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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): March 6, 2018
  
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
0-12933
 
94-2634797
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
4650 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, California 94538
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(510) 572-0200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01.
 
Other Events
 
Item 9.01.
  
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
SIGNATURES
 





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Item 8.01.
Other Events
On March 6, 2018, Lam Research Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing a capital return program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.



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Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1



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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.
Date:
March 6, 2018
 
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
/s/ Douglas R. Bettinger
 
 
 
Douglas R. Bettinger
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer