On December 11, 2023, Jeff Bodner, the principal accounting officer of Applied Materials, Inc. departed the Company. Mr. Bodner?s departure is not the result of any disagreement with the Company relating to the Company?s financial controls, financial statements, operations, policies, or practices. Charles Read will serve as the Company?s interim principal accounting officer, effective immediately.

Mr. Read will continue to serve as Applied?s Corporate Vice President, Business Units and Operations CFO, a position he has held since September 2022. Prior to that role, Mr. Read, age 57, was Corporate Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Applied since joining the Company in September 2013. Prior to Applied, Mr. Read worked at Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., a provider of semiconductor and software-based network solutions, since October 2002, where he most recently served as Vice President, Corporate Controller.

Prior to Brocade, Mr. Read worked at KPMG LLP, an audit, tax and advisory firm, from 1996 to 2002.