UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): February 29, 2016
IXIA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| California | | 000-31523 | | 95-4635982 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 26601 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, California | | 91302 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 818-871-1800
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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As Ixia (the “Company”) has previously disclosed, the Company entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated November 11, 2015, relating to the proposed settlement of the securities class action, captionedOklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System, et al. v. Ixia, et al., that is currently pending against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the “Court”).
On February 29, 2016, the Court entered an order granting preliminary approval of the proposed settlement and scheduling a hearing for the Court to consider final approval of the proposed settlement on July 29, 2016. That order directed that the Company file the Publication Notice of Proposed Settlement of Securities Class Action and Settlement Hearing describing the settlement (the “Notice”) as an attachment to a current report on Form 8-K within 60 days after entry of the order. Accordingly, pursuant to that order, the Company is filing the Notice as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”).
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Form 8-K:
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Publication Notice of Proposed Settlement of Securities Class Action and Settlement Hearing |
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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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| | | | Ixia |
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Dated: April 27, 2016 | | | | By: | | /s/ Matthew S. Alexander |
| | | | | | Matthew S. Alexander |
| | | | | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Publication Notice of Proposed Settlement of Securities Class Action and Settlement Hearing |
