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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 14, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC. </B></P>

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Charter) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 30%">Pennsylvania</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 30%">000-00121</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 30%">23-1498399</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0.85pt; text-align: center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0.85pt; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">6 Serangoon North, Avenue 5, #03-16, Singapore</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">554910</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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area code: (215) 784-6000 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>N/A</B></P>

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Since Last Report)</B></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see</I> General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 14, 2012 (the &ldquo;2012 Annual Meeting&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company&rsquo;s shareholders elected Mr.
Brian Bachman as a director to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes were cast as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Withhold</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Broker Non-Votes</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">53,009,819</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">597,404</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">12,277,593</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company&rsquo;s shareholders ratified the
appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, based in Singapore, as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2012. The votes were cast as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">65,430,481</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">254,592</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">199,743</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company&rsquo;s shareholders approved, on
a non-binding basis, the overall compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers as described in the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Company&rsquo;s Proxy Statement for
the 2012 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">51,469,684</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">950,013</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">1,187,526</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">12,277,593</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">February 17, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 37%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Lester Wong</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Lester Wong</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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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 14, 2012
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Pennsylvania
000-00121
23-1498399
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6 Serangoon North, Avenue 5, #03-16, Singapore
554910
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code: (215) 784-6000
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))
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 14, 2012 (the "2012 Annual Meeting").
The Company's shareholders elected Mr.
Brian Bachman as a director to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes were cast as follows:
For
Withhold
Broker Non-Votes
53,009,819
597,404
12,277,593
The Company's shareholders ratified the
appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, based in Singapore, as the Company's independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2012. The votes were cast as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
65,430,481
254,592
199,743
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 2012 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
51,469,684
950,013
1,187,526
12,277,593
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 17, 2012
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Lester Wong
Name:
Lester Wong
Title:
Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel