Private company

PLANTRONICS INC /CA/

American telephone and telegraph apparatus company, incorporated in Delaware. Summary from the record

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

$1.7BRevenue, fiscal 2022²

$17.9MNet income, fiscal 2022²

IndustryTelephone & Telegraph Apparatus¹
HeadquartersSanta Cruz, California¹
Incorporated inDE³
Business address345 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, Ca 95061-1802³
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer³

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2022

40.8%Gross margin²

-1.9%Operating margin²

1.1%Net margin²

-2.7%Revenue growth, 2022²

88.9%Return on equity²

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2022

Cost of revenueSelling, general and admin

Cost of revenue53¢$995.1M
Research and development10¢$183.6M
Selling, general and admin26¢$499.8M
Interest4¢$69.7M
Income tax6¢$120.2M
Profit1¢$17.9M

Out of $1.7B in revenue.²

Financial statements

Revenue⁴⁵⁶⁷²$1.7B in 2022+94% since 2015

Gross profit⁴⁵⁶⁷²$686.1M in 2022+49% since 2015

Operating income⁴⁵⁶⁷²-$32.2M in 2022

Net income⁴⁵⁶⁷²$17.9M in 2022−84% since 2015

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Revenue	$865.0M⁴	$856.9M⁵	$881.2M⁶	$856.9M⁷	$1.7B⁶	$1.7B²	$1.7B²	$1.7B²
Cost of revenue	$403.4M⁴	$422.2M⁵	$439.8M⁶	$417.8M⁷	$980.4M⁶	$1.1B²	$951.1M²	$995.1M²
Gross profit	$461.6M⁴	$434.7M⁵	$441.4M⁶	$439.1M⁷	$694.1M⁶	$552.2M²	$776.6M²	$686.1M²
Research and development	$91.6M⁴	$90.4M⁵	$88.3M⁶	$84.2M⁷	$201.9M⁶	$218.3M²	$209.3M²	$183.6M²
Selling, general and admin	$229.6M⁴	$221.3M⁵	$223.8M⁶	$229.4M⁷	$567.9M⁶	$595.5M²	$488.4M²	$499.8M²
Operating expenses								$718.3M²
Operating income	$149.1M⁴	$108.0M⁵	$125.1M⁶	$123.5M⁷	-$109.3M⁶	-$804.1M²	$12.6M²	-$32.2M²
Interest	$241.0K⁴	$25.1M⁵	$29.2M⁶	$29.3M⁷	$83.0M⁶	$92.6M²	$82.6M²	$69.7M²
Income before tax								-$102.2M²
Income tax	$33.0M⁴	$13.8M⁵	$19.1M⁶	$101.1M⁷	-$50.1M⁶	-$69.4M²	-$7.5M²	-$120.2M²
Net income	$112.3M⁴	$68.4M⁵	$82.6M⁶	-$869.0K⁷	-$135.6M⁶	-$827.2M²	-$57.3M²	$17.9M²
Earnings per share	$2.69⁴	$2.00⁵	$2.56⁶	-$0.03⁷	-$3.61⁶	-$20.86²	-$1.40²	$0.42²
Earnings per share (diluted)	$2.63⁴	$1.96⁵	$2.51⁶	-$0.03⁷	-$3.61⁶	-$20.86²	-$1.40²	$0.41²
Shares (weighted, basic)								42.6M shares²
Shares (weighted, diluted)								43.9M shares²

Total assets¹¹⁴⁵⁶¹²²$2.2B in 2022+154% since 2015

Total liabilities¹¹⁴⁵⁶¹²²$2.2B in 2022+1384% since 2015

Shareholders’ equity⁵⁶⁷²$20.2M in 2022−97% since 2015

Cash⁵⁶¹²²$170.0M in 2022−39% since 2015

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash	$276.9M⁵	$235.3M⁶	$302.0M⁶	$390.7M⁶	$202.5M⁶	$213.9M¹²	$202.6M²	$170.0M²
Receivables								$277.9M²
Inventory								$234.1M²
Current assets	$602.7M¹¹	$597.0M⁴	$699.0M⁵	$913.9M⁶	$781.1M⁶	$685.0M¹²	$1.2B²	$779.1M²
Property, plant and equipment								$127.0M²
Goodwill								$796.2M²
Intangible assets								$230.5M²
Total assets	$876.0M¹¹	$933.4M⁴	$1.0B⁵	$1.1B⁶	$3.1B⁶	$2.3B¹²	$2.7B²	$2.2B²
Accounts payable								$168.6M²
Short-term debt								$0²
Current liabilities	$94.8M¹¹	$107.4M⁴	$117.2M⁵	$136.6M⁶	$528.2M⁶	$475.8M¹²	$1.0B²	$507.4M²
Total liabilities	$148.6M¹¹	$621.0M⁴	$635.0M⁵	$735.0M⁶	$2.4B⁶	$2.3B¹²	$2.7B²	$2.2B²
Retained earnings								-$747.3M²
Shareholders’ equity	$727.4M⁵	$312.4M⁶	$382.2M⁷	$355.6M⁶	$721.7M⁶	-$82.8M²	-$80.8M²	$20.2M²
Shares outstanding	39.2M shares¹³	33.2M shares¹¹	33.4M shares⁴	33.3M shares⁵	39.5M shares⁶	40.7M shares¹⁴	41.8M shares¹²	43.7M shares²

Cash from operations⁴⁵⁶⁷²-$7.8M in 2022

Dividends paid⁴⁵⁶⁷²$0 in 2022

Share buybacks⁴⁵⁶⁷¹²$0 in 2021

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash from operations	$154.4M⁴	$150.4M⁵	$139.4M⁶	$121.1M⁷	$116.0M⁶	$78.0M²	$145.2M²	-$7.8M²
Depreciation and amortization								$149.1M²
Stock-based compensation								$48.2M²
Cash from investing								-$33.8M²
Dividends paid	$25.7M⁴	$21.1M⁵	$20.0M⁶	$20.0M⁷	$22.9M⁶	$24.0M²	$0²	$0²
Share buybacks	$112.9M⁴	$497.4M⁵	$34.2M⁶	$52.9M⁷	$13.2M⁶	$0¹²	$0¹²
Cash from financing								-$482.0M²
Dividend per share	$0.60⁴	$0.60⁵	$0.60⁶	$0.60⁷	$0.60⁶	$0.45⁷

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Leadership

Who has led PLANTRONICS INC /CA/, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Robert C. Hagerty2020

President

Chief financial officer

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerRobert C. Hagerty Feb 25, 2020 to Jul 29, 2020¹⁵
Chief executive officerDavid M. Shull Sep 11, 2020 to Aug 31, 2022¹⁶
Chief executive officerJoseph B. Burton Nov 8, 2016 to May 19, 2020¹⁷
Chief executive officerS. Kenneth Kannappan Oct 31, 2006 to Sep 7, 2016¹⁸
ChairRobert C. Hagerty Feb 25, 2020 to Mar 18, 2020¹⁵
PresidentDavid M. Shull Sep 11, 2020 to Oct 19, 2021¹⁶
PresidentVicki L. Marion Apr 4, 2008 to May 12, 2009¹⁹
PresidentCarsten Trads Mar 1, 2006 to May 20, 2009²⁰
PresidentS. Kenneth Kannappan Oct 31, 2006 to Nov 12, 2010¹⁸
Chief financial officerCharles D. Boynton Mar 13, 2019 to Aug 31, 2022²¹
Chief financial officerPamela J. Strayer Jul 18, 2012 to May 14, 2019²²
Chief financial officerBarbara Vaughn Scherer Feb 24, 2006 to May 11, 2012²³

Board members and other officers (44)

