# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000056978
**File Stem:** 0000056978-25-000074
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 9131
**Document Hash:** c591120274a4feaf7e12506436ad8cdb
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000056978-25-000074.hdr.sgml**: 20251014

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000056978-25-000074

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251008

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251014

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251014

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000056978
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 231498399
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** PA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1004

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-00121
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251392607

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01
- **CITY:** SINGAPORE
- **STATE:** U0
- **ZIP:** 554369
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2157846000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01
- **CITY:** SINGAPORE
- **STATE:** U0
- **ZIP:** 554369

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

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**FORM 8-K** 

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**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 8, 2025** 

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**KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Pennsylvania** | **000-00121** | **23-1498399** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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**23A Serangoon North Avenue 5, #01-01, Singapore 554369** 

**1005 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington, PA 19034**

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)**

**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 784-6000** 

**N/A**

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

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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)

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☐ 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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered <br> <u>Common Stock, Without Par Value</u> <u>KLIC</u> <u>The Nasdaq Global Market</u>

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Principal Officers.**

On October 8, 2025, Chan Pin Chong, who holds the position of Executive Vice President & General Manager, K&S Products & Solutions and is a named officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Company that he intends to retire from his position effective December 1, 2025, to dedicate more time to his family.

Effective immediately, Ivy Qin, who is the Vice President & General Manager of Wire Bonding, and John Molnar, who is the Vice President & General Manager of Advanced Solutions, will assume Mr. Chong's duties and report to Dr. Fusen Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

**Item 7.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regulation FD Disclosure**

On October 14, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company leadership changes described herein. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | <u>[Press Release dated October 14, 2025](ex991director14oct.htm)</u>  |
| 104 | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K |

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**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.

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| | KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC. | KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Date: October 14, 2025 | By: | /s/ LESTER WONG |
|  | Name: | Lester Wong |
|  | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer <br>(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

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| | Kulicke & Soffa Pte. Ltd.<br>23A Serangoon North Ave 5<br>Singapore 554369<br>+65 6880-9600 main<br>Co. Regn. No. 199902120H |
| ![logoa02a01a01a52.jpg](logoa02a01a01a52.jpg) | Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.<br>1005 Virginia Drive<br>Fort Washington, PA 19034 USA<br>+1-215-784-6000 main<br>www.kns.com |

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**Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Announces the Retirement of** 

**Executive Vice President & General Manager, K&S Products & Solutions**

***SINGAPORE – October 14, 2025*** - Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa", "K&S", "we" or the "Company") today announced that Chan Pin Chong, Executive Vice President & General Manager of K&S Products & Solutions, will retire effective December 1, 2025, to dedicate more time to his family.

Fusen Chen, President and Chief Executive Officer, shared, "On behalf of everyone at K&S, I sincerely thank Chan Pin for his exceptional leadership and steadfast dedication during his years with us. He has been instrumental in advancing innovation and achieving operational excellence in our portfolio. His vision and commitment have made a significant and lasting difference to our company and people. We wish him the very best as he begins his well-earned retirement."

Additionally, the Company today announced that effective immediately, Ivy Qin, Vice President & General Manager of Wire Bonding, and John Molnar, Vice President & General Manager of Advanced Solutions, will report directly to Fusen. Dr. Qin and Mr. Molnar have dedicated over two decades to K&S, progressing from innovative development roles to their current segment leadership positions.

Dr. Chen continued, "Ivy and John are seasoned strategic leaders that each have deep understandings of our products, our markets and the needs of our customers. I look forward to working even more closely with them as we deliver high-quality innovative solutions that help our customers across our key markets overcome dynamic process challenges."

**<u>About Kulicke & Soffa</u>**

Kulicke & Soffa is a global leader in semiconductor assembly technology, advancing device performance across automotive, compute, industrial, memory and communications markets. Founded on innovation in 1951, K&S is uniquely positioned to overcome increasingly dynamic process challenges – creating and delivering long-term value by aligning technology with opportunity.

**Contacts:**

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| **Kulicke & Soffa** |
| Marilyn Sim |
| Public Relations |
| P: +65-6880 9309 |
| <u>msim@kns.com</u> |

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| **Kulicke & Soffa** |
| Joseph Elgindy |
| Finance |
| P: +1-215-784-7500 |
| <u>investor@kns.com</u> |

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