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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Current Report Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;11, 2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
<I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</I></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>0-12933</B><BR>
<I>(Commission File Number)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>94-2634797</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>4650 Cushing Parkway<BR>
Fremont, California 94538</B><BR>
<I>(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(510)&nbsp;572-0200</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Not Applicable</B><BR>
<I>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>(e)&nbsp;Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>Adoption of Performance Goals For Calendar Year 2009 under the Company&#146;s 2008/2009 Multi-Year
Incentive Program</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Compensation Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Lam
Research Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) established performance factors and target amounts for the
first six months of 2009 under the Company&#146;s 2008/2009 Multi-Year Incentive Program (the &#147;2008/2009
MYIP&#148;), a program under the Company&#146;s 2004 Executive Incentive Plan (the &#147;EIP&#148;), for Martin B.
Anstice, Richard A. Gottscho, Abdi Hariri, and Ernest E. Maddock. A similar recommendation by the
Committee with respect to Stephen G. Newberry was also approved by the independent members of the
Board.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Awards under the 2008/2009 MYIP will vest, to the extent earned, and be paid in cash in 2010.

For the first six months of 2009, the performance factor is a metric related to ongoing operating
cash flow. The multiplier resulting from achievement of this factor may be additionally enhanced
by a stock price performance multiplier. Actual payouts may vary from 0 to 2.5 times target
amounts.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee also authorized a 2009/2010 Long-Term Incentive Program (the &#147;2009/2010 LTIP&#148;)
covering calendar years 2009 and 2010, and set 2009 target amounts under the program for Mr.
Anstice, Dr.&nbsp;Gottscho, Mr.&nbsp;Hariri and Mr.&nbsp;Maddock. A similar recommendation by the Committee with
respect to Mr. Newberry was approved by the independent members of the Board.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The 2009/2010 LTIP has two components: (1)&nbsp;a cash component pursuant to a 2009/2010 Multi-Year
Incentive Program (the &#147;2009/2010 MYIP&#148;) established under the EIP, and (2)&nbsp;an equity component
(the &#147;2009 Long-Term Equity Component&#148;) governed by the Company&#146;s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. Under
the 2009/2010 LTIP, one-half of the target amount is allocated to the 2009/2010 MYIP and the other
half to the 2009 Long-Term Equity Component .
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accruals under the 2009/2010 MYIP will be based on the Company&#146;s performance during calendar
years 2009 and 2010, and awards will vest, to the extent earned, and be paid in cash in 2011. The
performance factor for the first six months of 2009 under the 2009/2010 MYIP is the same as that
for the first six months of 2009 under the 2008/2009 MYIP. Actual payouts may vary from 0 to 2.5
times target amounts.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
the 2009 Long-Term Equity Component, each named executive officer received, on February&nbsp;26, 2009, a grant of
restricted stock units (&#147;RSUs&#148;) and a stock option grant. The number of RSUs granted equals one-half of
the target amount allocated to the 2009 Long-Term Equity Component divided by $20.21, the closing
price of the Company&#146;s common stock on the grant date. Each
named executive officer also was granted a stock option
covering 2.5 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock for each RSU granted. The stock options have an
exercise price equal to $20.21, the closing price of the Company&#146;s common stock on the grant date,
and will have a five-year term. The RSUs and options will vest on the second anniversary of the
grant date.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date:
March&nbsp;2, 2009
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LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION<BR>
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/s/ Sarah O'Dowd, Esq.
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