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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):
            May 27, 2010
 
   
IXIA
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
California   000-31523   95-4635982
 
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
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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Item 5.02  
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of

Certain Officers
          (e)
          2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
          On May 27, 2010, at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders (the “2010 Annual Meeting”) of Ixia (the “Company”), the shareholders of the Company approved the 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2010 ESPP”) under which a total of 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock has initially been reserved for issuance. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) had approved the 2010 ESPP on March 24, 2010, subject to shareholder approval.
          The 2010 ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The 2010 ESPP will provide employees of the Company with an opportunity to participate in the ownership of the Company by purchasing shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a discounted price through accumulated payroll deductions. The 2010 ESPP will be implemented in a series of consecutive, overlapping 24-month offering periods, with each offering period consisting of four six-month purchase periods. Offering periods will begin on the first trading day on or after May 1 and November 1 of each year, and the first offering period is scheduled to commence on November 1, 2010. The Board is authorized, subject to compliance with the terms of the 2010 ESPP, to change the duration of offering periods and the commencement dates of offering periods, as well as the duration and commencement dates of the purchase periods within offering periods.
          Employees (including officers) are eligible to participate in the 2010 ESPP if they (i) are employed by the Company (or a subsidiary designated by the Board) for more than 20 hours per week and for more than five months in any calendar year and (ii) have completed 30 days of continuous employment as of the first day of an offering period.
          The purchase price per share under the 2010 ESPP is 85% of the lesser of (i) the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the first trading day of the 24-month offering period or (ii) the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the last trading day of the applicable six-month purchase period during the 24-month offering period. The fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on a given date is equal to the closing sales price of the Common Stock on that date on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
          The 2010 ESPP provides for an automatic annual increase in the number of shares authorized and reserved for issuance under the Plan on each May 1 during the ten-year term of the Plan. Each increase will be equal to the lesser of (i) 500,000 shares, (ii) a number of shares equal to 1% of the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the prior fiscal year and (iii) an amount determined by the Board.
          The foregoing description of the 2010 ESPP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2010 ESPP which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”).

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          Amendment to 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
          On May 27, 2010, at the 2010 Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, that added the Company’s non-employee directors as persons to whom equity incentive awards may be granted under the Plan. The Board had approved the amendment on March 24, 2010, subject to shareholder approval. The Board has also adopted a form of Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended and Restated 2008 Plan”) that reflects the amendment approved at the 2010 Annual Meeting and that incorporates other amendments to the Plan since its initial adoption in April 2008.
          Under the Amended and Restated 2008 Plan, the Company is now authorized to grant restricted stock units, stock options, restricted stock awards and share appreciation rights to the Company’s non-employee directors at such times, in such amounts and on such terms as are from time to time determined by the Board. Prior to the approval of the amendment, the Company had been authorized to grant such awards only to employees of and consultants to the Company and its affiliates at such times, in such amounts and on such terms as are from time to time determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
          The foregoing description of the amendment and of the Amended and Restated 2008 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated 2008 Plan which is included as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
          Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 27, 2010, and the voting results with respect to each such matter.
          1.           A proposal to elect six directors to serve for a one-year term:
                         
Director   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes          
 
                       
Laurent Asscher
    52,868,082       4,143,600       3,875,810  
 
                       
Atul Bhatnagar
    56,580,082       431,600       3,875,810  
 
                       
Jonathan Fram
    52,269,566       4,742,116       3,875,810  
 
                       
Errol Ginsberg
    56,564,371       447,311       3,875,810  
 
                       
Gail Hamilton
    55,253,166       1,758,516       3,875,810  
 
                       
Jon F. Rager
    54,886,757       2,124,925       3,875,810  
          2.           A proposal to approve the Company’s 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
             
Votes For
  Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
             
             
54,494,081   2,495,234       22,367   3,875,810

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          3.           A proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to include non-employee directors as persons to whom equity incentive awards may be granted:
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
             
             
45,060,705   11,799,712       151,265   3,875,810
          4.           A proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010:
         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
         
         
60,761,790       124,111          1,591
          Pursuant to the foregoing votes, (i) Messrs. Asscher, Bhatnagar, Fram, Ginsberg and Rager and Ms. Hamilton were re-elected to serve as directors for a one-year term, (ii) the Company’s 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved and adopted, (iii) the amendment to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, was approved and adopted and (iv) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
          (d)           Exhibits
                         The following Exhibits are filed as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
     
Exhibit No.                   Description
 
   
10.1
  2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
   
10.2
  Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

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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.
         
  Ixia

 
 
Dated: June 3, 2010  By:      /s/ Ronald W. Buckly    
    Ronald W. Buckly   
    Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
and General Counsel 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.                             Description
 
   
10.1
  2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
   
10.2
  Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan

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