FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Section 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the date of March 23, 2007
000-51643
(Commission File Number)
PIXELPLUS CO., LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5th Floor, Intellige I, KINS Tower
25-1 Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do 463-811, The Republic of Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated March 21, 2007 regarding Pixelplus’ announcement of new CFO |
Exhibit 99.1
Pixelplus Announces New CFO
Press Release
SEOUL, South Korea, March 21, 2007 — Pixelplus Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PXPL), a leading fabless semiconductor company in Korea that designs, develops, and markets CMOS image sensors for various consumer electronics applications, today announced that Mr. Hoang Taig Choi will become its new Chief Financial Officer, starting on April 2, 2007. Mr. Choi brings with him nearly thirty years of finance, accounting, and tax experience working at LG Electronics and most recently at LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. Prior to joining Pixelplus, Mr. Choi was the Vice President of Tax and Accounting at LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
“Our search and engagement of CFO Choi took a little longer than we had expected, but we felt the extra time was needed for us to make the right decision, and we feel fortunate to have him on board,” said Dr. S.K. Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pixelplus. “CFO Choi will play an important role in our dedicated efforts to return to profitability, and we look forward to working with him starting in early April.”
About Pixelplus Co., Ltd.
Pixelplus is a South Korea-based developer of high-performance, high-resolution, and cost-effective CMOS image sensors for use primarily in mobile camera phones. In addition to mobile phones, Pixelplus provides CMOS image sensors and SoC solutions for use in webcams and notebook embedded cameras, toys and games, and security and surveillance system applications.
As a fabless semiconductor company, Pixelplus is focused on creating proprietary design technologies to develop CMOS image sensors with sharp, colorful and enhanced image quality, size efficiency, and low power consumption.
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains certain statements that are not historical in nature but are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe-harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” or “continue” or the negative of such words or other similar words. Pixelplus cautions readers that forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and assumptions about our company and our industry, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. Investors are directed to Pixelplus’ reports and documents filed from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a description of various factors that should be considered before investing in Pixelplus securities. These factors may cause Pixelplus’ results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this release. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and Pixelplus assumes no duty or obligation to update them to reflect new, changing, or unanticipated events or circumstances.
Contact:
Shane Y. Hong
Pixelplus Co., Ltd.
5th Floor, Intellige I, KINS Tower
25-1 Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do 463-811, Republic of Korea
+82-31-600-5300
OR
Taylor Rafferty:
London – Stewart Taylor at +44 (0) 20 7614 2900
New York – Allon Bloch at +1 212 889 4350
Seoul – Jisook Shim at +82 (0) 2 2000 5753
Tokyo - Yuhau Lin at +81 (0) 3 5444 2730
Emailpixelplus@taylor-rafferty.com
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Pixelplus Co., Ltd. | ||
By: | /s/ Seo-Kyu Lee | |
Name: | Seo-Kyu Lee | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
March 23, 2007