Exhibit 99.2
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement is being furnished pursuant to the Proxy Form for the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Himax Technologies, Inc. (“Himax” or the “Company”) to be held on September 28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (Taiwan time).
I. SHAREHOLDER ADOPTION OF THE COMPANY’S 2009 AUDITED ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL REPORT
The Company seeks shareholder adoption of the Company’s 2009 audited accounts (the “Audited Accounts”), which have been prepared under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, in respect of the financial year ended December 31, 2009. Along with the Audited Accounts, the Company seeks shareholder adoption of the report of the auditors in respect of the same financial period (the “Reports of the Auditors”). A copy of each of the Company’s Audited Accounts and the Reports of the Auditors is included in the 2009 Himax Annual Report which is available on the Company’s website (http://www.himax.com.tw/en/investor/ir-Financial-Information.asp).
Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the AGM by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon.
The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
II. RETIREMENT AND RE-ELECTION OF JORDAN WU AS A DIRECTOR AND NEW ELECTION OF TIEN-JEN LIN AS DIRECTOR
Jordan Wu will properly retire from his directorship position at Himax to be eligible for re-election pursuant to the Articles of Association of Himax, and he has offered himself for re-election as a Director of Himax. A retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election.
Jordan Wu is our president, chief executive officer. Prior to our reorganization in October 2005, Mr. Wu served as the chairman of the board of directors of Himax Taiwan, a position that he held since April 2003. Prior to joining Himax Taiwan, Mr. Wu served as chief executive officer of TV Plus Technologies, Inc. and chief financial officer and executive director of DVN Holdings Ltd. in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited, Barclays de Zoete Wedd (Asia) Limited and Baring Securities, based in Hong Kong and Taipei. Mr. Wu holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Rochester.
Jung-Chun Lin will properly retire from his directorship position at Himax, the Board of Directors of the Company recommends Tien-Jen Lin for election to fill the vacancy of the Board.
Tien-Jen Lin is the Special Assistant to General Manager in Chimei Innolux Corporation. Mr. Lin has extensive experience and broad knowledge in the TFT-LCD industry. Prior to the current position, he has held various positions in the field of TFT-LCD panel product design and market development. Mr. Lin holds a B.S. degree and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the AGM by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon is required for the re-election or election of Jordan Wu and Tien-Jen Lin each as a director of Himax.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
OTHER MATTERS
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, Himax does not intend to present and has not been informed that any other person intends to present any business not specified in this Proxy Statement for action at the meeting.
Shareholders are urged to sign the enclosed proxy form and to return it promptly and in any event, not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote or in the case of a poll taken subsequently to the date of a meeting or adjourned meeting, not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll and in default, the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid. Proxies will be voted in accordance with shareholders’ directions. Signing the proxy form does not affect a shareholder’s right to vote in person at the meeting, and the proxy may be revoked prior to its exercise by appropriate notice to the undersigned. If no directions are given, proxies will be voted f or the (1) adoption of Himax’s 2009 Audited Accounts and Financial Reports, and (2) re-election of Jordan Wu as a Director and new election of Tien-Jen Lin as a Director.
| Himax Technologies, Inc. | ||||
| By: |  | |||
| Name: Jordan Wu | ||||
| Title: Director | ||||