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):
                        August 9, 2004, (August 9, 2004)

                           Trimble Navigation Limited
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   California
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                                     0-18645
                            (Commission File Number)

                                   94-2802192
                             (IRS Employer I.D. No.)

                         749 N. Mary Ave. Sunnyvale, CA
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      94085
                                   (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 481-8000








Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 9, 2004,  the Company  announced that Mary Ellen  Genovese,  its chief
financial  officer,  will leave the Company on August 13,  2004 to become  chief
financial  officer of a  privately-held  technology  company.  The Company  also
announced  that it has named Mark  Harrington  as its  interim  chief  financial
officer.  A copy of the press  release  dated  August 9, 2004  relating  to this
announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.








                                   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.


                                                   TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
                                                   a California corporation


         Dated: August 9, 2004                     /s/ Irwin Kwatek
                                                   ----------------
                                                   Irwin Kwatek
                                                   Vice President







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                           Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Text of Company Press Release dated August 9, 2004.