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) March 11, 2020 | |
| VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 1-7416 | 38-1686453 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
63 Lancaster Avenue Malvern, PA | 19355-2143 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | Zip Code |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code 610-644-1300 | |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share | VSH | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure
Conversion Ratio Adjustments for Dividends
The quarterly cash dividend program of Vishay results in adjustments to the conversion rate and effective conversion price for the convertible debt instruments effective as of the ex-dividend date of each cash dividend. As required by the indentures governing the terms of each issuance of convertible debt instruments, specifically, the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025, the 2.25% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2040, and the 2.25% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2041, Vishay has delivered a notice and officers' certificate to the trustees regarding these adjustments.
Pursuant to the indentures governing the terms of each issuance of convertible debt instruments, effective March 11, 2020 (the ex-dividend date), the adjusted conversion rate and adjusted effective conversion price are as follows (subject to the conditions applicable to conversion of convertible debt instruments set forth in the indentures):
| Due 2025 | Due 2040 | Due 2041 | ||||||||||
| Conversion Rate (shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount) | 31.8278 | 80.4668 | 58.7205 | |||||||||
| Effective conversion price (per share) | $ | 31.42 | $ | 12.43 | $ | 17.03 | ||||||
Signature
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: March 11, 2020
| VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Lori Lipcaman |
| Name: | Lori Lipcaman | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||