Item 8.01- Other Events.
Linear Technology Corporation (the "Company") announced that its Board of
Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.26 per share of outstanding common
stock payable on December 28, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of
business on December 17, 2012. This dividend is intended to be in lieu of the
quarterly dividend the Company would have otherwise announced with its quarterly
earnings results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, and that would have
been paid in February 2013.
The Company's press release dated December 6, 2012, announcing this dividend, is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference
herein.