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UNITED STATES
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): March 26, 2009
Littelfuse, Inc.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
         
Delaware   0-20388   36-3795742
(State of Incorporation)   (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer
        Identification No.)
O’Hare Plaza
8755 West Higgins Road, Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60631
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(773) 628-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     On March 26, 2009, Littelfuse, Inc. (the “Company”) amended its Amended and Restated Littelfuse, Inc. Retirement Plan (the “Pension Plan”), freezing benefit accruals effective April 1, 2009. The amendment provides that participants in the Pension Plan will not receive credit, other than for vesting purposes, for eligible earnings paid or for any months of service worked after the effective date. All accrued benefits under the Pension Plan as of the effective date will remain intact, and service credits for vesting and retirement eligibility will continue in accordance with the terms of the Pension Plan. The Pension Plan is a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan maintained by the Company for all U.S. employees, including the Company’s executive officers.

 


 

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.
         
  LITTELFUSE, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: March 31, 2009  /s/ Philip G. Franklin    
  Philip G. Franklin   
  Vice President, Operations Support, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer