UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
August 6, 2009
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter) |
| Delaware | 0-21184 | 86-0629024 |
| (State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2355 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224-6199
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)
(480) 792-7200
(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: |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information pursuant to Item 2.02 in this report on Form 8-K is being furnished as contemplated by General Instruction B(2) to Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
On August 6, 2009, we announced the results of our operations for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009. The complete release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Microchip Technology Exceeds Financial Guidance for the First Fiscal Quarter 2010 and Guides for Strong Growth for Second Fiscal Quarter 2010 | |
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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.
| Dated: August 6, 2009 | Microchip Technology Incorporated (Registrant) |
| /s/ J. Eric Bjornholt | |
By: J. Eric Bjornholt Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | |
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| EXHIBITS |
| 99.1 | Microchip Technology Exceeds Financial Guidance for the First Fiscal Quarter 2010 and Guides for Strong Growth for Second Fiscal Quarter 2010 |
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