Current Report Filing (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 6, 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 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 6, 2018 (the “2018 Annual Meeting”).

The Company’s shareholders elected Mr. Peter T. Kong as director to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:



	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Peter T. Kong	54,296,805	223,507	71,070	7,978,556

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 29, 2018. The votes were cast as follows:



For	Against	Abstain
60,793,245	1,747,134	29,559

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 2018 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:



For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
52,897,399	1,622,570	71,413	7,978,556

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 7, 2018	By:	/s/ LESTER WONG
	Name:	Lester Wong
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel