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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;20, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>IXIA </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>California</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>95-4635982</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>26601 West Agoura Road</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Calabasas, California</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>91302</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RONALD&nbsp;W. BUCKLY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ixia </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>26601 West Agoura
Road </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Calabasas, California 91302 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(818) 871-1800 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Copy to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KATHERINE F. ASHTON, ESQ. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bryan Cave LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>120
Broadway, Suite 300 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Santa Monica, California 90401 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>per Share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, without par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">500,000<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$8.789<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">4,394,505<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This Registration Statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the plan covered hereby. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become issuable with respect to the shares covered hereby by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents up to 500,000 additional shares issuable upon exercise of options granted or to be granted pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the &#147;2010 ESPP&#148;).
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low
reported sale prices of a share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on November&nbsp;14, 2014, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low
reported sale prices of a share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on November&nbsp;14, 2014, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Under the 2010 ESPP, the purchase price of a share of Common Stock is equal to 85% of the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the offering date (i.e., the first day of a 24-month offering period) or the exercise date (i.e., the last day of a six-month purchase period), whichever is less. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement relates to shares of Common Stock issuable under the 2010 ESPP, which shares of Common Stock are in addition to
the following shares that have previously been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for issuance under the 2010 ESPP: (i)&nbsp;500,000&nbsp;shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on June&nbsp;18, 2010 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-167628),</FONT> (ii)&nbsp;300,000&nbsp;shares of
Common Stock registered on the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;11, 2011 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-176237),</FONT>
(iii)&nbsp;500,000&nbsp;shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;2, 2012 (File <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-184727),</FONT> (iv)&nbsp;500,000&nbsp;shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;17, 2013 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-188689)</FONT> and (v)&nbsp;2,000,000&nbsp;shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;28, 2013 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-189701)</FONT> (collectively, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;). This Registration
Statement relates to securities that are of the same class as the securities covered by the Prior Registration Statements and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction&nbsp;E to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT>
regarding the registration of additional securities. Pursuant to Instruction&nbsp;E to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,</FONT> the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of
this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PART&nbsp;I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Items&nbsp;1 and 2 of Part&nbsp;I of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> will be sent or given to plan participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) and, in accordance with the instructions to Part&nbsp;I, are not filed with the Commission as part of this
Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PART&nbsp;II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents and information previously filed with or furnished to the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof (excluding certain of the information that was furnished in the below-listed Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K,</FONT> which
excluded information is identified below and is not incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;3(a) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2014 (excluding the Compensation Committee Report included in Part&nbsp;III, Item&nbsp;11 therein). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;3(b) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended
September&nbsp;30, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2014 and June&nbsp;30, 2014, as filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;15, 2014, and the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2014, as filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;7, 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amendments on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q/A</FONT> to its Quarterly Reports on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2013 and June&nbsp;30, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> as filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;5, 2014, April&nbsp;17, 2014, May&nbsp;6, 2014, May&nbsp;21, 2014, May&nbsp;23, 2014, July&nbsp;11, 2014, July&nbsp;22, 2014, August&nbsp;5, 2014 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02 and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1), August&nbsp;21, 2014, August&nbsp;22,
2014, September&nbsp;5, 2014, September&nbsp;10, 2014, September&nbsp;16, 2014 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02 and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1), September&nbsp;22, 2014, September&nbsp;23, 2014 and October&nbsp;8, 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Amendment on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K/A</FONT> to the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;5, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2014. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;1 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-A</FONT>
(Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-31523),</FONT> as filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;13, 2000 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock registered hereunder has been passed upon for the Registrant by Bryan Cave
LLP, Santa Monica, California. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;317 of the California Corporations Code provides that a corporation may indemnify corporate &#147;agents&#148; (including
directors, officers and employees of the corporation) against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with defending non-derivative actions if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of such person was unlawful, and against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with defending derivative actions if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders. Indemnification is obligatory to the extent that an
agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits in defense of any such proceeding against such agent, but otherwise may be made only upon a determination in each instance either by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors
(other than directors involved in such proceeding), by independent legal counsel if such a quorum of directors is not obtainable, by the shareholders (other than shareholders to be indemnified), or by the court, that indemnification is proper
because the agent has met the applicable statutory standards of conduct. Corporations may also advance expenses incurred in defending proceedings against corporate agents, upon receipt of an undertaking that the agent will reimburse the corporation
unless it is ultimately determined that the agent is entitled to be indemnified against expenses reasonably incurred. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification
