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)
November 10, 2011
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-19084 | | 94-2925073 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1380 Bordeaux Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 239-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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On November 10, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a share repurchase plan for fiscal year 2012. Under the authorization, the Company may repurchase up to the sum of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock purchased in 2012 by company employees under the Company’s qualified stock purchase plans and the number of shares of the Company’s common stock approved by the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee for employee equity grants in 2012, at an aggregate cost to the Company of not more than $40,000,000.
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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.
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| | | PMC-Sierra, Inc. |
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| By: | | /s/ Michael W. Zellner |
| | Michael W. Zellner |
| | Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 14, 2011
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