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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2004

GARMIN LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	Cayman Islands	0-31983	98-0229227
	State or other	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
	jurisdiction	File Number)	Identification No.)
	of incorporation)

P.O. Box 30464SMB
5^th Floor, Harbour Place
103 South Church Street
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
(Address of principal executive offices)

         Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (345) 946-5203

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

        [  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

        [  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

        [  ] 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))

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election ofDirectors,
Appointment of Principal Officers

(d)

On October 20, 2004, the Board of Directors of Garmin Ltd. (the “Company”) appointed Charles W. Peffer as a member of the Board’s Compensation and Nominating Committees. As previously announced in a press release dated August 16, 2004, Mr. Peffer was appointed as a director of the Company and as a member of the Audit Committee on August 16, 2004.

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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.

	GARMIN LTD.
Date:  October 20, 2004	/s/ Andrew R. Etkind ----------------------------------------------------      Andrew R. Etkind      General Counsel and Secretary