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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed March 5, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of March 4, 2026: 4 items on Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed March 5, 2026: 2 approved · 2 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed March 5, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Mr. Peter T. Kong | 39,801,565 | -- | -- | 3,915,643 | 2,845,447 | 91% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Mr. Jon A. Olson | 42,655,094 | -- | -- | 1,062,114 | 2,845,447 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2026. | 46,141,629 | 319,372 | 101,654 | -- | -- | 99.3% | Approved | — |
| 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 inc | 41,099,018 | 2,547,183 | 71,007 | -- | 2,845,447 | 94% | Approved | — |
Source: Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 349 asset managers that disclosed a Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
91% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors to serve until 2027 Annual Meeting: Peter T. Kong
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mr. Peter T. Kong”): 39,801,565 for, 3,915,643 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed March 5, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 93 asset managers below reported 22,064,033 for, 1,310,621 withheld, 15,271 abstained, 40,484 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,769,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,195,677 | 0 | 14 | 5,480 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,744,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,322,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,146,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 986,616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 916,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 869,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 792,958 | 0 | 0 | 31 | For |
| Dimensional | 748,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 737,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 556,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 515,520 | Withhold |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 492,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 290,709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 217,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 6,419 | 0 | 0 | 163,960 | Withhold |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 158,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 157,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 45,299 | 0 | 0 | 108,151 | Mixed |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152,417 | Withhold |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 134,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 125,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| James Alpha Funds Trust | 121,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 117,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 93 asset managers. See all 93 in the interactive database.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors to serve until 2027 Annual Meeting: Jon A. Olson
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mr. Jon A. Olson”): 42,655,094 for, 1,062,114 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed March 5, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 93 asset managers below reported 23,108,499 for, 280,676 withheld, 750 abstained, 40,484 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,769,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,201,167 | 0 | 4 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,744,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,322,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,146,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 986,616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 916,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 869,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 792,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 748,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 737,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 556,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 515,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 492,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 290,709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 217,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 6,419 | 0 | 0 | 163,960 | Withhold |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 158,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 157,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 45,299 | 0 | 0 | 108,151 | Mixed |
| Russell Investments | 152,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 134,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 125,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| James Alpha Funds Trust | 121,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 117,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 93 asset managers. See all 93 in the interactive database.
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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 narr”): 41,099,018 for, 2,547,183 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 5, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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 2026 Annual …”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (9 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,769,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,201,168 | 3 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,744,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,322,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 1,146,201 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 986,616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 916,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 869,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 792,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 748,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 737,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 556,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 515,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 492,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 290,709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 217,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 170,379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 158,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 15,583 | 142,301 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Principal | 153,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 152,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 134,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 125,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| James Alpha Funds Trust | 121,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 117,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 89 managers: 21,990,246 for, 1,307,922 against, 4,255 abstained, 28,687 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2,365,069 | 693 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,338,375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,867,254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,745,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 1,655,032 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Victory Capital | 1,348,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,290,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC | 989,619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 765,074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 709,929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Woodline Partners LP | 701,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 638,478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 628,116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 599,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ | 537,145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Point72 | 501,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 484,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Divisar Capital Management LLC | 481,021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 381,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 328,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 325,394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 296,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd | 296,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 273,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST | 272,111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 273 managers: 25,021,171 for, 2,097,533 against, 350 abstained, 17,694 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.3% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2026.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2026.”): 46,141,629 for, 319,372 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 5, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2026.”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 93 asset managers below reported 23,322,131 for, 21,705 against, 4,255 abstained, 40,484 not voted.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 5,769,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 3,201,170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,744,923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,322,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,146,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 986,616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 916,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 869,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 792,958 | 31 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 748,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 737,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 556,414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 515,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST | 492,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 290,709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 217,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 170,379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARADIGM FUNDS | 158,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 157,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 153,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 152,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 134,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 125,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| James Alpha Funds Trust | 121,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 117,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 93 asset managers. See all 93 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 52,326,516 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 11.03% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 6.12% |
| 3 | Capital Group | 3.33% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 2.53% |
| 5 | American Century | 2.19% |
| 6 | John Hancock | 1.89% |
| 7 | Victory Capital | 1.75% |
| 8 | Royce | 1.66% |
| 9 | State Street | 1.52% |
| 10 | Dimensional | 1.43% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 4.52% |
| 2 | John Hancock | 4.47% |
| 3 | State Street | 3.57% |
| 4 | Capital Group | 3.34% |
| 5 | American Century | 3.16% |
| 6 | Victory Capital | 2.58% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.47% |
| 8 | Copeland Capital Management, LLC | 1.89% |
| 9 | Invesco | 1.46% |
| 10 | PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 1.36% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 16.64% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 6.71% | 13F |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 5.02% | 13G |
| State Street | 3.86% | 13F |
| Point72 | 3.76% | 13F |
| Capital International | 3.33% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.47% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.37% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.35% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.77% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 52,326,516 shares outstanding, as reported by Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated January 30, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.’s 10-Q dated January 30, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held March 4, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 349 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,637 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — TO APPROVE, ON A NON-BINDING BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. — Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 94% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2026.
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