Applied Materials

Current directors and officers who also hold a role at another S&P 500 company.

• Aart De GeusSNPS · Chair
• Akash J. PalkhiwalaQCOM · CFO
• Brice HillPCAR · Director
• James Robert AndersonCOHR · CEO
• Judy BrunerSTX · Director
• Scott A. McGregorEFX · Director

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Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

1. Aug 27, 2026

   On August 27, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) elected Akash Palkhiwala to the Board and the Board’s Audit Committee, effective immediately. Mr. Palkhiwala will receive the standard compensation payable to non-employee directors of the Board, consisting of (1) an annual retainer of $100,000 (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year), (2) an additional annual retainer of $25,000 for his service on the Audit Committee (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year) and (3) an automatic grant of a number of restricted stock units equal to $250,000, divided by the market value of Applied common stock on the date of his appointment, and prorated based on the period beginning on the date of Mr. Palkhiwala’s appointment and ending on the scheduled date of the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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2. Sep 15, 2025

   Yvonne McGill resigned from the Board of Directors of Applied Materials, Inc. (the “Company”), effective September 12, 2025. Ms. McGill’s resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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3. Jul 22, 2025

   On July 18, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) elected James R. Anderson to the Board and the Board’s Strategy and Investment Committee, effective immediately. Mr. Anderson will receive the standard compensation payable to non-employee directors of the Board, consisting of: (1) an annual retainer of $100,000 (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year), (2) an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for his service on the Strategy and Investment Committee (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year) and (3) an automatic grant of a number of restricted stock units equal to $240,000, divided by the market value of Applied common stock on the date of his appointment, and prorated based on the period beginning on the date of Mr.

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4. Feb 29, 2024

   On February 27, 2024, Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) appointed Adam Sanders as the Company’s Appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (“Chief Accounting Officer”), effective March 4, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Sanders will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective as of the Effective Date, succeeding Charles Read, who has served as the Company’s interim principal accounting officer since December 2023. Mr. Sanders, age 52, is currently a Semiconductor Segment Group CFO of the Company, a position he has held since June 2023. Prior to that role, Mr. Sanders served as the Company’s Global Accounting Controller from 2016 to June 2023. Mr.

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5. Dec 13, 2023

   On December 11, 2023, Jeff Bodner, the principal accounting officer of Applied Materials, Inc. (the “Company” or “Applied”), 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.

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6. Oct 24, 2022

   On October 20, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) elected Kevin P. March to the Board and the Board’s Audit Committee, effective immediately. Mr. March will receive the standard compensation payable to non-employee directors of the Board: (1) an annual retainer of $85,000 (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year), (2) an additional annual retainer of $25,000 for his service on the Audit Committee (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year) and (3) an automatic grant of a number of restricted stock units equal to $240,000, divided by the market value of Applied common stock on the date of his appointment, and prorated based on the period beginning on the date of Mr. March’s appointment and ending on the date of the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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7. Sep 29, 2022

   (e) As previously disclosed, on August 23, 2022, Ali Salehpour, then Senior Vice President, Services, Display and Flexible Technology of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”), notified Applied of his intent to retire from the Company in January 2023. On September 23, 2022, the Company and Mr. Salehpour entered into a separation agreement and release (the “Agreement”) in connection with his retirement from the Company. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and until his separation, Mr. Salehpour will serve as an Advisor to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Mr.

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8. Sep 6, 2022

   (b) On September 6, 2022, Charles Read, who as Corporate Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer has served as the principal accounting officer of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) since 2013, was appointed to a new position. Effective September 13, 2022, Mr. Read will begin serving as the Company’s Corporate Vice President, Business Units and Operations CFO. (c) On September 6, 2022, Applied appointed Jeff Bodner as the Company’s new Corporate Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective September 13, 2022 (the “Commencement Date”). Mr. Bodner, age 54, has served as Chief Accounting Officer since July 2021 and as Vice President, Accounting since April 2021 at ESS Tech, Inc., a company that designs, builds and deploys iron flow batteries for commercial and energy storage applications. Mr.

