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 14, 2012

  


 

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)

 


 

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 14, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Meeting”).

 

The Company’s shareholders elected Mr. Brian Bachman as a director to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes were cast as follows:

 

For Withhold Broker Non-Votes  
53,009,819 597,404 12,277,593  

 

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, based in Singapore, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2012. The votes were cast as follows:

 

For Against Abstain  
65,430,481 254,592 199,743  

 

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 2012 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:

 

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
51,469,684 950,013 1,187,526 12,277,593

 

 

 
 

 

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 17, 2012 KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.  
       
  By: /s/ Lester Wong  
  Name: Lester Wong  
  Title: Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel