================================================================================
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): October 26, 2004
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
0-19654 77-0138160
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
741 Calle Plano, Camarillo, California 93012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (805) 388-3700
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
----------------
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12(b))
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
================================================================================
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 26, 2004, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September
30, 2004. A Copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated by reference herein.
This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, unless expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
- ----------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
99.1 Press release of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation dated October 26,
2004, announcing its financial results for the quarter and fiscal
year ended September 30, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 26, 2004 VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ Eugene F. Hovanec
-----------------------------
Name: Eugene F. Hovanec
-------------------------
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press release of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation dated October 26, 2004,
announcing its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended
September 30, 2004.