Garmin Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
G37260 10 9
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2003
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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1. | Name of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person (entities only)
Min H. Kao |
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2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. Sole Voting Power
6,546,630 6. Shared Voting Power
15,228,184 7. Sole Dispositive Power
6,546,630 8. Shared Dispositive Power
15,228,184 | |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
24,379,426 |
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10. | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
¨ |
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11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
22.6%. |
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12. | Type of Reporting Person
IN |
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1. | Name of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person (entities only)
Yu-Fan C. Kao |
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2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. Sole Voting Power
2,604,612 6. Shared Voting Power
15,228,184 7. Sole Dispositive Power
2,604,612 8. Shared Dispositive Power
15,228,184 | |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
24,379,426 |
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10. | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
¨ |
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11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
22.6%. |
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12. | Type of Reporting Person
IN |
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1. | Name of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person (entities only)
Jennifer Kao |
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2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. Sole Voting Power
-0- 6. Shared Voting Power
7,610,892 7. Sole Dispositive Power
-0- 8. Shared Dispositive Power
7,610,892 | |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,610,892 |
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10. | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
x |
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11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.1%. |
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12. | Type of Reporting Person
IN |
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1. | Name of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person (entities only)
Kenneth Kao |
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2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. Sole Voting Power
-0- 6. Shared Voting Power
7,610,892 7. Sole Dispositive Power
-0- 8. Shared Dispositive Power
7,610,892 | |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,610,892 |
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10. | Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
x |
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11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.1%. |
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12. | Type of Reporting Person
IN |
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Garmin Ltd.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 5th Floor, Harbour Place, P.O. Box 30464 SMB, 103 South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Item 2(a) Name of Persons Filing:
(i) Min H. Kao
(ii) Yu-Fan C. Kao
(iii) Jennifer Kao
(iv) Kenneth Kao
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062 for each person listed in 2(a)(i)-(iv)
Item 2(c) Citizenship: USA for each person listed in 2(a)(i)-(iv)
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Shares
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: G37260 10 9
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to § § 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) [ ] Bank is defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
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(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
[ X ] Not applicable. (For each person listed in 2(a)(i)-(iv) |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: | |
Min H. Kao 24,379,426(1) Yu-Fan C. Kao 24,379,426(1) Jennifer Kao 7,610,892(2) Kenneth Kao 7,610,892(2) | ||
(b) |
Percent of class: | |
Min H. Kao 22.6% Yu-Fan C. Kao 22.6% Jennifer Kao 7.1% Kenneth Kao 7.1% | ||
(c) |
Number of shares as to which the person has: |
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: Min H. Kao Yu-Fan C. Kao Jennifer Kao Kenneth Kao |
6,546,630 2,604,612 0 0 | |
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: Min H. Kao Yu-Fan C. Kao Jennifer Kao Kenneth Kao |
15,228,184 15,228,184 7,610,892 7,610,892 | |
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: Min H. Kao Yu-Fan C. Kao Jennifer Kao Kenneth Kao |
6,546,630 2,604,612 0 0 | |
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: Min H. Kao Yu-Fan C. Kao Jennifer Kao Kenneth Kao |
15,228,184 15,228,184 7,610,892 7,610,892 |
(1) | Of the 24,379,426 Common Shares, (i) 6,546,630 Common Shares are held by the Min-Hwan Kao Revocable Trust 9/28/95, over which Min H. Kao has sole voting and dispositive power, (ii) 6,400 Common Shares are held jointly by Min H. Kao and his wife, Yu-Fan C. Kao, (iii) 2,603,912 Common Shares are held by the Yu-Fan C. Kao Revocable Trust 9/28/95 over which Yu-Fan C. Kao has sole voting and dispositive power, (iv) 15,221,784 Common Shares are held by revocable trusts established by Jennifer Kao and Kenneth Kao, the children of Min H. Kao and Yu-Fan C. Kao, and (v) 700 Common Shares are held by Yu-Fan C. Kao, over which Min H. Kao has no voting or dispositive power. Min H. Kao disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares owned by the Yu-Fan C. Kao Revocable Trust 9/28/95, the 700 shares owned by his wife and those shares owned by the revocable trusts established by his children. Yu-Fan C. Kao disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares owned by the Min-Hwan Kao Revocable Trust 9/28/95 and those shares owned by the revocable trusts established by her children. |
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(2) | A revocable trust established by Jennifer Kao holds 7,610,892 Common Shares and a revocable trust established by Kenneth Kao holds 7,610,892 Common Shares. Jennifer Kao and Kenneth Kao each disclaim beneficial ownership of the Common Shares held by the Min-Hwan Kao Revocable Trust 9/28/95 and the Yu-Fan C. Kao Revocable Trust 9/28/95 over which they have no voting or dispositive power, the 700 shares held by their mother over which they have no voting or dispositive power and, with respect to Jennifer Kao, the Common Shares held by the revocable trust established by Kenneth Kao over which she has no voting or dispositive power, and with respect to Kenneth Kao, the Common Shares held by the revocable trust established by Jennifer Kao over which he has no voting or dispositive power. |
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [ ]
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 9, 2004
By: /s/ Min H. Kao
Name: Min H. Kao
By: /s/ Yu-Fan C. Kao
Name: Yu-Fan C. Kao
By: /s/ Jennifer Kao by Min H. Kao, attorney-in-fact
Name: Jennifer Kao
By: /s/ Kenneth Kao
Name: Kenneth Kao
Pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement with respect to Schedule 13G attached hereto as Exhibit I, among Min H. Kao, Yu-Fan C. Kao, Jennifer Kao and Kenneth Kao, this statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them.
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EXHIBIT I
Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Schedule 13G filed herewith is filed jointly, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of each of them.
Dated: February 9, 2004
MIN H. KAO
/s/ Min H. Kao
Min H. Kao
YU-FAN C. KAO
/s/ Yu-Fan C. Kao
Yu-Fan C. Kao
JENNIFER KAO
/s/ Jennifer Kao by Min H. Kao, attorney-in-fact
Jennifer Kao
KENNETH KAO
/s/ Kenneth Kao
Kenneth Kao