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): February 27, 2009
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-50534 | 77-0485570 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5480 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (408) 773-5200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
The 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Atheros Communications, Inc. (the Company) will be held on May 21, 2009 at such place and time as will be set forth in the Companys proxy statement relating to that meeting. A stockholder proposal not included in the proxy statement for the Companys 2009 Annual Meeting will be ineligible for presentation at the meeting unless the stockholder gives timely notice of the proposal in writing to the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company and otherwise complies with the provisions of the Companys Bylaws. To be timely, the Companys Bylaws provide that the Company must have received the stockholders notice not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the scheduled date of such meeting. However, if notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is given or made to stockholders less than 75 days prior to the meeting date, the Company must receive the stockholders notice by the earlier of (i) the close of business on the 15th day after the earlier of the day the Company mailed notice of the annual meeting date or provided such public disclosure of the meeting date and (ii) two days prior to the scheduled date of the annual meeting. For the Companys 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders must submit written notice to the Secretary in accordance with the foregoing Bylaw provisions no later than March 22, 2009.
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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.
Dated: February 27, 2009
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Jack R. Lazar | |
Name: | Jack R. Lazar | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and | |
Vice President of Corporate Development |
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