8-K

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): November 15, 2023  

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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, 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)

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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 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 15, 2023, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the matters discussed in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information furnished in Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

Item 8.01      Other Events

On November 15, 2023, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company has declared and authorized an increased quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock, representing a $0.01 increase over its most recent dividend payable. The dividend payment will be made on January 9, 2024 to holders of record as of December 21, 2023.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated November 15, 2023
104	Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K

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: November 15, 2023	By:	/s/ LESTER WONG
	Name:	Lester Wong
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	Kulicke & Soffa Pte. Ltd. 23A Serangoon North Ave 5 Singapore 554369 +65 6880-9600 main Co. Regn. No. 199902120H
	Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1005 Virginia Drive Fort Washington, PA 19034 USA +1-215-784-6000 main www.kns.com

 Kulicke & Soffa Raises Quarterly Dividend

4th Consecutive Annual Dividend Raise

Quarterly Dividend Increased by $0.01, to $0.20

SINGAPORE – November 15, 2023 - Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) (“Kulicke & Soffa,” “K&S” or the “Company”), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared and authorized a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock, representing a $0.01 increase over its most recent dividend. This dividend raise marks the 4th consecutive annual dividend raise and highlights the Company’s consistent shareholder return strategy. This upcoming dividend payment will be made on January 9, 2024 to holders of record as of December 21, 2023.

“We continue to execute and take share in key growth markets including high-performance computing, co-packaged optics and leading-edge heterogeneous integration applications. We also continue to create strategic value by leveraging our extensive incumbent positions to support major technology changes within the Automotive, Advanced Display and Dispense markets over the coming years. Shareholder returns continue to be optimized through our consistent shareholder return strategy and opportunistic share repurchase program,” stated Fusen Chen, President and CEO.

In addition to this 4th consecutive annual dividend raise, during fiscal year 2023 the Company returned a total of $111.2 million to investors through dividend and share repurchase activity. Over this period, K&S repurchased a total of 1.5 million shares of common stock through the open market, representing nearly 2.6% of its ending fiscal 2023 share count. K&S continues to actively repurchase shares through its opportunistic share repurchase program.

About Kulicke & Soffa

Founded in 1951, Kulicke & Soffa specializes in developing cutting-edge semiconductor and electronics assembly solutions enabling a smart and more sustainable future. Our ever-growing range of products and services supports growth and facilitates technology transitions across large-scale markets, such as advanced display, automotive, communications, compute, consumer, data storage, energy storage and industrial.

Contacts:

Kulicke & Soffa

Marilyn Sim

Public Relations

P: +65-6880-9309

msim@kns.com

Kulicke & Soffa

Joseph Elgindy

Finance

P: +1-215-784-7500

investor@kns.com

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