0001299933-11-002826.txt : 20110920 0001299933-11-002826.hdr.sgml : 20110920 20110920160304 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-11-002826 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110916 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20110920 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110920 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IXYS CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000945699 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 770140882 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26124 FILM NUMBER: 111099521 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1590 BUCKEYE DRIVE CITY: MILPITAS STATE: CA ZIP: 95035 BUSINESS PHONE: 4084579000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1590 BUCKEYE DRIVE CITY: MILPITAS STATE: CA ZIP: 95035 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951031 8-K 1 htm_42999.htm LIVE FILING IXYS Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 16, 2011

IXYS Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-26124 77-0140882
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1590 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, California   95035
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   408-457-9000

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of IXYS Corporation (“IXYS”) was held on September 16, 2011.

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 IXYS’s 2012 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
Donald L. Feucht
     26,328,413       1,805,310       2,715,559  
Samuel Kory
     26,900,661       1,233,062       2,715,559  
S. Joon Lee
     27,129,465       1,004,258       2,715,559  
Timothy A. Richardson
     25,899,291       2,234,432       2,715,559  
James M. Thorburn
     27,668,135       465,588       2,715,559  
Kenneth D. Wong
     25,981,782       2,151,941       2,715,559  
Nathan Zommer
     27,140,619       993,104       2,715,559  

The stockholders approved the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:

                         
 
Votes For
  Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
21,547,212
    5,805,427       781,084       2,715,559  

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of IXYS’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

                         
 
Votes For
  Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
26,884,747
    373,772       875,204       2,715,559  

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of an advisory vote every year on the compensation of IXYS’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

                                 
 
Every Year
  Every Two Years   Every Three Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
14,434,734
    84,405       13,154,004       460,580       2,715,559  

In light of these results, the Board of Directors has determined that IXYS will hold an advisory vote on compensation of IXYS’s named executive officers every year.  

The stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as IXYS’s independent public registered accounting firm for IXYS’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. The voting results were as follows:

                         
 
Votes For
  Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
30,124,134
    52,946       672,202       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 20, 2011   By:   /s/ Nathan Zommer
       
        Name: Nathan Zommer
        Title: Chief Executive Officer