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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KLA CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">04-2564110</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>One Technology Drive, Milpitas, California</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>95035</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (&#147;ESPP&#148;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KLA Corporation 2023 Incentive Award Plan (&#147;IAP&#148;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plans) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mary Beth Wilkinson </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KLA Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One
Technology Drive, Milpitas, California 95035 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(408) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">875-3000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;Accelerated&nbsp;Filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed by KLA Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) for the purpose of registering (1)&nbsp;an additional 418,316 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the
Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and (2) 10,654,712 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2023 Incentive Award Plan. In
accordance with General Instruction E to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> the contents of Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-22939</FONT> filed with Commission on March&nbsp;7, 1997 are incorporated
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information called for in Part I of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;is</FONT> not being filed with or included in this
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;(by</FONT> incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information previously filed with
the Commission: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/klac-20230630.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;4, 2023, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> from our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312523239572/d538596ddef14a.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A</A>, filed with the SEC on
September&nbsp;21, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Our Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000039/klac-20230930.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2023, filed with the SEC on October 27, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312523202902/d526577d8k.htm">August
 3, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312523229585/d846497d8k.htm">September&nbsp;6, 2023</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as set forth in the Registration Statement filed by the
Registrant on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> on March&nbsp;29, 1989 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-09992)</FONT> pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934
Act&#148;), and any amendments or reports thereto filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description, including <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/0000891618-95-000563.txt">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed September&nbsp;25, 1995 and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/0000891618-96-002117.txt">Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed
September&nbsp;24, 1996. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not
filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute
a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant,
indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act. The Registrant&#146;s
restated certificate of incorporation that is in effect permits indemnification of its directors, officers, employees, and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, and the Registrant&#146;s amended and
restated bylaws that are in effect provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and officers and permit the Registrant to indemnify its employees and other agents, in each case to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers, whereby it has agreed to
indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, including indemnification against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings to which the director or officer was, or is threatened to be made, a party by
reason of the fact that such director or officer is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Registrant, provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the director or officer reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Registrant. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification provisions in the Registrant&#146;s restated certificate of
incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, and the indemnification agreements that it has entered into or will enter into with its directors and officers may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against its directors and officers for
breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit it and other stockholders. Further, a
stockholder&#146;s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director or officer of the Registrant regarding which indemnification is
sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant maintains
insurance policies that indemnify its directors and officers against various liabilities arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that might be incurred by any director or officer in his or her capacity as such. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information previously filed with
the Commission: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided, however, that
paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milpitas,
State of California, on the 1<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">st</SUP> day of November, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>KLA CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Bren Higgins</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">That the
undersigned officers and directors of KLA Corporation, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Bren Higgins and Mary Beth Wilkinson or any one of them, the lawful
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, each with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent
determines may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this
Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this
Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-effective</FONT> and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This
Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
as of the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard Wallace</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">RICHARD WALLACE</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Bren Higgins</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">BREN HIGGINS</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Virendra Kirloskar</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">VIRENDRA KIRLOSKAR</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert Calderoni</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Chairman of the Board</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jeneanne Hanley</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">JENEANNE HANLEY</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Emiko Higashi</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">EMIKO HIGASHI</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kevin Kennedy</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">KEVIN KENNEDY</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael Mcmullen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">MICHAEL MCMULLEN</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Gary Moore</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Marie Myers</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">MARIE MYERS</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Victor Peng</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;1, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">VICTOR PENG</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert Rango</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ROWSPAN="2">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">ROBERT RANGO</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">000-09992</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August&nbsp;16,&nbsp;2019</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">000-09992</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">November&nbsp;4,&nbsp;2022</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>5.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Jeffrey S. Cannon, Esq.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>10.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">KLA Corporation 2023 Incentive Award Plan</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KLA CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
04-2564110
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Technology Drive, Milpitas, California
95035
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP")
KLA Corporation 2023 Incentive Award Plan ("IAP")
(Full title of the plans)
Mary Beth Wilkinson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
KLA Corporation
One
Technology Drive, Milpitas, California 95035
(Name and address of agent for service)
(408)
875-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer
☒
Accelerated Filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
Explanatory Note
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
is being filed by KLA Corporation (the "Registrant")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the purpose of registering (1) an additional 418,316 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the
Registrant's Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and (2) 10,654,712 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance pursuant to the Registrant's 2023 Incentive Award Plan. In
accordance with General Instruction E to Form
S-8,
the contents of Registration Statement
No. 333-22939
filed with Commission on March 7, 1997 are incorporated
herein by reference.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I of
Form S-8 is
not being filed with or included in this
Form S-8 (by
incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information previously filed with
the Commission:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
filed with the Commission on August 4, 2023, pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(b)
The information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form
10-K
from our
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
, filed with the SEC on
September 21, 2023.
(c)
Our Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on October 27, 2023.
(d)
Our Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on
August
 3, 2023
and
September 6, 2023
.
(e)
All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's Annual Report referred to in (a) above.
(f)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock as set forth in the Registration Statement filed by the
Registrant on Form
8-A
on March 29, 1989 (File
No. 000-09992)
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"), and any amendments or reports thereto filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description, including
Amendment No. 1 to Form
8-A
filed September 25, 1995 and
Amendment No. 2 to Form
8-A
filed
September 24, 1996.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicate that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not
filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute
a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant,
indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act. The Registrant's
restated certificate of incorporation that is in effect permits indemnification of its directors, officers, employees, and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, and the Registrant's amended and
restated bylaws that are in effect provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and officers and permit the Registrant to indemnify its employees and other agents, in each case to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers, whereby it has agreed to
indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, including indemnification against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings to which the director or officer was, or is threatened to be made, a party by
reason of the fact that such director or officer is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Registrant, provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the director or officer reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Registrant.
The indemnification provisions in the Registrant's restated certificate of
incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, and the indemnification agreements that it has entered into or will enter into with its directors and officers may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against its directors and officers for
breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against the Registrant's directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit it and other stockholders. Further, a
stockholder's investment may be adversely affected to the extent that the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions.
At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director or officer of the Registrant regarding which indemnification is
sought, nor is the Registrant aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.
The Registrant maintains
insurance policies that indemnify its directors and officers against various liabilities arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that might be incurred by any director or officer in his or her capacity as such.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
Description
Form
Exhibit
File No.
Filing Date
Filed
Herewith
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation
10-K
3.1
000-09992
August 16, 2019
4.2
Amended and Restated
By-Laws
8-K
3.1
000-09992
November 4, 2022
5.1
Opinion of Jeffrey S. Cannon, Esq.
X
10.1
KLA Corporation 2023 Incentive Award Plan
X
23.1
Consent of independent registered public accounting firm
X
23.2
Consent of Jeffrey S. Cannon, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
S-8
99.1
333-219734
August 4, 2017
107.1
Filing Fee Table
X
Item 9. Undertakings.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents and information previously filed with
the Commission:
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
Provided, however, that
paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milpitas,
State of California, on the 1
st
day of November, 2023.
KLA CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Bren Higgins
Name: Bren Higgins
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the
undersigned officers and directors of KLA Corporation, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Bren Higgins and Mary Beth Wilkinson or any one of them, the lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent, each with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent
determines may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this
Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this
Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both
pre-effective
and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in
conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This
Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
as of the date indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Richard Wallace
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
November 1, 2023
RICHARD WALLACE
/s/ Bren Higgins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
November 1, 2023
BREN HIGGINS
/s/ Virendra Kirloskar
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)
November 1, 2023
VIRENDRA KIRLOSKAR
/s/ Robert Calderoni
Chairman of the Board
November 1, 2023
ROBERT CALDERONI
/s/ Jeneanne Hanley
Director
November 1, 2023
JENEANNE HANLEY
/s/ Emiko Higashi
Director
November 1, 2023
EMIKO HIGASHI
/s/ Kevin Kennedy
Director
November 1, 2023
KEVIN KENNEDY
/s/ Michael Mcmullen
Director
November 1, 2023
MICHAEL MCMULLEN
/s/ Gary Moore
Director
November 1, 2023
GARY MOORE
/s/ Marie Myers
Director
November 1, 2023
MARIE MYERS
/s/ Victor Peng
Director
November 1, 2023
VICTOR PENG
/s/ Robert Rango
Director
November 1, 2023
ROBERT RANGO
EXHIBIT INDEX
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
Description
Form
Exhibit
File No.
Filing Date
Filed
Herewith
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation
10-K
3.1
000-09992
August 16, 2019
4.2
Amended and Restated
By-Laws
8-K
3.1
000-09992
November 4, 2022
5.1
Opinion of Jeffrey S. Cannon, Esq.
X
10.1
KLA Corporation 2023 Incentive Award Plan
X
23.1
Consent of independent registered public accounting firm
X
23.2
Consent of Jeffrey S. Cannon, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
S-8
99.1
333-219734
August 4, 2017
107.1
Filing Fee Table
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