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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

[☒]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

or

[☐]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-41118

GARMIN LTD**.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Switzerland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)98-0229227 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Mühlentalstrasse 2 8200 Schaffhausen Switzerland (Address of principal executive offices)N/A (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: **+**41 52 630 1600

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Registered Shares, CHF 0.10 Per Share Par ValueGRMNNew York Stock Exchange
(Title of each class)(Trading Symbol)(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [☑] NO [☐]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YES [☐] No [☑]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [☑] NO [☐]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [☑] NO [☐]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer[☑]Accelerated Filer[☐]
Non-accelerated Filer[☐]Smaller reporting company[☐]
Emerging growth company[☐]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [☐] NO [☑]

Aggregate market value of the common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 25, 2022 (based on the closing price of the registrant's common shares on the New York Stock Exchange for June 24, 2022) was approximately $15,461,000,000.

Number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common shares as of February 17, 2023:

Registered Shares, CHF 0.10 par value – 191,359,482 (excluding treasury shares)

Documents incorporated by reference:

Portions of the following document are incorporated herein by reference into Part III of the Form 10-K as indicated:

DocumentPart of Form 10‑K into which Incorporated
Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2022.Part III

Garmin Ltd.

2022 Form 10-K Annual Report

Table of Contents

Cautionary Statement With Respect To Forward-Looking Comments3
Part I
Item 1.Business4
Item 1A.Risk Factors14
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments27
Item 2.Properties28
Item 3.Legal Proceedings29
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures29
Information about our Executive Officers29
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities31
Item 6.[Reserved]32
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations33
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk42
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data44
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure78
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures78
Item 9B.Other Information79
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections79
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance80
Item 11.Executive Compensation80
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters81
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence82
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services82
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules83
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary85
Signatures86

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT WITH RESPE****CT TO FORWARD-LOOKING COMMENTS

The discussions set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K contain statements concerning potential future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions by the Company’s management, as of the date of this Annual Report, including assumptions about risks and uncertainties faced by the Company. In addition, management may make forward-looking statements orally or in other writings, including, but not limited to, in press releases, in the annual report to shareholders and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers can identify these forward-looking statements by their use of such verbs as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes” or similar verbs or conjugations of such verbs. Forward-looking statements include any discussion of the trends and other factors that drive our business and future results in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.” Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their date. If any of management’s assumptions prove incorrect or should unanticipated circumstances arise, the Company’s actual results could materially differ from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The differences could be caused by a number of factors or combination of factors including, but not limited to, those factors identified under Item 1A “Risk Factors.” Readers are strongly encouraged to consider those factors when evaluating any forward-looking statements concerning the Company. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements in this Annual Report to reflect future events or developments.

Part I

Next: Item 1. Business