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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): June 25, 2013

 

INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-7935

 

95-1528961

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

101 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo, California 90245
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(310) 726-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On June 25, 2013, International Rectifier Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a settlement agreement with Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) and certain of its principals.  A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, will not be treated as filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This information will not be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or into another filing under the Exchange Act, unless that filing expressly refers to specific information in this report. The furnishing of the information in this Item 7.01 of this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information in this Item 7.01 is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

 

Item 8.01 Other Matters

 

In connection with the previously reported litigation in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC409749, involving EPC, certain of EPC's employees and other defendants (including Alex Lidow, a former chief executive officer and director of the Company, and now a principal of EPC), the Company has entered into a settlement agreement with EPC and certain of EPC principals, including Alex Lidow.  The description of the settlement set forth in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release of International Rectifier Corporation, dated June 25, 2013, regarding settlement with Efficient Power Conversion Corp.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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: June 25, 2013

INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION

 

By:

/s/ Timothy E. Bixler

 

 

Name:

Timothy E. Bixler

 

 

Title:

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release of International Rectifier Corporation, dated June 25, 2013, regarding settlement with Efficient Power Conversion Corp.

 

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