provided by Section&nbsp;317 of the California Corporations Code is not deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which agents of a corporation seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, to the extent such additional rights are authorized in the articles of the corporation. Article&nbsp;V
of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the Registrant to provide for indemnification of its agents for breach of duty to the Registrant and its shareholders, through bylaw provisions or
through agreements with such agents, or both, in excess of the indemnification otherwise permitted by Section&nbsp;317, subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section&nbsp;204 of the California Corporations Code. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provides for the indemnification of all past and
current directors and executive officers to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by Section&nbsp;317. Additionally, the Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and executive officers under which the Registrant
has undertaken to indemnify each such agent to the fullest extent permitted by its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, Bylaws, as amended, and applicable law against all expenses, liability and loss (which are not paid by
insurance or otherwise by the Registrant) reasonably incurred or suffered by such agent in connection with the defense of any action or proceeding to which the agent was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of conduct in his
capacity as an officer or director, or in which the agent is or may be involved by reason of the fact that he is or was serving as an officer or director of the Registrant, not including actions brought for violation of Section&nbsp;16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for failure to qualify for an exemption under Section&nbsp;4 of the Securities Act of 1933. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Registrant also maintains on behalf of its directors and officers liability insurance for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their capacities as directors and executive officers of the Registrant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Ixia 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Certified Public Accountants</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (see page 6 of this Registration Statement)</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> (Reg. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-176237)</FONT>
filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;11, 2011. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> (Reg. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-188689)</FONT>
filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;17, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(0-31523)</FONT> filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;25, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided, however, that
paragraphs&nbsp;(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15&nbsp;U.S.C.&nbsp;78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calabasas, State of
California, on November&nbsp;20, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>IXIA</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Bethany Mayer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bethany Mayer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive
Officer</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Bethany Mayer and
Ronald&nbsp;W. Buckly, or either of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with this Registration Statement, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
either of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Bethany Mayer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bethany Mayer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Brent Novak</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brent Novak</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Errol Ginsberg</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Errol Ginsberg</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director and Chairman of the Board</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Laurent Asscher</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Laurent Asscher</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Jonathan Fram</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jonathan Fram</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Gail Hamilton</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gail Hamilton</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Certified Public Accountants</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
IXIA
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
California
95-4635982
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
26601 West Agoura Road
Calabasas, California
91302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS AMENDED
(Full title of the plan)
RONALD W. BUCKLY
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel
Ixia
26601 West Agoura
Road
Calabasas, California 91302
(818) 871-1800
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
KATHERINE F. ASHTON, ESQ.
Bryan Cave LLP
120
Broadway, Suite 300
Santa Monica, California 90401
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, without par value
500,000
(2)
$8.789
(3)
4,394,505
(4)
$510.65
(1)
This Registration Statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may be issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the plan covered hereby. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable with respect to the shares covered hereby by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Represents up to 500,000 additional shares issuable upon exercise of options granted or to be granted pursuant to the Registrant's 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the "2010 ESPP").
(3)
Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low
reported sale prices of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock on November 14, 2014, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
(4)
Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low
reported sale prices of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock on November 14, 2014, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Under the 2010 ESPP, the purchase price of a share of Common Stock is equal to 85% of the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the offering date (i.e., the first day of a 24-month offering period) or the exercise date (i.e., the last day of a six-month purchase period), whichever is less.
(i)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement relates to shares of Common Stock issuable under the 2010 ESPP, which shares of Common Stock are in addition to
the following shares that have previously been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for issuance under the 2010 ESPP: (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-8
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 18, 2010 (File
No. 333-167628),
(ii) 300,000 shares of
Common Stock registered on the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-8
filed with the Commission on August 11, 2011 (File
No. 333-176237),
(iii) 500,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-8
filed with the Commission on November 2, 2012 (File
No. 333-184727),
(iv) 500,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-8
filed with the Commission on
May 17, 2013 (File
No. 333-188689)
and (v) 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-8
filed with the Commission on June 28, 2013 (File
No. 333-189701)
(collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements"). This Registration
Statement relates to securities that are of the same class as the securities covered by the Prior Registration Statements and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to
Form S-8
regarding the registration of additional securities. Pursuant to Instruction E to
Form S-8,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of
this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.
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PART I.    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of
Form S-8
will be sent or given to plan participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) and, in accordance with the instructions to Part I, are not filed with the Commission as part of this
Registration Statement.
PART II.    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents and information previously filed with or furnished to the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, are hereby incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof (excluding certain of the information that was furnished in the below-listed Current Reports on
Form 8-K,
which
excluded information is identified below and is not incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement):
Item 3(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June 23, 2014 (excluding the Compensation Committee Report included in Part III, Item 11 therein).
Item 3(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June 23, 2014.
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, as filed with the Commission on September 15, 2014, and the Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, as filed with the Commission on November 7, 2014.
The Registrant's Amendments on
Form 10-Q/A
to its Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June 23, 2014.
The Registrant's Current Reports on
Form 8-K
as filed with the Commission on
March 5, 2014, April 17, 2014, May 6, 2014, May 21, 2014, May 23, 2014, July 11, 2014, July 22, 2014, August 5, 2014 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1), August 21, 2014, August 22,
2014, September 5, 2014, September 10, 2014, September 16, 2014 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1), September 22, 2014, September 23, 2014 and October 8, 2014.
The Registrant's Amendment on
Form 8-K/A
to the Registrant's Current
Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on December 5, 2013, as filed with the Commission on June 23, 2014.
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Item 3(c)
Item 1 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
(Registration
No. 000-31523),
as filed with the Commission on September 13, 2000 pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Item 4.    Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares of the Registrant's Common Stock registered hereunder has been passed upon for the Registrant by Bryan Cave
LLP, Santa Monica, California.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 317 of the California Corporations Code provides that a corporation may indemnify corporate "agents" (including
directors, officers and employees of the corporation) against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with defending non-derivative actions if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of such person was unlawful, and against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with defending derivative actions if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders. Indemnification is obligatory to the extent that an
agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits in defense of any such proceeding against such agent, but otherwise may be made only upon a determination in each instance either by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors
(other than directors involved in such proceeding), by independent legal counsel if such a quorum of directors is not obtainable, by the shareholders (other than shareholders to be indemnified), or by the court, that indemnification is proper
because the agent has met the applicable statutory standards of conduct. Corporations may also advance expenses incurred in defending proceedings against corporate agents, upon receipt of an undertaking that the agent will reimburse the corporation
unless it is ultimately determined that the agent is entitled to be indemnified against expenses reasonably incurred.
The indemnification
provided by Section 317 of the California Corporations Code is not deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which agents of a corporation seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, to the extent such additional rights are authorized in the articles of the corporation. Article V
of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the Registrant to provide for indemnification of its agents for breach of duty to the Registrant and its shareholders, through bylaw provisions or
through agreements with such agents, or both, in excess of the indemnification otherwise permitted by Section 317, subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section 204 of the California Corporations Code.
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Article VI of the Registrant's Bylaws provides for the indemnification of all past and
current directors and executive officers to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by Section 317. Additionally, the Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and executive officers under which the Registrant
has undertaken to indemnify each such agent to the fullest extent permitted by its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, Bylaws, as amended, and applicable law against all expenses, liability and loss (which are not paid by
insurance or otherwise by the Registrant) reasonably incurred or suffered by such agent in connection with the defense of any action or proceeding to which the agent was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of conduct in his
capacity as an officer or director, or in which the agent is or may be involved by reason of the fact that he is or was serving as an officer or director of the Registrant, not including actions brought for violation of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for failure to qualify for an exemption under Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933.
The
Registrant also maintains on behalf of its directors and officers liability insurance for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their capacities as directors and executive officers of the Registrant.
Item 7.    Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
4.1
2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto
(1)
4.2
Amendment No. 2 to Ixia 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
(2)
4.3
Amendment No. 3 to Ixia 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
(3)
5.1
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Certified Public Accountants
23.4
Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 6 of this Registration Statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Reg.
No. 333-176237)
filed with the Commission on August 11, 2011.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(Reg.
No. 333-188689)
filed with the Commission on May 17, 2013.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K
(0-31523)
filed with the Commission on
June 25, 2013.
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Item 9.    Undertakings.
(a)    The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)    To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i)    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii)    To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)    The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calabasas, State of
California, on November 20, 2014.
IXIA
By:
/s/ Bethany Mayer
Bethany Mayer
President and Chief Executive
Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Bethany Mayer and
Ronald W. Buckly, or either of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection with this Registration Statement, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
either of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Bethany Mayer
Bethany Mayer
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
November 20, 2014
/s/ Brent Novak
Brent Novak
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
November 20, 2014
/s/ Errol Ginsberg
Errol Ginsberg
Director and Chairman of the Board
November 20, 2014
/s/ Laurent Asscher
Laurent Asscher
Director
November 20, 2014
/s/ Jonathan Fram
Jonathan Fram
Director
November 20, 2014
/s/ Gail Hamilton
Gail Hamilton
Director
November 20, 2014
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
5.1
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc., Independent Certified Public Accountants