UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 18, 2011
BROADCOM CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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California
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000-23993
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33-0480482 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
5300 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (949) 926-5000
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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 18, 2011, pursuant to a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (Stipulation), the
remaining defendants in the federal consolidated derivative action captioned In Re Broadcom Corporation
Derivative Litigation, Case No. CV-06-3252-R (CWx) entered into a settlement which, upon court
approval, will resolve the remaining litigation. On March 23, 2011 Broadcom issued a press release
related to the settlement. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
The summary of the settlement in the press release is qualified entirely by reference to Exhibit
99.2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press Release dated March 23, 2011 of the Registrant. |
99.2
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Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (In Re Broadcom Corporation Derivative Litigation,
Case No. CV-06-3252-R (CWx)). |