Sec Form 4 Filing - El-Khoury Hassane @ CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ - 2017-08-02

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person El-Khoury Hassane 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ [ CY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 198 CHAMPION COURT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/02/2017 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/02/2017 M 927 A $ 6.6962 354,263 D Common Stock 08/02/2017 M 4,450 A $ 10.47 358,713 D Common Stock 08/02/2017 F 4,767 ( 1 ) D $ 14.2381 ( 2 ) 353,946 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (right to buy) ( 3 ) $ 6.6962 08/02/2017 M 927 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 927 $ 6.6962 0 D Stock Option (right to buy) ( 4 ) $ 10.47 08/02/2017 M 4,450 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 4,450 $ 10.47 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other El-Khoury Hassane 198 CHAMPION COURT SAN JOSE, CA95134 X President & CEO Signatures /s/ Pamela Tondreau, attorney-in-fact 08/03/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents the aggregate number of shares of Issuer common stock withheld for payment of the exercise price and tax liability incident to the transactions of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. ( 2 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. 4,667 shares were sold at a price of $14.2382 per share and 100 shares were sold at a price of $14.235 per share. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. ( 3 )The option was granted on August 8, 2007 and was fully vested on July 16, 2012. The option was due to expire on August 8, 2017. ( 4 )The option was granted on August 10, 2009 and was fully vested on June 1, 2014. The option was due to expire on August 10, 2017.

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