As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2019

Registration No. 333-176863      

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-176863

UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Explanatory Statement

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2011, File No. 333-176863 (the “Registration Statement”), is being filed by Himax Technologies, Inc. (the “Registrant”), to reflect the amendment and restatement of the Himax Technologies, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan as of August 28^th day, 2019 (the “2011 Incentive Plan”) to extend the duration of the 2011 Incentive Plan for three years to September 6, 2022. The amendment and restatement of the 2011 Incentive Plan was approved by the Registrant’s shareholders at its annual general meeting held on August 28, 2019.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by Himax Technologies, Inc. (the “Registrant”) are incorporated herein by reference.

(1)       The Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed on March 28, 2019;

(2)       The Registrant’s reports of foreign private issuer on Form 6-K filed on February 19, May 9, July 15, August 8 and August 28, 2019; and

(3)       The description of the Registrant’s ordinary shares contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A filed on March 20, 2006, as modified by any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

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, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), 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 herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences or committing a crime. Our Third Amended and Restated Articles of Association provide for indemnification of officers and directors for losses, damages, costs and expenses incurred in their capacities as such provided that this indemnity does not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of the said persons.

The Registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (a) to its directors and officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (b) to the Registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the Registrant to such officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

See the attached Exhibit Index.

ITEM 9. REQUIRED UNDERTAKINGS

(a)       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

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 with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(b)       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this 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 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act 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 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Taiwan, Republic of China, on August 28, 2019.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature of Authorized Representative of the Registrant

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of the Registrant, has signed this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement in the City of Newark, Delaware, on August 28, 2019.

EXHIBIT INDEX