Lester Wong compensation by year
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $444,436 | $458,995 | $471,748 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,034,425 | $1,237,986 | $1,155,764 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $118,945 | $69,188 | $141,454 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $65,455 | $69,924 | $74,080 |
| Total | $1,663,261 | $1,836,093 | $1,843,046 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC DEF 14A filed January 22, 2026, accession 0000056978-26-000006, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 13,355 | $538,741 | — |
| RSU | 12,990 | $524,017 | — |
| RSU | 12,616 | $508,929 | — |
| RSU | 8,401 | $339,259 | — |
| RSU | 5,773 | $232,883 | — |
| RSU | 4,452 | $179,594 | — |
| RSU | 1,979 | $79,833 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed January 22, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Grant or award | — | 6,038 | $0.00 | 56,781 |
| 2026-06-18 | Sale | — | 60,000 | $121.71 | 50,743 |
The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,238,338 | $2,403,255 | — | $3,641,593 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $707,622 | $1,472,208 | — | $2,179,830 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Fusen E. Chen | Chief Executive Officer | $7,114,527 |
| Nelson Wong | Senior Vice President, Global Sales | $1,867,172 |
| Lester Wong · this page | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Interim CEO | $1,843,046 |
| Chan Pin Chong | Executive Vice President & General Manager, K&S Products and Solutions | $1,425,232 |
| Robert Chylak | Senior Vice President, Central Engineering and Chief Technology Officer | $1,269,092 |
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