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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
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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): December 20, 2018
 
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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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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 20, 2018, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Lester A. Wong, age 52, as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Wong had been serving as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer since November 27, 2017, in addition to serving in his continuing role as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel since 2011. In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved certain changes to Mr. Wong’s compensation.
Effective January 1, 2019, Mr. Wong will receive an annual salary of S$480,000 (four hundred eighty thousand Singapore dollars). Mr. Wong will continue to participate in the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan and is eligible to receive a prorated bonus of up to 140% of his base salary (70% is the annual target level for such bonus) based on the achievement of certain performance goals of the Company. Additionally, on January 2, 2019, Mr. Wong will receive an equity award of S$350,000, consisting of seventy-five percent performance share units (“PSUs”) and twenty-five percent restricted share units (“RSUs”). Twenty-five percent of the PSUs will be measured using an organic growth metric, and the remainder will be measured using a relative Total Shareholder Return metric. The RSUs will vest over thirty-six months, with one-third vesting on each anniversary of the grant date. The PSUs will cliff vest thirty-six months from the grant date, with a payout between zero percent and two hundred percent of the number of PSUs granted based on the achievement of the specified metrics.
There are no (i) family relationships, as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K, between Mr. Wong and any of the Company’s executive officers or directors, or any person nominated to become a director or executive officer, (ii) arrangements or understandings between Mr. Wong and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Wong was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or (iii) transactions in which Mr. Wong has an interest requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Wong’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
   
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated December 20, 2018






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: December 20, 2018
By:
/s/ FUSEN CHEN
 
 
Name:
Fusen Chen
 
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 






EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description
99.1