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): December 9, 2015
Avago Technologies Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Singapore | 001-34428 | 98-0682363 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1 Yishun Avenue 7 Singapore 768923 |
N/A | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (65) 6755-7888
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 8, 2015, the Board approved the Company’s Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Performance Bonus Plan for Executive Employees (the “Plan”), which is the Company’s performance-based annual cash incentive bonus plan for its executive management employees for its fiscal year ending October 30, 2016. The terms of the Plan are substantially the same as the Fiscal Year 2015 Avago Performance Bonus Plan for Executive Employees, adopted in respect of the Company’s fiscal year ended November 1, 2015, other than with regard to the applicable annual performance metrics.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 8, 2015, Company announced that its Board has declared an interim cash dividend on the Company’s ordinary shares of $0.44 per share, payable on December 30, 2015 to its shareholders of record at the close of business (5:00 p.m.), Eastern Time, on December 18, 2015. A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 8, 2015, entitled “Avago Technologies Announces $0.44 Interim Dividend.” | |
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.
Date: December 9, 2015
| Avago Technologies Limited | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony E. Maslowski | |
| Name: | Anthony E. Maslowski | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 8, 2015, entitled “Avago Technologies Announces $0.44 Interim Dividend.” | |