Top Legal Counsel - Global.E1.Lisa Marie Bodensteiner Dec 2, 2021 to Aug 31, 2022²⁴
TOP SALES EXECUTIVE - GLOBAL.ECarl Wiese Jan 22, 2020 to Aug 31, 2022²⁵
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICERKristine Diamond Feb 25, 2020 to Aug 18, 2021²⁶
TOP DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING EXThomas Puorro Mar 25, 2019 to May 12, 2021²⁷
TOP SALES EXECUTIVE - GLOBAL.EJeff Loebbaka Mar 20, 2018 to Dec 4, 2019²⁸
TOP LEGAL COUNSEL ? GLOBALMary Huser May 2, 2018 to May 13, 2020²⁹
SVP, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTShantanu Sarkar Mar 21, 2017 to Jul 2, 2019³⁰
Vice chairS. Kenneth Kannappan Nov 21, 2016 to Feb 15, 2017³¹
TOP DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING EXJoseph B. Burton Nov 22, 2011 to Aug 17, 2016³²
DIRECTOR - SENIORColleen M. Martin-Garcia Sep 9, 2008 to Nov 14, 2012³³
VICE PRESIDENTCharles Yort Mar 16, 2007 to Aug 6, 2009³⁴
VICE PRESIDENTJames Sotelo Mar 16, 2007 to May 6, 2008³⁵
VICE PRESIDENTRenee Niemi Mar 16, 2007 to May 14, 2014³⁶
VICE PRESIDENTStephen Clayton Hausmann Mar 16, 2007 to Aug 26, 2009³⁷
VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR, OPSLawrence Wuerz Jun 20, 2007 to Aug 5, 2009³⁸
VICE PRESIDENT - SENIORDonald S. Houston Jan 30, 2006 to Feb 15, 2017³⁹
VICE PRESIDENTJoyce R. Shimizu Jan 30, 2006 to Aug 4, 2009⁴⁰
VICE PRESIDENTBarry L. Margerum Feb 10, 2006 to Aug 14, 2009⁴¹
VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR, OPERATerry A. Walters Feb 13, 2006 to Feb 16, 2007⁴²
VICE PRESIDENT - SENIORMark L. Breier Feb 22, 2006 to Feb 15, 2007⁴³
VICE PRESIDENTSusan M. Fox Mar 3, 2006 to May 6, 2008⁴⁴
VICE PRESIDENTGary Savadove Oct 31, 2006 to Dec 3, 2007⁴⁵
VICE PRESIDENTJulie Murphy Oct 31, 2006 to Feb 16, 2007⁴⁶
VICE PRESIDENT - SENIORPhilip Vanhoutte Oct 31, 2006 to Mar 14, 2016⁴⁷
VICE PRESIDENTRichard R. Pickard Oct 31, 2006 to Feb 13, 2017⁴⁸
VICE PRESIDENTSteven F. Burson Oct 31, 2006 to Feb 1, 2007⁴⁹
Board memberTalvis Love Oct 7, 2021 to Aug 31, 2022⁵⁰
Board memberDavid M. Shull Sep 11, 2020 to Aug 31, 2022¹⁶
Board memberYael Zheng Nov 17, 2020 to Aug 31, 2022⁵¹
Board memberGuido Jouret Apr 24, 2018 to Aug 31, 2022⁵²
Board memberDaniel M. Moloney Jul 6, 2018 to Aug 31, 2022⁵³
Board memberKathleen M. Crusco Aug 14, 2018 to Aug 31, 2022⁵⁴
Board memberJoseph B. Burton Nov 8, 2016 to May 19, 2020¹⁷
Board memberMaria Martinez Sep 23, 2015 to Nov 6, 2017⁵⁵
Board memberRobert C. Hagerty Sep 15, 2011 to Aug 31, 2022⁵⁶
Board memberBrian S. Dexheimer Apr 2, 2008 to Aug 31, 2022⁵⁷
Board memberGreggory C. Hammann Jan 17, 2006 to Aug 31, 2022⁵⁸
Board memberMarshall Mohr Jan 17, 2006 to Aug 31, 2022⁵⁹
Board memberMarvin Tseu Jan 17, 2006 to Aug 31, 2022⁶⁰
Board memberRoger Wery Jan 17, 2006 to Aug 9, 2011⁶¹
Board memberTrude C. Taylor Jan 17, 2006 to Jan 17, 2008⁶²
Board memberS. Kenneth Kannappan Oct 31, 2006 to Sep 7, 2016¹⁸
General counselLisa Marie Bodensteiner Nov 17, 2020 to May 12, 2021⁶³
General counselMary Huser Mar 21, 2017 to Apr 18, 2017⁶⁴

Timeline

Sep 11, 2020New chief executive David M. Shull becomes CEO¹⁶
Feb 25, 2020New chief executive Robert C. Hagerty becomes CEO¹⁵
Nov 8, 2016New chief executive Joseph B. Burton becomes CEO¹⁷
Oct 31, 2006New chief executive S. Kenneth Kannappan becomes CEO¹⁸

Filings

106 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 3 quarterly reports, 11 major events, 31 insider forms, 6 large holders, 54 other. The latest 20:

