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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
September 2, 2005
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-14864 94-2778785
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1630 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 432-1900
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(Registrant's telephone number,including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective as of close of business on September 2, 2005, Lothar Maier, the
Chief Executive Officer of Linear Technology Corporation (the "Company"), was
elected to the Company's Board of Directors. A copy of the Company's press
release dated September 7, 2005 announcing the election of Mr. Maier to the
Company's Board of Directors is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On September 2, 2005, prior to and in connection with the appointment of
Mr. Maier to the Company's Board of Directors, the Board of Directors, pursuant
to its authority under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, amended
Article III, Section 3.2 of the Company's Bylaws to increase the number of
directors from five (5) to six (6), until such time as the number is changed by
a bylaw amendment duly adopted by the Board of Directors or the Company's
stockholders. A copy of the Company's Bylaws, as amended and restated on
September 2, 2005, is attached as Exhibit 3.4
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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3.4 Bylaws of Linear Technology Corporation, as amended and restated
on September 2, 2005.
99.1 Press release of Linear Technology Corporation, dated September 7,
2005, announcing the election of Lothar Maier to the Company's
Board of Directors.
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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.
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION.
/s/ Paul Coghlan
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Paul Coghlan
Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Date: September 9, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
3.4 Bylaws of Linear Technology Corporation, as amended and restated on
September 2, 2005.
99.1 Press release of Linear Technology Corporation, dated September 7,
2005, announcing the election of Lothar Maier to the Company's Board
of Directors.
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