will have to recognize a total of approximately $181 million in compensation expense related to the underwater options included in the Option Exchange, $129 million of which has already been expensed as of the end of our second quarter of fiscal 2009 and $52 million of which we will continue to be obligated to expense, even if these options are never exercised because they remain underwater. We do not believe that it is an efficient use of our resources to recognize compensation expense on options that are not considered to provide value to our employees. The Option Exchange is designed to allow us to replace options that have little or no retention or incentive value with options that we believe will provide both retention and incentive value without creating additional compensation expense (other than the immaterial expense that might result from fluctuations in our stock price after


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  the exchange ratios have been set but before the exchange actually occurs). We believe completion of this program will result in a more efficient use of our resources.
 
If our shareholders do not approve the Option Exchange, eligible options will remain outstanding and in effect in accordance with their existing terms.
 
Alternatives Considered
 
Before deciding to approve and propose the Option Exchange to our shareholders, our Board carefully considered the following alternatives to an option-for-option exchange:
 
  •  Grant additional equity awards.  We considered special grants of additional stock options at current market prices or another form of equity award such as restricted stock units. However, these additional grants would increase the dilution to our shareholders, our overhang and add significant additional expense.
 
  •  Increase cash compensation.  To replace equity incentives, we considered whether we could substantially increase base and target bonus cash compensation awarded to our employees. Significant increases in cash compensation would substantially increase our compensation expenses and reduce our cash flow, which could adversely affect our business and operating results. In addition, these increases would not reduce our overhang.
 
  •  Exchange options for cash.  We also considered implementing a program to exchange underwater options for cash payments. However, such a program would achieve neither the important long-term employee retention value or alignment of our employees’ interests with those of our shareholders. In addition, an exchange program for cash would reduce our cash flow, which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
 
  •  Exchange options for restricted stock units.  We also considered implementing a program to exchange underwater options for restricted stock units, or RSUs. However, we do not have a widespread practice of granting RSUs and we did not want to implement such a practice outside of the normal compensation cycle. In addition, in order to ensure that the exchange program is approximately expense-neutral from an accounting perspective, the exchange ratios for an options-for-RSUs exchange program would need to be higher than for an options-for-options exchange program (i.e., fewer replacement awards granted). Thus, we believe that employee participation in an options-for-RSUs exchange program would be lower than with an options-for-options exchange program.
 
Our Board believes that an option-for-option exchange is a better alternative than the others considered. However, we have not commenced the Option Exchange and will not do so unless our shareholders approve this Option Exchange proposal.
 
Structure of the Option Exchange
 
We are asking our shareholders to approve the Option Exchange, which has the following features:
 
Exclusion of Our Directors and Named Executive Officers.  The Option Exchange will be available to specified employees holding eligible stock options (as defined below) other than our named executive officers. In addition, our Board of Directors will not be eligible to participate in the Option Exchange.
 
Eligible Stock Options.  The Option Exchange will be offered only with respect to stock options with a purchase (exercise) price above the highest intraday sales price of our common stock over the 52 weeks (which we refer to as the 52-week high) prior to the beginning of the exchange offer period, and will exclude any stock options granted after December 31, 2007 (so within the 20 months preceding the expected beginning of the exchange offer period). This approach seeks to remove stock options with intrinsic value in the recent past from being eligible for the Option Exchange, as they may be considered likely to have intrinsic value in the near future. Stock options granted under the following plans may be


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eligible if the exercise price of the option is above the price determined for eligible options prior to start of the exchange offer period:
 
  •  2006 Stock Incentive Plan
 
  •  2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan
 
  •  1998 Stock Option Plan
 
Eligible Participants.  The Option Exchange will be open to all current U.S. and international employees who hold eligible options, except as described below. Although we intend to include all employees located outside the United States, we may exclude employees in foreign jurisdictions if, for any reason, including local law restrictions, our Compensation Committee believes that their participation might be illegal, inadvisable or impractical. To be eligible, an individual must be employed on the date the offer to exchange commences and must remain employed with us through the date that replacement options are granted. The Option Exchange will therefore not be open to former employees or retirees. If an option holder is no longer an active employee with us for any reason on the grant date of the new options, even if he or she had elected to participate and had tendered his or her options for exchange, such employee’s tender will automatically be deemed withdrawn and he or she will not participate in the option exchange — his or her outstanding options will remain outstanding in accordance with their original terms and conditions. In addition, members of the Board and our named executive officers are not eligible to participate. As of June 2009, there were approximately 7,000 employees eligible to participate in the Option Exchange (based on assumptions described in this proposal).
 
Offer an Approximate Value-for-Value Exchange.  The value of an employee’s new stock option grant received as part of the Option Exchange is not expected to exceed the value of the employee’s surrendered stock option. The exercise price of the new stock options will be set on the day the new options are granted following the closing of the Option Exchange using the closing price of our stock on that day. The option exchange will not be a one-for-one exchange. Instead, participating employees will receive options exercisable for a smaller number of shares than the number of shares covered by the surrendered eligible options. The exchange ratios used to determine the number of new options to be granted in exchange for the eligible options surrendered will be determined in a manner intended to result in the grant of new options that have approximately the same fair value as the eligible options for which they are exchanged. The exchange ratios will be established shortly before the start of the Option Exchange and will depend on the then-current fair value of the eligible option (calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with a computation of expected volatility based on market-based implied volatility), the fair market value of our common stock and the original exercise price of the eligible option. (See the example in “Stock Option Exchange Ratios” below.) We will round down to the nearest whole number of shares once the exchange ratio is applied to old options surrendered in the exchange so that all new options will be for a whole number of shares.
 
Vesting and Term of New Options.  The new stock option awards will have a new vesting period that will require employees to continue their employment with us in order to realize the benefit of the new awards regardless of whether the eligible options were already partially or wholly vested. As a result, eligible employees will have to continue their employment with us to realize any benefit from the new options. New options that are not vested at termination of employment will be forfeited. The new options will also have a new contractual term. The vesting and term of the awards will fall into one of three tiers,


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depending on the grant date of the original option. We expect that the vesting terms for the new options will be as follows:
 
         
Grant Dates of Original Option
 
Vesting Provisions of New Option
 
Term of New Option
 
November 10, 2000 — September 28, 2003
  100% of the award will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date   Two years
September 29, 2003 — September 15, 2006
  Award will vest 331/3% on each anniversary of the grant date until the third anniversary of the grant date, when the award will be fully vested   Five years
September 16, 2006 — December 31, 2007
  Award will vest 331/3% on each anniversary of the grant date until the third anniversary of the grant date, when the award will be fully vested   Seven years
 
All options will be granted under and be subject to the terms of our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and will be subject to a new stock option agreement. As with current awards under that plan, vesting ceases upon the termination of the holder’s employment with us and the award terminates a period of time thereafter.
 
Cash out of Options of fewer than 100 Shares.  Under the Option Exchange, eligible options exchangeable for a new option for fewer than 100 shares of our stock will be exchanged for a cash payment instead of a new option award. The amount of the cash payment will be equal to the number of shares that would otherwise be granted under the new options (based on the applicable exchange ratio) multiplied by an amount that approximates the Black-Scholes fair value of one option for a share of common stock as of the date the new options would otherwise have been granted under the program.
 
Timing and Implementation of the Option Exchange.  We expect that the Option Exchange will begin in August 2009 after shareholder approval, if received. The actual implementation date and whether we actually implement this program will be determined by our Board. If the Option Exchange does not commence within 12 months of the date our shareholders approve the program, we will not conduct the Option Exchange without again seeking shareholder approval. Our Board reserves the right to amend, postpone, or cancel the Option Exchange once it has commenced.
 
Cancellation of Surrendered Shares.  All stock options surrendered as part of the Option Exchange will be cancelled upon completion of the exchange offer, and the shares underlying those options that are not exchanged for new options will not be available for re-issuance under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan or any other Plans. The Board has approved an amendment to the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to provide that shares cancelled under options tendered in the Option Exchange that are not granted for exchanged options as part of the program cannot be reissued in the future.
 
Impact of the Option Exchange
 
We currently estimate that the Option Exchange could cover approximately 41 million outstanding stock options. The new stock options will be granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of a share of Analog Devices on the day the new options are granted following the closing of the Option Exchange. The award will be subject to a new vesting schedule and a new contractual term, as described above, as well as the terms of our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and the terms of the individual agreement for the new option. The shares to be issued under the new options are already registered for issuance under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. Options not surrendered remain unaffected and exercisable according to their terms.
 
Option Exchange Process
 
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While the terms of the Option Exchange are expected to conform to the material terms described above in this proposal, we may find it necessary or appropriate to change the terms of the Option Exchange from those described below to take into account our administrative needs, local law requirements in foreign jurisdictions, accounting rules, or Company policy decisions. For example, although we will not amend the terms of the Option Exchange to permit directors or our named executive officers to participate, our Compensation Committee may decide to exclude employees in a particular country where we determine that participation might be illegal or impracticable.
 
Election to Participate
 
Upon approval of this proposal and commencement of the Option Exchange, employees holding eligible options will receive (either electronically by email or in paper copy) written materials (or the “offer to exchange” documents) explaining the precise terms and timing of the exchange program. All of our full-time and part-time employees who are employed with us on the commencement date of the exchange offer period, are still employed at the grant date of the new options following the expiration of the exchange offer, and hold eligible stock option awards may participate in the Option Exchange, with the exclusion of our named executive officers. Our directors also may not participate and, as noted above, additional employees may also be excluded from the program if we determine it to be advisable to exclude them.
 
Eligible employees will be given at least 20 business days (or such longer period as we may elect to keep the exchange program open) to elect to exchange all, some or none of their eligible options, on a grant-by-grant basis, for replacement options. However, employees will not be permitted to exchange only a portion of a single grant, but rather, if they elect to exchange some options within a particular grant, they will be required to exchange all eligible options within that single grant. Participation in the Option Exchange is entirely voluntary; there is no obligation to exchange options under the program.
 
At or before commencement of the exchange program, we will file the offer to exchange and other related documents with the SEC as part of a tender offer statement on a filing referred to as a Schedule TO. Employees, as well as shareholders and members of the public, will be able to access the offer to exchange and other documents we file with the SEC free of charge from the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov or on the Investor Relations section of our website, www.analog.com.
 
The written exchange offer documents described above will be provided to employees (either electronically by email or in hard copy) if and when the Option Exchange is approved and initiated. Employees will be able to elect to participate after that time only. We will not initiate the Option Exchange unless our shareholders approve the proposal at the special meeting.
 
If you are both a shareholder and an employee holding stock options that are potentially eligible for exchange under the Option Exchange, please note that voting to approve the Option Exchange program does not constitute an election to participate in the Option Exchange.
 
We may also decide not to implement the Option Exchange even if shareholder approval of the Option Exchange is obtained, or we may amend, postpone or cancel the Option Exchange once it is in progress.
 
Surrendered Stock Options to Be Cancelled via the Option Exchange
 
After the offer to exchange is closed, the eligible options surrendered for exchange will be cancelled and the Compensation Committee will promptly approve grants of replacement options to participating employees in accordance with the applicable exchange ratios. All such replacement options will be granted under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which will govern any terms or conditions of new options not specifically addressed by the new option agreement and terms of the Option Exchange. We will round down to the nearest whole number of shares once the exchange ratio is applied so that all new options will be for a whole number of shares.
 
Under the Option Exchange, eligible options that are exchangeable for a new option for fewer than 100 shares of our stock will instead be exchanged for a cash payment, and a new option will not be awarded in exchange for that option. The amount of the cash payment will be equal to the number of shares that the


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old option was exchangeable into (based on the applicable exchange ratio, which are described further below) multiplied by an amount that approximates the Black-Scholes fair value of one option for a share of our common stock as of the date the new options would otherwise have been granted under the program. For example, if an employee surrendered an option for 5,000 shares which, based on an applicable exchange ratio of 70 to 1, is potentially exchangeable for a new option for 71 shares of our common stock, the employee will instead receive a cash payment from us in an amount equal to 71 multiplied by the approximate Black-Scholes fair value of an option for a share of our common stock on the date the new option would otherwise have been granted under the program. In this example, if the approximate Black-Scholes fair value of an option for a share of our common stock for that date were $5, the employee would receive a cash award of $355.
 
Stock Option Exchange Ratios
 
The ratio of shares surrendered under an eligible old option to shares received under a new option in the Option Exchange is called the exchange ratio. The exchange ratios of shares associated with surrendered eligible stock options into new stock options will be established by our Compensation Committee shortly before the start of the Option Exchange. The exchange ratios will be established by grouping eligible awards with similar grant dates and exercise prices, and assigning an appropriate exchange ratio to each grouping with the objective of substantially achieving cost neutrality.
 
The exchange ratios will be based on the fair value of the eligible awards (calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model) within the relevant grouping. The calculation of fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model takes into account many variables, such as the expected volatility of our stock and the expected term of a stock option, employee turnover rates, exercise behavior and other factors. We derived the expected term input for the underwater options by means of a Monte-Carlo simulation of future stock price paths. Setting the exchange ratios in this manner is intended to result in the issuance of new stock options that have a fair value approximately equal to the fair value of the surrendered eligible stock options that they replace. This is designed to eliminate additional compensation expense from such new stock options, other than compensation expense that might result from changes in our stock price or other variables after the exchange ratios have been established but before the time that new stock options are granted in the Option Exchange (which expenses are expected to be modest). The actual accounting consequences of the option exchange will depend in part on participation levels as well as on the exchange ratios and vesting schedules established at the time of the exchange.
 
Although the exchange ratios cannot be determined now, we are providing an example by making certain assumptions regarding the start date of the offer, the fair value of the eligible stock options, and the fair market value of our common stock. To calculate the exchange ratios in the example, we have used the applicable inputs available as of May 22, 2009 for the Black-Scholes option pricing model and have assumed, solely for the purposes of these example exchange ratios, a stock price of $19.52, which is the average of the daily stock price of our common stock over the first two quarters of fiscal 2009. Under the terms of the Option Exchange, the actual ratios are required to be based on the Black-Scholes valuation input assumptions shortly before the start of the Option Exchange and as a result could increase or decrease depending on those valuation assumptions at that time. Only stock options with an exercise price above the 52-week-high intraday sale price prior to the beginning of the exchange offer period and meeting all the other eligibility requirements referenced earlier will be eligible to participate in the Option Exchange.
 
In the table below, the exchange ratio represents the number of existing stock options that an employee will be required to surrender in exchange for one new stock option. For example, if an employee surrendered an option for 1,000 shares granted in December 2003 that has an exercise price of $44 per share, that employee (for purposes of this example only) will receive a new option for 500 shares, using the exchange ratio of 2 to 1, as set forth below.
 
Eligible options that are eligible to be replaced by a new option exercisable for fewer than 100 shares of our stock will instead be exchanged for a cash payment, and a new option will not be awarded in exchange for that option. The amount of the cash payment will be equal to the number of shares that the old option was exchangeable into (based on the applicable exchange ratio) multiplied by an amount that approximates the


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Black-Scholes fair value of an option for one share of our common stock as of the date the new option would otherwise have been granted under the program.
 
Examples of Stock Option Exchange Ratios
 
                                                 
                Maximum Number
                Weighted
 
                of Shares
          Weighted
    Average
 
Grant Date of
  Exercise Price of
    Exchange
    Underlying
    Estimated Number of
    Average
    Remaining Life
 
Original Option
  Eligible Grants     Ratio     Eligible Options     New Options*     Exercise Price     (In Years)  
 
November 10, 2000 through September 28, 2003
  $ 50.00 or more       70 to 1       134,600       1,923     $ 57.54       1.33  
    $ 42.00-$49.99       24 to 1       6,443,908       258,131     $ 44.64       1.26  
    $ 30.68-$41.99       4.5 to 1       8,871,195       1,787,331     $ 40.39       2.33  
September 29, 2003 through September 15, 2006
  $ 45.00 or more       3.5 to 1       7,135,552       1,942,686     $ 45.44       4.24  
    $ 30.68-$44.99       2 to 1       13,413,028       6,483,588     $ 38.39       5.68  
September 16, 2006 through December 31, 2007
  $ 30.68 or more       1.5 to 1       5,445,972       3,521,685     $ 33.52       7.31  
 
 
* These numbers assume full participation in the exchange and no cash out of options.
 
Accounting Impact
 
Effective on October 30, 2005, our first quarter of fiscal 2006, Analog Devices adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), which requires employee equity awards to be accounted for under the fair value method. The Option Exchange is intended to be “cost neutral” from an accounting standpoint. Thus, we will establish exchange ratios with the intent not to generate incremental share-based compensation expense for Analog Devices. To be cost neutral, the value of the stock options surrendered as calculated immediately prior to their surrender must not exceed the value of the new stock options received by employees in the Option Exchange. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of all stock options granted to employees, and expect to use that same model in valuing the stock options that are part of the Option Exchange. Note that the Option Exchange ratios will be established just prior to commencement of the exchange offer. Therefore, some risk of incremental compensation expense does exist if there are fluctuations in our common stock price or other key inputs to the Black-Scholes option pricing model between the date the Option Exchange ratios are established and the grant date of the new options granted after the conclusion of the Option Exchange.
 
Any unrecognized compensation expense from the surrendered stock options will be recognized over the original service period of the surrendered option. Incremental compensation cost, if any, associated with the new stock options under the Option Exchange will be recognized over the service period of the new awards. Compensation cost previously recognized for stock options that are ultimately forfeited due to employees not meeting the applicable service requirements will be reversed.
 
U.S. Tax Consequences
 
The exchange of stock options pursuant to the Option Exchange should be non-taxable and Analog Devices and participating employees should not recognize any income for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the grant of the new stock options; however, the participating employees who receive cash under the Option Exchange will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount of cash received. All new stock options granted under the Option Exchange will be non-qualified stock options for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Tax effects may vary in other jurisdictions; a more detailed summary of tax considerations will be provided to all participants in the Option Exchange documents to be provided when we launch the program.


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Potential Modifications to Terms to Comply with Governmental Requirements
 
The terms of the Option Exchange program will be described in the exchange offer documents that we will file with the SEC once we receive shareholder approval. Although we do not anticipate that the SEC will require us to modify the terms significantly, it is possible that we will need to alter the terms of the Option Exchange, including an extension of the period we will keep the offer to exchange open, to comply with comments from the SEC or to comply with local law requirements.
 
Benefits of the Option Exchange Program and Effect on Shareholders
 
The decision whether to participate in the Option Exchange is completely voluntary, so we are not able to predict who will participate, how many options any particular employees or group of employees will elect to exchange, or the number of new options that we may grant. As noted above, however, the members of our Board of Directors and our named executive officers are not eligible to participate in the Option Exchange.
 
We designed the Option Exchange to provide renewed incentives, motivate eligible employees to continue to create shareholder value, retain those employees through the new vesting period and reduce the number of shares currently subject to outstanding options, thereby avoiding the dilution in ownership resulting from the issuance of new shares on exercise of those options. While we cannot predict which or how many employees will elect to participate in the Option Exchange, based on the assumptions described above, including an assumed $30.68 52-week high of our common stock and a $19.52 share price, if all eligible options are exchanged, options to purchase approximately 41 million shares will be surrendered and cancelled, while replacement options covering approximately 14 million shares will be granted, resulting in a net reduction in our equity award overhang of approximately 27 million shares.
 
Conclusion
 
We strongly believe that our stock option program and emphasis on employee stock ownership have been integral to our success. We believe that our broad-based equity program has enhanced our ability to attract, motivate, and retain the employee talent critical to attaining long-term performance and shareholder returns. Therefore, we consider approval of the Option Exchange to be important to our future success.
 
Recommendation of the Board
 
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
The following table contains information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of May 15, 2009 by:
 
  •  the shareholders we know to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding common stock;
 
  •  each of our directors;
 
  •  each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table included in our proxy statement for our 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, who are our Named Executive Officers; and
 
  •  all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
 
                                                 
                                  Percent of
 
    Number of
          Shares
                Common
 
    Shares
          Acquirable
          Total
    Stock
 
Name and Address of Beneficial
  Beneficially
          Within
          Beneficial
    Beneficially
 
Owner(1)
  Owned(2)     +     60 Days(3)     =     Ownership     Owned(4)  
 
5% Shareholders:
                                               
FMR LLC(5)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
    20,143,152                             20,143,152       6.9 %
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.(6)
100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
    20,196,847                             20,196,847       6.9 %
Directors and Named Executive Officers:
                                               
James A. Champy
    6,666               79,334               86,000       *  
John L. Doyle
    9,728               152,300               162,028       *  
Jerald G. Fishman
    421,348               3,035,630               3,456,978       1.2 %
John C. Hodgson
    5,000               36,750               41,750       *  
Yves-Andre Istel
    12,000               5,383               17,383       *  
Robert R. Marshall
    89,000               455,860               544,860       *  
Robert P. McAdam
    186,601               529,756               716,357       *  
Joseph E. McDonough
    13,150               534,930               548,080       *  
Neil Novich
    8,000               5,000               13,000       *  
Vincent T. Roche
    100               426,056               426,156       *  
F. Grant Saviers
    7,500               152,300               159,800       *  
Paul J. Severino
    16,200               30,000               46,200       *  
David A. Zinsner
                                      *  
Kenton J. Sicchitano
    5,500               83,000               88,500       *  
Ray Stata(7)
    5,127,249               660,246               5,787,495       2.0 %
All directors and executive officers as a group (19 persons, consisting of 11 officers and 8 non-employee directors)(8)
    5,923,853               6,688,361               12,612,214       4.2 %
 
 
Less than 1% of the outstanding common stock.
 
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each beneficial owner listed is c/o Analog Devices, Inc., One Technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062.
 
(2) For each person, the “Number of Shares Beneficially Owned” column may include shares of common stock attributable to the person because of that person’s voting or investment power or other relationship. Unless otherwise indicated, each person in the table has sole voting and investment power over the shares listed. The inclusion in the table of any shares, however, does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares by the named shareholder.


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(3) The number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each person is determined under rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Under these rules, a person is deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of any shares over which that person has or shares voting or investment power, plus any shares that the person may acquire within 60 days, including through the exercise of stock options. Unless otherwise indicated, for each person named in the table, the number in the “Shares Acquirable Within 60 Days” column consists of shares covered by stock options that may be exercised within 60 days after May 15, 2009.
 
(4) The percent ownership for each shareholder on May 15, 2009 is calculated by dividing (1) the total number of shares beneficially owned by the shareholder by (2) the number of shares of our common stock outstanding on May 15, 2009 (291,249,065 shares) plus any shares acquirable (including stock options exercisable) by the shareholder in question within 60 days after May 15, 2009.
 
(5) Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by FMR LLC on May 15, 2009 reporting the above stock holdings as of March 31, 2009. FMR LLC reports that it has sole voting authority with respect to 748,389 shares and sole dispositive power over 19,394,763 shares.
 
(6) Based solely on a Schedule 13G filed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. on May 14, 2009 reporting the above stock holding as of March 31, 2009. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. reports that it has sole voting authority with respect to 4,398,653 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 15,798,194 shares. These securities are owned by various individual and institutional investors for which T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) serves as investment adviser with power to direct investments and/or sole power to vote the securities. For purposes of the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Price Associates is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities; however, Price Associates expressly disclaims that it is, in fact, the beneficial owner of such securities.
 
(7) Includes 1,108,709 shares held by Mr. Stata’s wife, 400,277 shares held in trusts for the benefit of Mr. Stata’s children, and 2,487,588 shares held in charitable lead trusts, as to which Mr. Stata disclaims beneficial ownership.
 
(8) All directors and executive officers as a group disclaim beneficial ownership of a total of 3,996,574 shares.
 
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
 
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this proxy statement, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents that we have filed separately with the SEC and are delivering to you with the copy of this proxy statement. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this proxy statement. This proxy statement incorporates by reference the following documents:
 
(i) ADI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 1, 2008, filed with the SEC on November 25, 2008;
 
(ii) ADI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2009; and
 
(iii) ADI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 2, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 19, 2009.
 
In addition, we have included information about the compensation of our directors and our named executive officers in Appendix A to this proxy statement.
 
HOUSEHOLDING OF SPECIAL MEETING MATERIALS
 
Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements. This means that only one copy of our proxy statement may have been sent to multiple shareholders in your household. We will promptly deliver a separate copy to you if you contact us at the following address or telephone number: Investor Relations Department, Analog Devices, Inc., One


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Technology Way, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062, telephone: 781-461-3282. If you want to receive separate copies of our proxy statements or annual report to shareholders in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy per household, you should contact your bank, broker, or other nominee record holder, or you may contact us at the above address, telephone number or email address.
 
ELECTRONIC VOTING
 
If you own your shares of common stock of record, you may vote your shares over the Internet at www.proxyvote.com or telephonically by calling 1-800-690-6903 and by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card. Proxies submitted over the Internet or by telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on July 19, 2009.
 
If the shares you own are held in “street name” by a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will provide a vote instruction form to you with this proxy statement, which you may use to direct how your shares will be voted. Many banks and brokerage firms also offer the option of voting over the Internet or by telephone, instructions for which will be provided by your bank or brokerage firm on your vote instruction form.
 
We hope that our shareholders will attend the meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend, you are urged to vote your shares over the Internet or by telephone, or complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying postage-prepaid envelope. A prompt response will greatly facilitate arrangements for the meeting and your cooperation will be appreciated. Shareholders who attend the meeting may vote their stock personally even though they have previously sent in their proxies.


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APPENDIX A: EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
 
(as disclosed in our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 4, 2008)
 
Director Compensation
 
The following table details the total compensation earned by our non-employee directors in fiscal 2008.
 
2008 Director Compensation*
 
                                                 
    Fees Earned or
                               
    Paid in Cash
    Option Awards
    All Other
          Total
       
Name(1)
 
($)(2)
    ($)(3)(4)     Compensation           ($)        
 
James A. Champy
    75,000       140,069                     215,069          
John L. Doyle
    75,000       140,069                     215,069          
John C. Hodgson
    60,000       113,690                     173,690          
Yves-Andre Istel
    55,055       29,224                     84,279          
Christine King
    30,000       160,385                     190,385          
Neil Novich
    27,527       18,513                     46,040          
F. Grant Saviers
    60,000       140,069                     200,069          
Paul J. Severino
    60,000       138,106                     198,106          
Kenton J. Sicchitano
    75,000       140,069                     215,069          
Lester Thurow
    19,495       168,163       3,019 (5)             190,677          
 
 
* The membership of our Board of Directors changed during fiscal 2008. Lester Thurow retired from the Board on December 4, 2007 and Christine King did not stand for re-election and departed from the Board on March 11, 2008. Mr. Istel joined the Board on December 4, 2007 and Mr. Novich joined the Board on May 19, 2008.
 
(1) Messrs. Fishman and Stata were the only directors during fiscal 2008 who were also employees of Analog. Neither receives any compensation in their capacities as directors of Analog. Mr. Fishman’s compensation is included in the Summary Compensation Table and Mr. Stata’s compensation is included under “— Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”
 
(2) This amount includes a $60,000 pro-rated annual board retainer. An additional pro-rated annual retainer of $15,000 is paid to the chair of the Audit Committee (Mr. Sicchitano), Compensation Committee (Mr. Champy) and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Mr. Doyle). The retainer payable to the chair of the Audit Committee was increased to $20,000, commencing in fiscal 2009. These cash retainers are paid in quarterly installments each on the 15th day of December, March, June and September of each fiscal year.
 
(3) With the exception of ignoring the impact of the forfeiture rate, these amounts represent the dollar amount recognized by the Company in fiscal 2008 for financial reporting purposes, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123R), related to grants of options to each listed director, including awards granted before fiscal 2008, if applicable. These amounts do not represent the actual amounts paid to or realized by the directors during fiscal 2008. The SFAS 123R value as of the grant date for stock options is recognized over the number of days of service required for the stock option to become vested. Ratable amounts expensed for stock options that were granted in years prior to fiscal 2008 are also reflected in the table above. Upon Mr. Thurow’s departure on December 4, 2007, in accordance with the applicable stock option plans, he became entitled to 31,000 previously unvested options. Upon Ms. King’s departure on March 11, 2008, in accordance with the applicable stock option plan, Ms. King became entitled to 15,000 previously unvested options. In accordance with SFAS 123R all unamortized expense related to these unvested options was accelerated and recognized by the Company in fiscal 2008.


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The following table includes the assumptions used to calculate the compensation expense reported for fiscal 2008 on a grant by grant basis for our directors.
 
                                                                 
                      Assumptions        
          Shares
                Expected
    Risk-Free
          2008
 
    Grant
    Granted
    Exercise
    Volatility
    Life
    Interest
    Dividend
    Expense
 
Name
  Date     (#)     Price ($)     (%)     (Years)     Rate (%)     Yield (%)     ($)  
 
James A. Champy
    12/07/2004       18,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       1,963  
      12/06/2005       15,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       58,025  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       47,226  
      1/03/2008       15,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       32,855  
                                                                 
John L. Doyle
    12/07/2004       18,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       1,963  
      12/06/2005       15,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       58,025  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       47,226  
      1/03/2008       15,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       32,855  
                                                                 
John C. Hodgson
    9/13/2005       18,000       38.35       27.690       5.00       4.230       1.126       19,103  
      12/06/2005       3,750       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       14,506  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       47,226  
      1/03/2008       15,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       32,855  
                                                                 
Yves-Andre Istel
    1/03/2008       1,150       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       2,519  
      1/15/2008       15,000       26.46       32.430       5.10       3.000       2.721       26,705  
                                                                 
Christine King
    12/07/2004       18,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       1,963  
      12/06/2005       15,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       63,444  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       55,400  
      1/03/2008       15,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       39,578  
                                                                 
Neil Novich
    6/16/2008       15,000       34.25       33.740       5.10       3.730       2.336       18,513  
                                                                 
F. Grant Saviers
    12/07/2004       18,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       1,963  
      12/06/2005       15,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       58,025  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       47,226  
      1/03/2008       15,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       32,855  
                                                                 
Paul J. Severino
    12/06/2005       15,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       58,025  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       47,226  
      1/03/2008       15,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       32.60       2.407       32,855  
                                                                 
Kenton J. Sicchitano
    12/07/2004       18,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       1,963  
      12/06/2005       15,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       58,025  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       47,226  
      1/03/2008       15,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       32,855  
                                                                 
Lester Thurow
    12/07/2004       18,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       1,963  
      12/06/2005       15,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       63,445  
      1/04/2007       15,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       102,755  
 
The grant date fair value of the options granted in fiscal 2008 calculated in accordance with SFAS 123R was $118,736 for each of Messrs. Champy, Doyle, Hodgson, Saviers, Severino and Sicchitano and Ms. King and $146,895 for Mr. Novich. Mr. Istel received two grants in fiscal 2008 on January 3, 2008 and January 15, 2008. The grant date fair value for these grants was $9,103 and $100,487, respectively. For a


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more detailed description of the assumptions used for purposes of determining grant date fair value, see Note 3 to the Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Stock-Based Compensation,” included in Analog Devices’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 1, 2008.
 
(4) The aggregate number of shares subject to option awards held by each director (representing unexercised option awards — both exercisable and unexercisable) at November 1, 2008 is as follows:
 
         
    Number of Shares
    Subject to Option
    Awards Held as of
Name
  November 1, 2008 (#)
 
James A. Champy
    94,334  
John L. Doyle
    167,300  
John C. Hodgson
    51,750  
Yves-Andre Istel
    16,150  
Neil Novich
    15,000  
F. Grant Saviers
    169,800  
Paul J. Severino
    45,000  
Kenton J. Sicchitano
    98,000  
Lester Thurow
    131,300  
TOTAL
    788,634  
 
Ms. King had no shares subject to option awards outstanding as of November 1, 2008.
 
(5) Amount represents the value of a gift and related taxes that were awarded to Mr. Thurow in recognition of his years of service upon his retirement from the Board in December 2007.
 
We also reimburse our directors for travel and other related expenses. Each director can elect to defer receipt of his or her fees under our Deferred Compensation Plan. See “INFORMATION ABOUT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION — Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan” below.
 
Stock Option Policy for Non-employee Directors
 
Effective October 29, 2006, the Board established the following stock option grant policy for non-employee directors:
 
Each newly elected non-employee director is automatically granted a non-qualified stock option to purchase 15,000 shares of our common stock under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) on the 15th day of the month following the date of initial election as a director, or if the NYSE is closed on that day, the next succeeding business day that the NYSE is open, at an option exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant (which will equal the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee).
 
On an annual basis, each incumbent non-employee director is automatically granted a non-qualified stock option to purchase 15,000 shares of our common stock under the 2006 Plan (with the number of shares subject to the first annual option granted to a director to be on a pro rata basis based on the length of service during the calendar year in which such director was elected) on the second business day following January 1 that the NYSE is open, at an option exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant (which will equal the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee).
 
Options granted to our non-employee directors under the 2006 Plan vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to acceleration as described below. These options will vest in full upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event (as defined in the 2006 Plan) or the director’s death. Upon (1) the director’s retirement from our Board after attaining age 60, (2) removal of the director by the Board or (3) the Board’s failure to nominate the director for reelection as a director (other than


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because the director has refused to serve as a director), each option will vest as to an additional number of shares that would have vested if the director continued to serve as a director through the next succeeding anniversary of the date of grant. If the director ceases to serve as a director by reason of his disability, as determined by the Board, each option will continue to become exercisable over its remaining term on the dates it otherwise would have vested if the director’s service had not been terminated for disability. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event or in the event of the director’s death, disability or retirement after age 60, each option will continue to be exercisable for the balance of its term.
 
In accordance with the policy described above, on January 5, 2009 we granted stock options for services provided during calendar year 2008 to each non-employee director for the purchase of 15,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $19.57 per share, except Mr. Novich who received a pro-rated amount based on the date he joined the Board.
 
INFORMATION ABOUT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
 
Executive Summary
 
Analog Devices has designed its executive compensation program to motivate and reward our executives for company performance and to attract and retain talented executives.
 
At least 70% of our total compensation for the executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table below, or Named Executive Officers, is directly linked to the Company’s performance in the form of performance-based cash and equity awards. We believe this provides our executives an opportunity to earn above average compensation if Analog Devices delivers superior results. In addition, because competition in the semiconductor industry is intense for qualified and talented executives, we benchmark our total compensation against leading semiconductor companies to ensure that we pay competitively.
 
We link a significant portion of our executives’ cash compensation to Company performance measured by our operating profit before taxes, or OPBT. Our target for executive bonus payments in 2008 was a ratio of OPBT to revenue of 22.5%. This is the same target that we use to determine the profit sharing bonus for all Analog Devices employees. Under our Fiscal Year 2008 Executive Bonus Plan, or the 2008 Executive Bonus Plan, our Compensation Committee has the discretion to increase individual executive incentives for our 2008 fiscal year, or fiscal 2008, by as much as 30% only if the Company and the executive achieve superior business performance. In 2008, however, our Compensation Committee did not modify the individual incentives for any of our Named Executive Officers, electing to pay them based on the same OPBT target that we paid to employees in the broader Analog Devices profit sharing plan.
 
Analog Devices also provides long-term incentives to our executives and employees in the form of stock options. Options generally vest over five years, linking executives’ rewards directly to their ability to create value for our shareholders and providing an incentive for our executives to remain with Analog Devices over the long term.
 
The global financial and credit crisis has presented challenges for many companies, including Analog Devices. Our Compensation Committee has frozen salaries at 2008 levels for executive officers until business conditions improve. In addition, the Compensation Committee has not lowered the performance targets for our executive officers and 2009 cash incentive payments will be made only if the Company achieves the same OPBT targets that the Compensation Committee set for last year. Because the Compensation Committee selected OPBT as the performance measure for determining incentive payments for our employees (including our executive officers), we do not believe that our executive compensation is structured to promote inappropriate risk taking by our executives. We believe that our focus on OPBT encourages management to take a balanced approach that focuses on corporate profitability.
 
Compensation Processes and Philosophy
 
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benefits, as required by its charter. Our Compensation Committee consists entirely of independent directors, and met seven times during fiscal 2008.
 
The Compensation Committee has a two-fold philosophy regarding the total compensation of our senior executives, which primarily consists of base salary, target annual cash bonus and estimated value of stock-based awards. First, the Compensation Committee seeks to encourage and reward our executives for their contributions to the Company’s performance and profitability by tying at least 70% of our Named Executive Officers’ total compensation directly to the Company’s annual and long-term performance. Second, the Compensation Committee seeks to ensure that our executive compensation is competitive by targeting the total compensation of each executive at approximately the 50th percentile of our compensation peer group of companies described below. The actual percentile may vary depending on our financial performance, each executive’s individual performance and importance to the Company or internal equity considerations among all senior executives.
 
While our Compensation Committee believes that compensation survey data are useful guides for comparative purposes, we believe that a successful compensation program also requires that the Committee apply its own judgment and subjective determination of individual performance by our executives. Therefore, the Compensation Committee applies its judgment in reconciling the program’s objectives with the realities of rewarding excellent performance and retaining valued employees.
 
Our Compensation Committee has retained an independent compensation consultant, Pearl Meyer and Partners, or PMP. Our Compensation Committee worked directly with PMP to develop recommendations for the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation which are reflected in his employment and long-term retention agreements. The Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations each year to the Compensation Committee about the compensation of the other executive officers based on their achievement of annual Company and individual objectives. While the Compensation Committee is solely responsible for approving executive compensation, our Vice President of Human Resources and other members of our human resources department support the work of the Committee and PMP. In addition, at the request of the Compensation Committee, our Chief Executive Officer meets periodically with the Committee regarding the design of our compensation programs. The Compensation Committee meets periodically in executive session without management present.
 
In making its compensation determinations, our Compensation Committee reviews and analyzes tally sheets, which provide a total of all elements of compensation for each of our executive officers. The Compensation Committee also annually reviews the total compensation that each of our executive officers and other key executives is eligible to receive against the compensation levels of comparable positions of a peer group of companies. The Compensation Committee selects peer companies in the semiconductor industry based on their similarity to Analog Devices in their revenue size and market capitalization.
 
In fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee reviewed our 2007 peer group of six companies. Based on its review, the Compensation Committee removed Maxim Integrated Products from the group, because it was delisted as a public company during the year, and added Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, LSI Corporation, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and ON Semiconductor because they are semiconductor companies relatively comparable to us in terms of revenue size and market capitalization. In addition, we hire from the same talent pool as this peer group of companies. Below are our 2007 peer group and our revised 2008 peer group:
 
     
2007 Peer Group
 
Revised 2008 Peer Group
 
• Broadcom Corp. 
 
• Broadcom Corp.
• Linear Technology Corp. 
 
• Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
• Maxim Integrated Products
 
• Linear Technology Corp.
• National Semiconductor Corp. 
 
• LSI Corp.
• Texas Instruments Inc. 
 
• Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
• Xilinx, Inc. 
 
• National Semiconductor Corp.
   
• ON Semiconductor
   
• Texas Instruments Inc.
   
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For officers in positions for which the 2008 Peer Group companies do not publicly disclose compensation data, the Compensation Committee reviewed PMP’s 2008 CHiPS Executive and Senior Management Total Compensation Survey reflecting the average compensation, by position, of 15 semiconductor companies, which were considered the peer group for these officers.
 
Components of Executive Compensation
 
Our compensation program includes both incentive and retention-related compensation components. We include cash bonuses to encourage and reward our executives for effective performance in furthering our shorter-term plans and objectives. We include stock options to encourage our executives to focus on longer-term goals, to help retain key contributors and to more closely align their interests with those of our shareholders. In recent years, we have increased the portion of our executive officers’ total compensation that varies from year to year based on our results and the individual executive’s performance. Annual compensation for our executive officers consists of the following principal elements:
 
  •  Base salary
 
  •  Performance-based cash bonus, through our Executive Bonus Plan
 
  •  Equity compensation in the form of stock options and stock-based awards
 
  •  Retirement and other employee benefits
 
Base Salary
 
For fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee determined the amount of annual base salary that each executive received based on the Committee’s evaluation of the following factors:
 
  •  The 50th percentile salary range for individuals in comparable positions based on the 2007 Peer Group survey prepared by PMP;
 
  •  The executive’s responsibilities for and activities on behalf of the Company and the impact of those responsibilities and activities on our overall performance;
 
  •  The executive’s skills, experience and performance in the prior year;
 
  •  The potential for the executive’s growth and development; and
 
  •  A comparison of the above elements with similar elements for other executives within the Company.
 
The salaries for all of our Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2008 appear in the Summary Compensation Table that follows this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. The Compensation Committee maintained Mr. Fishman’s salary at the same level as it has been since 2003 because the Committee decided that any increase in Mr. Fishman’s compensation should be in the form of performance-based compensation. During 2008, the Compensation Committee increased the salaries of Messrs. Marshall and McAdam by 4% and Mr. Roche by 7.8% in order to maintain their salaries within the range of comparable salaries in the 2007 Peer Group survey. In December 2007, Mr. McDonough announced his intention to retire during 2008, so the Compensation Committee did not change Mr. McDonough’s salary rate in 2008.
 
Due to widespread economic uncertainty in the United States, and to reduce our payroll expenses, management froze employee salaries at 2008 levels and postponed annual salary increases which would normally take effect in early 2009 until business conditions improve. Certain employees may receive promotional raises in fiscal 2009 in recognition of increased responsibilities, but none of our Named Executive Officers has received such an increase.
 
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Chief Executive Officer participated in the 2008 Executive Bonus Plan. We calculated and paid bonuses under the 2008 Executive Bonus Plan as follows:
 
                                 
        Individual                        
Base
      Target       Bonus       Individual       Bonus
Salary
  X   Bonus   X   Payout   X   Payout   =   Payout
        Percentage       Factor       Factor        
 
For purposes of this calculation, the Bonus Payout is calculated on a quarterly basis (using Base Salary for that quarter) and paid semi-annually after the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters. The Individual Payout Factor is applied only at the end of the year to the sum of the four quarterly bonus payout amounts, if the Compensation Committee considers it to be appropriate.
 
Individual Target Bonus Percentages.  The Compensation Committee establishes Individual Target Bonus Percentages as part of its annual review of each executive’s compensation. The Compensation Committee established the following target bonuses, as a percentage of base salary, for the Named Executive Officers in 2008, which are the same as their target bonuses for 2007:
 
  •  Mr. Fishman — 160%
 
  •  Mr. McDonough — 75%
 
  •  Mr. Marshall — 75%
 
  •  Mr. McAdam — 75%
 
  •  Mr. Roche — 75%
 
The Compensation Committee set these target bonus percentages to ensure that a substantial portion of each executive’s cash compensation is linked directly to business performance and to provide the executives with a performance-based opportunity to achieve total compensation (consisting of salary, bonus and equity award) at approximately the 50th percentile of the 2007 Peer Group. In particular, by fixing Mr. Fishman’s target at 160% and not increasing his base salary through 2010, the Compensation Committee ensured that most of his total compensation would be based upon the Company’s and Mr. Fishman’s performance. In originally determining Mr. Fishman’s target bonus percentage, the Compensation Committee took into account the fact that, under his long-term retention agreement, he participates in a cash-based incentive plan and is not eligible for equity-based awards until at least the end of fiscal 2010, as discussed under “Agreements with Mr. Fishman” below. The Compensation Committee also maintained the target bonus percentages for the other Named Executive Officers at the same levels as in the prior year because their total cash compensation, after taking into account the salary increases discussed above, were within the ranges of total cash compensation at the 50th percentile in the 2007 Peer Group.
 
Bonus Payout Factor.  The Compensation Committee bases the Bonus Payout Factor on our OPBT (operating profit before taxes) as a percentage of revenue for the applicable quarterly bonus period. The Compensation Committee selected OPBT as a measure of Company performance because OPBT directly links incentive payments to Company profitability and we have the goal of enabling employees to share in our profitability. In addition, payments based on OPBT are not fixed costs, like some other performance measures, but are variable and paid only if we are profitable. The Compensation Committee may adjust the OPBT in its sole discretion to include or exclude special items such as (but not limited to) restructuring-related expense, acquisition-related expense, gain or loss on disposition of businesses, non-recurring royalty payments, and other similar non-cash or non-recurring items. The Compensation Committee annually sets the OPBT targets, which are equally applicable to our executives under the Executive Bonus Plan and all of our non-executive employees under our profit sharing plan. We measure performance against those OPBT targets on a quarterly basis, applying the corresponding Bonus Payout Factor to Base Salary for that quarter, and pay the bonus amounts on a semi-annual basis after the end of the second and fourth quarters.


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During fiscal 2008, we used the following table to determine the bonus payout factor for each quarter:
 
             
Company Performance (OPBT/Revenue)
  Achievement Level   Bonus Payout Factor  
 
12%
  Below Target     0 %
22.5%
  Target     100 %
31%
  Exceeds Target     200 %
36%
  Maximum     300 %
 
In the event that in any quarter Company OPBT exceeds the target level, the bonuses increase from 100% to 300% so that as OPBT increases over the target level, the bonus payout factor increases correspondingly. For fiscal 2008, the Company’s OPBT and Bonus Payout Factor for each quarter were as follows:
 
                 
Period
  Actual OPBT/Revenue     Bonus Payout Factor  
 
Q1
    23.8 %     115 %
Q2
    24.2 %     120 %
Q3
    24.5 %     124 %
Q4
    24.8 %     127 %
 
The OPBT for fiscal 2008 was calculated excluding restructuring-related expenses in the fourth quarter as well as certain divestiture-related expenses. Our Compensation Committee believes these limited exclusions are necessary because we do not expect these expenses to be ongoing future operating expenses and their exclusion facilitates an appropriate comparison of our current operating performance to our past operating performance.
 
Individual Payout Factor.  Each participant in the 2008 Executive Bonus Plan, other than Messrs. Stata and Fishman, was also eligible to have his or her award under this plan increased by an additional Individual Payout Factor. Messrs. Stata and Fishman are not eligible for the additional Individual Payout Factor and their bonuses are calculated using only the Bonus Payout Factor used for all other Analog Devices employees.
 
The Individual Payout Factor can increase the calculated bonus payment for executives by up to 30% based on superior business performance attributable to the executives’ individual efforts. At the end of the fiscal year, the Chief Executive Officer reviews and assesses the performance of each of the Named Executive Officers with respect to his goals and makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee. The Committee then, in its discretion, determines whether there is extraordinary performance justifying the application of an Individual Payout Factor for applicable Named Executive Officers. In evaluating whether the Company and the individual have achieved extraordinary business performance, the Compensation Committee may consider, among other things, the significant overachievement of revenue and profitability goals for the executives’ respective businesses under the Company’s annual business plan, as well as the achievement of extraordinary individual non-financial results that contributed positively to our performance. For fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee determined that the quarterly Bonus Payout Factors accurately reflected our strong business performance and therefore made no further adjustments to any Named Executive Officer’s compensation using the Individual Payout Factor.
 
The actual bonus payments for the Named Executive Officers under the 2008 Executive Bonus Plan appear in the Summary Compensation Table below.
 
2009 Executive Bonus Plan
 
In December 2008, the Compensation Committee approved the terms of the 2009 Executive Bonus Plan, which were the same as the 2008 Executive Bonus Plan described above. The individual target bonus percentages and OPBT targets remained the same for fiscal 2009 as they were in fiscal 2008. Achievement of the bonus payout factor and individual payout factor for fiscal 2009 will be determined based upon 2009 performance.


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Equity Compensation
 
Our equity compensation program is a broad-based, long-term employee retention program that is intended to attract, retain and motivate our employees, officers and directors and to align their interests with those of our shareholders. We currently have one plan, the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, or the 2006 Plan, under which we grant equity awards. The 2006 Plan permits us to grant options to purchase shares of our common stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to all employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of Analog. The 2006 Plan does not permit us to grant options with exercise prices below the fair market value of our common stock on the date on which the options are granted. We believe that our option program is critical to our efforts to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the extremely competitive semiconductor industry.
 
Our executive officers’ total compensation includes long-term incentives afforded by stock options and, to a lesser extent, stock-based awards such as restricted stock units. The purpose of our equity compensation program and our use of stock options is to reinforce the mutuality of long-term interests between our employees and our shareholders and to assist in attracting and retaining important key executives and employees who are essential to our success.
 
All of our stock options have a term of ten years, and they generally vest in five equal installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant. We believe that meaningful vesting periods encourage recipients to remain with the Company over the long-term and, because the value of the awards is based on our stock price, stock options encourage recipients to achieve longer-term goals, such as strategic growth, business innovation and shareholder return. In general, employees whose employment terminates (other than for death or disability) before the award fully vests forfeit the unvested portions of these awards. While we believe that our longer vesting periods serve our employee retention goals, they tend to increase the number of stock options outstanding at any given time compared to companies that grant stock options with shorter vesting schedules.
 
We annually set a goal to keep the shareholder dilution related to our equity ownership program to a certain percentage, net of forfeitures. This dilution percentage is calculated as the total number of shares of common stock underlying new option grants made during the year, net of management’s estimated forfeitures and cancellations for the year, divided by the total number of outstanding shares of our common stock at the beginning of the year. For fiscal 2008, our net dilution percentage was -0.8%, compared to 4.0% for our 2008 Peer Group. Our 2008 net dilution percentage was significantly lower than that of our 2008 Peer Group due to the divestitures of our CPU voltage regulation and PC thermal monitoring product line and our cellular handset radio and baseband chipset operations during 2008, which resulted in the forfeiture of a large number of equity awards held by employees associated with those businesses. In addition, this low percentage reflects our efforts to reduce the impact of stock option compensation expense on our financial statements by granting fewer equity awards.
 
In 2008, the Compensation Committee authorized grants of options to the Named Executive Officers, as follows:
 
  •  Mr. Marshall — 50,000 shares
 
  •  Mr. McAdam — 50,000 shares
 
  •  Mr. Roche — 80,000 shares.
 
In granting these options, the Compensation Committee considered the equity compensation levels of comparable executives at the 2007 Peer Group companies, as well as the number of shares of Company stock and stock options that each of the executives already held. The Compensation Committee authorized these grants because the existing equity grants of Messrs. Marshall, McAdam and Roche, valued on a Black-Scholes basis on their grant date of January 3, 2008, had a value significantly below the 50th percentiles of comparable equity grants shown in the 2007 Peer Group survey. Mr. Fishman did not receive an equity award during 2008 because under his long-term retention agreement, Mr. Fishman participates in a cash-based incentive plan and is not eligible for equity-based awards until at least November 14, 2010, as discussed under “Agreements with


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Mr. Fishman” below. Mr. McDonough announced his intention to retire in fiscal 2008, and therefore the Compensation Committee decided not to grant him an equity award during 2008.
 
In 2006, we established stock ownership guidelines for our executive officers. Under the guidelines, the target share ownership levels are two times the annual base salary for the Chief Executive Officer and one times annual base salary for other executive officers. Executives other than the CEO have five years to achieve the targeted level. The CEO has three years to achieve the targeted level. We believe all of our executives will meet their stock ownership guidelines in the required time frame. Shares subject to unexercised options, whether or not vested, will not be counted for purposes of satisfying these guidelines.
 
We prohibit all hedging transactions or “short sales” involving Company securities by our employees, including our executives.
 
Retirement and Other Employee Benefits
 
We maintain broad-based benefits for all employees, including health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance and retirement plans. Executives are eligible to participate in all of our employee benefit plans on the same basis as our other employees.
 
In the United States, under our 401(k) plan, we contribute to the plan on behalf all participants, including our Named Executive Officers, amounts equal to 5% of the employee’s eligible compensation, plus matching contributions up to an additional 3%, subject to IRS limits.
 
We maintain a program under which we provide employees who are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and whose compensation is greater than the amount that may be taken into account in any plan year as a result of the limits of Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with a payment equal to 8% of the employee’s compensation in excess of the IRS limit. We established the plan to provide the same employee matching contribution described above to our higher-paid employees to the extent their compensation levels exceed the IRS 401(k) contribution limits.
 
We maintain a Deferred Compensation Plan under which our executive officers and directors, along with a group of highly compensated management and engineering employees, or fellows, are eligible to defer receipt of some or all of their cash compensation. Under our Deferred Compensation Plan, we also provide all participants (other than non-employee directors) with matching contributions equal to 8% of eligible contributions. We offer the Deferred Compensation Plan to give these employees the opportunity to save for retirement on a tax-deferred basis. See “— Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan” below.
 
The Analog Devices B.V. Executive Pension Plan is a defined-benefit pension plan covering all executive employees of our Irish subsidiaries, including Messrs. Marshall and McAdam. This plan is consistent with defined-benefit pension plans commonly offered in Ireland and, because our Irish executives are ineligible to participate in our U.S.-based 401(k) plan, we make this comparable plan available to them. This plan is described more fully below under “— Pension Benefits.”
 
The ADBV Executive Investment Partnership Plan is a defined-contribution plan covering all executive employees of our Irish subsidiaries, including Messrs. Marshall and McAdam. This plan is consistent with defined-contribution plans commonly offered in Ireland, and because our Irish executives are ineligible to participate in our U.S.-based 401(k) plan, we make this comparable plan available to them. Under this plan, we will match employee contributions to the ADBV Executive Investment Partnership Plan, up to a maximum of 4% of their annual salary, subject to limits established by the Irish tax authorities.
 
Limited Perquisites
 
We offer very few perquisites to executive officers. The only perquisites that we provided to our executives in 2008 were automobiles for Messrs. Marshall and McAdam and tax and estate planning services for Mr. Fishman, which are detailed in the Summary Compensation Table below.


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Related Policies and Considerations
 
Agreements with Mr. Fishman
 
On November 14, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Fishman. Under the employment agreement, we agreed to continue to employ Mr. Fishman, and Mr. Fishman agreed to continue to serve, as our President and Chief Executive Officer for a term of five years. The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary subject to potential future increase by the Compensation Committee, and provides for the payment of annual bonuses and, until we entered into the 2007 long-term retention agreement described below, annual equity incentive awards as determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement further required the Company to seek to establish a long-term retention arrangement for Mr. Fishman.
 
In October 2007, we entered into a long-term retention agreement with Mr. Fishman, or the 2007 retention agreement. The Compensation Committee designed this agreement to provide appropriate long-term incentives linking Mr. Fishman’s compensation directly to our annual performance and also to encourage Mr. Fishman to remain as Chief Executive Officer through at least November 14, 2010, or the retention period. The incentives provided in the 2007 retention agreement are based on the Company’s operating profit before taxes, or OPBT, and are in lieu of any future equity awards to Mr. Fishman during the retention period. OPBT is the same performance measure that the Compensation Committee uses to determine the Executive Bonus Plan described above as well as the bonuses we pay to all Analog Devices employees under the profit sharing plan.
 
The terms of the 2007 retention agreement are described below under “— Retention, Employment and Other Agreements.” For fiscal 2008, the amount credited to Mr. Fishman’s account was $3,624,058, which was based on the Company achieving an average OPBT level of 24.3% compared to its OPBT target of 22.5%. Amounts under the agreement will only be payable to Mr. Fishman if he remains employed by us through November 14, 2010.
 
The Compensation Committee approves our executive bonus plan for each fiscal year and establishes, in its sole discretion, the specific metrics applicable to the calculation of Mr. Fishman’s annual bonus, which may vary from year to year. Mr. Fishman’s annual bonus target percentage under each executive bonus plan during the retention period is 160% of his then annual base salary.
 
In establishing the terms of this arrangement, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of PMP, reviewed the total compensation packages of chief executive officers in the 2007 Peer Group. The Compensation Committee decided, based on this review, that Mr. Fishman’s total annualized compensation during the term of the agreement, including payments under the agreement, would be slightly below the 50th percentile of the comparable total compensation for chief executive officers in the 2007 Peer Group if the Company performed according to its annual bonus plan goals. Mr. Fishman would have the opportunity to achieve compensation significantly higher than the 50th percentile if the Company’s performance exceeded its annual bonus plan goals.
 
See “— Retention, Employment and Other Agreements” below for additional information about the terms of Mr. Fishman’s employment agreement and his 2007 retention agreement.
 
Severance, Retention and Change in Control Benefits
 
We enter into change in control employee retention agreements with each of our executive officers and other key employees of the Company. Among other things, these retention agreements provide for severance benefits if the employee’s service with us is terminated within 24 months after a change in control (as defined in each agreement) that was approved by our Board of Directors. We designed the change in control employee retention agreements to help ensure that our executive team is able to evaluate objectively whether a potential change in control transaction is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders, without having to be concerned about their future employment. These agreements also help ensure the continued services of our executive officers throughout the change in control transaction by giving them incentives to remain with us. The Compensation Committee reviewed prevalent market practices in determining the severance amounts and


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the basis for selecting events triggering payments under the agreements. The Compensation Committee also considered the benefit of the releases of claims that we would receive in exchange from the executive prior to the receipt of severance amounts.
 
In fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee asked PMP, its compensation consultant, to review our severance, retention and change in control arrangements. PMP advised the Compensation Committee that our arrangements were consistent with market practice among its 2007 Peer Group. See ‘‘— Retention, Employment and Other Agreements” below for additional information about these agreements.
 
In addition, under our 2006 Stock Option Plan, in the event of a change in control, all of our employees, including our Named Executive Officers (except Mr. Fishman), would have one-half of the shares of common stock subject to their then outstanding unvested options accelerate and become immediately exercisable. The remaining one-half of the unvested options would continue to vest in accordance with the original vesting schedules, provided that any remaining unvested options would vest and become exercisable if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the change in control, the employee is terminated without “cause” or for “good reason” (as defined in the plan). Under Mr. Fishman’s employment agreement, all of his unvested outstanding stock options would become fully vested and exercisable in full at the time of any termination by the Company without cause or by Mr. Fishman for good reason, each as defined in the agreement. We have provided more detailed information about these benefits, along with estimates of their value under various circumstances, under the caption “— Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below.
 
Stock Option Grant Date Policy
 
We will not time or select the grant dates of any stock options or stock-based awards in coordination with our release of material non-public information, nor will we have any program, plan or practice to do so. The Compensation Committee has adopted the following specific policies regarding the grant dates of stock options and stock-based awards, which we refer to as awards, for our executive officers and employees:
 
  •  New Hire Grants:  The grant date of all awards to newly hired executive officers and employees is the 15th day of the month after the date on which the individual commences employment with us (or the next succeeding business day that the NYSE is open). The exercise price of all new hire awards equals the closing price of our common stock on the grant date.
 
  •  Annual Grants:  The Compensation Committee approves the annual award grants to our executive officers and employees at one or more meetings held after we file our Annual Report on Form 10-K and before December 31. The grant date of all annual awards is the 2nd business day following January 1 that the NYSE is open. The Compensation Committee has decided to fix the grant date of the annual awards in early January because it follows the conclusion of both our worldwide annual employee compensation review process and the December holiday season and thereby allows us to complete in a timely and efficient manner the numerous administrative and accounting requirements associated with the annual awards. The exercise price of all annual awards equals the closing price of our common stock on the grant date.
 
  •  Other Grants:  All other awards granted to existing executive officers and employees throughout the year (“off-cycle awards”) have a grant date of either: (1) the 15th day of the month (or the next succeeding business day that the NYSE is open) in which the award is approved, if the approval occurs before the 15th, or (2) the 15th day of the following month (or the next succeeding business day that the NYSE is open), if the approval occurs after the 15th day of the month. The exercise price of all off-cycle awards equals the closing price of our common stock on the grant date.
 
  •  Blackout Periods:  We do not grant off-cycle awards to our executive officers during the quarterly and annual blackout periods under our insider trading policy. The quarterly and annual blackout periods begin three weeks before the end of each fiscal quarter and end on the third business day after we announce our quarterly earnings.


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Tax and Accounting Considerations
 
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for certain compensation in excess of $1 million paid to the company’s Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers whose compensation is required to be disclosed to our shareholders under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 by reason of being among our most highly compensated officers (excluding the Chief Financial Officer). Certain compensation, including qualified performance-based compensation, will not be subject to the deduction limit if certain requirements are met. The Compensation Committee reviews the potential effect of Section 162(m) periodically and generally seeks to structure the long-term incentive compensation granted to our executive officers, except cash bonus awards, in a manner that is intended to avoid the disallowance of deductions under Section 162(m). Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that compensation attributable to awards granted under our plans will be treated as qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m). In addition, the Compensation Committee reserves the right to use its judgment to authorize compensation payments that may be subject to the limit when the Compensation Committee believes such payments are appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, after taking into consideration changing business conditions and the performance of its employees.
 
Our Named Executive Officers also have change in control employee retention agreements which contain provisions regarding Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, they are eligible to participate in our Deferred Compensation Plan, which contains provisions regarding Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. See “— Retention, Employment and Other Agreements” below for additional information about these arrangements.
 
We expense in our financial statements the compensation that we pay to our executive officers, as required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As one of many factors, the Compensation Committee considers the financial statement impact in determining the amount of, and allocation among the elements of, compensation. We account for stock-based compensation under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and all predecessor plans in accordance with the requirements of SFAS 123R.


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Summary Compensation
 
The following table contains certain information about the compensation that our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and three other most highly compensated executive officers earned in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007. We refer to these executive officers collectively as our Named Executive Officers.
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
                                                                 
                                  Change in
             
                                  Pension
             
                                  Value and
             
                            Non-Equity
    Non-Qualified
             
                            Incentive
    Deferred
             
                      Option
    Plan
    Compensation
    All Other
       
Name and
  Fiscal
    Salary
    Bonus
    Awards
    Compensation
    Earnings
    Compensation
    Total
 
Principal Position
  Year     $(1)     ($)     ($)(2)     ($)(3)     ($)(4)(5)     ($)     ($)  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
    2008       930,935             2,147,315       1,812,030             3,715,294 (6)(8)     8,605,574  
President and Chief Executive Officer
    2007       948,838             3,992,884       1,317,632             5,089,642 (6)(8)     11,348,996  
Joseph E. McDonough*
    2008       407,357 (9)           682,555       372,487             32,589 (6)     1,494,988  
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
    2007       386,019             959,323       250,830             30,882 (6)     1,627,054  
Robert R. Marshall
    2008       394,748             529,223       359,900             137,175 (7)     1,421,046  
Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing
    2007       378,688             762,534       241,242             132,881 (7)     1,515,345  
Robert P. McAdam
    2008       394,748             506,013       359,900             129,826 (7)     1,390,487  
Vice President and General Manager, Analog Semiconductor Components
    2007       378,688             738,878       241,242             130,093 (7)     1,488,901  
Vincent T. Roche
    2008       383,484             589,309       350,218       2,963       31,679 (6)     1,357,653  
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
    2007       358,562             753,828       232,895       2,294       28,685 (6)     1,376,264  
 
 
Mr. McDonough retired as our Chief Financial Officer effective January 12, 2009 and on that same date, David A. Zinsner became our Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
 
(1) Represents amount earned in fiscal years 2008 and 2007, respectively. Fiscal 2008 was a 52-week fiscal year. Fiscal 2007 was a 53-week fiscal year. With respect to Messrs. Marshall and McAdam, salaries are denominated in U.S. dollars but are paid monthly in Euros. The Euro equivalent is calculated by using the prior month’s average exchange rate.
 
(2) With the exception of ignoring the impact of the forfeiture rate, these amounts represent the dollar amount recognized by us in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, respectively, for financial reporting purposes, in accordance with SFAS 123R, related to grants of options to each listed officer, which may include amounts related to grants made in years prior to fiscal 2008. These amounts do not represent the actual amounts paid to or realized by the Named Executive Officer during fiscal years 2008 or 2007. The SFAS 123R value as of the grant date for stock options is recognized over the number of days of service required for the grant to become vested.


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The following table includes the assumptions used to calculate the compensation expense reported for fiscal years 2008 and 2007 on a grant by grant basis.
 
                                                                         
                      Assumptions              
          Shares
    Exercise
          Expected
    Risk-Free
    Dividend
    2007
    2008
 
    Grant
    Granted
    Price
    Volatility
    Life
    Interest
    Yield
    Expense
    Expense
 
Name
  Date     (#)     ($)     (%)     (Years)     Rate (%)     (%)     ($)     ($)  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
    1/22/2002       530,000       41.05       69.940       5.22       4.189       0       230,700        
      9/24/2002       500,000       19.89       71.020       5.22       2.695       0       278,387        
      12/10/2003       400,000       45.27       69.315       5.76       3.480       0.350       1,847,877       867,608  
      12/07/2004       400,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       1,144,526       689,385  
      1/04/2007       250,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       491,394       590,322  
Joseph E. McDonough     1/22/2002       80,000       41.05       69.940       5.22       4.189       0       34,823        
      9/24/2002       80,000       19.89       71.020       5.22       2.695       0       44,542        
      12/10/2003       65,000       45.27       69.315       5.76       3.480       0.350       300,280       140,986  
      12/07/2004       65,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       185,986       112,025  
      12/06/2005       50,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       197,134       193,415  
      1/04/2007       50,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       196,558       236,129  
Robert R. Marshall
    1/22/2002       80,000       41.05       69.940       5.22       4.189       0       34,823        
      9/24/2002       80,000       19.89       71.020       5.22       2.695       0       44,542        
      12/10/2003       65,000       45.27       69.315       5.76       3.480       0.350       300,280       140,986  
      12/07/2004       65,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       185,986       112,025  
      12/06/2005       50,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       118,280       116,049  
      1/04/2007       50,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       78,623       94,452  
      1/03/2008       50,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       N/A       65,711  
Robert P. McAdam
    1/22/2002       80,000       41.05       69.940       5.22       4.189       0       34,823        
      9/24/2002       80,000       19.89       71.020       5.22       2.695       0       44,542        
      12/10/2003       65,000       45.27       69.315       5.76       3.480       0.350       300,280       140,986  
      12/07/2004       65,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       185,986       112,025  
      12/06/2005       40,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       94,624       92,839  
      1/04/2007       50,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       78,623       94,452  
      1/03/2008       50,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       N/A       65,711  
Vincent T. Roche
    1/22/2002       60,000       41.05       69.940       5.22       4.189       0       26,117        
      9/24/2002       80,000       19.89       71.020       5.22       2.695       0       44,542        
      12/10/2003       65,000       45.27       69.315       5.76       3.480       0.350       300,280       140,986  
      12/07/2004       65,000       37.70       27.040       5.00       3.600       0.637       185,986       112,025  
      12/06/2005       50,000       39.44       28.640       5.00       4.420       1.217       118,280       116,049  
      1/04/2007       50,000       33.41       30.496       5.10       4.610       2.155       78,623       94,452  
      1/03/2008       80,000       29.91       32.160       5.10       3.260       2.407       N/A       125,797  
 
For a more detailed description of the assumptions used for purposes of determining grant date fair value, see Note 3 to the Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Stock-Based Compensation,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 1, 2008.
 
(3) We paid these amounts pursuant to the terms of our 2008 Executive Bonus Plan, and we based all of the bonus payments on our operating profits before tax. Messrs. Marshall’s and McAdam’s amounts above are denominated in U.S. dollars, but we pay them in Euros. We calculate the Euro equivalent by using the prior month’s average exchange rate for each of the three months within the quarter in which the bonus is earned. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above for a discussion of how these amounts were determined under this plan.
 
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Roche of $102,628, $66,552 and $25,933, respectively. Their pensions are denominated in Euros. We calculated the U.S. Dollar amount for fiscal 2008 using the exchange rate as of November 1, 2008, or 0.7854 Euro per U.S. dollar and for fiscal 2007 using the exchange rate as of November 3, 2007, or 0.6941 Euro per U.S. dollar.
 
(5) Mr. Roche’s amount above represents the above-market or preferential earnings on compensation that is deferred on a basis that is not tax-qualified, including such earnings on nonqualified defined contribution plans. The amounts reflect only the interest earned in excess of the interest that would have been earned at a rate equal to 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate, under the fixed-rate investment option on account balances under our Deferred Compensation Plan. SEC regulations consider the “market rate” to be 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate, or AFR. We calculated the earnings credited to participants electing the fixed-rate investment option for fiscal 2008 using an average rate of 6.58% and 120% of the AFR was 5.71% and for fiscal 2007 using an average rate of 6.43% and 120% of the AFR was 5.66%. The total amount of interest credited to Mr. Roche’s deferred compensation account in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 was $28,799 and $25,640, respectively. See “— Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation” below.
 
(6) With respect to Messrs. Fishman, McDonough and Roche, these amounts reflect pro-rated amounts that we contributed or accrued with respect to each fiscal year under our retirement arrangements, each of which is calendar-year based, including amounts contributed to the accounts of each of these participants under The Investment Partnership Plan of Analog Devices based on annual compensation up to the applicable compensation limit under this plan, plus additional amounts based on annual compensation in excess of this limit that was either contributed to the participant’s account under our Deferred Compensation Plan or paid directly to the executive officer. Amounts in fiscal 2008 for Mr. Roche include $1,000 that we contributed to his healthcare savings account. Amounts in fiscal 2008 for Mr. Fishman also include $9,785 for tax planning services and $6,976 for estate planning services, including $6,998 for reimbursement of taxes assessed with respect to these amounts. In fiscal 2007, amounts for Mr. Fishman also include $6,009 paid to Mr. Fishman in connection with our Employee Service Award Program and $7,725 for tax planning services, including $3,225 for reimbursement of taxes with respect to those amounts.
 
(7) The amounts for Messrs. Marshall and McAdam in fiscal 2008 include $98,345 and $98,270, respectively, which we contributed under our retirement arrangements including the Analog Devices B.V. Executive Pension Plan and the ADBV Executive Investment Partnership Plan. For fiscal 2007, the amounts include $97,988 and $97,869 for Mr. Marshall and Mr. McAdam, respectively, contributed by us under our retirement arrangements including the Analog Devices B.V. Executive Pension Plan and the ADBV Executive Investment Partnership Plan. These amounts also include $38,830 and $34,893 for Mr. Marshall and $31,556 and $32,223 for Mr. McAdam for fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively, for repairs, gas, tax and insurance related to their use of Company-owned automobiles. These automobile costs are incurred in Euros. The U.S. dollar equivalent reflected in the table above is calculated by using the average yearly exchange rate, or 0.6700 Euro per U.S. dollar for fiscal 2008 and 0.7426 Euro Per U.S. dollar for fiscal 2007.
 
(8) These amounts include $3,624,058 and $5,000,000 in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, respectively, that is payable to Mr. Fishman under his 2007 retention agreement if he remains employed by the Company through November 14, 2010. See ‘‘— Retention, Employment and Other Agreements” below.
 
(9) While Mr. McDonough’s base salary rate of $423,651 was not increased during 2008, the amounts reflected in this column for Mr. McDonough reflect the fact that Mr. McDonough was on a reduced schedule during a portion of both 2007 and 2008.


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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2008
 
The following table presents information on plan-based awards in fiscal 2008 to the officers named in the Summary Compensation Table:
 
                                                                 
                                  All Other
          Grant
 
                                  Option
          Date
 
                                  Awards:
    Exercise
    Fair Value
 
                                  Number of
    Price of
    of Stock
 
                Estimated Possible Payouts Under
    Securities
    Option
    and
 
                Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)     Underlying
    Award
    Option
 
    Grant
    Approval
    Threshold
    Target
    Maximum
    Options
    ($ Per
    Awards
 
Name
  Date(2)     Date     ($)     ($)     ($)     (#)(3)     Share)(4)     ($)(5)  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
    N/A               0       1,489,496       4,468,488                          
Joseph E. McDonough
    N/A               0       305,518       1,191,519                          
Robert R. Marshall
    N/A               0       296,061       1,154,636                          
      1/03/2008       12/20/2007                               50,000       29.91       395,785  
Robert P. McAdam
    N/A               0       296,061       1,154,636                          
      1/03/2008       12/20/2007                               50,000       29.91       395,785  
Vincent T. Roche
    N/A               0       287,613       1,121,691                          
      1/03/2008       12/20/2007                               80,000       29.91       633,256  
 
 
(1) The amounts shown in the threshold, target and maximum columns reflect the minimum, target and maximum amounts payable under our 2008 Executive Bonus Plan, respectively. The actual amounts we paid are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table and were as follows:
 
         
    Actual Payout under
 
    Non-Equity Incentive
 
Name
  Plans for Fiscal Year 2008  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
  $ 1,812,030  
Joseph E. McDonough
  $ 372,487  
Robert R. Marshall
  $ 359,900  
Robert P. McAdam
  $ 359,900  
Vincent T. Roche
  $ 350,218  
 
See “— Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above for a discussion of how these amounts were determined under our 2008 Executive Bonus Plan.
 
(2) Under our stock option grant date policy, the grant date of our annual equity awards is the second business day following January 1 that the NYSE is open.
 
(3) Represents options granted pursuant to our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan on January 3, 2008. These options become exercisable, so long as the executive continues to be employed with us, in five equal installments, on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.
 
(4) The exercise price per share is equal to the closing price per share of our common stock on the date of grant.
 
(5) The grant date fair value of each of these options was $7.9157 per share and was computed using a Black-Scholes valuation methodology pursuant to SFAS 123R. We estimated the grant date fair value of these options using the following assumptions: 3.260% risk free interest rate; 2.407% dividend yield; 32.160% expected volatility; and a 5.1-year expected life. The grant date fair value is generally the amount that we would expense in our financial statements over the award’s service period, but does not include a reduction for forfeitures.


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After the end of fiscal 2008, on January 5, 2009, we granted the following stock options to our officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, in each case at an exercise price of $19.57 per share:
 
         
    Number of Shares
 
    Underlying
 
Name
  Options Granted  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
     
Joseph E. McDonough
     
Robert R. Marshall
    75,000  
Robert P. McAdam
    75,000  
Vincent T. Roche
    90,000  
 
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2008
 
The following table provides information with respect to outstanding stock options held by the officers named in the Summary Compensation Table as of November 1, 2008:
 
                                 
    Number of
    Number of
             
    Securities
    Securities
             
    Underlying
    Underlying
    Option
       
    Unexercised
    Unexercised
    Exercise
    Option
 
    Options (#)
    Options (#)
    Price
    Expiration
 
Name
  Exercisable     Unexercisable(1)     ($)     Date(3)  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
    600,000             28.97 (2)     12/30/2009  
      600,000             44.50       12/10/2010  
      13,964             48.27 (2)     07/18/2011  
      530,000             41.05       01/22/2012  
      500,000             19.89       09/24/2012  
      266,666       133,334       45.27       12/10/2013  
      133,333       266,667       37.70       12/07/2014  
      62,500       187,500       33.41       01/04/2017  
Joseph E. McDonough
    110,000             28.75       12/30/2009  
      90,000             44.50       12/10/2010  
      545             45.90       06/01/2011  
      6,052             39.06       07/18/2011  
      80,000             41.05       01/22/2012  
      40,000             19.89       09/24/2012  
      43,333       21,667       45.27       12/10/2013  
      21,666       43,334       37.70       12/07/2014  
      20,000       30,000       39.44       12/06/2015  
      25,000       25,000       33.41       01/04/2017  
Robert R. Marshall
    70,000             28.75       12/30/2009  
      90,000             44.50       12/10/2010  
      545             45.90       06/01/2011  
      4,725             39.06       07/18/2011  
      80,000             41.05       01/22/2012  
      683             36.62       05/31/2012  
      40,000             19.89       09/24/2012  
      382             37.38       06/02/2013  
      43,333       21,667       45.27       12/10/2013  
      517             48.41       06/01/2014  
      21,666       43,334       37.70       12/07/2014  
      675             37.04       06/01/2015  
      20,000       30,000       39.44       12/06/2015  
      10,000       40,000       33.41       01/04/2017  
            50,000       29.91       01/03/2018  


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    Number of
    Number of
             
    Securities
    Securities
             
    Underlying
    Underlying
    Option
       
    Unexercised
    Unexercised
    Exercise
    Option
 
    Options (#)
    Options (#)
    Price
    Expiration
 
Name
  Exercisable     Unexercisable(1)     ($)     Date(3)  
 
Robert P. McAdam
    110,000             28.75       12/30/2009  
      90,000             44.50       12/10/2010  
      545             45.90       06/01/2011  
      4,725             39.06       07/18/2011  
      80,000             41.05       01/22/2012  
      683             36.62       05/31/2012  
      80,000             19.89       09/24/2012  
      278             37.38       06/02/2013  
      43,333       21,667       45.27       12/10/2013  
      517             48.41       06/01/2014  
      21,666       43,334       37.70       12/07/2014  
      675             37.04       06/01/2015  
      16,000       24,000       39.44       12/06/2015  
      10,000       40,000       33.41       01/04/2017  
            50,000       29.91       01/03/2018  
Vincent T. Roche
    55,000             28.75       12/30/2009  
      40,000             44.50       12/10/2010  
      30,000             32.78       04/02/2011  
      534             45.90       06/01/2011  
      3,672             39.06       07/18/2011  
      60,000             41.05       01/22/2012  
      669             36.62       05/31/2012  
      60,000             19.89       09/24/2012  
      656             37.38       06/02/2013  
      43,333       21,667       45.27       12/10/2013  
      517             48.41       06/01/2014  
      21,666       43,334       37.70       12/07/2014  
      675             37.04       06/01/2015  
      20,000       30,000       39.44       12/06/2015  
      10,000       40,000       33.41       01/04/2017  
            80,000       29.91       01/03/2018  
 
 
(1) The remaining unexercised options held by these officers vest, subject to continued employment, as follows:
 

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          Jerald G.
    Joseph E.
    Robert R.
    Robert P.
    Vincent T.
 
Grant Date
  Vest Date     Fishman     McDonough     Marshall     McAdam     Roche  
 
12/10/2003
    12/10/2008       133,334       21,667       21,667       21,667       21,667  
12/07/2004
    12/07/2008       133,333       21,667       21,667       21,667       21,667  
      12/07/2009       133,334       21,667       21,667       21,667       21,667  
12/06/2005
    12/06/2008             30,000       10,000       8,000       10,000  
      12/06/2009                   10,000       8,000       10,000  
      12/06/2010                   10,000       8,000       10,000  
01/04/2007
    01/04/2009       62,500       25,000       10,000       10,000       10,000  
      01/04/2010       62,500             10,000       10,000       10,000  
      01/04/2011       62,500             10,000       10,000       10,000  
      01/04/2012                   10,000       10,000       10,000  
01/03/2008
    01/03/2009                   10,000       10,000       16,000  
      01/03/2010                   10,000       10,000       16,000  
      01/03/2011                   10,000       10,000       16,000  
      01/03/2012                   10,000       10,000       16,000  
      01/03/2013                   10,000       10,000       16,000  
 
(2) On June 13, 2008, 600,000 options granted to Mr. Fishman on November 30, 1999 at an exercise price per share of $28.75 were amended to adjust the exercise price per share to $28.97. On June 13, 2008, 13,964 options granted to Mr. Fishman on July 18, 2001 at an exercise price per share of $39.06 were amended to adjust the exercise price per share to $48.27.
 
(3) The expiration date of each award is ten years after its grant date.
 
Option Exercises During Fiscal 2008
 
The following table contains information about the exercise of stock options during the fiscal year ended November 1, 2008 by each of our officers named in the Summary Compensation Table:
 
                 
    Option Awards  
    Number of Shares
    Value Realized
 
    Acquired
    Upon Exercise
 
Name
  Upon Exercise (#)     ($)(1)  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
    600,000       14,502,000  
Joseph E. McDonough
    40,000       614,164  
Robert R. Marshall
           
Robert P. McAdam
    140,000       2,891,250  
Vincent T. Roche
           
 
 
(1) Value represents the difference between the closing price per share of our common stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price per share of that award, multiplied by the number of shares acquired on exercise.
 
Pension Benefits
 
The Analog Devices B.V. Executive Pension Plan is a defined-benefit pension plan covering all executive employees of our Irish subsidiaries, including Messrs. Marshall and McAdam. Mr. Roche previously worked for Analog Devices B.V., our Irish subsidiary, and has accumulated a benefit under this plan. He is currently a U.S. employee and therefore is not an active member of the plan. This plan is consistent with defined-benefit

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pension plans commonly offered in Ireland and, because our Irish executives are not eligible to participate in our U.S.-based 401(k) plan, we make this comparable plan available to them.
 
A participant in this pension plan will be entitled to receive an annual pension equal to the sum of 1/60th of the participant’s “final pensionable salary,” multiplied by the number of years of “pensionable service” with us. “Final pensionable salary” is the annual average of the three highest consecutive “pensionable salaries” during the 10 years preceding the normal retirement date or the termination date, if earlier. “Pensionable salary” at any date is the salary on that date less an amount equal to one and one-half times the State Pension payable under the Social Welfare Acts in Ireland. “Pensionable service” is the period of service of the participant with us up to the earliest to occur of the following: the normal retirement date, the date of the participant’s retirement or the date on which the participant’s service with us terminates. The normal retirement date under the pension plan is the last day of the month in which a participant attains his or her 65th birthday.
 
As part of their employment arrangements with us, Messrs. Marshall and McAdam will be, if they were to retire at age 60, entitled to have their pension benefits increased to two-thirds of final pensionable salary. However, their benefits under the pension plan will be pro rated based on their years of service with us if they retire before age 60. Compensation covered under this pension plan includes the salaries shown in the Summary Compensation Table above.
 
The following table sets forth the estimated present value of accumulated pension benefits for the officers named in the Summary Compensation Table as of November 1, 2008:
 
                     
        Number of Years
    Present Value of
 
        Credited Service
    Accumulated Benefit
 
Name
 
Plan Name
  (#)(1)     ($)(2)(3)  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
  N/A     N/A       N/A  
Joseph E. McDonough
  N/A     N/A       N/A  
Robert R. Marshall
  The Analog Devices B.V.
Executive Pension Plan
    33       1,743,565  
Robert P. McAdam
  The Analog Devices B.V.
Executive Pension Plan
    36       2,341,761  
Vincent T. Roche
  The Analog Devices B.V.
Executive Pension Plan
    5       128,733  
 
 
(1) The number of credited years of service is greater than the amount of actual years of service for Messrs. Marshall and McAdam by 8 years and 12 years, respectively. The additional years of service represent the prorated amount of additional service years they will be granted once they reach age 60 and are entitled to receive full benefits under the plan. The number of credited years of service is equal to the amount of actual years of service for Mr. Roche.
 
(2) The present value of accumulated benefit for each of Messrs. Marshall, McAdam and Roche is 1,369,396 Euro, 1,839,219 Euro and 101,107 Euro, respectively. We calculated the U.S. Dollar amount reflected in the table using the exchange rate as of November 1, 2008, or 0.7854 Euro per U.S. dollar.
 
(3) The assumptions and valuation methods that we used to calculate the present value of the accumulated pension benefits shown are the same as those that we use for financial reporting purposes. The calculations use a discount rate of 6.50%, a standard mortality table that assumes male members live approximately 23 years after the assumed retirement age and female members live approximately 26 years after the assumed retirement age, inflation of 2.50%, a normal retirement age of 60, and salary increases of 3.5% per annum.
 
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
 
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includes salary, bonus, director fees and Company matching contributions. Before January 1, 2005, participants could also defer gains on stock options and restricted stock that were granted before July 23, 1997. We have operated the DCP in a manner we believe is consistent with Internal Revenue Service guidance regarding nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
 
Each year, we credit each participant’s account with earnings on the deferred amounts. These earnings represent the amounts that the participant would have earned if the deferred amounts had been invested in one or more of the various investment options selected by the participant. Participants have elected to invest most of their DCP balances in a fixed-rate investment option that provides for a return based on the Moody’s Baa index. We calculated the earnings credited to participants electing the fixed-rate investment option for fiscal 2008 using an average interest rate of 6.58%. Effective January 1, 2009, we discontinued offering the Moody’s Baa index as an investment alternative under the DCP.
 
Under the terms of the DCP, only the payment of the compensation earned is deferred; we do not defer the expense in our financial statements related to the participant’s deferred compensation and investment earnings. We charge the salary, bonuses, director fees and investment earnings on deferred balances to our income statement as an expense in the period in which the participant earned the compensation. Our balance sheet includes separate line items for the Deferred Compensation Plan Investments and Deferred Compensation Plan Liabilities.
 
We hold DCP assets in a separate Rabbi trust segregated from other assets. To the extent possible, we invest in the same investment alternatives that the DCP participants select for their DCP balances. As a result, a small portion of these assets are invested in mutual funds. Since most participants have selected a fixed-rate investment option, the remaining portion of these assets are invested in high-quality, short-term interest-bearing instruments.
 
Participants whose employment with us terminates due to retirement after reaching age 62, disability or death will be paid their DCP balance in either a lump sum or in installments over ten or fewer years, based on the elections they have made. Participants who terminate their employment with us for any other reason will receive payment of their DCP balance in the form of a lump sum upon their termination of employment.
 
Messrs. Fishman, McDonough, Marshall and McAdam do not participate in the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The following table shows the non-qualified deferred compensation activity for Mr. Roche during fiscal 2008:
 
                                         
                Aggregate
          Aggregate
 
    Executive
    Analog Devices
    Earnings in
    Aggregate
    Balance at Last
 
    Contributions in
    Contributions in
    Last Fiscal
    Withdrawals/
    Fiscal Year
 
    Last Fiscal Year
    Last Fiscal Year
    Year
    Distributions
    End
 
Name
  ($)(1)     ($)(2)     ($)(3)     ($)     ($)  
 
Vincent T. Roche
    16,392       1,312       28,799             478,961  
 
 
(1) These amounts are included in the Summary Compensation Table above in the “Salary” and “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” columns.
 
(2) These amounts are included in the Summary Compensation Table above in the “All Other Compensation” column.
 
(3) In accordance with SEC regulations, we have reported only a portion of these amounts in the Summary Compensation Table in the “Change in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column. We calculated the earnings credited to the accounts of participants electing the fixed-rate investment option for fiscal 2008 using an average interest rate of 6.58%.


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Retention, Employment and Other Agreements
 
We enter into change in control employee retention agreements with each of our executive officers and other key employees. These agreements provide for severance benefits if any of the following occurs:
 
  •  within 24 months after a change in control (as defined in each agreement) that was approved by our Board of Directors, we terminate the employee’s employment with us for a reason other than “cause” (as defined in the agreement) or the employee’s death or disability;
 
  •  within 24 months after a change in control that was approved by our Board of Directors, the employee terminates his or her employment for “good reason” (as defined in the agreement); or
 
  •  within 12 months after a change in control that was not approved by our Board of Directors, we terminate the employee’s employment with us for a reason other than “cause” (as defined in the agreement) or the employee’s death or disability.
 
For purposes of our change in control employee retention agreements, a “change in control” occurs when:
 
  •  any person becomes the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the combined voting power of our outstanding securities;
 
  •  our shareholders approve specified mergers of the Company with another entity; or
 
  •  our shareholders approve a plan of liquidation or sale of all, or substantially all, of the Company’s assets.
 
These agreements provide for the following severance benefits in the event of termination following a change in control approved by the Board:
 
  •  a lump-sum payment equal to 200% (299% in the case of certain employees who are parties to the agreements, including each of our Named Executive Officers) of the sum of the employee’s annual base salary plus the total cash bonuses paid or awarded to him or her in the four fiscal quarters preceding his or her termination; and
 
  •  the continuation of life, disability, dental, accident and group health insurance benefits for a period of 24 months.
 
In addition, if payments to the employee under his or her agreement (together with any other payments or benefits, including the accelerated vesting of stock options or restricted stock awards that the employee receives in connection with a change in control) would trigger the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the change in control employee retention agreements provide for the payment of an additional amount so that the employee receives, net of excise taxes, the amount he or she would have been entitled to receive in the absence of the excise tax provided in Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Each agreement provides that, in the event of a potential change in control (as defined in each agreement), the employee will not voluntarily resign as an employee, subject to certain conditions, for at least six months after the potential change in control occurs. The Compensation Committee annually reviews these agreements, and the agreements automatically renew each year unless we give the employee three months’ notice that his or her agreement will not be extended.
 
For other employees and senior management who are not parties to change in control employee retention agreements, we have change in control policies in place that provide for lump-sum severance payments, based on length of service with us, if the employee’s employment terminates under certain circumstances within 18 months after a change in control (as defined in these policies). Severance payments range from a minimum of 2 weeks of annual base salary (for hourly employees with less than 5 years of service) to a maximum of 104 weeks of base salary. In addition to this payment, senior management employees with at least 21 years of service would receive an amount equal to the total cash bonuses paid or awarded to the employee in the four fiscal quarters preceding termination. In addition to the agreements and policies described above, some of our stock option and restricted stock awards provide that the option or award will immediately vest in part or in


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full upon any change in control of Analog Devices. See “— Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” below.
 
On November 14, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with Jerald G. Fishman. Under his employment agreement, as amended, we agreed to continue to employ Mr. Fishman, and Mr. Fishman has agreed to continue to serve, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Analog Devices for a term of five years at an annual base salary of $930,935, subject to potential increase by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Fishman is entitled to annual bonuses and, until we entered into the 2007 long-term retention agreement described below, annual equity incentive awards as determined by the Compensation Committee. The employment agreement also contains non-competition covenants in favor of Analog Devices during Mr. Fishman’s employment and for two years thereafter. The employment agreement provides for severance benefits if we terminate Mr. Fishman’s employment without “cause” or if Mr. Fishman terminates his employment for “good reason,” as each of those terms is defined in his employment agreement in each case after a change in control. These benefits will be paid, following a change in control, only if they are greater than the severance benefits provided under his change in control employee retention agreement. The severance benefits provided under the employment agreement are a lump-sum payment equal to:
 
  •  Mr. Fishman’s base salary at the time of termination plus his target annual bonus (which is the agreed upon percentage of his base salary) for the fiscal year in which termination occurs, multiplied by
 
  •  a number equal to the lesser of (a) three or (b) the number of full years (plus a fraction representing any partial year) remaining in the employment period immediately before his termination.
 
Mr. Fishman’s employment agreement also provides that if his employment with us is terminated without “cause” or if he resigns for “good reason,” all then unvested outstanding stock options to purchase common stock of Analog Devices held by Mr. Fishman would become fully vested and exercisable in full.
 
Pursuant to Mr. Fishman’s employment agreement, we and Mr. Fishman entered into a long-term retention agreement on October 22, 2007, or the 2007 retention agreement. Our Compensation Committee designed the agreement to retain Mr. Fishman as our Chief Executive Officer at least through November 14, 2010, or the retention period, which our Board believes is in the best interests of our Company. The 2007 retention agreement provides for annual performance-based cash incentives and is designed to closely align the amounts that Mr. Fishman may earn under that agreement with our performance during the retention period.
 
The incentives provided in his 2007 retention agreement are in lieu of any additional equity grants to Mr. Fishman during the retention period.
 
Mr. Fishman’s 2007 retention agreement provides that, so long as his employment with us does not terminate before the end of the retention period, we will credit to an account established for Mr. Fishman under our Deferred Compensation Plan an amount equal to $5,000,000 plus the sum of the following: for each of fiscal 2008, fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010, an amount equal to the annual bonus earned by Mr. Fishman under our executive bonus plan with respect to such fiscal year, in each case multiplied by two. The maximum amount that will be credited for any particular fiscal year (after applying the multiplier of two) is $5,000,000. No amounts will be paid to Mr. Fishman under this agreement unless he is still employed by us on November 14, 2010.
 
Our Compensation Committee approves our executive bonus plan for each fiscal year and establishes, in its sole discretion, the specific metrics applicable to the calculation of Mr. Fishman’s annual bonus, which may vary from year to year. Mr. Fishman’s annual bonus target percentage under the executive bonus plan for each fiscal year in the retention period is 160% of his then annual base salary.
 
If, before November 14, 2010, we terminate Mr. Fishman’s employment without “cause” (as defined in his employment agreement), Mr. Fishman terminates his employment for “good reason” (as defined in his employment agreement), or Mr. Fishman’s employment terminates under circumstances that give rise to severance payments under his change in control employee retention agreement, then we will credit to an account established for Mr. Fishman under our Deferred Compensation Plan an amount (determined in accordance with his 2007 retention agreement) that is equal to the amount that would have been credited if he


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had remained employed through the end of the retention period and earned annual target bonuses. If his employment terminates due to death or disability, Mr. Fishman will be entitled to a pro rata portion of the bonus accrued under the 2007 retention agreement through the end of the year in which his death or disability occurs. These amounts will not be paid to Mr. Fishman if he receives the severance benefits provided under his employment agreement.
 
Retention amounts payable under his 2007 retention agreement do not accrue any investment earnings or interest until we credit the retention amounts to an account established for Mr. Fishman under our Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts credited to the account for Mr. Fishman will be paid to him after his employment with us terminates, according to the terms of our Deferred Compensation Plan, described above.
 
If payments to Mr. Fishman under his 2007 retention agreement would trigger the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, then we will pay to Mr. Fishman an additional amount such that the net amount Mr. Fishman retains after paying any excise tax and any federal, state or local income or FICA taxes on such additional amounts will be equal to the amount he would have received if the taxes paid pursuant to Sections 280G and 4999 were not applicable.
 
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
 
Payments upon a change in control for each officer named in the Summary Compensation Table, with the exception of Mr. Fishman, are calculated based upon the change-in-control employee retention agreements described above under ‘‘— Retention, Employment and Other Agreements.”
 
Upon a change in control approved by the Board, if we terminate an executive officer’s employment for cause or if the executive officer terminates his or her employment other than for good reason, then the executive officer will receive his or her full base salary and all other compensation through the date of termination at the rate in effect at the time that the termination notice is given and we will have no further obligations to the executive officer. When the employment of an executive officer (other than Mr. Fishman) terminates in a situation that does not involve a change in control, the officer is entitled to receive the same benefits as any other terminating employee. This applies regardless of the reason for termination.
 
We calculate payments upon a change in control for Mr. Fishman based upon his employment and retention agreements described above, under “— Retention, Employment and Other Agreements.” If, before November 14, 2010, we terminate Mr. Fishman’s employment for cause or Mr. Fishman terminates his employment voluntarily in a situation that does not involve a change of control, then Mr. Fishman would receive his full base salary and all other compensation through the date of termination at the rate in effect at the time that the termination notice is given and we will have no further obligations to him.
 
The following table quantifies the amount that would be payable to officers named in the Summary Compensation Table upon termination of their employment under circumstances other than those described above. The amounts shown assume that the terminations were effective on the last day of our fiscal year, or November 1, 2008. The table does not include the accumulated benefit under The Analog Devices B.V. Executive Pension Plan or our Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan that would be paid to the officers named in the Summary Compensation Table described above under “Pension Benefits” and “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan,” except to the extent that the officer is entitled to an additional benefit as a result of the termination. In addition, the table does not include the value of vested but unexercised stock


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options as of November 1, 2008. The actual amounts that would be paid out can only be determined at the time of the executive officer’s termination of employment.
 
                                                                         
          Termination
       
          by us without
       
          Cause or by
       
          the Named
       
          Executive
       
    Termination by us without Cause or by the Named Executive Officer with Good
    Officer with
       
    Reason Following a Change in Control(1)     Good Reason     Termination by Death(2)  
    Joseph E.
    Robert R.
    Robert P.
    Vincent T.
    Jerald G.
    Jerald G.
    Jerald G.
    Robert R.
    Robert P.
 
    McDonough     Marshall     McAdam     Roche     Fishman     Fishman     Fishman     Marshall     McAdam  
 
Cash Severance
  $ 1,217,997 (3)   $ 1,180,297 (3)   $ 1,180,297 (3)   $ 1,146,617 (3)   $ 2,783,496 (4)   $ 1,895,027 (5)                  
Cash Bonus
  $ 961,547 (6)   $ 985,690 (6)   $ 985,690 (6)   $ 944,658 (6)   $ 4,974,321 (4)   $ 3,032,043 (5)                  
Value of Accelerated Vesting of Stock Options(7)
                                                     
Cash Retention Payment
                          $ 14,200,502 (8)   $ 14,200,502 (8)   $ 8,242,518 (9)            
Incremental Pension Benefit(10)
                                            $ 344,805     $ 344,805  
Value of Medical and other Benefits
  $ 25,696 (11)   $ 11,622 (11)   $ 10,778 (11)   $ 25,696 (11)   $ 20,444 (12)   $ 20,444 (12)                  
Excise Tax Gross up
                                                     
Total
  $ 2,205,240     $ 2,177,609     $ 2,176,765     $ 2,116,971     $ 21,978,763     $ 19,148,016     $ 8,242,518     $ 344,805     $ 344,805  
 
 
(1) The benefits shown above are also payable if the executive officer voluntarily leaves within 12 months after a change in control that is not approved by our board of directors.
 
(2) Mr. Fishman also receives these benefits in the event of termination due to disability.
 
(3) Based upon a multiplier of 299% of the executive officer’s base salary.
 
(4) After a change in control, Mr. Fishman is eligible to receive severance amounts under his employment agreement or change in control employee retention agreement, whichever is greater. The amounts shown are based upon his change in control employee retention agreement and cash severance is based upon a multiplier of 299% of Mr. Fishman’s base salary.
 
(5) Under his employment agreement, Mr. Fishman is eligible to receive the lesser of three or the number of years remaining in the employment period of his employment agreement, which expires on November 14, 2010, multiplied by his base salary and target annual bonus.
 
(6) Based upon a multiplier of 299% of the sum of the executive officer’s total cash bonuses paid or awarded to him in the four fiscal quarters preceding his termination.
 
(7) The value of accelerated unvested options as of November 1, 2008 was zero because all options held by our Named Executive Officers were out-of-the-money. Based upon Mr. Fishman’s employment agreement, all unvested outstanding stock options become fully vested and exercisable in full at the time of any event mentioned in the above table. For all other employees (including the other Named Executive Officers), in accordance with the 1998 and 2006 Stock Option Plans, upon a change in control event, one-half of the shares of common stock subject to then outstanding unvested options would become immediately exercisable. The remaining one-half of the unvested options would continue to vest in accordance with the original vesting schedules of such options , provided that any remaining unvested options would vest and become exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the change in control, the employee is terminated without “cause” or for “good reason” (as defined in the plan). As of November 1, 2008, upon a change in control event, each Named Executive Officer would be entitled to acceleration of vesting of the following number of shares:
 
         
    Unvested Awards that
 
    Accelerate upon
 
    Change in Control
 
Name
  (#)  
 
Jerald G. Fishman
    587,501  
Joseph E. McDonough
    60,001  
Robert R. Marshall
    92,501  
Robert P. McAdam
    89,501  
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(8) Mr. Fishman is entitled to a retention payment pursuant to his 2007 long-term retention agreement, payable through our Deferred Compensation Plan, if he remains employed with us through November 14, 2010. The payment is equal to $5 million plus two times his annual bonus for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010. For these purposes, we have assumed target payouts for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 that are equal to his current target annual bonus of 160% of his base salary.
 
(9) Upon his death or disability, Mr. Fishman is entitled to receive the $5 million retention payment, plus the annual amount he earns under his 2007 long-term retention agreement for any year, beginning with fiscal 2008, before his death or disability, plus two times his annual bonus in the year of his death or disability.
 
(10) Amount represents the incremental benefit that would be granted to executives actively participating in The Analog Devices B.V. Executive Pension Plan (Messrs. Marshall and McAdam) upon death. Upon their death, executives receive a lump sum death benefit of four times their annual pensionable salary, while non-executive employees receive a lump sum death benefit of three times their annual pensionable salary. The amount reflected in the table reflects one year of their annual salary and represents the enhancement of the death benefit calculation for executives over non-executive employees. Since the pension benefit is calculated in Euros, the U.S. dollar equivalent reflected in the table above is calculated by using the exchange rate as of November 1, 2008, or 0.7854 Euro per U.S. dollar.
 
(11) Amounts include life, disability, dental, accident and group health insurance benefit continuation for 24 months after a change in control as defined in each change in control employee retention agreement (benefits per annum based on $12,848 for each of Messrs. McDonough and Roche, $5,811 for Mr. Marshall, and $5,389 for Mr. McAdam).
 
(12) Amounts include life, disability, dental, accident and group health insurance benefits for the number of years (plus a fraction representing any partial year) remaining in Mr. Fishman’s employment agreement assuming a termination date of November 1, 2008 (benefits per annum based on $10,043).
 
Option Program Description
 
Our stock option program is a broad-based, long-term employee retention program that is intended to attract, retain and motivate our employees, officers and directors and to align their interests with those of our shareholders. We currently have one plan, the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, or the 2006 Plan, under which we grant equity awards. Under the 2006 Plan, we may grant options to purchase shares of our common stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to all employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of Analog. A majority of our employees participate in this plan. All options have a term of ten years and generally vest in five equal installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant. The 2006 Plan does not permit us to grant options at exercise prices that are below the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. We believe that our option program is critical to our efforts to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the extremely competitive semiconductor industry.
 
We have set the fiscal 2009 maximum gross dilution percentage related to our option program at 2.13%.
 
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The following tables provide information about option grants during our last five fiscal years, option activity during fiscal 2008 and options outstanding as of November 1, 2008.
 
Employee and Executive Option Grants
 
                                                 
    Five Year
                               
    Average     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Gross grants during the period as a percentage of beginning outstanding shares
    2.7 %     2.0 %     2.3 %     2.4 %     3.4 %     3.5 %
Net grants during the period as a percentage of average outstanding shares(1)
    1.5 %     (0.8 )%     0.9 %     1.2 %     2.8 %     2.9 %
Grants to our named executive officers during the period as a percentage of options granted
    4.4 %     3.1 %     5.9 %     1.6 %     5.4 %     5.1 %
Grants to our named executive officers during the period as a percentage of average outstanding shares
    0.1 %     0.1 %     0.1 %     0.04 %     0.2 %     0.2 %
Cumulative options held by our named executive officers as a percentage of total options outstanding
    7.5 %     8.0 %     7.4 %     7.1 %     7.7 %     7.2 %
 
 
(1) Net grants are defined as option grants minus cancellations.
 
Summary of Option Activity — Fiscal 2008
 
                                         
          Restricted Awards Outstanding     Options Outstanding  
    Shares
          Weighted
             
    Available
          Average Grant
    Number of
    Weighted
 
    for Future
    Restricted
    Date Fair
    Shares
    Average
 
    Option
    Awards
    Value per
    Underlying
    Exercise
 
    Grants
    Outstanding
    Share
    Options
    Price
 
    (#)     (#)     ($)     (#)     ($)  
 
November 3, 2007
    14,898,467       78,793     $ 34.97       80,158,107     $ 35.39  
                                         
Shares canceled upon termination of stock plans
    (34,400 )                                
Restricted awards granted(1)
    (106,200 )     35,400     $ 27.06                  
Restrictions lapsed
            (20,372 )   $ 35.86                  
Restricted awards forfeited
            (1,600 )   $ 31.09                  
Grants
    (5,827,317 )                     5,827,317     $ 29.79  
Exercises
    NA                       (7,418,047 )   $ 13.56  
Cancellations
    8,227,411                       (8,227,411 )   $ 40.47  
                                         
November 1, 2008
    17,157,961       92,221     $ 31.80       70,339,966     $ 36.63  
                                         
 
 
(1) The 2006 Plan provides that for purposes of determining the number of shares available for issuance under the 2006 Plan, any restricted stock award, restricted stock unit or other stock-based award with a per share or per unit price lower than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, or a Full-Value Award, counts as three shares for each share subject to the Full-Value Award. We granted limited restricted stock awards and restricted stock units during fiscal 2008 to attract key employees.


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In-the-Money and Out-of-the-Money Option Information as of November 1, 2008
 
                                                                         
    Exercisable     Unexercisable     Total  
                Wtd. Avg.
                Wtd. Avg.
                Wtd. Avg.
 
Range of
              Exercise
                Exercise
                Exercise
 
Exercise Prices
  Shares (#)     %     Price ($)     Shares (#)     %     Price ($)     Shares (#)     %     Price ($)  
 
$3.07-$8.13
    16,034       0 %   $ 3.07       25,670       0 %   $ 3.07       41,704       0 %   $ 3.07  
$8.14-$21.35
    6,466,517       13 %   $ 19.82       47,500       0 %   $ 19.75       6,514,017       9 %   $ 19.82  
                                                                         
In-the-Money
    6,482,551       13 %   $ 19.78       73,170       0 %   $ 13.90       6,555,721       9 %   $ 19.71  
                                                                         
$21.36-$32.89
    7,165,568       15 %   $ 28.71       5,838,329       29 %   $ 29.87       13,003,897       19 %   $ 29.23  
$32.90-$39.22
    7,145,261       14 %   $ 36.92       10,782,265       53 %   $ 35.68       17,927,526       25 %   $ 36.18  
$39.23-$42.73
    11,625,883       23 %   $ 40.68       3,539,779       17 %   $ 39.44       15,165,662       22 %   $ 40.39  
$42.74-$45.05
    7,995,507       16 %   $ 44.49             0 %   $ 0.00       7,995,507       11 %   $ 44.49  
$45.06-$52.30
    9,032,285       18 %   $ 45.58       253,003       1 %   $ 45.27       9,285,288       13 %   $ 45.57  
$52.31-$99.25
    406,365       1 %   $ 67.76             0 %   $ 0.00       406,365       1 %   $ 67.76  
                                                                         
Out-of-the-Money(1)
    43,370,869       87 %   $ 40.06       20,413,376       100 %   $ 34.79       63,784,245       91 %   $ 38.37  
                                                                         
Total Options Outstanding
    49,853,420       100 %   $ 37.42       20,486,546       100 %   $ 34.65       70,339,966       100 %   $ 36.63  
                                                                         
 
 
(1) Out-of-the-money options are those options with an exercise price equal to or above the closing price per share of our common stock on October 31, 2008 (the last trading day of fiscal 2008), which was $21.36.
 
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
 
The following table provides information as of November 1, 2008 about the securities issued, or authorized for future issuance, under our equity compensation plans, consisting of our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, our 2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan, our 1998 Stock Option Plan, our Restated 1994 Director Option Plan, our Restated 1988 Stock Option Plan, our 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, our 1998 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan and our Employee Service Award Program.
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information
 
                         
    (a)     (b)     (c)  
                Number of Securities
 
                Remaining Available for
 
    Number of Securities to be
    Weighted-Average
    Future Issuance Under
 
    Issued Upon Exercise of
    Exercise Price of
    Equity Compensation Plans
 
    Outstanding Options,
    Outstanding Options,
    (Excluding Securities
 
Plan Category
  Warrants and Rights(1)     Warrants and Rights     Reflected In Column (a))  
 
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders
    40,178,136     $ 36.43       17,875,047 (2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders
    30,161,359 (3)   $ 36.91       362,828 (4)
                         
Total
    70,339,495     $ 36.64       18,237,875 (5)
                         
 
 
(1) This table excludes an aggregate of 471 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options that we assumed in connection with various acquisition transactions. The weighted average exercise price of the excluded options is $8.49.
 
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period under our employee stock purchase plans. Additionally, the 2006 Plan provides that for purposes of determining the number of shares available for issuance under the 2006 Plan, any restricted stock award, restricted stock unit or other stock-based award with a per share or per unit price lower than the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, or a Full-Value Award, counts as three shares for each share subject to the Full-Value Award. Our 2006 Plan, which was approved by shareholders in March 2006, allows for the issuance of 15 million shares of our common stock, plus any shares that were subject to outstanding options under our 1998 Plan and our 2001 Plan as of January 23, 2006 that are subsequently terminated or expire without being exercised.
 
(3) Consists of shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options granted under our 2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan, which did not require the approval of shareholders and has not been approved by our shareholders. Since our adoption of the 2006 Plan, we may make no further grants under the 2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan. A description of the 2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan appears below.
 
(4) Consists of 163,645 shares issuable under our Employee Service Award Program and 199,183 shares issuable under our 1998 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan. During fiscal 2006, our Board decided that the offering period that ended June 1, 2006 would be the last offering period under our employee stock purchase plans. A description of the 1998 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Employee Service Award Program appears below.
 
(5) Includes 916,269 shares issuable under our employee stock purchase plans and 163,645 shares issuable under our Employee Service Award Program. During fiscal 2006, our Board decided that the offering period that ended June 1, 2006 would be the last offering period under our employee stock purchase plans.
 
2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan
 
In December 2001, our Board of Directors adopted the 2001 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan, or the 2001 plan, under which we were permitted to grant non-statutory stock options for up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock to employees, consultants and advisors of Analog Devices and its subsidiaries, other than executive officers and directors. The 2001 plan was filed most recently as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 2, 2002 (File No. 1-7819) as filed with the SEC on January 29, 2003. In December 2002, our Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the 2001 plan to provide that the terms of outstanding options under the 2001 plan may not be amended to provide an option exercise price per share that is lower than the original option exercise price per share.
 
Our Board is authorized to administer the 2001 plan, which includes authorization to adopt, amend and repeal the administrative rules relating to the 2001 plan and to interpret the provisions of the 2001 plan. Our Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the 2001 plan at any time. Our Board of Directors has delegated to the Compensation Committee authority to administer certain aspects of the 2001 plan.
 
Under the terms of our 2001 Broad-Based Stock Plan, our Board of Directors and our Compensation Committee have the authority to select the recipients of options under the 2001 plan and determine (1) the number of shares of common stock covered by options, (2) the dates upon which options become exercisable (which is typically in three equal installments on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; four equal installments on each of the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant; or five equal installments on each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant), (3) the exercise price of options (but not less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant), and (4) the duration of the options (but no more than 10 years).
 
Our Board of Directors is required to make appropriate adjustments in connection with the 2001 plan to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, liquidation, spin-off or other similar event. The 2001 plan also contains provisions addressing the consequences of any reorganization event or change in control.
 
If Analog Devices is reorganized or acquired, then the 2001 plan requires our Board of Directors to ensure that the acquiring or succeeding entity assumes, or substitutes equivalent options for, all of the outstanding options. If not, all then unexercised options become exercisable in full and terminate immediately before the reorganization or acquisition is consummated. If the options are assumed or replaced with substituted options, then they would continue to vest in accordance with their original vesting schedules. If the reorganization event


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also constitutes a change in control of the Company, then one-half of the shares of common stock subject to then outstanding unvested options would become immediately exercisable and the remaining one-half of the unvested options would continue to vest in accordance with the original vesting schedules of such options. However, any remaining unvested options held by an optionee would vest and become exercisable in full if, on or before the first anniversary of the change in control, the optionee’s employment were terminated without “cause” or for “good reason” (as those terms are defined in the 2001 plan).
 
Since our adoption of the 2006 Plan, our Board determined that we may make no further grants under the 2001 plan. If any option previously granted under the 2001 plan expires or is terminated, surrendered, canceled or forfeited after January 23, 2006, the unused shares of common stock covered by that option will be available for grant under the 2006 Plan.
 
1998 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
In June 1998, the Board of Directors adopted our 1998 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Board has amended the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan several times, most recently in December 2005. The International Employee Stock Purchase Plan was intended to provide a method whereby employees of subsidiary corporations of Analog residing in countries other than the United States have the opportunity to acquire shares of our common stock. There were a total of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of which 747,647 shares had been issued as of the date of this proxy statement.
 
The International Employee Stock Purchase Plan terminated on June 1, 2008. During fiscal 2005, our Board of Directors decided that the offering period which ended June 1, 2006, was the last offering period under the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
 
The International Employee Stock Purchase Plan permitted eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock during offering periods that generally extended for twelve months. The purchase price per share under the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan was the lower of 85% of the composite closing price of a share of our common stock as reported on the NYSE on the offering commencement date or the offering termination date. Under the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, employees could authorize ADI to withhold up to 10% of their annual base salary (or, in the case of an offering of less than twelve months, up to 10% of their base salary for each payroll period in that offering period) to purchase shares under the International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to certain limitations.
 
Employee Service Award Program
 
The Employee Service Award Program, or the Program, is designed to recognize and thank employees for their long-term working relationship with Analog. All regular employees other than executive officers are eligible to receive these awards in the form of our common stock. Our executive officers receive these awards in cash instead of stock. We grant these awards to employees starting with the employee’s tenth anniversary of employment with us, and after the tenth anniversary, we grant the awards at the end of each subsequent five-year period of employment with us. The value of the award at the employee’s tenth anniversary with us is $1,000 and the value of the award increases by $500 at each subsequent five-year service milestone. The number of shares awarded to an eligible employee is equal to the dollar value of the award divided by the closing per share price of our common stock as reported on the NYSE on a specified date. Our Board may terminate, amend or suspend the Program at any time at its discretion.
 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
 
During fiscal 2008, Messrs. Champy, Saviers and Severino served as members of our Compensation Committee. No member of our Compensation Committee was at any time during fiscal 2008, or formerly, an officer or employee of Analog Devices or any subsidiary of Analog. No member of our Compensation Committee had any relationship with us during fiscal 2008 requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
During fiscal 2008, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee (or other committee serving an equivalent function) of any entity that had one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.


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ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
Special Meeting of Shareholders-July 20, 2009
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