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): June 14, 2018

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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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Item 8.01     Other Events.

On June 14, 2018, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company declared and authorized a cash dividend of $0.12 per share that will be paid on July 16, 2018 to holders of the Company’s common stock of record at the close of business on June 28, 2018. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this report, furnished under “Item 8.01 Other Events,” shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 14, 2018

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: June 15, 2018	By:	/s/ LESTER A. WONG
	Name:	Lester A. Wong
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 14, 2018