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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
September 5, 2008
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10079 | 94-2885898 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
198 Champion Court
San Jose, California 95134-1599
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 943-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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. |
On September 5, 2008, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation issued a press release announcing that a committee of Cypress’s Board of Directors approved the spin-off of its shares of Class B common stock of SunPower Corporation to Cypress’s stockholders. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial statements of business acquired. Not applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information. Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company transactions. Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits. The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Form 8-K.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 5, 2008 |
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.
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION. | ||
| By: | /s/ Brad W. Buss | |
| Brad W. Buss Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: September 8, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 5, 2008 |