---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000056978-22-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLIC"
cik: "0000056978"
company_name: "KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T02:10:22.780094+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# K&S declares $0.17 quarterly dividend, ups buyback by $400M to $800M

## Summary
- Board declared quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, payable April 11, 2022 to holders of record March 24, 2022.
- Share repurchase authorization increased by $400M to $800M; program extended to August 1, 2025.
- Remaining authorization of $492.2M; $24.4M deployed in Q2 FY2022 to repurchase 459.7K shares.
- Since June 2018, company has paid ~$121M in dividends; quarterly dividend increased 42% from $0.12 to $0.17.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000056978-22-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLIC
- cik: 0000056978
- company_name: KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56978/000005697822000030/0000056978-22-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56978/000005697822000030/klic-20220303.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056978-22-000030.txt

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