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 Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2005
GARMIN LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 0-31983 | 98-0229227 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 30464SMB
5th 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):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 26, 2005, Garmin Ltd. issued a news release announcing its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended September 24, 2005. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of Garmin Ltd. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | News Release dated October 26, 2005 | |
| (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02.) | ||
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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 26, 2005 | /s/ Andrew R. Etkind | |
| Andrew R. Etkind | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | News Release dated October 26, 2005 |
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