UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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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 14, 2017
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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 K&S Corporate Headquarters, Singapore | 554369 | |||
(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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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2017 (the “Original Filing”) by Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”). The Original Filing reported the final voting results of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 14, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this amendment is to disclose, as required by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, the Company’s decision regarding the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers. Other than as set forth in Item 5.07 below, no other disclosure in the Original Filing is amended by this Form 8-K/A.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
As reported in the Original Filing, at the Annual Meeting, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors, the Company’s stockholders recommended, by advisory vote, a one-year frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. In accordance with these results and its previous recommendation, the Board of Directors determined that future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation will be held every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.
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: May 17, 2017 | By: | /s/ JONATHAN CHOU |
Name: | Jonathan Chou | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |