XILINX, INC - NIRI



Year End Timetable

(For a company with an early August meeting)

| |Action |( |

|February 5 |Check EDGAR for 13G filings for proxy security ownership table |√ |

|February 23 |Contact S&P to request proxy returns for (COMPANY), S&P 500 and S&P [Industry] Index for last five fiscal years |√ |

|March 1 |Broker search to determine number of beneficial holders and registered holders |√ |

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|March 8 |Select a proxy agent based on bids |√ |

|March 8 |Select a printer based on bids |√ |

|March 8 |Cost estimate from graphics design firm based on printing quantity (quantity determined from broker search + |√ |

| |registered holders +quantity to mail throughout year) | |

|March 17 |Purchase Requisition in place for design and separate req in place for printing – establish an accrual account |√ |

| |with Finance | |

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|March 23 |Draft #1 Business Section of 10K (part 1) distributed for review |√ |

|March 30 |Comments due draft #1 Business Section of 10K (part I) |√ |

|April 1 |Circulate request for legal contingent liability letters |√ |

|April 3 |FISCAL YEAR END |√ |

|April 3 |Update Directors & Officers Questionnaire |√ |

|April 5 |Begin CEO Certification – issue sub-certification questionnaires |√ |

|April 6 |Provide option grant, aggregated option exercises and section 16 info to Legal |√ |

|April 8 |Compensation Committee Mtg. |√ |

|April 8 |Board of Directors Meeting; Approve Record Date/Pass any Resolutions necessary for Annual Meeting |√ |

|April 8 |Send Directors and Officers Questionnaires for completion |√ |

|April 13 |Review Section 16 Filings for delinquencies |√ |

|April 19 |Sub-certification Meeting/CEO’s staff meeting |√ |

|April 22 |Fiscal Q4 Results Reported |√ |

|April 22 |Provide revised compensation committee section for proxy. Comp committee to review |√ |

|April 22 |Provide revised audit committee section for proxy. Audit committee to review |√ |

|April 23 |Provide Summary Compensation to Legal |√ |

|April 26 |Legal sends proxy card test to Equiserv |√ |

|April 26 |First draft of proxy distributed for review |√ |

|April 28 |Draft #1 of entire 10K distributed | √ |

|April 30 |Comments due back on first draft of proxy |√ |

|May 3 |Comments due draft #1 of entire 10K |√ |

|May 5 |Draft #2 of entire 10K, shareholders letter and proxy distributed |√ |

|May 7 |Mail broker solicitation (“search letters”) to brokers and central depository systems for # of beneficial |√ |

| |stockholders requiring copies of proxy materials | |

|May 10 |Draft #2 Comments due on entire 10K, shareholders letter and Proxy |√ |

|May 11 |Provide Legal with # shares outstanding as of COB May 10 and closing price |√ |

|May 13 |Draft #2 of shareholders letter distributed |√ |

|May 19 |Draft #3 of 10K distributed |√ |

|May 19 |Comments due back on draft #2 of shareholders letter |√ |

|May 21 |Comments due back on draft #3 of entire 10K & shareholders letter |√ |

|May 21 |Distribute draft 10K, proxy, shareholders letter to Board of Directors for comment (back by May 27) |√ |

|May 27 |Comments due back from Board of Directors |√ |

|May 27 |Letter artwork due to printer for Annual Report |√ |

|May 28 |Send 10K and proxy to printer for EDGARizing and to DF for online version (including Annual Report) |√ |

|May 28 |Sub-certification bring down and Disclosure Committee meeting |√ |

|June 1 |CEO and CFO certify financials |√ |

|June 1 |Review EDGAR proof of 10K and Proxy. Final edits due June 4 |√ |

|June 3 |Form 10K and Proxy approved by board |√ |

|June 4 |File 10-K and Proxy by EDGAR |√ |

|June 7 |Record Date for Annual Meeting of Shareholders |√ |

|June 8 |Review blueline copy of 10K, AR, and Proxy |√ |

|June 9 |Approve blueline copy for printing |√ |

|June 9 |Print Annual Report, 10K and Proxy |√ |

|June 11 |Printer to ship AR, 10K and Proxy to Broadridge & Equiserve |√ |

|June 13 |Mail 7 copies of Annual report to SEC and one copy to NASDAQ |√ |

|June 14 |Approve online version of Annual Report, 10K and Proxy |√ |

|June 16 |Confirm that reports arrive at Broadridge & Equiserve |√ |

|June 16 |Mail 10K, Annual Report and proxy to shareholders, brokers and central depository systems for beneficial owners |√ |

| |and to option holders | |

|July 21 |Prepare and forward to company annual meeting agenda, Affidavit of mailing, Oath of Inspector of Election, and |√ |

| |Inspector’s Report | |

|August 5 |Annual Meeting of Stockholders |√ |

PRINCIPAL DATES

|KEY EVENTS |DATES |

|Fiscal Year End |April 3 |

|Record Date for Annual Meeting of Shareholders |June 7 |

|Report on Form 10-K & Proxy Statement Filed with SEC |June 4 |

|Mail Definitive Proxy Materials, Annual Report & 10K |June 16 |

|Annual Meeting of Stockholders |August 5 |

Notes for setting dates (from Equiserv)

➢ Record date no more than 60 days prior to Annual Meeting date

➢ Broker search happens no later than 20 days prior to record date

➢ Mail date needs to be 10-60 days before shareholders meeting. However, we require 50 days before shareholders’ meeting, to enable us to mail bulk

Notes for Proxy filing

➢ Proxy needs to be filed at least 30 days before annual meeting date

➢ Proxy can be filed no later than 120 days after FYE

OUTSIDE PARTICIPANTS

| |Company |

| |Legal Counsel |

| |Auditors |

| |Graphics Design Firm |

| |Transfer Agent |

| |Broadridge |

|MC |Edgar Firm |

| |Proxy Agent |

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