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): May 17, 2006
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 000-23193 | 94-2586591 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
215 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale California 94089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(858) 450-9333
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On May 17, 2005, the registrant’s Board of Directors increased the annual retainer payable to the Chairman of the Audit Committee by $4,000 to $16,000.
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
(d) The registrant’s board of directors elected Fred Shlapak as a director effective May 19, 2006. The registrant is not aware of any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
| APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: May 22, 2006 | By: | /s/ Cynthia J. Moreland | ||||||
Cynthia J. Moreland Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
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