UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
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): February 8, 2011
 
 
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
         
Pennsylvania
  
000-00121
  
23-1498399
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
6 Serangoon North, Avenue 5, #03-16, Singapore
  
554910
(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 February 8, 2011 (the “2011 Annual Meeting”).

The Company’s shareholders elected both Mr. Bruno Guilmart and Mr. Barry Waite as directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting.  The votes were cast as follows:

Directors
For
Withhold
Broker Non-Votes
Mr. Bruno Guilmart
44,990,598
2,077,847
16,990,224
Mr. Barry Waite
45,528,902
1,539,543
16,990,224

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 1, 2011.  The votes were cast as follows:

For
Against
Abstain
  
63,286,509
614,968
157,192
  

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 2011 Annual Meeting.  The votes were cast as follows:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
42,957,494
2,675,533
1,435,418
16,990,224

The Board of Directors of the Company recommended that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held annually.  The Company’s shareholders indicated their preference, on a non-binding basis, that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held annually.  The votes were cast as follows:

1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
39,448,717
824,299
5,506,752
1,288,677
16,990,224

The Company will hold the advisory vote on compensation annually.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 

February 14, 2011
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
  
       
 
By:
/s/ David J. Anderson
  
 
Name:
David J. Anderson
  
 
Title:
Vice President and General Counsel