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): May 13, 2015
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 1-10079 | 94-2885898 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
Commission File Number |
IRS Employer Identification Number |
198 Champion Court San Jose, California |
95134 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(408) 943-2600
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former name, former address, and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 13, 2015, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (the Company) issued a press release announcing that it delivered to the Board of Directors of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (ISSI) a letter dated May 13, 2015 setting forth the Companys proposal to acquire for cash all of the outstanding shares of ISSI for $19.75 per share. In connection with the proposal, the Company has posted a presentation that provides information relating to the Companys plans to acquire ISSI on the Companys website at www.cypress.com. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The attached presentation shall not be deemed filed for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into 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. | Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | Presentation Regarding the Proposal to Acquire Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. dated May 13, 2015. |
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: May 14, 2015 | CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | |||||||
By: | /s/ Thad Trent | |||||||
Thad Trent Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Presentation Regarding the Proposal to Acquire Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. dated May 13, 2015. |