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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. 333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2355 West Chandler Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chandler, Arizona 85224 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Newport Media, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ozmo, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Steve Sanghi </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2355 West Chandler Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chandler, Arizona 85224 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(480) 792-7200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, Of Agent For Service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#254;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of Securities<BR>to be Registered</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount<BR>to&nbsp;be<BR>Registered&nbsp;(1)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per&nbsp;Share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering Price</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount&nbsp;of<BR>Registration&nbsp;Fee&nbsp;(3)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) to be issued under the Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock
Plan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,046,181&nbsp;(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$47.94&nbsp;(4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$98,093,917.14</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$9,878.06</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) to be issued under the Newport Media, Inc. 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">10,361&nbsp;(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$47.94&nbsp;(4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$496,706.34</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$50.02</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) to be issued under the Ozmo, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,982&nbsp;(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$47.94&nbsp;(4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$142,957.08</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$14.40</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,059,524</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$9,942.48</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock that become
issuable under the plans referenced above (the &#147;Atmel Plans&#148;), by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the
Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 19, 2016 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) by and among Microchip Technology Incorporated, Hero Acquisition Corporation and Atmel Corporation
(&#147;Atmel&#148;), upon the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement on April 4, 2016 (the &#147;Merger&#148;), the Registrant assumed certain outstanding restricted stock units under the Atmel Plans (&#147;RSUs&#148;) and
such RSUs were automatically converted into awards in respect of shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, subject to appropriate adjustments to the number of shares issuable pursuant to such RSUs as provided in the Merger Agreement.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The amount of the registration fee is calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, which currently provides that the filing fee rate shall be &#147;$100.70 per $1 million&#148; of the maximum aggregate
price at which such securities are proposed to be offered. The Registration Fee is therefore calculated by multiplying the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price by 0.0001007. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The proposed maximum offering price of $47.94 per share is based on
the average of the reported high and low sales prices for the Registrant&#146;s common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market on April 1, 2016. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are hereby incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed by Microchip Technology Incorporated (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) with the SEC: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on May 27, 2015, as amended on June 8, 2015.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2015, November 9, 2015 and February 5, 2016,
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2015, May 8, 2015, August 4, 2015, August 18, 2015, December 7, 2015, January 19, 2016 and February 3, 2016.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock included in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 5, 1993, including any amendment or report updating such description.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates all securities offered hereby have been sold or that de-registers all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (&#147;Delaware Law&#148;) authorizes a court to award or a corporation&#146;s Board of Directors to grant indemnification to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain
circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising by reason of the fact that the person was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation or
other enterprise (including liabilities arising under the Securities Act. Article VI of the Registrant&#146;s By-Laws provides for mandatory indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors and executive officers, to the maximum extent permitted
by Delaware Law. Article VI of the Registrant&#146;s By-Laws also provides for permissive indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s employees and agents to the extent, and in the manner, permitted by Delaware Law. The Registrant has entered into
</P>
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indemnification agreements with its directors and selected officers, a form of which was filed on February 5, 1993 as Exhibit 10.1 to Registration Statement No. 33-57960. The indemnification
agreements provide the Registrant&#146;s directors and selected officers with further indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware Law. The Registrant&#146;s directors and officers are insured under policies of insurance maintained by
the Registrant, subject to the limits of the policies, against any claims made against them by reason of being or having been such directors or officers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption From Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Atmel&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on May 20, 2011)</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Newport Media,&nbsp;Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Atmel&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the SEC on September 22, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ozmo, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Atmel&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2013)</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.4</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the SEC on
November 12, 2002)</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">4.5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, as amended through August 25, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August 27, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">5.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion and Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">23.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">24.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement)</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include
any material information with respect to the plan of </P>
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distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to Item&nbsp;6 of Part&nbsp;II of this registration statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Chandler, State of Arizona, on April 4, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>MICROCHIP&nbsp;TECHNOLOGY&nbsp;INCORPORATED</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>By: /s/ Steve Sanghi </U></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Steve Sanghi, Chief Executive Officer and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Steve Sanghi and J. Eric
Bjornholt, and each of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for the undersigned and in undersigned&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:15.95pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:16.00pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Steve Sanghi</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman of the Board and</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">April 4, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Steve Sanghi</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer (Principal</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ J. Eric Bjornholt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">April 4, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">J. Eric Bjornholt</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Matthew S. Chapman</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">April 4, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Matthew W. Chapman</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ L.B. Day</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">April 4, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">L.B. Day</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Esther L. Johnson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">April 4, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Esther L. Johnson</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Wade F. Meyercord</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">April 4, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Wade F. Meyercord</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Atmel&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on May 20, 2011)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Newport Media,&nbsp;Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Atmel&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the SEC on September 22, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the SEC on
November 12, 2002)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, as amended through August 25, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August 27, 2014)</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2016
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware
86-0629024
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2355 West Chandler Boulevard
Chandler, Arizona 85224
Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock Plan
Newport Media, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan
Ozmo, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan
Steve Sanghi
Chief
Executive Officer
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
2355 West Chandler Boulevard
Chandler, Arizona 85224
(480) 792-7200
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, Of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller Reporting Company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee (3)
Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) to be issued under the Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock
Plan
2,046,181 (2)
$47.94 (4)
$98,093,917.14
$9,878.06
Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) to be issued under the Newport Media, Inc. 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan
10,361 (2)
$47.94 (4)
$496,706.34
$50.02
Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share) to be issued under the Ozmo, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive
Plan
2,982 (2)
$47.94 (4)
$142,957.08
$14.40
Total
2,059,524
$9,942.48
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common stock that become
issuable under the plans referenced above (the "Atmel Plans"), by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 19, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among Microchip Technology Incorporated, Hero Acquisition Corporation and Atmel Corporation
("Atmel"), upon the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement on April 4, 2016 (the "Merger"), the Registrant assumed certain outstanding restricted stock units under the Atmel Plans ("RSUs") and
such RSUs were automatically converted into awards in respect of shares of the Registrant's common stock, subject to appropriate adjustments to the number of shares issuable pursuant to such RSUs as provided in the Merger Agreement.
(3)
The amount of the registration fee is calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, which currently provides that the filing fee rate shall be "$100.70 per $1 million" of the maximum aggregate
price at which such securities are proposed to be offered. The Registration Fee is therefore calculated by multiplying the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price by 0.0001007.
(4)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The proposed maximum offering price of $47.94 per share is based on
the average of the reported high and low sales prices for the Registrant's common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market on April 1, 2016.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed by Microchip Technology Incorporated (the "Registrant" or the "Company") with the SEC:
(1)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on May 27, 2015, as amended on June 8, 2015.
(2)
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2015, November 9, 2015 and February 5, 2016,
respectively.
(3)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2015, May 8, 2015, August 4, 2015, August 18, 2015, December 7, 2015, January 19, 2016 and February 3, 2016.
(4)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 5, 1993, including any amendment or report updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates all securities offered hereby have been sold or that de-registers all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law ("Delaware Law") authorizes a court to award or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant indemnification to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain
circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising by reason of the fact that the person was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation or
other enterprise (including liabilities arising under the Securities Act. Article VI of the Registrant's By-Laws provides for mandatory indemnification of the Registrant's directors and executive officers, to the maximum extent permitted
by Delaware Law. Article VI of the Registrant's By-Laws also provides for permissive indemnification of the Registrant's employees and agents to the extent, and in the manner, permitted by Delaware Law. The Registrant has entered into
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indemnification agreements with its directors and selected officers, a form of which was filed on February 5, 1993 as Exhibit 10.1 to Registration Statement No. 33-57960. The indemnification
agreements provide the Registrant's directors and selected officers with further indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware Law. The Registrant's directors and officers are insured under policies of insurance maintained by
the Registrant, subject to the limits of the policies, against any claims made against them by reason of being or having been such directors or officers.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Atmel's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 20, 2011)
4.2
Newport Media, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Atmel's Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the SEC on September 22, 2014)
4.3
Ozmo, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Atmel's Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2013)
4.4
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the SEC on
November 12, 2002)
4.5
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, as amended through August 25, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August 27, 2014)
5.1
Opinion and Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement)
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include
any material information with respect to the plan of
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distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to Item 6 of Part II of this registration statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Chandler, State of Arizona, on April 4, 2016.
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Steve Sanghi
Steve Sanghi, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Steve Sanghi and J. Eric
Bjornholt, and each of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for the undersigned and in undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Steve Sanghi
Chairman of the Board and
April 4, 2016
Steve Sanghi
Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ J. Eric Bjornholt
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
April 4, 2016
J. Eric Bjornholt
/s/ Matthew S. Chapman
Director
April 4, 2016
Matthew W. Chapman
/s/ L.B. Day
Director
April 4, 2016
L.B. Day
/s/ Esther L. Johnson
Director
April 4, 2016
Esther L. Johnson
/s/ Wade F. Meyercord
Director
April 4, 2016
Wade F. Meyercord
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4.1
Atmel Corporation 2005 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Atmel's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 20, 2011)
4.2
Newport Media, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and RSU Sub-Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Atmel's Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the SEC on September 22, 2014)
4.3
Ozmo, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Atmel's Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2013)
4.4
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the SEC on
November 12, 2002)
4.5
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant, as amended through August 25, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August 27, 2014)
5.1
Opinion and Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement)