form8-k.htm


 
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
 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
January 6, 2009
 
 
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
 

Delaware
0-21184
86-0629024
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2355 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona  85224-6199
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)

(480) 792-7200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
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Item 2.02.                      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
The information pursuant to Item 2.02 in this report on Form 8-K is being furnished as contemplated by General Instruction B(2) to Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for  purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
 
On January 6, 2009, we announced preliminary results of our operations for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008.  The complete release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 

(d)
Exhibits
 
99.1
Microchip Technology Provides Preliminary Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2009
 


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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.
 

Dated:  January 6, 2009
Microchip Technology Incorporated
(Registrant)
   
 
By: /s/ J. Eric Bjornholt                                                               
 
J. Eric Bjornholt
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)


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EXHIBITS


99.1
Microchip Technology Provides Preliminary Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2009
 


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