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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
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4,
2010
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))
Item
8.01. Other Events
On June
4, 2010 Garmin Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it
received approval from the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands of the pending
change of place of incorporation of its group holding company from the Cayman
Islands to Switzerland. The Company expects that all the conditions to closing
of this transaction will be met and that it will complete the transaction prior
to the opening of the NASDAQ market on June 28, 2010. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Upon
completion of the transaction, the Garmin group holding company will continue to
be subject to SEC reporting requirements, and its shares will be listed on the
NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “GRMN,” Garmin’s current trading
symbol.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
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Exhibits. The
following exhibits are furnished
herewith.
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99.1
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Press
Release dated June 4, 2010
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(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.
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GARMIN LTD. |
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By:
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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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99.1
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Press
Release dated June 4, 2010
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