Edgar Filing: ARCHER TIMOTHY

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

ARCHER TIMOTHY

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LAM RESEARCH CORP [LRCX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/04/2012

(Street)

FREMONT, CA 94538

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/04/2012		A		145,468 ⁽³⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	0	D
Common Stock	06/04/2012		A		4,227	A	⁽²⁾	0	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock	06/04/2012		A		500	A	⁽²⁾	150,195 ⁽³⁾	I	By Spouse 401(k)

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 36.29

06/04/2012

22,500

11/15/2005

12/18/2013

Common Stock

22,500

⁽⁴⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 27.77

06/04/2012

18,000

11/15/2005

06/11/2014

Common Stock

18,000

⁽⁵⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 24.43

06/04/2012

33,750

12/16/2008

12/16/2014

Common Stock

33,750

⁽⁶⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 29.68

06/04/2012

73,125

12/14/2010

12/14/2016

Common Stock

73,125

⁽⁷⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 23.25

06/04/2012

56,250

12/13/2011

12/13/2017

Common Stock

56,250

⁽⁸⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 11.09

06/04/2012

42,188

⁽⁹⁾

12/18/2018

Common Stock

42,188

⁽¹⁰⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 21.28

06/04/2012

84,375

⁽¹¹⁾

12/17/2019

Common Stock

84,375

⁽¹²⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 29.34

06/04/2012

40,500

⁽¹³⁾

12/16/2020

Common Stock

40,500

⁽¹⁴⁾

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.01

06/04/2012

45,000

12/15/2009

12/15/2015

Common Stock

45,000

⁽¹⁵⁾

415,688

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARCHER TIMOTHY C/O LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY FREMONT, CA 94538			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

Kym Hall by Power of Attorney		06/07/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Acquired in connection with the merger of BLMS Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lam Research Corporation ("Lam Research"), with and into Novellus Systems, Inc. ("Novellus"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Merger Sub, Lam Research and Novellus dated December 14, 2011 (the "Merger"). In connection with the Merger, Mr. Archer received 145,468 shares of Lam Research common stock in exchange for 129,306 shares of Novellus common stock. On June 4, 2012, the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Lam Research's common stock was $35.99 and the closing price of Novellus' common stock was $40.39 per share.
(2)	Acquired in connection with the Merger. The indirect holdings of the 401(k) are held in the Company unitized stock fund.
(3)	Amount reported includes shares subject to unvested Restricted Stock Units.
(4)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 20,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $40.82 per share.
(5)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 16,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $31.24 per share.
(6)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 30,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $27.48 per share.
(7)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 65,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $33.39 per share.
(8)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 50,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $26.15 per share.
(9)	The option vests fully on August 18, 2012.
(10)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 37,500 shares of Novellus common stock for $12.47 per share.
(11)	The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning December 17, 2011.
(12)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 75,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $23.93 per share.
(13)	The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning December 16, 2011.
(14)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 36,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $33.00 per share.
(15)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 40,000 shares of Novellus common stock for $24.76 per share.

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