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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 13, 1997
CYRIX CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-21904 75-2218250
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification Number)
2703 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON, TX 75080
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
972-968-8387
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On November 13, 1997 Cyrix Corporation and National Semiconductor
Corporation issued a joint press release announcing that a class action
complaint was filed by a purported Cyrix shareholder on November 12, 1997. Such
press release is filed as Exhibit 20.1 to this report and is incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
( c ) Exhibits
20.1 Press release dated November 13, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
CYRIX CORPORATION
Date: November 14, 1997 By: /S/ JAMES W. SWENT, III
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James W. Swent, III
Senior Vice President of Finance
and Administration & CFO
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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20.1 Press Release dated November 13, 1997.
EXHIBIT 20.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
National Semiconductor Cyrix
Alan Bernheimer - Press Paula Larson - Press
408 721-8665 408 286-2611
[email protected] [email protected]
Jim Foltz - Investor Relations Mark Lipscomb - Investor Relations
408 721-5693 972 968-8285
[email protected] [email protected]
LAWSUIT FILED IN NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR-CYRIX MERGER
- - COMPANIES BELIEVE SUIT IS WITHOUT MERIT -
Santa Clara, CA, November 13, 1997 - Cyrix Corporation (NASDAQ:CYRX) and
National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today announced that on November
12, 1997 a class action complaint was filed by a purported Cyrix stockholder in
the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Santa Clara. The
complaint names both Cyrix and National as defendants as well as the board of
directors and chief executive officer of Cyrix and alleges that the Cyrix board
breached its fiduciary duties in connection with its approval of Cyrix's
proposed merger with a subsidiary of National. The complaint further alleges
that National aided and abetted the alleged breach of fiduciary duty. The
complaint seeks monetary and other relief.
Both Cyrix and National believe the suit is without merit and intend to contest
the matter vigorously.
