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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)
September 4, 2014
 

PMC-SIERRA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Delaware
 
0-19084
 
94-2925073
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
1380 Bordeaux Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
 
(408) 239-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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:
 
o
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o
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o
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o
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Item 8.01.    
Other Events
 
On September 4, 2014, PMC-Sierra, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company executed an agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) to license core HP Smart Array (RAID) software, firmware and management technology. The Company also entered into an agreement with HP to provide engineering services to HP to develop and support RAID technology.  The Company will leverage this technology to provide more system value to new and existing server storage and data center customers. In addition, this transaction positions the Company as the supplier of key storage solution components for HP ProLiant products. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
Item 9.01.    
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
No.
  
Description
99.1
 
Press Release issued by PMC-Sierra, Inc. dated September 4, 2014

 
 

 
 
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.
 
             
       
PMC-SIERRA, INC.
       
 
Date: September 4, 2014
     
By:
 
/s/ Steven J. Geiser
           
Steven J. Geiser
           
Vice President
           
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer

 

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release issued by PMC-Sierra, Inc. dated September 4, 2014