<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000056978-14-000127.txt : 20140819
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000056978-14-000127
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140819
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:		20140819
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140819

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000056978
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				231498399
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1003

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00121
		FILM NUMBER:		141050490

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01
		CITY:			SINGAPORE
		STATE:			U0
		ZIP:			554369
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2157846000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01
		CITY:			SINGAPORE
		STATE:			U0
		ZIP:			554369
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(the &#8220;Company&#8221;) appointed Garrett E. Pierce as Chairman of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Pierce will become Chairman effective September 28, 2014. Mr. Pierce has served on the Board of Directors since 2005, and will continue to receive the standard director compensation arrangements for the Chairman described in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Mr. Pierce will replace MacDonell Roehm, Jr., who is retiring as Chairman and as a director effective as of September 28, 2014.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">A copy of the Company&#8217;s press release announcing Mr. Pierce&#8217;s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font 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<a name="s3b03af9809a54f5b9d2e7616d781c590"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div><img src="logoa02a01.jpg" style="height:52px;width:242px;"></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">K&amp;S Corporate Headquarters</font></div><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Kulicke &amp; Soffa Pte Ltd</font></div><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23A Serangoon North Ave 5</font></div><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">#01-01, Singapore 554369</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">65.6880.9600 phone</font></div><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">65.6880.9580 fax</font></div><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">www.kns.com</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Kulicke &amp; Soffa Appoints Garrett E. Pierce as Chairman of the Board of Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Singapore - August 18, 2014</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) (&#8220;Kulicke &amp; Soffa&#8221;, &#8220;K&amp;S&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) today announced the appointment of Garrett E. Pierce as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pierce will replace MacDonell Roehm, Jr. who is stepping down as Chairman having reached the Company&#8217;s customary retirement age. Mr. Pierce will become Chairman effective September 28, 2014.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Pierce has served on the K&amp;S Board of Directors since 2005 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), one of the world&#8217;s leading space technology companies, positions he has held since 2000.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">MacDonell Roehm, Jr., Chairman of the K&amp;S Board of Directors, said, &#8220;Garrett&#8217;s extensive experience and strong leadership roles in publicly-traded technology companies, in addition to his deep knowledge and familiarity with Kulicke &amp; Soffa, make him the ideal candidate to take over the Chairman position. I&#8217;m extremely confident Garrett can provide meaningful insight and direction to the K&amp;S management team in navigating its strategic growth initiatives.&#8221;  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Mr. Pierce said, &#8220;On behalf of the Board and the Company, I would like to thank Don for his thirty years of service on the K&amp;S Board.  His guidance has been a critical part of the Company&#8217;s success over the years. I look forward to working with the other members of the Board and with the Company&#8217;s management team. With its leading market positions, strong balance sheet and aggressive organic initiatives, K&amp;S is in a unique position to drive meaningful value creation going forward.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">About Kulicke &amp; Soffa</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Kulicke &amp; Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment.&#160; As a pioneer in this industry, K&amp;S has provided customers with market leading packaging solutions for decades.&#160; In recent years, K&amp;S has expanded its product offerings through strategic acquisitions, adding wedge bonding and a broader range of expendable tools to its core ball bonding products.&#160; Combined with its extensive expertise in process technology, K&amp;S is well positioned to help customers meet the challenges of assembling the next-generation semiconductor and LED devices. (</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.kns.com</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="55%"></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-left:16px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Contacts: </font></div><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:16px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Kulicke &amp; Soffa</font></div><div style="padding-left:16px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Joseph Elgindy</font></div><div style="padding-left:16px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Investor Relations &amp; Strategic Planning</font></div><div style="padding-left:16px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">P: +1-215-784-7518</font></div><div style="padding-left:16px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">F: +1-215-784-6180</font></div><div style="padding-left:16px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">jelgindy@kns.com</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Kulicke &amp; Soffa Industries, Inc.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Sheila Frese</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Public Relations</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">P: +1-949-399-2930</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">F: +1-949-660-0444</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">sfrese@kns.com</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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