Form 8-K

 

 

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)

April 15, 2011

 

 

NETGEAR, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50350   77-0419172

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

 

 

(408) 907-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 April 18, 2011, NETGEAR, Inc. (the “Company”) announced in a press release (the “Press Release”) that the Company had completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the Customer Networking Solutions business of Westell Technologies, Inc. on April 15, 2011. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in the Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated April 18, 2011.

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.

 

  NETGEAR, INC.
Date: April 18, 2011  

/s/ Andrew W. Kim

  Andrew W. Kim
  Vice President, Legal and Corporate Development

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated April 18, 2011.