---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000056978-22-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLIC"
cik: "0000056978"
company_name: "KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T01:45:01.286403+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kulicke & Soffa shareholders elect two directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- Peter T. Kong and Jon A. Olson elected as directors with 44.2M and 48.6M votes for, respectively.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2022 (53.8M for, 0.8M against).
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 46.2M for, 2.5M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000056978-22-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLIC
- cik: 0000056978
- company_name: KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56978/000005697822000033/0000056978-22-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56978/000005697822000033/klic-20220303.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056978-22-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056978-22-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056978-22-000033.txt

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