Oreste Donzella Form 4 KLA / Oreste Donzella ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Donzella Oreste

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE

(Street)

MILPITAS CA 95035

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KLA CORP [ KLAC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/30/2023		J	V	66.392(1)	A	$320.068(2)	24,444.392(3)	D
Common Stock	08/01/2023		F		2,117(4)	D	$514.28	22,327.392(5)	D
Common Stock	08/01/2023		F		706(6)	D	$514.28	21,621.392(7)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Purchased under the registrant's employee stock purchase plan.

2. Represents 85% of the closing price of the registrant's stock on the employee stock purchase plan on January 3, 2023.

3. The number of shares of KLA common stock includes 18,488 shares issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs").

4. The Reporting Person vested the remaining 50% of the performance-based RSUs, upon his completion of four years of service (August 1, 2023) following the award on August 1, 2019. The Compensation Committee of KLA's Board of Directors determined the level at which the underlying performance goals were attained (August 4, 2022). The fair market value of KLA common stock used for purposes of calculating the number of shares to be withheld was the closing price of KLA common stock as reported on August 1, 2023.

5. The number of shares of KLA common stock includes 14,468 shares issuable upon vesting of RSUs.

6. On August 1, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted RSUs for 5,360 shares of KLA common stock. On August 1, 2023, the remaining 25% of the RSUs vested. Pursuant to the terms of the grant, shares of KLA common stock were automatically withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding. The fair market value of KLA common stock used for purposes of calculating the number of shares to be withheld was the closing price of KLA common stock as reported on August 1, 2023.

7. The number of shares of KLA common stock includes 13,128 shares issuable upon vesting of RSUs.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeffrey S. Cannon, as attorney-in-fact for Oreste Donzella	08/03/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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