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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;2, 2009</DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>IXIA</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>California</B><BR>
State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>95-4635982</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>26601 West Agoura Road</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Calabasas, California</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>91302</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full titles of the plans)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>RONALD W. BUCKLY<BR>
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel<BR>
Ixia<BR>
26601 West Agoura Road<BR>
Calabasas, California 91302<BR>
(818)&nbsp;871-1800</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>KATHERINE F. ASHTON, ESQ.<BR>
Bryan Cave LLP<BR>
120 Broadway, Suite&nbsp;300<BR>
Santa Monica, California 90401</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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 Rule&nbsp;12b2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TR><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center"><BR>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">of Shares</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">of</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of Securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">to be</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Aggregate</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">to be Registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">per Share</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Offering Price</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
without par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,000,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">6.65</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">19,950,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,113.21</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
without par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">500,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)(4)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">5.6525</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,826,250</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">157.70</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">TOTAL</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,270.91</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents up to 3,000,000 additional shares issuable upon exercise of securities granted or
to be granted pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;2008
Plan&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may be
issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2008 Plan and of the Registrant&#146;s
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the &#147;ESPP&#148;). 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&#146;s Common Stock that become issuable under the 2008 Plan
and/or the ESPP 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>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
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    <TD>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&#146;s Common Stock
on October&nbsp;1, 2009, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents additional shares issuable upon exercise of options to be granted pursuant to the
ESPP.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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&#146;s Common Stock
on October&nbsp;1, 2009, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Under the 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>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#000">PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will
be sent or given to plan participants as specified in Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) and, in accordance with the
instructions to Part&nbsp;I, are not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents and information previously filed with 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:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;3(a)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2008, as filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;6, 2009.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;3(b)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2009 and June&nbsp;30, 2009, as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;7, 2009 and August&nbsp;7, 2009,
respectively.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s (i)&nbsp;Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on
January&nbsp;7, 2009 (other than Item&nbsp;2.02 and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 included therein), February&nbsp;3, 2009,
May&nbsp;12, 2009, June&nbsp;2, 2009, June&nbsp;11, 2009 and June&nbsp;29, 2009, and (ii)&nbsp;Current Report on Form
8-K/A, as filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;1, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;3(c)
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Item&nbsp;1 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No.
000-31523) as filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;13, 2000 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock registered hereunder will be
passed upon for the Registrant by Bryan Cave LLP, Santa Monica, California.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 General Corporation Law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 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.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto dated May&nbsp;28, 2008<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan dated May&nbsp;28, 2009<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Employee Stock Purchase Plan,<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP> Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto dated May&nbsp;9,
2003<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP> and Supplemental Provisions thereto dated April&nbsp;14, 2006<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Stonefield Josephson, Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (see page 5 of this Registration Statement)</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No.&nbsp;000-31523) filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;3, 2008.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No.&nbsp;000-31523) filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2, 2009.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-42678) filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;5,
2000.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-107818) filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;8, 2003.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No.&nbsp;000-31523) filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;20, 2006.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&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;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&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;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 periodic
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;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 13(a) or Section 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 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&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.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 October&nbsp;2, 2009.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>IXIA</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Atul Bhatnagar
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Atul Bhatnagar,&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Atul Bhatnagar and Ronald W. Buckly, or either of them, his
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution for him and in his 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 might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Atul Bhatnagar
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Atul Bhatnagar
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas B. Miller
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas B. Miller
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Errol Ginsberg
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Errol Ginsberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
and Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Laurent
Asscher
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">October&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2009</TD>
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Gail Hamilton
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Jon F. Rager
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2009
Registration No. 333-_________
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
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
95-4635982
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
26601 West Agoura Road
Calabasas, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
91302
(Zip Code)
2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full titles of the plans)
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 12b2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
of Shares
Maximum
Maximum
of
Title of Securities
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
to be Registered
Registered
per Share
Offering Price
Fee
Common Stock,
without par value
3,000,000
(1)(2)
$
6.65
(3)
$
19,950,000
(3)
$
1,113.21
Common Stock,
without par value
500,000
(2)(4)
$
5.6525
(5)
$
2,826,250
(5)
$
157.70
TOTAL
$
1,270.91
(1)
Represents up to 3,000,000 additional shares issuable upon exercise of securities granted or
to be granted pursuant to the Registrant's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2008
Plan").
(2)
This Registration Statement also covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may be
issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2008 Plan and of the Registrant's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the "ESPP"). 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 under the 2008 Plan
and/or the ESPP 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.
(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 October 1, 2009, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
(4)
Represents additional shares issuable upon exercise of options to be granted pursuant to the
ESPP.
(5)
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 October 1, 2009, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Under the 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.
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PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
EX-23.2
EX-23.3
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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 in Rule 428(b)(1) and, in accordance with the
instructions to Part I, are not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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 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:
Item 3(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, as filed with the Commission on March 6, 2009.
Item 3(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2009 and June 30, 2009, as filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009 and August 7, 2009,
respectively.
The Registrant's (i) Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on
January 7, 2009 (other than Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 included therein), February 3, 2009,
May 12, 2009, June 2, 2009, June 11, 2009 and June 29, 2009, and (ii) Current Report on Form
8-K/A, as filed with the Commission on September 1, 2009.
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.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares of the Registrant's Common Stock registered hereunder will be
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 General Corporation Law.
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 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.
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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
Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and Amendment No. 1 thereto dated May 28, 2008
(1)
4.2
Amendment No. 2 to Ixia 2008 Equity Incentive Plan dated May 28, 2009
(2)
4.3
Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
(3)
Amendment No. 1 thereto dated May 9,
2003
(4)
and Supplemental Provisions thereto dated April 14, 2006
(5)
5.1
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Stonefield Josephson, Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.4
Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5 of this Registration Statement)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 000-31523) filed with the Commission on June 3, 2008.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 000-31523) filed with the Commission on June 2, 2009.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-42678) filed with the Commission on September 5,
2000.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (Registration No. 333-107818) filed with the Commission on August 8, 2003.
(5)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 000-31523) filed with the Commission on April 20, 2006.
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;
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(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 periodic
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 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) 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 October 2, 2009.
IXIA
By:
/s/ Atul Bhatnagar
Atul Bhatnagar,
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 Atul Bhatnagar and Ronald W. Buckly, or either of them, his
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution for him and in his 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 might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his 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/ Atul Bhatnagar
Atul Bhatnagar
President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive
Officer)
October 2, 2009
/s/ Thomas B. Miller
Thomas B. Miller
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
October 2, 2009
/s/ Errol Ginsberg
Errol Ginsberg
Director
and Chairman of the Board
October 2, 2009
Laurent
Asscher
Director
October   , 2009
Jonathan
Fram
Director
October   , 2009
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Gail Hamilton
Gail Hamilton
Director
October 2, 2009
/s/ Jon F. Rager
Jon F. Rager
Director
October 2, 2009
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
5.1
Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Stonefield Josephson, Inc., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm