UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
November 12, 2010
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STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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0-7422
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11-2234952
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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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80 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, New York 11788
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(631) 435-6000
(Company's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On November 12, 2010, the Company completed its acquisition of Symwave, Inc. (“Symwave”), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 12, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Symwave and SMSC Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger Sub merged with and into Symwave, and Symwave was renamed “SMSC Storage, Inc.” Headquartered in Laguna Niguel, CA, with design centers in San Diego, CA and Shenzhen, China, Symwave is a supplier of “USB 3.0” storage and transfer technology. The Company had previously made a $5.3 million equity investment in Symwave and provided $3.1 million in bridge financing to Symwave. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company paid no upfront cash consideration and agreed to make quarterly cash payments to former Symwave shareholders upon achievement of certain revenue and gross profit margin goals. The former shareholders of Sywmave were principally venture capital funds and officers and employees of Symwave.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) and (b)
Financial statements required to be filed under this Item will be filed as an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as practicable after the date hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
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(Company)
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Date: January 7, 2011
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By: /s/ Kris Sennesael
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Kris Sennesael
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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