<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000707549-16-000072.txt : 20161011
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000707549-16-000072
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	RW
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161011
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161011

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAM RESEARCH CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000707549
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559]
		IRS NUMBER:				942634797
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		RW
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-208356
		FILM NUMBER:		161931173

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4650 CUSHING BLVD
		CITY:			FREMONT
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94538
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5106590200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4650 CUSHING PARKWAY
		CITY:			FREMONT
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94538
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<div><a name="s324d477bcd1948e68d6458f2e0442a19"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:384px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">October 11, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">VIA EDGAR FILING</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Division of Corporation Finance </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Attention: &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Amanda Ravitz, Assistant Director</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:66px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:76px;text-indent:-30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:3pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Request for Withdrawal of Lam Research Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:76px;text-indent:-30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement on Form&#160;S-4</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:76px;text-indent:-30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">File No.&#160;333-208356</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dear Ms.&#160;Ravitz:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to Rule&#160;477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), Lam Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) consent to the withdrawal, effective as of the date hereof or at the earliest practicable date hereafter, of the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form&#160;S-4 (File No.&#160;333-208356), together with all exhibits thereto, initially filed on December 7, 2015, as amended on January 12, 2016 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), on the grounds that such withdrawal is consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors as contemplated by paragraph (a)&#160;of Rule&#160;477 under the Securities Act.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company filed the Registration Statement with respect to the proposed issuance of shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and among the Company, KLA-Tencor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#8220;KLA-Tencor&#8221;), Topeka Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Topeka Merger Sub 3, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (as permitted assignee of Topeka Merger Sub 2, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;).&#160; On October 5, 2016, and as previously reported on a Current Report on Form&#160;8-K filed by the Company with the Commission, the Company and KLA-Tencor entered into a termination agreement with respect to the Merger Agreement.&#160; Therefore, the Company will not proceed with the registration and sale of shares of Common Stock as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">No shares of Common Stock were issued or sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.&#160; In accordance with Rule&#160;457(p)&#160;of the Securities Act, the Company requests that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited as an offset to the filing fees for future registration statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. Please contact me at (510) 572-0200 with any questions you may have concerning this request, or please notify me if this request for withdrawal is granted. Thank you for your attention to this matter.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:90.52224371373308%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;"></td><td style="width:50%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:1pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Very truly yours,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:1pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Sarah A O&#8217;Dowd</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:1pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:1pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Sarah A. 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