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): July 8, 2009
 
 
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)
 
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 On July 8, 2009, Maurice E. Carson, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company resigned.  His last day with the Company is scheduled to be August 4, 2009.  Mr. Carson has accepted a position at a semiconductor company in Northern California.

On July 10, 2009, Michael J. Morris, 40, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer and Ran Bareket, 42, Vice President and Corporate Controller, was appointed interim principal accounting officer.  The appointments will be effective August 5, 2009.

Mr. Morris was promoted to Vice President of Finance of the Company in 2009 and has been Treasurer of the Company since 2006.  From 2005 to 2006, he was Assistant Treasurer and Director of Treasury Management, Constellation Energy Group.  From 2004 to 2005, he was Director, Worldwide Pension Funding and Analysis at General Motors.

Mr. Bareket has been Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Company since 2006. In 2005, Mr. Bareket was Vice President of Financial Operations.  Prior to 2005, he was Director of Worldwide Financial Operations.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
 
99.1
Press Release.
 
 
 
 
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.
     
       
July 13, 2009
  
By:
/s/ David J. Anderson
   
Name:
David J. Anderson
   
Title:
Vice President and General Counsel

 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1
Press Release.