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9. Aug 25, 2022

   (b) On August 23, 2022, Ali Salehpour, Senior Vice President, Services, Display and Flexible Technology of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”), notified Applied of his intent to retire from the Company in January 2023. Mr. Salehpour will remain with the Company until January 2023 to ensure a smooth transition of his role and responsibilities.

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10. Mar 7, 2022

    On March 3, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Brice Hill, age 55, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, effective on March 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Hill will succeed Robert J. Halliday, the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Halliday will remain with the Company to support a smooth transition and resume his role as a Corporate Vice President and Advisor. Mr. Hill was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Xilinx, Inc., a company that designed and developed programmable devices and associated technologies, from April 2020 until its acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in February 2022. Prior to Xilinx, Mr.

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11. Oct 1, 2021

    On September 28, 2021, Daniel J. Durn, Applied Materials, Inc.’s (“Applied” or the “Company”) Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, notified the Company he will be leaving Applied to become the CFO at Adobe Inc. Mr. Durn will remain with the Company to support a smooth transition through October 15, 2021. Effective immediately, Robert J. Halliday, age 67, will serve as Applied’s interim CFO while the Company conducts a search for Mr. Durn’s successor. Mr. Halliday was Applied’s CFO from February 2013 to August 2017, and has been a senior advisor to the Company in areas such as business development and government affairs since September 2017. In connection with his appointment as interim CFO, Mr.

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12. Mar 16, 2021

    Amended and Restated Employee Stock Incentive Plan On March 11, 2021, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders approved Applied’s amended and restated Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the “ESIP”). The ESIP became effective upon shareholder approval and was amended to, among other changes, (i) add 10 million shares to the number of shares of Applied common stock authorized for issuance, (ii) remove the fungible share provision, (iii) increase the maximum term for stock options from seven to ten years, (iv) modify the exception to minimum vesting periods for stock option and stock appreciation right awards granted to employees and consultants, and (v) remove the provisions previously included to comply with the historical performance-based compensation exemption under Section 162(m) of the…

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13. Dec 8, 2020

    On December 4, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied”) appointed Rani Borkar to serve as a member of the Board and as a member of the Strategy and Investment Committee of the Board, effective December 14, 2020. Upon Ms. Borkar’s appointment to the Board, she will receive the standard compensation applicable to non-employee directors: (1) an annual retainer of $80,000 (prorated based on her service during the fiscal year), (2) an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for her service on the Strategy and Investment Committee (prorated based on her service during the fiscal year) and (3) an automatic grant of a number of restricted stock units equal to $225,000, divided by the market value of Applied common stock on the date of her appointment, and prorated based on the period beginning on the date of Ms.

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14. Dec 7, 2020

    On December 3, 2020, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) approved a non-recurring long-term value creation award of a target number of 116,145 performance shares (“PSUs”) for Gary E. Dickerson, Applied’s President and Chief Executive Officer. On December 4, 2020, the Committee also approved similar awards with a target number of 33,769 PSUs for Daniel J. Durn, Applied’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a target number of 33,769 PSUs for Prabu G. Raja, Applied’s Senior Vice President, Semiconductor Products Group (and along with Mr. Dickerson, each, a “Participant”).

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15. Jul 9, 2020

    (e) As previously disclosed, on June 9, 2020, Steve G. Ghanayem, Senior Vice President, New Markets and Alliances Group of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”), notified Applied that he will be leaving the Company in January 2021 to pursue other opportunities. On July 3, 2020, the Company and Mr. Ghanayem entered into a separation agreement and release (the “Agreement”) in connection with Mr. Ghanayem’s departure from the Company. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Agreement, including the execution of a general release of claims, Mr. Ghanayem will be entitled to receive cash severance payments of (a) $375,000 within forty-five days following his departure date, (b) $375,000 on the seven-month anniversary of his departure date (the “Seven-Month Payment”) and (c) $2,000,000 on the one-year anniversary of his departure date (the “One-Year Payment”).

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