SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-11-05

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 Exhibit 1054
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 <a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;">LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;">2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;">(as amended </font><font style="display: inline;">September 16</font><font style="display: inline;">, 2015)</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The following constitute the provisions of the Company&#x2019;s Employee Stock Purchase Plan</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Purpose</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Contributions</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an &#x201C;Employee Stock Purchase Plan&#x201D; under Section 423 of the Code.&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, will be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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 <font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Board</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D; will mean the Board of Directors of the Company.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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 <font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Change in Control</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D; will mean the occurrence of any of the following events: </font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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