8-K

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 4, 2021  

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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):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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 March 4, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Meeting”). Below is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

The Company’s shareholders elected Mr. Chin Hu Lim as director to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:

	For	Withhold	Broker Non-Votes
Chin Hu Lim	45,020,399	2,480,308	4,372,694

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 2, 2021. The votes were cast as follows:

For	Against	Abstain
51,368,904	495,998	8,499

The Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The votes were cast as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
44,806,404	2,631,813	62,490	4,372,694

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 & Analysis and the accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
47,001,172	422,782	76,753	4,372,694

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 4, 2021	By:	/s/ LESTER WONG
	Name:	Lester Wong
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information	Mar. 04, 2021
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Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 04, 2021
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