8-K 1 a2037298z8-k.txt FORM 8-K 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) JANUARY 30, 2001 INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE 1-7935 95-1528961 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 233 KANSAS STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245 (Address of principal executive offices) (310) 726-8000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) NO CHANGE ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS With reference to the three class action lawsuits filed in Federal District Court for the Central District of California in 1991 and identified in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2000, the parties have agreed, subject to court approval, to continue the pending trial date from February 6, 2001 to March 6, 2001. - 2 - 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. INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION Date: February 6, 2001 By: /s/ L. MICHAEL RUSSELL -------------------------------- Name: L. MICHAEL RUSSELL Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary - 3 -