0000056978-17-000040.txt : 20170315 0000056978-17-000040.hdr.sgml : 20170315 20170315060841 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000056978-17-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170314 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20170315 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170315 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: 1001 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-00121 FILM NUMBER: 17689770 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 8-K 1 a8-kagm2017.htm 8-K Document


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): March 14, 2017
 
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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)
 
(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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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 March 14, 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”).
The Company’s shareholders elected Mr. Garrett E. Pierce and Mr. Chin Hu Lim as directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes were cast as follows:
 
For
Withhold
Broker Non-Votes
 
Garrett E. Pierce
33,635,263
20,963,092
8,735,293
 
Chin Hu Lim
53,930,579
667,776
8,735,293
 
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. The votes were cast as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstain
 
 
40,080,470
23,202,650
50,528
 
The Company’s shareholders approved the Company's 2017 Equity Plan. The votes were cast as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
52,146,816
2,327,678
123,861
8,735,293
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 2017 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
53,179,729
1,227,027
191,599
8,735,293
The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the frequency where shareholders will vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The votes were cast as follows:
 
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
43,062,411
77,782
11,368,963
89,199
8,735,293





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: March 15, 2017
By:
/s/ Jonathan H. Chou
 
 
Name:
Jonathan H. Chou
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer