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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2022     Analog Devices, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)       Massachusetts   1-7819   04-2348234 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   One Analog Way , Wilmington , MA   01887 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 935-5565 Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock $0.16 2/3 par value per share   ADI   Nasdaq Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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.  ☐       Item 8.01 Other Events . On September 8, 2022, Analog Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) commenced an exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) for any and all outstanding 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Maxim Notes”) issued by Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Maxim”), for up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new notes to be issued by the Company and cash. In conjunction with the Exchange Offer, the Company, on behalf of Maxim, is concurrently soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) to adopt certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Maxim Notes (the “Maxim Indenture”) to, among other things, eliminate from the Maxim Indenture (i) substantially all of the restrictive covenants, (ii) certain of the events which may lead to an “Event of Default”, (iii) the obligation to offer to repurchase the Maxim Notes upon certain change of control transactions and (iv) any restrictions in the Maxim Indenture on Maxim from consolidating with or merging into any other person or conveying, transferring or leasing all or any of its properties and assets to any person. The Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation are being made solely pursuant to the conditions set forth in the confidential offering memorandum and consent solicitation statement dated September 8, 2022 in a private offering exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are being made only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as are permitted under applicable law. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 does not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, or the solicitation of tenders or consents with respect to, any security.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits . (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:   Exhibit No.    Description 99.1    Press Release, dated September 8, 2022. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.     Date: September 8, 2022       ANALOG DEVICES, INC.       By:   /s/ Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah           Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah           Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer