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): October 7, 2010
 

 
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 

         
Pennsylvania
 
000-00121
 
23-1498399
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
1005 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, PA
 
19034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 784-6000
 
 
(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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Item 2.02 
Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

On October 7, 2010, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its expected revenue for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 2, 2010 and commented on expected revenue for its first fiscal quarter ending January 1, 2011.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 as if fully set forth herein.

The information in this report furnished under Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) 
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description

99.1 
Press Release dated October 7, 2010.
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
       
 
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
       
October 7, 2010
By:
/s/ Michael J. Morris
 
 
Name:
Michael J. Morris
 
 
Title:
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description

99.1  
Press Release dated October 7, 2010.