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| <periodOfReport> 2020-08-03 </periodOfReport> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001121788 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> GARMIN LTD </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> GRMN </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
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| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001134084 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> BURRELL JONATHAN </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 18899 HAPPY HALLOW ROAD </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SPRING HILL </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> KS </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 66083 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
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| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 1 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
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| | </reportingOwner> |
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| <value> Registered Shares </value> |
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| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
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| </securityTitle> |
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| <value> 30000 </value> |
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| <value> By trust </value> |
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| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
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| <value> Registered Shares </value> |
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| | | <transactionDate> |
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| <value> 548000 </value> |
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| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> By CLATs </value> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Registered Shares </value> |
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| <value> 2020-08-03 </value> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Consists of (a) 2,799 Registered Shares, and (b) unvested RSUs awarded to the reporting person under the Garmin Ltd. Non-Employee Directors' Equity Incentive Plan that can be settled only in Registered Shares, which RSUs consist of: (i) RSUs granted on June 5, 2020 that vest as to 1,594 shares on June 5, 2021; and (ii) RSUs granted on June 8, 2018 that vest as to 865 shares on June 8, 2021. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> The reporting person is a co-trustee of his mother's revocable trust and is his mother's attorney-in-fact, and also holds a remainder interest in the securities held in such trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> The reporting person is a co-trustee of several charitable lead annuity trusts (CLATs) and holds a remainder interest therein. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> The reporting person is a co-trustee of several grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) established by his mother, and he holds a remainder interest therein. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/Jonathan Burrell </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-08-03 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |