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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
MUEHLENTALSTRASSE 2
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2012
(Street)

SCHAFFHAUSEN, V8 8200
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
Registered Shares 12/27/2012   S   2,500 D $ 41.35 (1) 45,814 (2) 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
MUEHLENTALSTRASSE 2
SCHAFFHAUSEN, V8 8200
      VP, General Counsel, Secretary  

Signatures

 Andrew R. Etkind   12/28/2012
**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) This is a weighted average price. The Registered Shares were sold in separate transactions on the same day at prices ranging from $41.3503 to $41.351 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Garmin Ltd., any security holder of Garmin Ltd., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Registered Shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Footnote.
(2) Includes (a) 3,999 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), (b) 2,668 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), (c) 3,000 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), (d) 4,296 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to the award of 5,370 restricted stock units on December 14, 2011 (the award vests in five equal annual installments ), and (e) 5,127 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of 5,127 restricted stock units on December 10, 2012 (the award vests in three equal annual installments).

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