Sec Form 4 Filing - Hartnett Joseph J @ GARMIN LTD - 2017-06-09

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Hartnett Joseph J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GARMIN LTD [ GRMN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 7755 JOLIET DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/09/2017 (Street) TINLEY PARK, IL60477 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Registered Shares 06/09/2017 A 2,608 ( 1 ) A $ 0 12,842 ( 2 ) D Registered Shares 06/12/2017 F 271 ( 3 ) D $ 51.89 12,571 ( 4 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hartnett Joseph J 7755 JOLIET DRIVE TINLEY PARK, IL60477 X Signatures By Joshua H. Maxfield, Attorney-in-Fact 06/12/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units under the Garmin Ltd. Non-Employee Directors' Equity Incentive Plan. The award vests in three equal annual installments beginning on June 9, 2018. ( 2 )Includes (a) the 2,608 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to the grant of the restricted stock unit award described in footnote 1 and (b) a total of 4,246 additional unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to previously granted restricted stock units awards. ( 3 )On June 12, 2017, 1,082 shares that were acquired pursuant to an award of restricted stock units on June 10, 2016 vested and were released to the reporting person. Of these 1,082 shares, 271 were withheld to pay a resulting tax liability. ( 4 )Includes 5,772 unvested shares as of this date that were acquired pursuant to previously granted restricted stock unit awards.

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