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):  September 17, 2012

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Singapore	0-23354	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2 Changi South Lane, Singapore (Address of principal executive offices) 486123
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (65) 6890-7188

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:

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

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

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

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

Item 8.01    Other Events.

On September 17, 2012, Flextronics International Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new share repurchase program.  Repurchases under the Company’s share repurchase plans are subject to an aggregate limit under Singapore law of 10% of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares as of the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 30, 2012. This new authorization permits the repurchase of ordinary shares up to the current maximum under the 10% limitation. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, market conditions and applicable legal requirements.  Share repurchases, if any, will be made in the open market. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase a specific number of shares and may be suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
99.1	Press release, dated September 17, 2012, issued by Flextronics International Ltd.

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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.

		FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Date:  September 17, 2012	By:	/s/ Paul Read
		Name:	Paul Read
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release, dated September 17, 2012, issued by Flextronics International Ltd.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

2 Changi South Lane
Singapore 486123 65.6299.8888 Main
www.flextronics.com

PRESS RELEASE

Renee Brotherton	Kevin Kessel
Corporate Communications	Investor Relations
(408) 576-7189	(408) 576-7985
renee.brotherton@flextronics.com	kevin.kessel@flextronics.com

FLEXTRONICS ANNOUNCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZATION FOR

ADDITIONAL SHARE REPURCHASES

Singapore, September 17, 2012 —   Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan.  Repurchases under the Company’s share repurchase plans are subject to an aggregate limit under Singapore law of 10% of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares as of the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting held in August 2012.  This new authorization permits the repurchase of ordinary shares up to the current maximum under the 10% limitation.

Share repurchases, if any, will be made in the open market.  The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, market conditions and applicable legal requirements. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and may be suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice.

About Flextronics

Headquartered in Singapore (Singapore Reg. No. 199002645H), Flextronics is a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering complete design, engineering and manufacturing services to automotive, computing, consumer, industrial, infrastructure, medical, energy and mobile OEMs. Flextronics helps customers design, build, ship, and service electronics products through a network of facilities in 30 countries on four continents. This global presence provides design and engineering solutions that are combined with core electronics manufacturing and logistics services, and vertically integrated with components technologies, to optimize customer operations by lowering costs and reducing time to market. For more information, please visit www.flextronics.com.

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