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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
March 4, 2008 |
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Semtech Corporation |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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1-6395 |
95-2119684 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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200 Flynn Road Camarillo, California |
93012-8790 |
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805-498-2111 |
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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(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:
⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02 Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 4, 2008 the Registrant issued a press release announcing
preliminary unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal
year 2008 that ended January 27, 2008. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 (including the exhibit
hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The
information in this Item 2.02 (including the exhibit hereto) shall not
be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Item 2.02 in
such filing.
Item
7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On March 4, 2008, the Company issued a press release containing forward
looking statements, including with respect to its future performance and
financial results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 including the exhibit
hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The
information in this Item 7.01 (including the exhibit hereto) shall not
be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Item 7.01 in
such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
Press Release of the Company dated March 4, 2008. |
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall
not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not
be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to Exhibit 99.1 in
such filing.
SIGNATURE
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: |
March 4, 2008 |
SEMTECH CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Emeka Chukwu |
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Emeka Chukwu |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Number |
Description of Document |
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| 99.1 |
Press Release of the Registrant dated March 4, 2008 |