Sep 8, 2022SC 13G/A PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ EDGAR
Sep 8, 202215-12G EDGAR
Aug 31, 20224 EDGAR
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Aug 30, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
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The 106 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

7 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 7 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Aug 2, 2022	JOURET GUIDODirector	Sale	800	$39.80	$31.8K	Form 4
Jun 1, 2022	JOURET GUIDODirector	Sale	400	$39.48	$15.8K	Form 4
May 17, 2022	JOURET GUIDODirector	Sale	800	$39.35	$31.5K	Form 4
Mar 1, 2022	JOURET GUIDODirector	Sale	400	$27.70	$11.1K	Form 4
Feb 15, 2022	JOURET GUIDODirector	Sale	800	$28.48	$22.8K	Form 4
Dec 1, 2021	JOURET GUIDODirector	Sale	400	$26.06	$10.4K	Form 4
Nov 2, 2021	JOURET GUIDODirector	Sale	2,700	$28.35	$76.5K	Form 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/SC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 10, 2022 to Sep 8, 2022⁶⁵
DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MNSC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 15, 2022⁶⁶
VANGUARD GROUP INCSC 13G, 1 filing Feb 10, 2022⁶⁷

Sources

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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2022
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2016
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2018
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-Q for fiscal 2021
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-Q for fiscal 2022
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-Q for fiscal 2022
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARPLANTRONICS INC /CA/ 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARRobert C. Hagerty, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARDavid M. Shull, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARJoseph B. Burton, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARS. Kenneth Kannappan, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARVicki L. Marion, President
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SEC EDGARCarsten Trads, President
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SEC EDGARCharles D. Boynton, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARPamela J. Strayer, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARBarbara Vaughn Scherer, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARLisa Marie Bodensteiner, Top Legal Counsel - Global.E1.
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SEC EDGARCarl Wiese, TOP SALES EXECUTIVE - GLOBAL.E
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SEC EDGARKristine Diamond, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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SEC EDGARThomas Puorro, TOP DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING EX
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SEC EDGARJeff Loebbaka, TOP SALES EXECUTIVE - GLOBAL.E
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SEC EDGARMary Huser, TOP LEGAL COUNSEL ? GLOBAL
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SEC EDGARShantanu Sarkar, SVP, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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SEC EDGARS. Kenneth Kannappan, Vice chair
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SEC EDGARJoseph B. Burton, TOP DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING EX
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SEC EDGARColleen M. Martin-Garcia, DIRECTOR - SENIOR
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SEC EDGARCharles Yort, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARJames Sotelo, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARRenee Niemi, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARStephen Clayton Hausmann, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARLawrence Wuerz, VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR, OPS
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SEC EDGARDonald S. Houston, VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR
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SEC EDGARJoyce R. Shimizu, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARBarry L. Margerum, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARTerry A. Walters, VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR, OPERA
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SEC EDGARMark L. Breier, VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR
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SEC EDGARSusan M. Fox, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARGary Savadove, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARJulie Murphy, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARPhilip Vanhoutte, VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR
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SEC EDGARRichard R. Pickard, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARSteven F. Burson, VICE PRESIDENT
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SEC EDGARTalvis Love, Board member
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SEC EDGARYael Zheng, Board member
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SEC EDGARGuido Jouret, Board member
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SEC EDGARDaniel M. Moloney, Board member
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SEC EDGARKathleen M. Crusco, Board member
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SEC EDGARMaria Martinez, Board member
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SEC EDGARRobert C. Hagerty, Board member
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SEC EDGARBrian S. Dexheimer, Board member
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SEC EDGARGreggory C. Hammann, Board member
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SEC EDGARMarshall Mohr, Board member
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SEC EDGARMarvin Tseu, Board member
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SEC EDGARRoger Wery, Board member
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SEC EDGARTrude C. Taylor, Board member
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SEC EDGARLisa Marie Bodensteiner, General counsel
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SEC EDGARMary Huser, General counsel
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SEC EDGARPRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ SC 13G/A on PLANTRONICS INC /CA/
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SEC EDGARDISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN SC 13G/A on PLANTRONICS INC /CA/
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SEC EDGARVANGUARD GROUP INC SC 13G on PLANTRONICS INC /CA/