UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): January 11, 2016
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34791 | 83-0406195 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A. 1, Allée Scheffer, L-2520 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
Not Applicable | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (352) 45-62-62
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the Company) entered into a term sheet, effective as of January 11, 2016, with the plaintiffs representatives to memorialize an agreement in principle to settle the shareholder derivative action captioned Hemmingson, et al. v. Elkins, et al., No. 1-15-CV-278614 (PHK) (the Derivative Action) that is currently pending in the California Superior Court, Santa Clara County, against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors. The Derivative Action is more fully described in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015.
The proposed settlement provides for the resolution of all of the pending claims against the Company and the individual defendants in the Derivative Action, without any liability or wrongdoing attributed to them. The proposed settlement provides for an aggregate payment from the Company defendants directors and officers insurance policies of $3 million to be made to an escrow account, which will be remitted to the Company once the settlement becomes final, less (i) any applicable costs of such escrow account, (ii) any amount awarded by the court to the plaintiffs counsel for attorneys fees and litigation expenses and (iii) the cost of providing notice of the settlement to the Companys stockholders. The proposed settlement also requires that the Company implement certain corporate governance measures. The proposed settlement remains subject to stockholder notice, court approval and other customary conditions.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this report, including expectations about the settlement of the Derivative Action and expectations of insurance proceeds are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this report, which may change, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from the Companys current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include the risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the possibility that the court may materially alter or fail to approve the terms of the settlement in the term sheet. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update the forward-looking statements provided, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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.
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||||||
Dated: January 12, 2016 | By: | /s/ Theodore Kim | ||||
Theodore Kim | ||||||
Chief Compliance Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |