UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2020  

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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

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Pennsylvania		000-00121		23-1498399
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 23A Serangoon North Avenue 5, #01-01, K&S Corporate Headquarters, Singapore 554369

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 784-6000  

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Without Par Value	KLIC	The Nasdaq Global Market

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 18, 2020 (the “2020 Annual Meeting”).

The Company’s shareholders elected Ms. Mui Sung Yeo as director to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:

	For	Withhold	Broker Non-Votes
Mui Sung Yeo	51,133,105	477,637	6,527,950

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2020. The votes were cast as follows:

	For	Against	Abstain
	57,282,109	762,283	94,300

The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:

	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
	50,272,401	1,266,270	72,071	6,527,950

SIGNATURE

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.

	KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: February 18, 2020	By:	/s/ LESTER WONG
	Name:	Lester Wong
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel