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): November 14, 1997
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-6453 95-2095071
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(State of incorporation) (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
2900 Semiconductor Drive, P.O. Box 58090
Santa Clara, California 95052-8090
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 721-5000
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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Item 5. Other Events 3
Signature 4
Item 5. Other Events
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On November 13, 1997, Cyrix Corporation and National Semiconductor
Corporation announced that a class action complaint was filed on
November 12, 1997 by a purported Cyrix stockholder in the Superior Court
of the State of California for the County of Santa Clara. The complaint
names both Cyrix and National as defendants as well as the board of
directors and chief executive officer of Cyrix and alleges that the
Cyrix board breached its fiduciary duties in connection with its
approval of Cyrix's proposed merger with a subsidiary of National. The
complaint further alleges that National aided and abetted the alleged
breach of fiduciary duty. The complaint seeks monetary and other relief.
SIGNATURE
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Date: November 14, 1997
/s/ Richard D. Crowley, Jr.
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Richard D. Crowley, Jr.
Vice President and Controller
Signing on behalf of the registrant
and as principal accounting officer
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