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 19, 2013
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 000-00121 | 23-1498399 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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| 6 Serangoon North, Avenue 5, #03-16, Singapore | 554910 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 784-7518
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 19, 2013 (the “2013 Annual Meeting”).
The Company’s shareholders elected Messrs. Chin Hu Lim and Garrett E. Pierce as directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes were cast as follows:
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||
| Chin Hu Lim | 55,253,304 | 936,275 | 11,934,726 | |
| Garrett E. Pierce | 55,264,348 | 925,231 | 11,934,726 |
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, based in Singapore, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2013. The votes were cast as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 67,668,666 | 127,036 | 328,603 |
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 2013 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 52,759,865 | 2,978,513 | 451,201 | 11,934,726 |
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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 20, 2013 | KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lester Wong | ||
| Name: | Lester Wong | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and | ||
| General Counsel | |||
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