UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 12, 2012
TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
0-20784
(Commission
File Number)
| Delaware | 77-0156584 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1170 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 962-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On April 12, 2012, Trident Microsystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Trident”), closed on the sale of certain of its assets pursuant to the previously disclosed Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 4, 2012, as amended, by and among Trident, certain of Trident’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and Entropic Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Entropic”). The sale was conducted pursuant to the provisions of Section 105, 363 and 365 of Chapter 11, Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
The aggregate consideration received by Trident for the purchase of Trident’s Set Top Box (STB) system-on-a-chip assets was comprised of $65 million in cash plus the assumption of certain liabilities.
Further information about the bankruptcy process is available at the Claims Agent’s website at www.kccllc.net/trident.
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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.
Date: April 13, 2012
| TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC. |
| /s/ David L. Teichmann |
| David L. Teichmann |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |