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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 Act of 1934
_______________________________
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16,
2007
GARMIN
LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman
Islands
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0-31983
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98-0229227
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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5th
Floor, Harbour Place
P.O.
Box 30464 SMB
103
South Church Street
George
Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1202 Cayman Islands
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (345) 946-5203
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):
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On
November 16, 2007, Garmin Ltd. issued a press release announcing that its
subsidiaries, Garmin International, Inc. and Garmin Corporation, have signed
a
six-year extension to their agreement with NAVTEQ, a leading provider of digital
map data for location based solutions and vehicle navigation. The agreement
allows Garmin to continue using NAVTEQ data through 2015, with an option to
renew for an additional four-year period.
In
addition and with reference to Garmin’s press release dated October 31, 2007,
Garmin also announced today in the press release that in light of these
developments it does not intend to pursue its offer for Tele Atlas
N.V.
A
copy of
the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The
information in this Item 7.01, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of or otherwise subject to the
liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”). Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of Garmin Ltd.
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act made after
the
date hereof, the information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto
shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished
herewith.
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press
Release dated November 16, 2007 (furnished
pursuant to Item 7.01).
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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.
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GARMIN
LTD. |
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Date:
November 16, 2007
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By: |
/s/
Andrew R.
Etkind
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Andrew
R. Etkind
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General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press
Release dated November 16, 2007
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