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
July 12, 2012
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
Sigma Designs, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 001-32207 | 94-2848099 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1778 McCarthy Blvd
Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 262-9003
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Sigma Designs, Inc. entered into a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license agreement with a partner. Under the terms of the agreement, Sigma will license its Z-wave software stack in exchange for an aggregate license fee of $16.8 million, which will be paid to Sigma over the next 12 months.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
None.
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.
| Dated: July 12, 2012 | SIGMA DESIGNS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thinh Q. Tran | ||
| Thinh Q. Tran | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |||