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)
December
14, 2009
Rambus
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-22339
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94-3112828
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.
R. S. Employer
Identification
No.)
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4440
El Camino Real, Los Altos, California 94022
(Address
of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(650)
947-5000
(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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.01
— Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On
December 14, 2009, Rambus Inc. (“the Company”) issued a press release
announcing that the Company has acquired technology and a portfolio of advanced
lighting and optoelectronics patents from Global Lighting Technologies Inc.
(GLT).
The
information in this current report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto
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 liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.
Item 9.01
– Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
release dated December 14,
2009.
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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.
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Date:
December 14, 2009
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Rambus
Inc.
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/s/
Satish Rishi
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Satish
Rishi, Senior Vice President, Finance and
Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
Title
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99.1
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Press
release dated December 14, 2009.
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