Robert Nestor Chylak - Oct 7, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC (KLIC)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: Zi Yao Lim, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Nestor Chylak
Stock symbol: KLIC
Transactions as of: Oct 7, 2023
Transactions value $: -$120,120
Form type: 4
Date filed: 10/10/2023, 07:42 PM
Previous filing: Sep 11, 2023
Next filing: Oct 13, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KLIC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+9.2K	+46.94%	$0.00	28.8K	Oct 7, 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	KLIC	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$120K	-2.54K	-8.81%	$47.31	26.3K	Oct 7, 2023	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KLIC	Performance Share Units	Options Exercise	$0	-9.2K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Oct 7, 2023	Common Stock	9.2K	$0.00	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Performance Share Units (PSUs) awarded October 7, 2020, achieved a 166% payout based on total shareholder return (TSR) relative to a peer group. The peer group consisted of the companies of the GICS 45301020 (Semiconductors) not including companies traded on the Pink Sheets LLC Exchange as of the beginning of the Performance Period with the relative TSR measured over a three year period. The pay-out was certified, and shares issued on October 7, 2023. Each PSU is convertible to one share of common stock.
F2	Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with issuance of 9,204 shares of common stock arising from payout under the Performance Share Units (PSUs) awarded on October 7, 2023. The payment was certified and the shares were issued on October 7, 2023, each PSU convertible into one share of common stock. These shares were not issued to or sold by the Reporting Person.

Content

Performance Share Units (PSUs) awarded October 7, 2020, achieved a 166% payout based on total shareholder return (TSR) relative to a peer group. The peer group consisted of the companies of the GICS 45301020 (Semiconductors) not including companies traded on the Pink Sheets LLC Exchange as of the beginning of the Performance Period with the relative TSR measured over a three year period. The pay-out was certified, and shares issued on October 7, 2023. Each PSU is convertible to one share of common stock.

Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with issuance of 9,204 shares of common stock arising from payout under the Performance Share Units (PSUs) awarded on October 7, 2023. The payment was certified and the shares were issued on October 7, 2023, each PSU convertible into one share of common stock. These shares were not issued to or sold by the Reporting Person.