form8-ka.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

October 25, 2012

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National Instruments Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
000-25426
  
74-1871327
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

11500 North MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas 78759
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(512) 338-9119
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(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 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
The purpose of this Form 8-K/A is to correct the Consolidated  Statements of Income included in the press release issued by National Instruments Corporation (the “Company”) on October 25, 2012 which was attached as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K dated such date.  The error involved the breakdown between the Company’s product net sales and software maintenance net sales for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012.  The error did not have any impact on the Company’s total net sales or any other figures in the press release. The corrected information is included in the table below:

National Instruments
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
   
September 30,
  
September 30,
   
(Unaudited)
  
(Unaudited)
   
2012
  
2011
  
2012
  
2011
Net sales:
                
Product
$
267,894
$
247,256
$
776,208
$
699,007
Software maintenance
  
22,080
  
20,839
  
65,809
  
60,222
GSA accrual
  
-
  
(13,107)
  
1,349
  
(13,107)
Total net sales
$
289,974
$
254,988
$
843,366
$
746,122


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.

   
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
     
 
By:
/s/ DAVID G. HUGLEY
  
   
David G. Hugley
Vice President & General Counsel; Secretary

Date: October 29, 2012