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 8, 2003
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.) |
| 2101 Blair Mill Road, Willow Grove, PA | 19090 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (215) 784-6000
| ITEM 5. | OTHER EVENTS |
On December 8, 2003, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) completed an offering of an additional $20,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the “Notes”) through a private placement to qualified institutional investors. The Notes and the Company’s common shares, no par value (the “Common Shares”), into which the Notes may be converted were not registered under the Securities Act, though the Company has entered into a registration rights agreement with respect to the Notes and the underlying Common Shares. The Notes are convertible into Common Shares of the Company at a conversion rate of $49.1884 per $1,000 principal amount of notes, subject to adjustment.
| ITEM 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 10, 2003 | |
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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.
| KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: December 11, 2003 | By: | /s/ Robert F. Amweg | ||||||
| Robert F. Amweg Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 10, 2003 | |
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