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): | August 30, 2013 |
IXYS Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-26124 | 77-0140882 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1590 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, California | 95035 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 408-457-9000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 30, 2013, the stockholders of IXYS Corporation (IXYS) approved the Companys 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan), under which 2,000,000 shares of IXYS Common Stock are reserved for incentives to employees, including executive officers, directors and consultants. A description of the terms of the Plan is set forth in the Companys definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2013.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) of IXYS was held on August 30, 2013.
The final results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Each of the directors proposed by IXYS for election was elected by the following votes to serve until IXYSs 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
Director Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||||||||||
Donald L. Feucht |
26,260,069 | 681,612 | 1,486,900 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Samuel Kory |
22,777,905 | 4,163,776 | 1,486,900 | 0 | ||||||||||||
S. Joon Lee |
26,098,285 | 843,396 | 1,486,900 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Timothy Richardson |
26,477,173 | 464,508 | 1,486,900 | 0 | ||||||||||||
James M. Thorburn |
26,854,815 | 86,866 | 1,486,900 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Kenneth D. Wong |
26,470,903 | 470,778 | 1,486,900 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Nathan Zommer |
26,299,731 | 641,950 | 1,486,900 | 0 |
The stockholders approved the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||||||||||
22,975,806
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3,861,032 | 104,843 | 1,486,900 | 0 |
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of IXYSs named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | Uncast | ||||||||||||
26,436,090
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368,991 | 136,600 | 1,486,900 | 0 |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as IXYSs independent public registered accounting firm for IXYSs fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Uncast | |||||||||
27,699,983
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677,077 | 51,521 | 0 |
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.
IXYS Corporation | ||||
September 4, 2013 | By: |
/s/ Uzi Sasson
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Name: Uzi Sasson | ||||
Title: President |