On August 7, 2012, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company will host a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time/4:30
p.m. Eastern Time. To participate, dial 888.203.7667 (U.S. toll-free) approximately 10 minutes before the conference call is scheduled to begin, and provide the passcode 2470079. International callers should dial 719.325.2111. The conference call may also be accessed by means of a live audio webcast on our website at www.vitesse.com. The playback of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and will be accessible on the Vitesse corporate web site or by calling 877.870.5176 (U.S. toll-free) or 858.384.5517 (International) and entering the passcode 2470079. The audio replay will be available for seven days. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                Description

99.1           Press Release issued by Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, dated
               August 7, 2012.