Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Bartel Danny J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GARMIN LTD [GRMN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President,Worldwide Sales
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1200 EAST 151ST STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2011
(Street)

OLATHE, KS 66062		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 12/10/2011   F   293 (1) D $ 37.64 65,637 (2) D  
Common Shares 12/11/2011   F   293 (3) D $ 37.64 65,344 (4) D  
Common Shares 12/12/2011   F   754 (5) D $ 37.96 64,590 (6) D  
Common Shares 12/14/2011   A   3,760 (7) A $ 0 68,350 (8) D  
Common Shares               1,400 I Spouse has signing authority for an account that holds these shares

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bartel Danny J
1200 EAST 151ST STREET
OLATHE, KS 66062		       Vice President,Worldwide Sales  

Signatures

 Joshua H. Maxfield, Attorney-in-Fact   12/16/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On December 10, 2011, 933 shares that were acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the award of restricted stock units in December 2010 described in Footnote 2 vested and were paid to the reporting person. 293 of these 933 shares were withheld to pay the resulting tax liability.
(2) The number of Common Shares reported in Row 1 of Column 5 includes (a) 3,732 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011), (b) 3,736 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), and (c) 7,200 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 12,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009).
(3) On December 11, 2011, 934 shares that were acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the award of restricted stock units in December 2009 described in Footnote 2 vested and were paid to the reporting person. 293 of these 934 shares were withheld to pay the resulting tax liability.
(4) The number of Common Shares reported in Row 2 of Column 5 includes (a) 3,732 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011), (b) 2,802 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), and (c) 7,200 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 12,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009).
(5) On December 12, 2011, 2400 shares that were acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the award of restricted stock units in December 2008 described in Footnote 2 vested and were paid to the reporting person. 754 of these 2400 shares were withheld to pay the resulting tax liability.
(6) The number of Common Shares reported in Row 3 of Column 5 includes (a) 3,732 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011), (b) 2,802 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), and (c) 4,800 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 12,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009).
(7) Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units under the Garmin Ltd. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. The award vests in five equal annual installments beginning December 2012.
(8) The number of Common Shares reported in Row 4 of Column 5 includes (a) 3,732 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011), (b) 2,802 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 4,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), (c) 4,800 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 12,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009), and (d) the 3,760 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to the award of restricted stock units disclosed in Row 4 of Column 4.

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