Applied Materials : Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K
March 11, 2024 at 04:46 pm EDT
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Applied Materials, Inc. (the "Company") was held on March 7, 2024 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders cast their votes on five proposals, as set forth below.
Proposal 1.
Election of Directors.
Name of Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Rani Borkar
618,463,635
8,746,523
1,298,149
93,629,727
Judy Bruner
591,928,448
34,501,691
2,078,168
93,629,727
Xun (Eric) Chen
616,837,648
10,397,549
1,273,110
93,629,727
Aart J. de Geus
612,129,046
15,103,817
1,275,444
93,629,727
Gary E. Dickerson
617,051,409
10,251,779
1,205,119
93,629,727
Thomas J. Iannotti
573,571,730
53,670,216
1,266,361
93,629,727
Alexander A. Karsner
582,336,774
44,897,040
1,274,493
93,629,727
Kevin P. March
624,701,896
2,521,384
1,285,027
93,629,727
Yvonne McGill
614,878,299
12,392,131
1,237,877
93,629,727
Scott A. McGregor
624,743,004
2,513,316
1,251,987
93,629,727
Each of the ten nominees was elected to serve as a director for a one-yearterm and until he or she is succeeded by another qualified director who has been elected, or, if earlier, until his or her death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 2.
Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers for Fiscal Year 2023.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
572,991,421
53,019,540
2,497,346
93,629,727
The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 3.
Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2024.
For
Against
Abstain
687,915,040
32,706,079
1,516,915
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 was ratified.
Proposal 4.
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Report.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
104,007,724
515,597,291
8,903,292
93,629,727
The shareholder proposal requesting that the Company prepare a report disclosing Company policy and procedures governing lobbying and payments by the Company used for lobbying was not approved.
The shareholder proposal requesting that the Company report on quantitative median and adjusted pay gaps across race and gender was not approved.
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Applied Materials, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of equipment for producing integrated circuits and semi-conductor components. The group develops systems used in the principal manufacturing stages of microchips (deposition systems using chemical vapors, the physical process or through epitaxy, photomasking systems, control programs, etc.).
Net sales break down by activity sector as follows: semiconductor industry (77.2%), flat screen industry (3.3%) and other (19.5%; photovoltaic and electronic industries).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (15.1%), China (27.3%), Taiwan (21.4%), Korea (17.4%), Japan (7.8%), Asia (2.9%) and Europe (8.1%).
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 
