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

February 15, 2018

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

Sigma Designs, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

47467 Fremont Blvd.

Fremont, California 94538

(Address of principal executive offices)

(510) 897-0200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On February 15, 2018, Sigma Designs, Inc. (the “Company”) along with its direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Sigma Designs Technology Singapore Pte. Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Singapore (“Seller”), completed the previously announced sale (the “Transaction”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Sigma Designs Israel S.D.I Ltd. a company organized under the laws of Israel and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Seller (“Sigma Israel”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated February 6, 2018, with Integrated Silicon Solution (Cayman), Inc., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Buyer”). Sigma Israel conducts the Company’s Media Connectivity business, consisting primarily of the Company’s HomePNA and G.hn product lines. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Seller sold to Buyer all of the issued and outstanding shares of Sigma Israel for $28,000,000, payable in cash, and adjusted for Sigma Israel’s cash and debt at closing and other adjustments for fluctuations in working capital. The consideration paid at closing and received by the Company was $23,464,101. This amount included a deduction of $335,599 in purchase price adjustments for fluctuations in working capital, and excluded $4,200,000 which is being held in escrow subject to customary adjustments after closing.

The terms of the Transaction are set forth in Purchase Agreement, attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.