- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 JANUARY 4, 2000 ---------------- Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 000-18032 93-0835214 ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 5555 NE MOORE COURT HILLSBORO, OR 97124-6421 ------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (503) 268-8000 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On January 4, 2000, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the registrant herein, announced that it will recognize a $150 million pre-tax ($92 million after-tax) gain in its Statement of Operations for the first calendar quarter of 2000. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description - ----------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 4, 2000. -2- SIGNATURE 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. LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Date: January 5, 2000. By: /s/ STEPHEN SKAGGS --------------------------------- Name: Stephen Skaggs Title: Chief Financial Officer -3- INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED JANUARY 5, 2000 Exhibit Description - --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ 99.1 Press Release dated January 4, 2000.