Shareholder Vote

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): March 2, 2023   ____________________________________________________ KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     ____________________________________________________   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 , Singapore 554369 1005 Virginia Dr. , Fort Washington , PA 19034 (Address of Principal Executive Offices and 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):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, Without Par Value KLIC The Nasdaq Global Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ 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 2, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Singapore Time (the “2023 Annual Meeting”). Below is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. The Company’s shareholders elected Dr. Fusen E. Chen and Mr. Gregory F. Milzcik as directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until such person’s successor is duly elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows: For Withhold Broker Non-Votes Dr. Fusen E. Chen 44,412,662 393,459 4,658,019 Gregory F. Milzcik 36,466,542 8,339,579 4,658,019 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 30, 2023. The votes were cast as follows: For Against Abstain 49,057,071 334,227 72,842 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 & Analysis and the accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 43,885,009 759,686 161,426 4,658,019 The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the frequency where shareholders will vote to approve the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The votes were cast as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,739,905 47,875 1,947,958 70,383 4,658,019 In light of the shareholders’ advisory vote in favor of “1 Year” with respect to the voting item directly above, the Company has determined to include the non-binding shareholder advisory vote on the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in the Company’s Proxy Statement on an annual basis, until the next required say-on-pay frequency vote. 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 3, 2023 By: /s/ LESTER WONG     Name: Lester Wong     Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)