Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 12, 2021, Registrant issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 47% of its Altium Packaging subsidiary at an implied enterprise value of $2 billion. Registrant expects the transaction to close in the next 30 days, subject to customary closing conditions, and will receive approximately $410 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments, resulting in an approximate pretax gain of $490 million. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits:



  99.1   Registrant press release, issued March 12, 2021, relating to the
         Agreement described above in Item 8.01.
104      Cover Page Interactive File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).



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