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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-11-001571
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110719
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110720
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110720

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000103730
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES [3670]
		IRS NUMBER:				381686453
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07416
		FILM NUMBER:		11976440

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		63 LINCOLN HWY
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6106441300

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		STREET 1:		63 LINCOLN HIGHWAY
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
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<div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font size="4" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CURRENT REPORT <br>
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<div align="center"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 19, 2011</font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On July 19, 2011, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (&#8220;Vishay&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced the promotion of two executives. Dieter Wunderlich will assume the position of Executive Vice President &#8211; Chief Operating Officer and Johan Vandoorn will assume the position of Executive Vice President &#8211; Chief Technical Officer, effective August 1, 2011. </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr. Wunderlich, age 58, has served as Vishay&#8217;s Executive Vice President &#8211; Semiconductors since 2009. Mr. Wunderlich has held various positions of increasing responsibility since Vishay&#8217;s acquisition of Draloric Electronic GmbH in 1987. Mr. Wunderlich&#8217;s experience with Vishay includes worldwide or regional operations leadership roles within each of Vishay&#8217;s five current business reporting segments (Capacitors, Resistors, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, and MOSFETs). Mr. Wunderlich had been employed by Draloric since 1975. Mr. Wunderlich graduated with a Masters degree (Dipl. Ing.) in Material Engineering from Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg (Germany). </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr. Vandoorn, age 54, has served as Vishay&#8217;s Executive Vice President &#8211; Passive Components since 2006, and will continue to serve in that role as well as be responsible for Vishay&#8217;s technical development and internal growth programs. Mr. Vandoorn has held various positions of increasing responsibility since Vishay&#8217;s acquisition of BCcomponents Holdings B.V. in 2002. Mr. Vandoorn had been Vice President &#8211; Global Operations of BCcomponents from 2000 until its acquisition by Vishay, and previously worked for Philips Components from 1980 until Philips sold the BCcomponents business to a private equity firm in 1998. Mr. Vandoorn holds a Masters degree (Ir.) in Electromechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Business Economics from Ghent University (Belgium). </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s Compensation Committee intends to review the salary, bonus arrangement, and other incentives of both Mr. Wunderlich and Mr. Vandoorn and to negotiate formal employment agreements reflecting their new positions. The Company intends to file a copy or summary of the material terms of such arrangements promptly following their adoption.</font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Except as disclosed herein, Mr. Wunderlich was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Mr. Wunderlich and any other person. There are no family relationships between Mr. Wunderlich and the directors or executive officers of the Company.</font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Except as disclosed herein, Mr. Vandoorn was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Mr. Vandoorn and any other person. There are no family relationships between Mr. Vandoorn and the directors or executive officers of the Company. </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Company issued a press release announcing these promotions, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.</font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As described in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement dated April 12, 2011 (page 57), the Company has become aware that certain medical benefits provided to Mr. Marc Zandman and Mr. Ziv Shoshani (while he was employed by the Company) are subject to additional taxation in Israel. An agreement has been reached with the Israeli taxing authority regarding this matter. As contemplated in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement, the Company&#8217;s Compensation Committee has authorized the Company to reimburse these executives for the tax costs related to this matter. The amounts to be paid by the Company to Mr. Zandman and Mr. Shoshani are approximately $191,000 and $189,000, respectively. </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">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 hereunto duly authorized. </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Malvern, PA &#8211; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH), one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, today announced the promotion of two executives. Dieter Wunderlich will assume the position of Executive Vice President &#8211; Chief Operating Officer and Johan Vandoorn will assume the position of Executive Vice President &#8211; Chief Technical Officer, effective August 1, 2011. </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr. Wunderlich, age 58, has served as Vishay&#8217;s Executive Vice President &#8211; Semiconductors since 2009. Mr. Wunderlich has held various positions of increasing responsibility since Vishay&#8217;s acquisition of Draloric Electronic GmbH in 1987. Mr. Wunderlich&#8217;s experience with Vishay includes worldwide or regional operations leadership roles within each of Vishay&#8217;s five current business reporting segments (Capacitors, Resistors, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, and MOSFETs). Mr. Wunderlich had been employed by Draloric since 1975. Mr. Wunderlich graduated with a Masters degree (Dipl. Ing.) in Material Engineering from Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg (Germany). </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr. Vandoorn, age 54, has served as Vishay&#8217;s Executive Vice President &#8211; Passive Components since 2006, and will continue to serve in that role as well as be responsible for Vishay&#8217;s technical development and internal growth programs. Mr. Vandoorn has held various positions of increasing responsibility since Vishay&#8217;s acquisition of BCcomponents Holdings BV in 2002. Mr. Vandoorn had been Vice President &#8211; Global Operations of </font><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">BCcomponents from 2000 until its acquisition by Vishay, and previously worked for Philips Components from 1980 until Philips sold the BCcomponents business to a private equity firm in 1998. Mr. Vandoorn holds a Masters degree (Ir.) in Electromechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Business Economics from Ghent University (Belgium). </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;I am pleased that Dieter and Johan are taking on these expanded roles,&#8221; said Dr. Gerald Paul, Vishay&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer. &#8220;The new organization structure outlines Vishay&#8217;s ambition to continue on our plan for long-term growth as outlined by our founder Dr. Felix Zandman, without jeopardizing the strong operational and financial position we have reached over the years.&#8221; </font></div>

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<div align="left"><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets. Vishay&#8217;s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and &#8220;one-stop shop&#8221; service have made it a global industry leader. Vishay can be found on the Internet at </font><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">http://www.vishay.com</font><font size="2" style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>

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