Form 8-K

 

 

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2009

 

 

Teradyne, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   001-06462   04-2272148
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading,
Massachusetts		   01864
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 370-2700

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 1, 2009, Teradyne, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it increased its previously announced offering of convertible senior notes due 2014 from $150 million to $175 million, and also announced the pricing of the offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated April 1, 2009.

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.

 

Date: April 1, 2009   TERADYNE, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1   Press Release dated April 1, 2009.