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): September 12, 2013
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
001-7935 |
95-1528961 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(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)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The securities trading policy of International Rectifier Corporation (the “Company”) permits its employees, officers and directors to engage in pre-determined plans for trades on a regular basis over a period of time of specified amounts of Company stock in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
As permitted by this policy, Mary B. Cranston, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, has entered into a sales plan for common stock arising from the exercise of Company stock options Ms. Cranston holds. The stock options that are subject to the sales plan will expire within twelve months following the date of this report if not otherwise exercised. Under the sales plan, Ms. Cranston plans to sell up to 12,000 shares over a period of about eleven months. The sales plan supplements an existing sales plan for Ms. Cranston reported by the Company on March 8, 2013.
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.
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Date: September 12, 2013 |
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/s/ Timothy E. Bixler | |
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Timothy E. Bixler |
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Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |