-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LEjxyDpL+8dl9B69XvlTlpNEBl04LyoAjEe2Z4bzmU+IgUBeZwOGWwiHPZaqDgdk BiPi4R3Egx86I1zIgkeLIQ== 0001144204-08-034038.txt : 20080606 0001144204-08-034038.hdr.sgml : 20080606 20080606153622 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-08-034038 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080606 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080606 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080606 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GARMIN LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001121788 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL SYS [3812] IRS NUMBER: 980229227 FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-31983 FILM NUMBER: 08885629 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 309 UGLAND HOUSE STREET 2: SOUTH CHURCH ST GEORGETOWN CITY: GRAND CAYMAN BUSINESS PHONE: 9133978200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC STREET 2: 1200 E 151ST STREET CITY: OLATHE STATE: KS ZIP: 66062 8-K 1 v116749_8k.htm Unassociated Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Act of 1934
 


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2008

GARMIN LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Cayman Islands
 
0-31983
 
98-0229227
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
  
P.O. Box 10670, Grand Cayman KY1-1006
Suite 3206B, 45 Market Street, Gardenia Court
Camana Bay, Cayman Islands
(Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (345) 640-9050
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 



 
Item 8.01. Other Events

On June 6, 2008, Garmin Ltd. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a 2008 annual cash dividend in the amount of $0.75 per share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December 1, 2008 and will be paid on December 15, 2008. Garmin Ltd. also announced in the press release that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing Garmin Ltd. to purchase up to 10 million common shares of Garmin Ltd. as market and business conditions warrant.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
Not applicable.

(b)
Not applicable.

(c)
Not applicable.

(d)
Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished herewith.
 
Exhibit No.  
Description
 
99.1    
Press Release dated June 6, 2008
(furnished pursuant to Item 8.01).
 
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SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     
 
GARMIN LTD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: June 6, 2008
/s/ Andrew R. Etkind
 
Andrew R. Etkind
 
General Counsel and Secretary
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.  
Description
 
99.1    
Press Release dated June 6, 2008
(furnished pursuant to Item 8.01).
 
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EX-99.1 2 v116749_ex99-1.htm Unassociated Document
Exhibit 99.1

MEDIA CONTACT:       
Ted Gartner or Jessica Myers
Garmin International Inc.
Phone | 913/397-8200
E-Mail | media.relations@garmin.com


Garmin Announces 2008 Annual Dividend and Share Repurchase Program

CAYMAN ISLANDS/June 6, 2008/PR Newswire/ - Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that its board of directors has approved the payment of a 2008 annual cash dividend in the amount of $0.75 per share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December 1, 2008 and will be paid on December 15, 2008.

Garmin Ltd. also announced that its board of directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to purchase up to 10 million common shares of Garmin Ltd. as market and business conditions warrant. The purchases may be made from time to time on the open market or in negotiated transactions in compliance with the SEC’s Rule 10b-18. The timing and amounts of any purchases will be determined by the company’s management depending on market conditions and other factors including price, regulatory requirements and capital availability. The program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The share repurchase authorization expires on December 31, 2009.

The five million share repurchase program that was approved by the board of directors in February 2008 was recently completed.


About Garmin Ltd.
The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications since 1989 - most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd.

Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2007 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin’s Form 10-K can be downloaded at www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 
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