APPLIED MATERIALS INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Judy Bruner

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Judy Bruner”): 555,787,128 for, 39,475,637 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 245,864,233 for, 648,949 against, 66,488 abstained, 4,086 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Xun (Eric) Chen

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Xun (Eric) Chen”): 582,947,061 for, 12,280,741 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 246,256,115 for, 256,518 against, 66,492 abstained, 4,630 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Aart J. de Geus

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Aart J. de Geus”): 582,978,193 for, 12,146,490 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 246,447,069 for, 28,033 against, 104,567 abstained, 4,086 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Gary E. Dickerson

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gary E. Dickerson”): 590,461,432 for, 4,790,595 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 246,453,147 for, 59,279 against, 67,243 abstained, 4,086 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas J. Iannotti

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas J. Iannotti”): 552,804,047 for, 42,428,749 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 245,974,633 for, 538,001 against, 66,491 abstained, 4,630 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Alexander A. Karsner

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alexander A. Karsner”): 548,941,247 for, 45,612,794 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 245,727,325 for, 785,216 against, 66,584 abstained, 4,630 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kevin P. March

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kevin P. March”): 576,686,855 for, 17,833,152 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 246,240,716 for, 271,611 against, 67,342 abstained, 4,086 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Yvonne McGill

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Yvonne McGill”): 587,260,563 for, 7,965,294 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 246,304,563 for, 207,859 against, 67,246 abstained, 4,086 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Scott A. McGregor

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott A. McGregor”): 593,069,093 for, 2,133,870 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 234 asset managers below reported 246,493,071 for, 19,349 against, 67,249 abstained, 4,086 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Rani Borkar

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rani Borkar”): 584,684,759 for, 10,552,537 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 233 asset managers below reported 246,165,879 for, 253,919 against, 66,491 abstained, 4,630 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Applied Materials' named executive officers for fiscal year 2024.

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers for Fiscal Year 2024”): 544,787,137 for, 47,074,703 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “COMPENSATION” (3 managers, 843 for); “Say on Pay” (3 managers, 29,863 for); “Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay)” (2 managers, 2,892 for, 65 abstained).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 222 managers: 245,092,450 for, 594,983 against, 271,198 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 1,168 managers: 320,865,399 for, 31,552,305 against, 1,555 withheld, 1,964,978 abstained, 108,157 not voted, 11,944 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Applied Materials' independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025.

APPLIED MATERIALS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2025”): 647,333,239 for, 40,798,735 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 10, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2025”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 238 asset managers below reported 245,605,902 for, 943,281 against, 67,229 abstained, 4,630 unknown.

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