-----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, Jjv9Z3TAN+QdXo299VHviQo4+IV8TBR2fKG8+jty/c3yqJaUMBO8zZF7YqR6xu9c qFlpG/YpXhKy0EXdBekT0Q== 0001144204-08-070554.txt : 20081222 0001144204-08-070554.hdr.sgml : 20081222 20081222150406 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-08-070554 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081222 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20081222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081222 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: 081263645 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 v135466_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):  December 22, 2008
 
GARMIN LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands
0-31983
98-0229227
(State or other
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction
File Number)
Identification No.)
of incorporation)
   

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 December 22, 2008, Garmin Ltd. issued a press release disputing a Monday, December 22 report in the DigiTimes trade publication entitled, “Garmin expects to ship 18 million GPS PNDs in 2008.”  The story contains a number of inaccuracies in both sales figures and product rollout schedules.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
(a)
Not applicable.

 
(b)
Not applicable.

 
(c)
Not applicable.

 
(d)
Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished herewith.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release dated December 22, 2008
 
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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:  December 22, 2008
/s/   Andrew R. Etkind
 
Andrew R. Etkind
 
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
     
 
99.1
Press Release dated December 22, 2008
 
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EX-99.1 2 v135466_ex99-1.htm
Exhibit 99.1

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

Garmin Disputes DigiTimes Report
 
CAYMAN ISLANDS/December 22, 2008/Business Wire – Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, is disputing a Monday, December 22 report in the DigiTimes trade publication entitled, “Garmin expects to ship 18 million GPS PNDs in 2008.”  The story contains a number of inaccuracies in both sales figures and product rollout schedules.
 
“Black Friday sales from our customers were what we expected and gross margins remain relatively strong,” said Kevin Rauckman, Garmin’s CFO and treasurer.  “However, the December sales environment is weaker, which we attribute to our retail customers’ desire to exit the year with lower levels of inventory.”

As is customary, Garmin will update investors during its fourth quarter 2008 earnings call, scheduled for February 25, 2009.

About Garmin
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  and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27,2008  filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983).  Copies of these filings are available 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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