| Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously announced, KLA Corporation (the “Company”) hosted an investor day on March 12, 2026. The investor day included formal presentations by Richard Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bren Higgins, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and other members of executive management.
A replay of the webcast and a copy of the presentation slides, which were discussed at the investor day, are available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at https://ir.kla.com.
On March 11, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) established a quarterly dividend level of $2.30 per share on the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, which represents the anticipated level at which dividends will be declared by the Board until the Board determines otherwise, beginning with the dividend expected to be declared in May 2026. This new dividend level represents a 21% increase over the Company’s most recent quarterly dividend of $1.90 per share declared in February 2026. The declaration and payment of future dividends is subject to the Board’s discretion and will depend on financial and legal requirements and other considerations.
Also, on March 11, 2026, the Board approved a new share repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to $7 billion of shares of the Company’s common stock. This share repurchase program is in addition to the $5 billion share repurchase program announced in April 2025, which as of December 31, 2025 had $3.94 billion of repurchase authority remaining.
Under the repurchase programs, repurchases can be made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, or otherwise, all in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The specific timing, price and size of purchases will depend on prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions, and other considerations. The repurchase programs do not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of its common stock, and the repurchase programs may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this report other than historical facts, such as statements pertaining to future quarterly dividends and share repurchases, are forward-looking statements and are subject to the Safe Harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to: our vulnerability to a weakening in the condition of the financial markets and the global economy; risks related to our international operations; evolving Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce rules and regulations and their impact on our ability to sell products to and provide services to certain customers in China; tariffs and other trade restrictions; costly intellectual property disputes that could result in our inability to sell or use the challenged technology; risks related to the legal, regulatory and tax environments in which we conduct our business; differing stakeholder expectations, requirements and attention to environment, social and governance (“ESG”) matters and the resulting costs, risks and impact on our business; unexpected delays, difficulties and expenses in executing against our environmental, climate, or other ESG targets, goals and commitments; our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel; our vulnerability to disruptions and delays at our third-party service providers; cybersecurity threats, cyber incidents affecting our and our business partners’ systems and networks; our inability to access critical information in a timely manner due to system failures; risks related to acquisitions, integrations, strategic alliances or collaborative arrangements; climate change, earthquake, flood or other natural catastrophic events, public health crises or terrorism and the adverse impact on our business operations; the war between Ukraine and Russia, the armed conflict in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East, and the significant military activity in those regions; lack of insurance for losses and interruptions caused by terrorists and acts of war, and our self-insurance of certain risks including earthquake risk; risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; risks related to fluctuations in interest rates and the market values of our portfolio investments; risks related to tax and regulatory compliance audits; any change in taxation rules or practices and our effective tax rate; compliance costs with federal securities laws, rules, regulations, NASDAQ requirements, and evolving accounting standards and practices; ongoing changes in the technology industry, and the semiconductor industry in particular, including future growth rates, pricing trends in end-markets, or changes in customer capital spending patterns; our vulnerability to a highly concentrated customer base; the cyclicality of the industries in which we operate; our ability to timely develop new technologies and products that successfully address changes in the industry; risks related to artificial intelligence; our ability to maintain our technology advantage and protect proprietary rights; our ability to compete in the industry; availability and cost of the materials and parts used in the production of our products; our ability to operate our business in accordance with our business plan; risks related to our debt and leveraged capital structure; we
