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
December 16, 2004
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PMC-SIERRA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-19084 | | 94-2925073 |
(Commission File) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
3975 Freedom Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 239-8000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers
(b) Change of Directors and Principal Officer Positions
Alexandre Balkanski has informed PMC-Sierra, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will not stand for re-election as a director at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2005. Dr. Balkanski, who has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since August 1993, will be focusing his attention on his responsibilities as a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, a venture capital fund management company.
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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.
| PMC-SIERRA, INC. |
| |
| /s/ Alan F. Krock |
| Alan F. Krock |
| Vice President, Finance
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer |
Date: December 20, 2004
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