Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2011
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Pennsylvania
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000-00121
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23-1498399
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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6 Serangoon North, Avenue 5, #03-16, Singapore
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554910
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 784-6000
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 4.01
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Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
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In connection with the substantial completion of the transition of the Company’s headquarters and operations to Singapore, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), on December 6, 2011, approved the engagement of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Singapore based firm (“PwC Singapore”), and the transfer of the engagement from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership (“PwC US”), as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Both PwC US and PwC Singapore are member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. The change became effective upon the engagement by the Company of PwC Singapore on December 9, 2011.
The reports of PwC US on the financial statements and internal control over the financial reporting of the Company for the fiscal years ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 and during the period from October 1, 2011 through December 9, 2011, the Company had (i) no disagreements with PwC US on any matter of accounting principles or practice, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, any of which that, if not resolved to PwC US’s satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of any such disagreement in connection with its reports for such fiscal years or the subsequent interim period and (ii) no reportable events within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Although PwC Singapore performed audit work on components of the Company in support of PwC US audits of the consolidated financial statements and of internal control over financial reporting of the Company for the fiscal years ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010, during the fiscal years ended October 1, 2011 and October 2, 2010 and during the period from October 1, 2011 through December 9, 2011, neither the Company’s corporate management, audit committee nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PwC Singapore regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company that PwC Singapore concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K, or any reportable even as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company provided PwC US with a copy of the foregoing disclosures pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K and requested that PwC US furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not PwC US agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter, dated December 9, 2011, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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16.1
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Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated December 9, 2011.
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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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December 9, 2011
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Jonathan H. Chou
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Name:
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Jonathan H. Chou
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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16.1
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Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated December 9, 2011.
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