Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 2, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Singapore Time (the "2023 Annual Meeting"). Below is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

The Company's shareholders elected Dr. Fusen E. Chen and Mr. Gregory F. Milzcik as directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until such person's successor is duly elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:



                          For        Withhold     Broker Non-Votes
Dr. Fusen E. Chen      44,412,662     393,459        4,658,019
Gregory F. Milzcik     36,466,542    8,339,579       4,658,019



The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. The votes were cast as follows:


                                 For         Against     Abstain
                              49,057,071     334,227     72,842


The Company's shareholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the overall compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis and the accompanying tabular and narrative disclosure included in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:



                        For         Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes
                     43,885,009     759,686     161,426        4,658,019


The Company's shareholders approved, on a non-binding basis, the frequency where shareholders will vote to approve the overall compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Company's Proxy Statement. The votes were cast as follows:


      1 Year      2 Years     3 Years     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes
    42,739,905    47,875     1,947,958    70,383         4,658,019


In light of the shareholders' advisory vote in favor of "1 Year" with respect to the voting item directly above, the Company has determined to include the non-binding shareholder advisory vote on the overall compensation of the Company's named executive officers in the Company's Proxy Statement on an annual basis, until the next required say-on-pay frequency vote.

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