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): | August 27, 2010 |
IXYS Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-26124 | 77-0140882 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1590 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, California | 95035 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 408-457-9000 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2010 annual meeting of the stockholders of IXYS Corporation was held on August 27, 2010.
At the annual meeting, the stockholders elected each of the persons identified below to serve as our director, approved the increase of 350,000 shares of common stock under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. The votes on the three proposals were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
Donald Feucht | 25,635,172 | 1,643,459 | 2,555,225 | |||||||||
Samuel Kory | 24,524,487 | 2,754,144 | 2,555,225 | |||||||||
S. Joon Lee | 24,836,848 | 2,441,783 | 2,555,225 | |||||||||
Timothy A. Richardson | 25,656,961 | 1,621,670 | 2,555,225 | |||||||||
James M. Thorburn | 25,657,280 | 1,621,351 | 2,555,225 | |||||||||
Nathan Zommer | 24,953,407 | 2,325,224 | 2,555,225 |
Proposal 2: Increase of 350,000 shares under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
26,351,994 | 539,019 | 387,618 | 2,555,225 |
Proposal 3: BDO USA, LLP
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
29,690,443 | 135,732 | 7,681 | 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 1, 2010 | By: | Uzi Sasson | ||
Name: Uzi Sasson | ||||
Title: President |