UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2005

 

KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

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

 

2101 Blair Mill Road, Willow Grove, PA		19090
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

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

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

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

On December 21, 2005, Philip V. Gerdine, 66, notified the Company that he was retiring from the Board of Directors of the Company, effective December 31, 2005.

 

SIGNATURES

 

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: December 21, 2005						By:		/s/    Maurice E. Carson
								Maurice E. Carson Vice President and Chief Financial Officer