SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-077833

ALTERA CORP · ALTR

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Sr VP, Worldwide Sales

Period of report

Oct 29, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Nov 2, 2015 · 5:07 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000768251

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Oct 29, 2015	M	2,793	$35.21	A	5,662	D
Common Stock^F1,F2	Oct 29, 2015	S	5,062	$52.642	D	645	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)^F3,F4,F5	$35.21	Oct 29, 2015	M	2,793	D	—	—	Common Stock	2,793	2,792	D

F1The 5,062 shares were sold in 12 lots ranging from 100 shares to 2,367 shares per lot. The sale price ranged between $52.64 and $52.65. The price reported above represents the weighted average sale price. The reporting person undertakes to provide to any security holder of Altera Corporation or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.
F2Includes shares acquired under the Altera Corporation 1987 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
F3The per share exercise price for the shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an option shall be no less than 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant.
F4The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 11,171 shares, became exercisable in 4 equal annual installments beginning on July 31, 2013, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
F5The grant shall expire ten years from the date of grant.