MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 11, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP)
CIK: 0000827054
Period of Report: 2012-05-10

Reporting Person: SANGHI STEVE (Director, President, CEO, Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-10	Common Stock	M	133750	$24.04	Acquired	4970051	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-10	Common Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.04	M	133750	Disposed	2012-10-25	Common Stock (303750)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On May 9, 2012, the Reporting Person transferred ownership of 14,604 shares from Direct holding to Indirect holding, by the Sanghi Family Trust.

F2: Of the 4,970,051 shares held, 1,933,115 shares were held by the Sanghi Family Trust and 3,036,936 shares were held by the Sanghi Family Limited Partnership.