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
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0-31983
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98-0229227
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(State or other
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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jurisdiction
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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of incorporation)
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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))
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
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(d)
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Exhibits. The
following exhibit is furnished
herewith.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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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.
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GARMIN
LTD.
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Date: December
22, 2008
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/s/ Andrew R.
Etkind
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Andrew
R. Etkind
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Vice
President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 22,
2008
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