FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
month of August, 2007
Commission
File Number: 000-51847
Himax
Technologies, Inc.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
No.26,
Zih
Lian Road, Fonghua Village,
Sinshih Township,
Tainan County
744,
Taiwan,
Republic of China
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Himax Technologies, Inc.
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
release entitled, “Himax to Vigorously Defend Against Securities Class
Action Lawsuits” dated August 20,
2007.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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HIMAX
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Max Chan
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Name:
Max Chan
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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Date:
August 20, 2007
Exhibit 99.1
Himax
to
Vigorously Defend Against Securities Class Action Lawsuits
Tainan,
Taiwan, August 20, 2007 - Himax Technologies, Inc. (“Himax” or
”Company”) (NASDAQ: HIMX) today announced that the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer, Max Chan, has been named as a defendant in purported securities
class
action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Central
District of California. The suits are allegedly brought on behalf of
purchasers of the Company’s common stock issued in its Initial Public Offering
and allege a violation of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities
Act of
1934, and that the Company’s CFO also breached his fiduciary
duties.
The
Company intends
to vigorously defend them.
About
Himax
Technologies, Inc.
Himax
Technologies,
Inc. designs, develops and markets semiconductors that are critical components
of flat panel displays. The Company’s principal products are display drivers for
large-sized TFT-LCD panels, which are used in desktop monitors, notebook
computers and televisions, and display drivers for small- and medium-sized
TFT-LCD panels, which are used in mobile handsets and consumer electronics
products such as digital cameras, mobile gaming devices and car navigation
displays. In addition, the Company is expanding its product offering
to include LCD TV chipset solutions and LCOS
microdisplays. Based in Tainan, Taiwan, the Company has regional
offices in Hsinchu and Taipei, Taiwan; Suzhou and Shenzhen, China; Yokohama,
Japan and Anyangsi Kyungkido, South Korea.
Investor
Relations
Contacts:
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In
Taiwan
Jackson
Ko
+886-2-3393-0877
Ext. 22240
jackson_ko@himax.com.tw
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Jessie
Wang
+886-2-3393-0877
Ext. 22618
jessie_wang@himax.com.tw
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In
the U.S.
David
Pasquale
The
Ruth
Group
646-536-7006
dpasquale@theruthgroup.com
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Forward-Looking
Statements:
Certain
statements
in this press release, including statements regarding expected future
financial
results and industry growth, are forward-looking statements that involve
a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results
to
differ materially from those described in this press release. Factors
that could
cause actual results to differ include general business and economic
conditions
and the state of the semiconductor industry; level of competition; demand
for
end-use applications products; reliance on a small group of principal
customers;
continued success in technological innovations; development of alternative
flat
panel display technologies; ability to develop and protect our intellectual
property; pricing pressures including declines in average selling prices;
changes in customer order patterns; shortages in supply of key components;
changes in environmental laws and regulations; exchange rate fluctuations;
regulatory approvals for further investments in our subsidiaries; and
other
risks described from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings, including its
Form F-20 dated June 22, 2007, as amended. We undertake no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result
of new information, future events, or otherwise.