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
3, 2008
 MICROCHIP
TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
(Exact
Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its
Charter)
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Delaware
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0-21184
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86-0629024
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(State
Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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2355
West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224-6199
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(Address
Of Principal Executive Offices)
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(480)
792-7200
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area
Code)
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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:
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¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On
September 3, 2008, Microchip Technology Incorporated (“Microchip”) announced the
retirement of Gordon Parnell as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
effective as of December 31, 2008.
Upon the
effective date of Mr. Parnell’s retirement, December 31, 2008, J. Eric Bjornholt
will serve as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Microchip. Mr. Bjornholt has worked at Microchip since
1995. In particular, he has served as Microchip’s Vice President of
Finance since April 2008 and as Director of Financial Reporting
and Tax from August 2003 to April 2008. Mr. Bjornholt has
also served as Secretary of Microchip since May 2003. Prior to
joining Microchip, Mr. Bjornholt worked for the independent public
accounting firm KPMG LLP. Mr. Bjornholt is 38 years
old. Mr. Bjornholt is a certified public accountant, has an
undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Arizona and a Master’s
degree from Arizona State University. In his role as Chief Financial
Officer, Mr. Bjornholt will also serve as Microchip’s Chief Accounting
Officer. There are no
family relationships among Mr. Bjornholt and any directors or other executive
officers of Microchip. There are no “related party”
transactions between Mr. Bjornholt and Microchip as described in Item 404(a) of
Regulation SK.
Mr.
Parnell will continue to serve as the Microchip’s Chief Financial Officer until
the effective date of his retirement.
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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.
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Dated:
September 5, 2008
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Microchip
Technology Incorporated
(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Gordon W.
Parnell
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Gordon
W. Parnell
Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Accounting and Financial Officer)
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