Senior Vice President Chylak Robert Nestor was granted 7,982 shares, converted options into 4,368 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,920 shares, increasing direct ownership by 52% to 30,658 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC [ KLIC ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/13/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 10/13/2025 | A | 7,982(1) | A | $0 | 28,210 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 10/14/2025 | M | 4,368(2) | A | $0 | 32,578 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 10/14/2025 | F | 675(3) | D | $40.05 | 31,903 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 10/14/2025 | F | 1,245(4) | D | $40.05 | 30,658 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Performance Share Units | (2) | 10/14/2025 | M | 4,368 | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 4,368 | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. One-third of the shares granted vest on each anniversary of the date of grant. |
| 2. Performance Share Units (PSUs) awarded October 14, 2022, achieved a 82% payout based on total shareholder return (TSR) relative to a peer group. The peer group consisted of the companies of the GICS 45301020 (Semiconductors) not including companies traded on the Pink Sheets LLC Exchange as of the beginning of the Performance Period with the relative TSR measured over a three-year period. The pay-out was certified, and shares issued on October 14, 2025. Each PSU is convertible to one share of common stock. |
| 3. Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of 2,368 restricted stock units (RSUs) on October 14, 2025. This RSU vesting is in connection to an RSU award granted on October 14, 2022 of 7,104 shares. These shares that were withheld were not issued to or sold by the Reporting Person. |
| 4. Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with issuance of 4,368 shares of common stock arising from payout under Performance Share Units (PSUs) awarded on October 14, 2022. The payment was certified, and the shares were issued on October 14, 2025, each PSU convertible into one share of common stock. These shares that were withheld were not issued to or sold by the Reporting Person. |
| Remarks: |
| Zi Yao Lim, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Nestor Chylak | 10/15/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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