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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 * ETKIND ANDREW R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GARMIN LTD [GRMN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, General Counsel, Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 1200 EAST 151ST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2011 (Street) OLATHE, KS 66062 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 12/10/2011   F   486 (1) D $ 37.64 37,383 (2) D   Common Shares 12/11/2011   F   487 (3) D $ 37.64 36,896 (4) D   Common Shares 12/12/2011   F   1,095 (5) D $ 37.96 35,801 (6) D   Common Shares 12/14/2011   A   5,370 (7) A $ 0 41,171 (8) D

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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

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
ETKIND ANDREW R 1200 EAST 151ST STREET OLATHE, KS 66062			VP, General Counsel, Secretary

Signatures

Andrew R. Etkind		12/16/2011
**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)	On December 10, 2011, 1333 shares that were acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the award of restricted stock units in December 2010 described in Footnote 2 vested and were paid to the reporting person. 486 of these 1333 shares were withheld to pay the resulting tax liability.
(2)	The number of Common Shares reported in Row 1 of Column 5 includes (a) 5,332 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011), (b) 5,336 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), (c) 9,000 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 15,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009), and (d) 458 shares that were acquired for the reporting person's account in June 2011 under the Garmin Ltd. Employee Stock Purchase Agreement.
(3)	On December 11, 2011, 1334 shares that were acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the award of restricted stock units in December 2009 described in Footnote 2 vested and were paid to the reporting person. 487 of these 1334 shares were withheld to pay the resulting tax liability.
(4)	The number of Common Shares reported in Row 2 of Column 5 includes (a) 5,332 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011), (b) 4,002 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), and (c) 9,000 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 15,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009).
(5)	On December 12, 2011, 3000 shares that were acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the award of restricted stock units in December 2008 described in Footnote 2 vested and were paid to the reporting person. 1095 of these 3000 shares were withheld to pay the resulting tax liability.
(6)	The number of Common Shares reported in Row 3 of Column 5 includes (a) 5,332 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011, (b) 4,002 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), and (c) 6,000 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 15,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009).
(7)	Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units under the Garmin Ltd. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. The award vests in five equal annual installments beginning December 2012.
(8)	The number of Common Shares reported in Row 4 of Column 5 includes (a) 5,332 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,665 restricted stock units on December 10, 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2011, (b) 4,002 unvested shares acquired pursuant to an award of 6,670 restricted stock units on December 11, 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2010), (c) 6,000 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 15,000 restricted stock units on December 12, 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2009), and (d) the 5,370 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to the award of restricted stock units disclosed in Row 4 of Column 4.

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