---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000056978-23-000107"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLIC"
cik: "0000056978"
company_name: "KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T05:05:35.518703+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kulicke & Soffa appoints Denise Dignam to board; declares $0.19 dividend

## Summary
- Denise M. Dignam appointed to Board effective Aug 22, 2023; term until 2025 annual meeting.
- Dignam is President of Chemours Titanium Technologies (NYSE: CC); 35+ years chemical industry experience.
- Director compensation: initial grant $19,286, annual retainer $65k, plus committee fee $5k, annual share grant $180k.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share declared, payable Oct 10, 2023 to holders of record Sep 21, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000056978-23-000107
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLIC
- cik: 0000056978
- company_name: KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56978/000005697823000107/0000056978-23-000107-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56978/000005697823000107/klic-20230822.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056978-23-000107
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056978-23-000107.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056978-23-000107.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Denise M. Dignam was appointed as Director at KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Ms. Denise M. Dignam to the Board, effective as of August 22, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56978/000005697823000107/0000056978-23-000107-index.htm

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