8-K

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 Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2019

LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-12933	94-2634797
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

4650 Cushing Parkway

Fremont, California 94538

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(510) 572-0200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share	LRCX	The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

Table of Contents

Item 7.01.	Regulation FD Disclosure	3
Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits	3
SIGNATURES		4

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 4, 2019, Lam Research Corporation (the “Company”) distributed a Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2011, by and between Novellus Systems, Inc., as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as Trustee, with respect to the 2.625% Senior Convertible Notes due 2041 (the “2041 Notes”) to holders of the 2041 Notes, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of the Senior Convertible Notes Due 2041

SIGNATURES

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.

Date:	October 4, 2019	LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Douglas R. Bettinger
		Douglas R. Bettinger
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF

ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING

2.625% SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2041

OF

NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC.

WITH CUSIP NUMBER 670008 AD3

Pursuant to Section 8.03(l) of the Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2011 (the “Indenture”) between Novellus Systems, Inc., a California corporation, as Issuer (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2012 among the Company, as Issuer, Lam Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Guarantor (“Parent”), and the Trustee, governing the issuance of the 2.625% Senior Convertible Notes due 2041 of the Company with CUSIP number 670008 AD3 (the “Notes”), the Company is hereby delivering this notice to all holders of the Notes. This notice is being given to inform you of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture).

As previously announced, the Parent’s board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $1.15 per share on the Parent’s common stock. Section 8.03(d) of the Indenture provides for an increase in the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) in connection with this dividend. The Conversion Rate relating to the Notes, previously equal to 30.9197 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, was increased to 31.0750 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in accordance with Section 8.03(d) of the Indenture as a result of the upcoming payment by the Parent of the cash dividend scheduled for October 16, 2019. The adjustment to the Conversion Rate was effective immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on September 30, 2019, the ex-dividend date for the dividend. The adjustment to the Conversion Rate was calculated in accordance with Section 8.03(d), as set forth on Schedule 1.

If the dividend is not paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Parent’s board of directors determines not to pay such dividend, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend had not been declared.

If you have any questions, please contact Investor Relations at (510) 572-0200.

Very truly yours,

LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION

By:	/s/ Douglas R. Bettinger
Name:	Douglas R. Bettinger
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: October 4, 2019

Schedule 1

Conversion Rate Formula Adjustment per Section 8.03(d)

CR₁= CR₀ x ((SP₀) / (SP₀ - C))

CR₀ = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR₁= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

SP₀= the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and

C = the amount in cash per share the Parent distributes to holders of its Common Stock.

CR₀= 30.9197

CR₁= 31.0750

SP₀ = $230.08

C = $1.15

31.0750 = 30.9197 x (($230.08) / ($230.08-$1.15))