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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 February 26, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<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>
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</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>MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation </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>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>83-0406195</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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1, All&eacute;e Scheffer, L-2520 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </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"><B>MAGNACHIP
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (the &#147;2011 Plan&#148;) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of plans) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>(Copy to:) </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Theodore S. Kim</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Compliance Officer, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor, Inc.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>60 South Market Street, Suite 750</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Jose, CA 95113</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel:
(408) 625-5999</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fax: (408) 625-5990</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Micheal J. Reagan, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>W. Stuart Ogg, Esq.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jones
Day</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1755 Embarcadero Road</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Palo Alto, CA 94303</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel:
(650) 739-3939</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fax: (650) 739-3900</B></P></TD></TR>
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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.
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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">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered(1)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per
Share(3)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
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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, par value $0.01 per share, together with associated right to purchase shares of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">- Shares available for future awards under the 2011 Plan</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">691,378(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4.84</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$3,346,269.52</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$336.97</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The amount being registered also includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may be offered or issued by reason of stock splits, stock dividends and anti-dilution provisions and other terms pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents shares of Common Stock that were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the Registrant&#146;s 2011 Plan on January&nbsp;1, 2016 pursuant to an &#147;evergreen&#148; provision
contained in the 2011 Plan. Pursuant to such provision, on January&nbsp;1st of each calendar year commencing in 2012 and ending on (and including) January&nbsp;1, 2021, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2011 Plan is
automatically increased by a number equal to the smaller of (i)&nbsp;two percent (2%)&nbsp;of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on December&nbsp;31<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> of the preceding
calendar year or (ii)&nbsp;an amount determined by the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Determined solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the
registration fee are based on $4.84, which is the average of the high and low prices for the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 24, 2016. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8 NOS. 333-172864, 333-180696, 333-186789 AND 333-202120 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for
which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the same benefit plan is effective pursuant to the automatic increase provisions of such plan. The Registrant previously registered shares of its Common Stock for issuance under the 2011 Plan
under the following registration statements: a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on March&nbsp;16, 2011 (File No.&nbsp;333-172864); a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with
the SEC on April 13, 2012 (File No.&nbsp;333-180696); a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013 (File No.&nbsp;333-186789); and a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 17, 2015 (File
No.&nbsp;333-202120). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements referenced above with respect to the shares of common stock registered
under the 2011 Plan. </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, as amended, 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 Seoul, Republic of Korea on February 25, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Young-Joon Kim</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Young-Joon Kim</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Young-Joon Kim and Jonathan W. Kim
and each or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, including any and all post-effective amendments and amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes or substitute, 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">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </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:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Young-Joon Kim</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February&nbsp;25,&nbsp;2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Young-Joon Kim, <I>Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jonathan W. Kim</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February 25, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jonathan W. Kim, <I>Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael Elkins</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February 25, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Michael Elkins,<I> Director</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Randal Klein</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February 25, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Randal Klein,<I> Director</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ilbok Lee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February 25, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ilbok Lee, <I>Director</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ R. Douglas Norby</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February 25, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">R. Douglas Norby,<I> Non- Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Gary Tanner</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">February 25, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Gary Tanner,<I> Director</I></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Nader Tavakoli</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">February 25, 2016</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Nader Tavakoli,<I> Director</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:35.65pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NUMBER</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:55.65pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DESCRIPTION</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Incorporation of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 11, 2011).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Bylaws of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 11, 2011).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2015, between MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and American Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company, LLC, which includes as Exhibits thereto the Form of Certificate of Designation, the Form of
Right Certificate and the Summary of Terms attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, as filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on March 6, 2015 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Jones Day regarding the validity of the shares of Common Stock being registered on this Registration Statement.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Jones Day (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Stock Option Agreement (U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.55 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Stock Option Agreement (Non-U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-165467)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (Non-U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-165467)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.59 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Non-U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.60 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2016
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
83-0406195
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A.
1, Allée Scheffer, L-2520
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Address of principal executive offices)
MAGNACHIP
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (the "2011 Plan")
(Full title of plans)
(Copy to:)
Theodore S. Kim
Chief Compliance Officer, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary
c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor, Inc.
60 South Market Street, Suite 750
San Jose, CA 95113
Tel:
(408) 625-5999
Fax: (408) 625-5990
Micheal J. Reagan, Esq.
W. Stuart Ogg, Esq.
Jones
Day
1755 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel:
(650) 739-3939
Fax: (650) 739-3900
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
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(3)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(3)
Amount of
Registration Fee(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, together with associated right to purchase shares of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share
- Shares available for future awards under the 2011 Plan
691,378(2)
$4.84
$3,346,269.52
$336.97
(1)
The amount being registered also includes an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may be offered or issued by reason of stock splits, stock dividends and anti-dilution provisions and other terms pursuant
to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)
Represents shares of Common Stock that were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the Registrant's 2011 Plan on January 1, 2016 pursuant to an "evergreen" provision
contained in the 2011 Plan. Pursuant to such provision, on January 1st of each calendar year commencing in 2012 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2021, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2011 Plan is
automatically increased by a number equal to the smaller of (i) two percent (2%) of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on December 31
st
of the preceding
calendar year or (ii) an amount determined by the Registrant's Board of Directors.
(3)
Determined solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the
registration fee are based on $4.84, which is the average of the high and low prices for the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 24, 2016.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8 NOS. 333-172864, 333-180696, 333-186789 AND 333-202120
This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for
which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the same benefit plan is effective pursuant to the automatic increase provisions of such plan. The Registrant previously registered shares of its Common Stock for issuance under the 2011 Plan
under the following registration statements: a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 16, 2011 (File No. 333-172864); a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with
the SEC on April 13, 2012 (File No. 333-180696); a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013 (File No. 333-186789); and a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on February 17, 2015 (File
No. 333-202120). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements referenced above with respect to the shares of common stock registered
under the 2011 Plan.
- 2 -
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 Seoul, Republic of Korea on February 25, 2016.
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Young-Joon Kim
Young-Joon Kim
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Young-Joon Kim and Jonathan W. Kim
and each or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
registration statement on Form S-8, including any and all post-effective amendments and amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Date
/s/ Young-Joon Kim
February 25, 2016
Young-Joon Kim,
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
/s/ Jonathan W. Kim
February 25, 2016
Jonathan W. Kim,
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Michael Elkins
February 25, 2016
Michael Elkins,
Director
/s/ Randal Klein
February 25, 2016
Randal Klein,
Director
/s/ Ilbok Lee
February 25, 2016
Ilbok Lee,
Director
/s/ R. Douglas Norby
February 25, 2016
R. Douglas Norby,
Non- Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Gary Tanner
February 25, 2016
Gary Tanner,
Director
/s/ Nader Tavakoli
February 25, 2016
Nader Tavakoli,
Director
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 11, 2011).
4.2
Bylaws of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 11, 2011).
4.3
Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2015, between MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, which includes as Exhibits thereto the Form of Certificate of Designation, the Form of
Right Certificate and the Summary of Terms attached thereto as Exhibits A, B and C, respectively (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2015).
4.4
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, as filed with the Secretary of the State of Delaware on March 6, 2015 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2015).
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day regarding the validity of the shares of Common Stock being registered on this Registration Statement.
23.1
Consent of Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers.
23.2
Consent of Jones Day (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
99.1
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).
99.2
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Stock Option Agreement (U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.55 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).
99.3
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Stock Option Agreement (Non-U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).
99.4
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-165467)).
99.5
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement (Non-U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-165467)).
99.6
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.59 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).
99.7
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Non-U.S. Participants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.60 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-165467)).