UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES~~ ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549~~

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~~Securities ofExchange ~~Report~~Act ~~(Date~~ of ~~Earliest~~1934 ~~Event Reported): August 31, 2017~~

~~IXYS~~Date ~~Corporation __________________________________________ (Exact~~of ~~name~~Report (Date of ~~registrant~~earliest asevent ~~specified~~reported): inJanuary 4, ~~its~~2018 ~~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)

IXYS CORPORATION

~~Registrant’s~~(Exact name ~~telephone~~of ~~number,~~registrant ~~including~~as ~~area~~specified ~~code:~~in ~~408-457-9000~~its charter)

Not Applicable ______________________________________________ Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Delaware

000-26124

77-0140882

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

1590 Buckeye Drive

Milpitas, California

95035

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 457-9000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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~~Top~~Item of8.01 ~~the~~Other ~~Form~~ Events.

~~Item~~On 5January 4, 2018, Littelfuse, Inc.02 ~~Departure~~(“Littelfuse”) and IXYS Corporation (“IXYS”) issued a joint press release announcing the election deadline of ~~Directors~~January 12, 2018 by which IXYS stockholders of record may elect to receive cash, shares of Littelfuse common stock or ~~Certain~~both ~~Officers;~~as ~~Election~~merger consideration pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of ~~Directors;~~Merger, ~~Appointment~~dated as of August 25, ~~Certain~~2017, ~~Officers;~~amended ~~Compensatory~~as ~~Arrangements~~of December 4, 2017, by and among Littelfuse, IXYS, Iron Merger Co., Inc. and IXYS Merger Co., LLC (the “Merger Agreement”). The press release also announced that the parties expect to close the transaction on January 17, 2018, subject to the satisfaction of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers~~conditions of the Merger Agreement, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by IXYS stockholders. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~On August 31, 2017, the stockholders of IXYS Corporation (“IXYS”) approved an increase of 400,000~~* * * * * shares under the Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the terms of the Plan is set forth in the definitive proxy statement of IXYS filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2017. Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

~~The~~Forward-Looking ~~2017~~Statements Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on August 31, 2017. The final results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

~~Each~~This communication ofcontains forward-looking statements (including within the ~~directors~~meaning ~~proposed~~of bySection 21E of the ~~Company~~Securities ~~for~~Exchange ~~election~~Act ~~was~~of ~~elected~~1934, byas amended, and Section 27A of the ~~following~~Securities ~~votes~~Act ~~to serve~~of ~~until~~1933, as amended) concerning IXYS, Littelfuse, the ~~Company’s~~proposed transaction ~~2018~~and ~~Annual~~other ~~Meeting~~matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of ~~Stockholders~~operations or ~~until~~financial ~~his~~condition, ~~respective~~or ~~successor~~otherwise, ~~has~~based on current beliefs of the management of IXYS and ~~been~~Littelfuse, ~~elected~~as well as assumptions made by, and ~~qualified~~information currently available to, such management. ~~The~~Forward-looking ~~voting~~statements ~~results~~may ~~were~~be accompanied by words such as ~~follows:~~“aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project” or similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the parties’ control. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on such statements.

Director Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes		Uncast
Donald L. Feucht		23,415,524		1,310,707		5,181,304		0
Samuel Kory		23,416,029		1,310,202		5,181,304		0
S. Joon Lee		23,416,274		1,309,957		5,181,304		0
Timothy A. Richardson		20,786,770		3,939,461		5,181,304		0
Uzi Sasson		21,358,429		3,367,802		5,181,304		0
James M. Thorburn		24,160,731		565,500		5,181,304		0
Kenneth D. Wong		24,285,054		441,177		5,181,304		0
Nathan Zommer		24,041,939		684,292		5,181,304		0

Factors which could cause actual results to differ from those projected or contemplated in any such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following factors: (1) the risk that the conditions to the closing of the proposed transaction are not satisfied, including the risk that required regulatory approvals or approval from the stockholders of IXYS are not obtained; (2) potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction; (3) uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the proposed transaction and the ability of each party to consummate the proposed transaction; (4) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts the current plans and operations of IXYS or Littelfuse; (5) the ability of IXYS and Littelfuse to retain and hire key personnel; (6) competitive responses to the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction; (7) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; (8) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction; (9) the combined companies’ ability to achieve the growth prospects and synergies expected from the proposed transaction, as well as delays, challenges and expenses associated with integrating the combined companies’ existing businesses; (10) legislative, regulatory and economic developments; and (11) unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as management’s response to any of the aforementioned factors. The foregoing review of important factors that could cause actual events to differ from expectations should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors included in IXYS’ and Littelfuse’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K, respectively, and IXYS’ and Littelfuse’s more recent reports filed with the SEC. Neither IXYS nor Littelfuse undertakes any intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

~~The~~No ~~stockholders~~Offer ~~approved~~or anSolicitation ~~increase of 400,000 shares under the Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The voting results were as follows:~~

Votes For		Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes				Uncast
24,439,128			117,775				169,328				5,181,304				0

This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or buy any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

~~The~~Important ~~stockholders~~Additional ~~approved,~~Information onand anWhere ~~advisory~~to ~~basis,~~Find ~~the~~It ~~compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:~~

Votes For		Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes				Uncast
24,419,416			279,661				27,154				5,181,304				0

In connection with the proposed transaction, IXYS and Littelfuse have filed and will file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Littelfuse has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-221147) (the “registration statement”) containing a proxy statement of IXYS that also constitutes a prospectus of Littelfuse (the “proxy statement/prospectus”). This document is not a substitute for the registration statement or proxy statement/prospectus or any other document which IXYS or Littelfuse may file with the SEC. INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENT TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT IXYS, LITTELFUSE, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED MATTERS. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been sent to IXYS stockholders. Investors and stockholders are able to obtain free copies of these materials through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of these materials by contacting IXYS Investor Relations at (408) 457-9000 or investorrelations@ixys.net (for documents filed with the SEC by IXYS) or Littelfuse Investor Relations at (773) 628-1000 (for documents filed with the SEC by Littelfuse).

~~The~~Participants ~~stockholders~~in ~~approved, on an advisory basis,~~ the ~~holding~~Solicitation ~~of an advisory vote every year on the compensation of IXYS’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:~~

One Year		Two Years				Three Years				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes				Uncast
17,437,041			2,032,011				5,242,524				14,655				5,181,304				0

IXYS, Littelfuse and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of IXYS in respect of the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information regarding IXYS’ directors and executive officers is contained in IXYS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on June 12, 2017, and its proxy statement for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on July 28, 2017. Information regarding Littelfuse’s directors and executive officers is contained in Littelfuse’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2017, and its proxy statement for its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 16, 2017. Additional information regarding the participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of IXYS and a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

InItem ~~light~~9.01. ofFinancial ~~these~~Statements ~~results,~~and ~~the Board of Directors has determined that IXYS will hold an advisory vote on compensation of IXYS’s named executive officers every year~~Exhibits.

~~The~~(d) ~~stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent public registered accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2018~~Exhibits. ~~The voting results were as follows:~~

Votes For	Votes Against		Abstentions		Uncast
Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
29,333,008		535,785		38,742		0
99.1	Joint Press Release, dated January 4, 2018.

~~Top~~SIGNATURES ~~of the Form~~

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on ~~SIGNATURES~~ its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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
August 31, 2017	By:	/s/ Uzi Sasson
		Name: Uzi Sasson
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

IXYS CORPORATION

Dated: January 4, 2018

/s/ Uzi Sasson

Name: Uzi Sasson

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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