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<a name="sD353589FA8F80B950A5D1A1719F12EC2"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT TO SECTION&#160;13 OR 15(d) OF</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 193</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">4</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">April 1, 2014</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;"><img src="mich4.jpg" style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;height:64px;width:277px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">2355 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona  85224-6199</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">(480) 792-7200</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s4C032B96DBB2A628724A1A171A10DD8E"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">On</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;April 1, 2014, pursuant to the terms of the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2014 (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;), by and among Microchip Technology Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Microchip&#8221;), Supertex, Inc., a California corporation (&#8220;Supertex&#8221;), and Orchid Acquisition Corporation, a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip (&#8220;Merger Sub&#8221;), Microchip completed its acquisition of Supertex via the merger of Merger Sub with and into Supertex, with Supertex continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">At</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;the effective time and as a result of the Merger, each share of common stock of Supertex  issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time (other than any dissenting shares with respect to which appraisal rights were perfected and not waived, withdrawn or lost under Chapter 13 of the California General Corporation Law and any shares held by Microchip, Supertex, Merger Sub or any of their respective direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries) was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $33.00 in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which Microchip plans to file as an exhibit no later than with its Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.    </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">On April 1, 2014, Microchip and Supertex issued a joint press release announcing the completion of Microchip&#8217;s acquisition of Supertex, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. No financial statements are required to be filed in connection with the Merger pursuant to Item 9(a) of Form 8-K or Regulation S-X.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Pro</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Forma Financial Information</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. No pro forma financial information is required to be filed in connection with the Merger pursuant to Item 9(b) of Form 8-K or Regulation S-X.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibits</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Joint Press Release, dated April 1, 2014 issued by Microchip Technology Incorporated and Supertex, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">-2-</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s4C032B96DBB2A628724A1A171A10DD8E"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dated: April 1, 2014</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Microchip Technology Incorporated</font></div><div style="font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-top:16px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">By: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ J. Eric Bjornholt</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;J. Eric Bjornholt</font></div><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></div><div style="font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><a name="sD92B183E60ED306CCC161A171A3FB3EC"></a><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">-3-</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:94.84126984126983%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">99.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Joint Press Release, dated April 1, 2014 issued by Microchip Technology Incorporated and Supertex, Inc.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">-4-</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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Form 8-K 4-1-2014 Supertex
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 193
4
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported
)
April 1, 2014
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware
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Item 2.01.    Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On
April 1, 2014, pursuant to the terms of the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2014 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Microchip Technology Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("Microchip"), Supertex, Inc., a California corporation ("Supertex"), and Orchid Acquisition Corporation, a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip ("Merger Sub"), Microchip completed its acquisition of Supertex via the merger of Merger Sub with and into Supertex, with Supertex continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip (the "Merger").
At
the effective time and as a result of the Merger, each share of common stock of Supertex  issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time (other than any dissenting shares with respect to which appraisal rights were perfected and not waived, withdrawn or lost under Chapter 13 of the California General Corporation Law and any shares held by Microchip, Supertex, Merger Sub or any of their respective direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries) was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $33.00 in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes.
The
foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which Microchip plans to file as an exhibit no later than with its Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.
Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 1, 2014, Microchip and Supertex issued a joint press release announcing the completion of Microchip's acquisition of Supertex, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
. No financial statements are required to be filed in connection with the Merger pursuant to Item 9(a) of Form 8-K or Regulation S-X.
(b)
Pro
Forma Financial Information
. No pro forma financial information is required to be filed in connection with the Merger pursuant to Item 9(b) of Form 8-K or Regulation S-X.
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d)
Exhibits
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99.1    Joint Press Release, dated April 1, 2014 issued by Microchip Technology Incorporated and Supertex, Inc.
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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.
Dated: April 1, 2014
Microchip Technology Incorporated
By:
/s/ J. Eric Bjornholt
J. Eric Bjornholt
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1
Joint Press Release, dated April 1, 2014 issued by Microchip Technology Incorporated and Supertex, Inc.
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