=============================================================================== 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 5, 2003 LANTRONIX, INC. ______________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-16027 33-0362767 ----------------------- -------------- ----------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 453-3990 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) =============================================================================== 1 Item 5. Other Events Lantronix, Inc. reached a settlement of the securities and employment claims brought by the founders of United States Software Corporation, a company Lantronix acquired in December 2000. Lantronix announced this settlement in a Press Release on September 4, 2003 in the form attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits The following exhibit is filed herewith: 99.1 Press Release dated September 4, 2003 announcing settlement of U.S. Software litigation. 2 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. LANTRONIX, INC. Date: September 5, 2003 By: /S/ MICHAEL S. OSWALD --------------------------- Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 3 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- 99.1 Press Release dated September 4, 2003 announcing settlement of U.S. Software litigation. 4