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): July 12, 2010
NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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1-6453
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95-2095071
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE, P.O. BOX
58090
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
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95052-8090
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(408)
721-5000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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Item
8.01
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OTHER
EVENTS
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On July
14, 2010, the Company announced its Board of Directors had declared a cash
dividend of $.10 per outstanding share of Company common stock. The
dividend will be paid on October 12, 2010 to Company shareholders of record as
of the close of business on September 20, 2010.
Exhibit
No. Description of
Exhibit
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99.1
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News
Release dated July 14, 2010 issued by National Semiconductor
Corporation*
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*This
exhibit is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This
report contains forward-looking statements dependent on a number of risks and
uncertainties pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except for historical information
contained therein, the matters set forth in this report, including management’s
expectations regarding future performance, are forward-looking statements that
involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those forward-looking statements. Potential
risks and uncertainties include, but are not restricted to, such factors as new
orders received and shipped during the quarter, the degree of factory
utilization, the timing of certain activities and the costs to be incurred in
conducting certain activities. Other risk factors are included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009
under the captions “Outlook,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” contained
therein.
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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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NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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Dated: July
14, 2010
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//S//
Jamie E. Samath
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Jamie
E. Samath
Vice
President and Corporate Controller
Signing
on behalf of the registrant and
as
principal accounting officer
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Exhibit 99.1
Media
Contact: Financial:
LuAnn
Jenkins Mark
Veeh
(408)
721-2440
(408) 721-5007
luann.jenkins@nsc.com
invest.group@nsc.com
National
Semiconductor Announces Next Quarterly Dividend
Increased
Dividend To Be Paid After Company’s First Fiscal Quarter
(SANTA CLARA, CALIF.), July 14, 2010
- National Semiconductor Corporation
(NYSE:NSM) announced today that its Board of Directors, at a regularly scheduled
meeting, has declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per outstanding share of common
stock. The new dividend, which is an increase from the prior quarter’s
dividend of $0.08 per common share, will be paid on Oct. 12, 2010 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 20,
2010.
National
Semiconductor’s fully diluted weighted average share count was 243.6 million
shares for the fourth quarter of fiscal of 2010, which ended May 30,
2010.
About
National Semiconductor
National
Semiconductor is a leader in power management technology. Known for its
easy-to-use analog integrated circuits and world-class supply chain, National’s
high-performance analog products enable its customers’ systems to be more energy
efficient. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales of
$1.42 billion for fiscal 2010. Additional information is available at www.national.com.
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