UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  i March 7, 2024

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Delaware		i 000-06920		i 94-1655526
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 i 3050 Bowers Avenue

 i P.O. Box 58039

 i Santa Clara,  i CA  i 95052-8039

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  i (408)  i 727-5555

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
i Common Stock, par value $.01 per share		i AMAT		i The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  i ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

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-year term 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.

 

Proposal 5.

Shareholder Proposal Regarding Pay Equity Reporting.

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
132,865,911		489,590,154		6,052,242		93,629,727

The shareholder proposal requesting that the Company report on quantitative median and adjusted pay gaps across race and gender was not approved.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				Applied Materials, Inc. (Registrant)
Dated: March 11, 2024
				By:		/s/ Teri A. Little
						Teri A. Little Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary