UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Form 8 - K/A1
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
August 24, 2000
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-19084 94-2925073
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State of incorporation Commission File Number IRS Employer
Identification No.
900 East Hamilton Avenue
Suite 250
Campbell, CA 95008
(address of principal executive offices)
Telephone number, including area code: (408) 626-2000
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On August 24, 2000, Registrant completed the acquisition of Quantum Effect
Devices, Inc., a publicly traded Delaware corporation located in Santa Clara,
California, in accordance with the Reorganization Agreement dated July 11, 2000
between Registrant and QED. QED designs, develops and markets embedded
microprocessor solutions targeted at communications, consumer appliance and
office automation markets.
Under the agreement, Registrant will issue common stock to QED stockholders at
an exchange ratio of 0.385 Registrant shares per QED share. Registrant expects
to account for the transaction as a pooling of interests.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial statements of business acquired.
Not required.
(b) Pro forma financial information
Not required.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly
authorized person.
Date: October 12, 2000
PMC-SIERRA, INC.
/s/ John W Sullivan
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John W. Sullivan
Vice-President, Finance and
Principal Accounting Officer