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reported): October 30, 2012</B></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 36%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">000-00121</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">23-1498399</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">6 Serangoon North, Avenue 5, #03-16, Singapore</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">554910</TD></TR>
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including area code: (215) 784-6000 </B></P>

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since last report) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: bold">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 30, 2012, Kulicke and Soffa Industries,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced Charles J. Salmons, Senior Vice President, Engineering, is leaving the Company. Mr.
Salmons&rsquo;s last day with the Company is expected to be December 31, 2012. The Company will commence transitioning Mr. Salmons&rsquo;s
duties as Senior Vice President, Engineering immediately. Mr. Salmons will receive severance and benefits consistent with a termination
without cause, as provided under the Company&rsquo;s Officer Severance Pay Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 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>October 31, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">&nbsp;/s/ Jonathan H. Chou</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Jonathan H. Chou</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;and Principal Accounting Officer</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): October 30, 2012
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.)
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
(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 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On October 30, 2012, Kulicke and Soffa Industries,
Inc. (the "Company") announced Charles J. Salmons, Senior Vice President, Engineering, is leaving the Company. Mr.
Salmons's last day with the Company is expected to be December 31, 2012. The Company will commence transitioning Mr. Salmons's
duties as Senior Vice President, Engineering immediately. Mr. Salmons will receive severance and benefits consistent with a termination
without cause, as provided under the Company's Officer Severance Pay Plan.
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.
October 31, 2012
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Jonathan H. Chou
Name:
Jonathan H. Chou
Title:
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer