Item 8.01. Other Events.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Micrel, Incorporated, or the Company, is to be held on May 21, 2009. Shareholder proposals or nominations submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, must be received by the Company within a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and send its proxy materials for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and must comply with all applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules, in order to be considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy materials for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Shareholder proposals or nominations that are not submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company no later than the close of business on March 9, 2009. A shareholder's notice must also satisfy the other requirements set forth in Section 2.4 of the Company's bylaws.

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