=============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2003 LANTRONIX, INC. ______________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-16027 33-0362767 ----------------------- -------------- ----------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 453-3990 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) =============================================================================== 1 Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. Lantronix, Inc. announced in a press release on December 19, 2003 its response to a Connecticut court ruling that rejected protection of Lantronix trade secrets. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the company, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release dated December 19, 2003 announcing Lantronix' response to a Connecticut court ruling rejecting protection of its trade secrets. 2 SIGNATURE 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. LANTRONIX, INC. Date: December 19, 2003 By: /S/ MICHAEL S. OSWALD --------------------------- Michael S. Oswald Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 3 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- 99.1 Press Release dated December 19, 2003 announcing Lantronix' response to a Connecticut court ruling that rejected protection of Lantronix trade secrets. 4