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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000833640-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POWI"
cik: "0000833640"
company_name: "POWER INTEGRATIONS INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T06:11:36.383191+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# POWI boosts inducement share reserve to 850K; amends bylaws for proxy rules, forum selection

## Summary
- Amended 2025 Inducement Award Plan adds 500,000 shares, total reserve now 850,000 shares.
- Inducement awards limited to new employees as material hiring incentive under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
- Bylaws updated to require stockholders and nominees to comply with universal proxy rules (Rule 14a-19).
- Bylaws add exclusive forum provisions: Delaware Chancery for internal claims, federal courts for Securities Act claims.
- Other bylaw amendments conform to DGCL, modernize indemnification, and clarify special meeting procedures.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000833640-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POWI
- cik: 0000833640
- company_name: POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833640/000083364026000016/0000833640-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833640/000083364026000016/powi-20260127x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000833640-26-000016.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 20f49de4d7b80dcb8d96fdb560126897926a728c
  claim: POWER INTEGRATIONS INC: Board amended and restated the bylaws to enhance stockholder nomination and proposal procedures, update meeting mechanics, add exclusive forum provisions, and make other updates, effective January 27, 2026 (effective 2026-01-27).
  evidence_excerpt: On January 27, 2026, the Board amended and restated the Company’s bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”), effective as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833640/000083364026000016/0000833640-26-000016-index.htm

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