Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Biddlecombe Sean
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GARMIN LTD [GRMN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
LIBERTY HOUSE, HOUNSDOWN BUSINESS PARK
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
General Manager, Garmin Europe
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SOUTHAMPTON, X0 SO409LR
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares 6,630 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to buy) 12/21/2002(2) 12/21/2011 Common Shares 1,600 $ 10.38 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) 12/26/2003(3) 12/26/2012 Common Shares 1,200 $ 14.9 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) 12/23/2006(4) 12/23/2013 Common Shares 388 $ 27.27 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) 12/23/2004(5) 12/23/2013 Common Shares 3,618 $ 27.27 D  
Employee stock option (right to buy) 09/23/2005(6) 09/23/2014 Common Shares 5,400 $ 19.94 D  
Stock appreciation right 06/23/2006(7) 06/23/2015 Common Shares 4,700 $ 21.59 D  
Stock appreciation right 12/16/2006(8) 12/16/2015 Common Shares 4,300 $ 30.66 D  
Stock appreciation right 06/09/2007(9) 06/09/2016 Common Shares 6,000 $ 46.15 D  
Stock appreciation right 12/05/2007(10) 12/05/2016 Common Shares 5,000 $ 51.07 D  
Stock appreciation right 06/08/2008(11) 06/08/2017 Common Shares 5,000 $ 63.31 D  
Stock appreciation right 12/04/2008(12) 12/04/2017 Common Shares 5,000 $ 105.33 D  
Stock appreciation right 06/06/2009(13) 06/06/2018 Common Shares 5,000 $ 50.97 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Biddlecombe Sean
LIBERTY HOUSE
HOUNSDOWN BUSINESS PARK
SOUTHAMPTON, X0 SO409LR
      General Manager, Garmin Europe  

Signatures

Joshua H. Maxfield, Attorney-in-Fact 02/12/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The number of shares reported includes: (1) 3,000 Common Shares that were acquired on December 12, 2008 pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units under the Garmin Ltd. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, which award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009 (750 of the 3,750 Common Shares granted under the award vested on December 12, 2009, leaving 3,000 unvested Common Shares as of the date of this report); (2) 1,580 Common Shares that were acquired on December 11, 2009 pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units under the Garmin Ltd. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, which award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010.
(2) The option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on December 21, 2002.
(3) The option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on December 26, 2003.
(4) Sixty percent of the options vested on December 23, 2006, and twenty percent of the options vested on each of December 23, 2007 and December 23, 2008.
(5) The option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on December 23, 2004.
(6) The option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on September 23, 2005.
(7) The right vests in five equal annual installments beginning on June 23, 2006.
(8) The right vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 16, 2006.
(9) The right vests in five equal annual installments beginning on June 9, 2007.
(10) The right vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 5, 2007.
(11) The right vests in five equal annual installments beginning on June 8, 2008.
(12) The right vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 4, 2008.
(13) The right vests in five equal annual installments beginning on June 6, 2009.

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