KLA to Split Shares 10-for-1 on June 4

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass">MILPITAS <&sol;span><&sol;strong>&&num;8212&semi; KLA Corporation announced that its board of directors approved a Ten‑for‑One forward stock split of the company&&num;8217&semi;s outstanding shares of common stock—enhancing share accessibility and reinforcing the company&&num;8217&semi;s long-term innovation and growth strategy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shares in KLA are up 45&percnt; in 2026 and up 132&percnt; over the past year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Each stockholder of record at close of trading on Thursday&comma; June 4&comma; 2026&comma; will receive nine additional shares for each share held after the close of trading on Thursday&comma; June 11&comma; 2026&period; Shares will begin trading on a split adjusted basis at market open on Friday&comma; June 12&comma; 2026&period; KLA&&num;8217&semi;s overall market capitalization and stockholder ownership percentages will not be affected by the stock split&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This stock split is intended to improve the accessibility and liquidity of KLA shares&comma; while maintaining consistency with our long‑term capital allocation strategy&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said KLA Chief Financial Officer Bren Higgins&period; &&num;8220&semi;We believe this action supports broader investor and employee access to our shares while remaining fully aligned with our long‑term financial objectives&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; KLA&&num;8217&semi;s board approved a quarterly dividend payment of &dollar;2&period;30 per share&comma; payable on June 2&comma; 2026&comma; to shareholders of record on May 18&comma; 2026&period; This represents a 21&percnt; increase in the quarterly dividend which was announced on March 12&comma; 2026&period;  The dividend to be declared in August 2026 is expected to be &dollar;0&period;23 per share&comma; after giving effect to the stock split&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As a result of the stock split&comma; proportionate adjustments will be made to&comma; among others&comma; the number of shares of KLA&&num;8217&semi;s common stock underlying the company&&num;8217&semi;s outstanding restricted stock unit and performance-based restricted stock unit awards&comma; the number of shares issuable under the company&&num;8217&semi;s equity incentive plans&comma; and the beginning price per share for the current offering period under KLA&&num;8217&semi;s employee stock purchase plan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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