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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 Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 26, 2017
 
 NETGEAR, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-50350
 
77-0419172
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
 
(408) 907-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)  
 
 
 
 
 

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 26, 2017, NETGEAR, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2017, the text of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and the exhibit to this Current Report are being furnished and 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. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and the exhibit to this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01    Other Events.

On April 26, 2017, in the same press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized a program to repurchase up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The stock repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date, and the pace of repurchase activity will depend on factors such as levels of cash generation from operations, cash requirements for acquisitions, current stock price and other factors. Under the program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time on the open market. The Company will finance the repurchase program with available cash on hand. The stock repurchase program may be modified or discontinued at any time.
      
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number        Description

99.1             Press Release, dated April 26, 2017.







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.
        

Dated: April 26, 2017    

NETGEAR, INC.

By: /s/ Christine M. Gorjanc    
Christine M. Gorjanc
Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated April 26, 2017