Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  TAN HOCK E
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/05/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avago Technologies LTD [AVGO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95131
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares 100,000
D
 
Ordinary Shares 50,000
I
By Trust (1)
Ordinary Shares 50,000
I
By Trust (2)
Ordinary Shares 50,000
I
By Trust (3)
Ordinary Shares 50,000
I
By Trust (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)   (5) 04/12/2016 Ordinary Shares 925,000 $ 5 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (6) 04/12/2016 Ordinary Shares 1,425,000 $ 5 D  
Stock Options (right to buy)   (7) 03/02/2019 Ordinary Shares 300,000 $ 10 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
TAN HOCK E
C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD
SAN JOSE, CA 95131
  X     President and CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Patricia H. McCall, Attorney-in-Fact for Hock E. Tan 08/05/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Shares held for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child by Robert M. Mitchell as Trustee for the Irrevocable Trust Agreement FBO J. Douglas Tan, dated January 31, 2003.
(2) Shares held for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child by Robert M. Mitchell as Trustee for the Irrevocable Trust Agreement FBO J. Nicholas Tan, dated January 31, 2003.
(3) Shares held for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child by Robert M. Mitchell as Trustee for the Irrevocable Trust Agreement FBO Y. Eva Tan, dated January 31, 2003.
(4) Shares held by K. Lisa Yang as Trustee for the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Dynasty Trust, dated June 17, 2004.
(5) Option vests with respect to 20% of the shares subject thereto on each anniversary of December 1, 2005, such that the option will be fully vested and exercisable on December 1, 2010.
(6) Option is exercisable with respect to 855,000 of the shares subject thereto. The remaining balance vests in two (2) successive and equal annual installments commencing on December 1, 2011, such that the option will be fully vested and exercisable on December 1, 2012.
(7) Option vests with respect to 20% of the shares subject thereto on each anniversary of March 3, 2009, such that the option will be fully vested and exercisable on March 3, 2014.

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