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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 * Bartel Danny J   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) Vice President,Worldwide Sales (Last) (First) (Middle) 1200 EAST 151ST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2011 (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 08/22/2011   M   7,000 A $ 10.38 72,930 (2) D   Common Shares 08/22/2011   S   7,000 D $ 31.39 65,930 (2) D   Common Shares               1,400 I Spouse has signing authority for an account that holds these shares

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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

Employee stock option (right to buy)

$ 10.38

08/22/2011

M

7,000

(1)

12/21/2011

Common Shares

7,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bartel Danny J 1200 EAST 151ST STREET OLATHE, KS 66062			Vice President,Worldwide Sales

Signatures

Joshua H. Maxfield, Attorney-in-Fact		08/23/2011
**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)	Stock option vested in five equal annual installments beginning on December 21, 2002.
(2)	The number of shares reported in Column 5 includes (a) 7,200 unvested shares acquired pursuant to a grant of 12,000 restricted stock units in December 2008 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning in December 2009), (b) 3,736 unvested shares acquired pursuant to a grant of 4,670 restricted stock units in December 2009 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning in December 2010), (c) 4,665 unvested shares that were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units in December 2010 (the award vests in five equal annual installments beginning in December 2011), and (d) 661 shares that were purchased for the reporting person's account in June 2011 as a participant in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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