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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-171060
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220609
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220609
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20220609

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KLA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000319201
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS & LENSES [3827]
		IRS NUMBER:				042564110
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-265500
		FILM NUMBER:		221006193

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			MILPITAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95035
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4088753000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			MILPITAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95035

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KLA TENCOR CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970505

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KLA INSTRUMENTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES 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> <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: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>One Technology Drive, Milpitas, California</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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</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>
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<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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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
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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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </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">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 an additional 430,520 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. 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>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;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 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/319201/000031920121000029/klac-20210630.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;6, 2021, 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 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/319201/000110465921119286/tm2128061d1_def14a.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A</A>, filed with the SEC on September&nbsp;24, 2021;
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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">Our Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000037/klac-20210930.htm">September&nbsp;30,
 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000006/klac-20211231.htm">December&nbsp;
31, 2021</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000012/klac-20220331.htm">March&nbsp;31, 2022</A>, filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;28, 2021, January&nbsp;28, 2022 and
April&nbsp;29, 2022, respectively; </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">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/319201/000162828021016091/klac-20210805.htm">August&nbsp;6,
 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000162828021022013/klac-20211103.htm">November&nbsp;
5, 2021</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000162828022001687/klac-20220202.htm">February&nbsp;
2, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312522142326/d352938d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
5, 2022</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312522170195/d306474d8k.htm">June&nbsp;8, 2022</A>. </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">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 (1)&nbsp;above; and </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 SEC 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:6pt; 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:6pt; 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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; 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 9th day of June, 2022. </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"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KLA CORPORATION</B></P></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/ Richard P. Wallace</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Richard P. Wallace</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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; 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="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Richard P. Wallace</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Richard P. Wallace</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(<I>Principal Executive Officer</I>)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">June 9, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Bren D. Higgins</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Bren D. Higgins</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(<I>Principal Financial Officer</I>)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">June 9, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Virendra A. Kirloskar</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Virendra A. Kirloskar</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(<I>Principal Accounting Officer</I>)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">June 9, 2022</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Edward W. Barnholt</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Edward W. Barnholt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Robert M. Calderoni</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Robert M. Calderoni</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Jeneanne Hanley</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jeneanne Hanley</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Emiko Higashi</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Emiko Higashi</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Kevin J. Kennedy</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Kevin J. Kennedy</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">June 9, 2022</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Gary B. Moore</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Marie Myers</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Kiran M. Patel</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OPINION OF JEFFREY S. CANNON, ESQ. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>June&nbsp;9, 2022 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KLA Corporation </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One Technology Drive </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Milpitas, California 95035 </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"><B>Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KLA Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the &#147;Company&#148;), is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) for the purpose of registering under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), an additional 430,520 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), reserved for issuance under the Company&#146;s Amended
and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;ESPP&#148;), as described in the Registration Statement. The additional shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP are referred to herein as the &#147;Shares.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I have acted as Associate General Counsel to the Company with respect to the issuance of this opinion and, as such counsel, I have examined such documents and
such matters of fact and law that I have deemed necessary for the purpose of rendering the opinion expressed herein. In such examinations, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as
originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as conformed or photostatic copies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the foregoing, I am of
the opinion that when the Shares have been duly issued and delivered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the ESPP, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">JEFFREY S. CANNON</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Associate General Counsel</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form<B> </B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> of KLA
Corporation of our report dated August&nbsp;6, 2021<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> </SUP>relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which
appears in KLA Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2021. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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>AMENDED
AND RESTATED 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(as amended on November&nbsp;3, 2021) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following constitute the provisions of the 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;), of KLA Corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;). Certain definitions of terms used in the Plan are provided in Section&nbsp;2 below. This version of the Plan is effective for Offering Periods commencing on or after November&nbsp;3, 2021. </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 purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of
the Company through accumulated payroll deductions (or other methods, to the extent permitted by the Board pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(a) below). It is the Company&#146;s intention that the Plan qualify as an &#147;Employee Stock Purchase Plan&#148;
under Section&nbsp;423 of the Code. The provisions of the Plan shall, accordingly, be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code. The Plan will also be extended to
Employees of foreign Designated Subsidiaries subject to adjustments, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, to take into account the requirements of the local laws associated with the particular Subsidiary. These local requirements may
not provide the same favorable tax consequences as are available to participants in the United States. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">DEFINITIONS </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) &#147;BOARD&#148; shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or a committee thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) &#147;CODE&#148; shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) &#147;COMMON STOCK&#148; shall mean the Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) &#147;COMPANY&#148; shall mean KLA Corporation, a Delaware corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) &#147;COMPENSATION&#148; shall mean all amounts includable as &#147;wages&#148; subject to tax under Section&nbsp;3101(a) of the Code
without applying the dollar limitation of Section&nbsp;3121(a) of the Code. Accordingly, Compensation shall include, without limitation, salaries, commissions, bonuses, overtime and payments upon vesting of cash long-term incentive awards issued by
the Company. Compensation shall not include reimbursements of expenses, allowances, or any amount deemed received without the actual transfer of cash or any Company contributions or payments to any trust, fund, or plan to provide retirement,
pension, profit sharing, health, welfare, death, insurance or similar benefits to or on behalf of such Participant or any other payments not specifically referenced above, except to the extent that the inclusion of any such item with respect to all
Participants on a nondiscriminatory basis is specifically approved by the Board. </P>
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or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of a leave of absence agreed to in writing by the Company, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety
(90)&nbsp;consecutive days or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-employment</FONT> upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) &#147;DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARIES&#148; shall mean the Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole
discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) &#147;EMPLOYEE&#148; shall mean any person, including an officer, who is employed
by the Company or one of its Designated Subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) &#147;ENROLLMENT DATE&#148; shall mean the first day of each Offering Period.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) &#147;EXERCISE DATE&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;June&nbsp;30 of each year for each Offering Period that commences on the first trading
day on or after January&nbsp;1 and (ii)&nbsp;December&nbsp;31 of each year for each Offering Period that commences on the first trading day on or after July 1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) &#147;OFFERING PERIOD&#148; shall mean a period of six (6)&nbsp;months commencing on the first trading day on or after January&nbsp;1
(ending on June 30) and on the first trading day on or after July&nbsp;1 (ending on December 31) of each year during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) &#147;PLAN&#148; shall mean this Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) &#147;SUBSIDIARY&#148; shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares are
held by the Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary. </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">(a) Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company or one of its Designated Subsidiaries on a given Enrollment Date and who has been so
employed for at least 30 consecutive days immediately prior to such date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to limitations imposed by Section&nbsp;423(b) of the Code or other applicable local law. The Board, in its discretion,
from time to time, may, prior to an Enrollment Date for all options to be granted on such Enrollment Date, determine (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis) the Employees who will or will not be eligible to participate in the Plan consistent with
Section&nbsp;423(b)(4) of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an
option under the Plan (i)&nbsp;if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section&nbsp;424(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, or (ii)&nbsp;which permits such Employee&#146;s rights to purchase stock under all employee
stock purchase plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds US$25,000 of fair market value of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any
time. </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">OFFERING PERIODS </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first trading day on or after
January&nbsp;1 and July&nbsp;1 of each year, or as otherwise determined by the Board, until the Plan is terminated in accordance with Section&nbsp;19 hereof. The Board shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods, not to exceed
twenty-seven (27)&nbsp;months, with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least fifteen (15)&nbsp;days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions on the form
provided by the Company and filing it with the Company&#146;s Plan administrator (or its designate) during the open enrollment period prior to the applicable Enrollment Date, unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement is set by the
Board for all eligible Employees with respect to a given Offering Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the
first payroll date following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll date in the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section&nbsp;10. </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">PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) At the time participants files their subscription agreements, they shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay date during the
Offering Period in an amount equal to a whole number percentage (not less than one percent (1%) and not exceeding fifteen percent (15%)) of the Compensation which they receive on each pay date during the Offering Period, and the aggregate of such
payroll deductions during the Offering Period shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate Compensation during said Offering Period. If the Board determines that payroll deductions are not feasible in a particular country outside the
United States, the Board may permit an eligible participant to participate in the Plan by an alternative means, such as by check; however, the rate of contributions may not exceed any whole number percentage (as determined by the Board) of the
participant&#146;s aggregate Compensation up to fifteen percent (15%) (or such greater percentage, as specified by the Board) to apply to an Offering Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) All payroll deductions made by a participant shall be credited to participant&#146;s account under the Plan. A participant may not make
any additional payments into such account, except as provided under Section&nbsp;6(a). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The deduction rate so authorized shall
continue in effect for the entire Offering Period, unless the participant shall reduce such rate by filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator (or its designate). The reduced rate shall become effective as soon as practicable following
the filing of such form. </P>
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Section&nbsp;423(b)(8) of the Code and Section&nbsp;3(b) herein, the Company may automatically decrease a participant&#146;s payroll deductions to zero percent (0%) at such time during any Offering Period which is scheduled to end during the current
calendar year. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant&#146;s subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Offering Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by
the participant as provided in Section&nbsp;10. </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">(a) On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an option to
purchase on the applicable Exercise Date for the Offering Period (at the per share option price) up to a number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee&#146;s payroll deductions accumulated during such
Offering Period by eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company&#146;s Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower; provided that (i)&nbsp;the number of shares subject to the option
shall not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the number of shares determined by dividing fifteen percent (15%) of the Employee&#146;s Compensation over the Offering Period by eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock on the Enrollment Date and (ii)&nbsp;notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in no event will an eligible Employee be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than five thousand (5,000)<B>
</B>shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section&nbsp;18), in each case subject to the limitations set forth in Sections&nbsp;3(b) and 12 hereof. The Administrator may, for future Offering Periods,
increase or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock that an eligible Employee may purchase during each Offering Period. Fair market value of a share of the Company&#146;s Common Stock
shall be determined as provided in Section&nbsp;7(b) herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The option price per share of the shares offered in a given Offering
Period shall be the lower of: (i)&nbsp;eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the Enrollment Date; or (ii)&nbsp;eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Common
Stock of the Company on the applicable Exercise Date. The option price per share may be determined for subsequent Offering Periods by the Board subject to compliance with Section&nbsp;423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other
applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule) or pursuant to Section&nbsp;19. The fair market value of the Company&#146;s Common Stock on a given date shall be determined by the Board in its discretion; provided, however, that where there is a
public market for the Common Stock, the fair market value per share shall be the closing price of the Common Stock for such date, as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market. If a closing price is not available for an Enrollment Date or an Exercise Date,
the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on such date shall be the closing price of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the last trading day prior to such date. </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">EXERCISE OF OPTION </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section&nbsp;10, participant&#146;s option for the purchase of shares will be
exercised automatically on each Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to the option will be purchased at the applicable option price with the accumulated payroll deductions in participant&#146;s account. Any amount remaining
in the participant&#146;s account after an Exercise Date shall be refunded to the participant. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">DELIVERY </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each participant, as appropriate, of a
certificate representing the shares (or electronic delivery of such shares) purchased. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) A participant may withdraw all payroll deductions (partial withdrawals cannot be made) credited to participant&#146;s account under the
Plan at any time until five business days prior to the Exercise Date by giving written notice to the Company. All of the participant&#146;s payroll deductions credited to participant&#146;s account will be paid as soon as practicable after receipt
of notice of withdrawal. After receipt of notice of withdrawal participation in the Plan will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made. Payroll deductions will not resume on behalf of a
participant who has withdrawn from the Plan unless written notice is delivered to the Company within the open enrollment period preceding the commencement of an Offering Period directing the Company to resume payroll deductions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Upon termination of the participant&#146;s Continuous Status as an Employee prior to the Exercise Date of an Offering Period for any
reason, including retirement or death, the payroll deductions credited to the participant&#146;s account will be returned to the participant or, in the case of death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section&nbsp;14, and such
participant&#146;s option will be automatically terminated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) A participant&#146;s withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any
effect upon participant&#146;s eligibility to participate in a succeeding Offering Period or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company. </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">No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a participant in the Plan. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;18, the maximum aggregate number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock which shall
be made available for sale under the Plan as of November&nbsp;17, 1998 shall be 1,200,000, increased on the first day of each fiscal year of the Company beginning on and after July&nbsp;1, 1999 by a number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common
Stock equal to the lesser of (i) 2,000,000 shares, or (ii)&nbsp;the number of shares which the Company estimates (based on the previous <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12-month</FONT> period) it will be required to issue under the Plan during the
forthcoming fiscal year. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;18, shares issuable under the Plan shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock or any combination thereof. If on a given
Exercise Date the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then available, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for option grant in as uniform a manner
as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. In such event, the Company shall give written notice of such reduction of the number of shares subject to the option to each Employee affected thereby and shall similarly reduce the
rate of payroll deductions, if necessary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The participant will have no interest or voting right in shares until the option has been
exercised. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of
the participant and spouse. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">ADMINISTRATION </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company or a committee appointed by the Board. The Board may delegate routine
matters to management. The administration, interpretation or application of the Plan by the Board, its committee or their respective delegates shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all participants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Members of the Board who are eligible Employees are permitted to participate in the Plan, provided that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Members of the Board who are eligible to participate in the Plan may not vote on any matter affecting the administration of the Plan or
the grant of any option pursuant to the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If a committee is established to administer the Plan, no member of the Board who is
eligible to participate in the Plan may be a member of the committee. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY (FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of this Section&nbsp;14 apply only to participants in the United States: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant&#146;s
account under the Plan in the event of such participant&#146;s death subsequent to the end of the Offering Period but prior to delivery to him of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is
to receive any cash from the participant&#146;s account under the Plan in the event of such participant&#146;s death prior to the end of an Offering Period. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant at any time by written
notice. In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such participant&#146;s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or
administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more
dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">TRANSFERABILITY </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither payroll deductions credited to a participant&#146;s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive
shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section&nbsp;14 hereof) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment,
transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section&nbsp;10. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">USE OF FUNDS </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company
shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions (unless otherwise required by local law). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">REPORTS </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees
semi-annually promptly following each Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the refunds, if any. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan
which has not yet been exercised (including the increase set forth in Section&nbsp;12 hereof) and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but have not yet been placed under option (collectively,
the </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Reserves&#148;), as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the Common Stock) or any other increase or decrease in the number of
shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been &#147;effected without receipt of consideration.&#148;
Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into
shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period
will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. In the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into
another entity, the Board, in its sole discretion, may provide that (i)&nbsp;each option under the Plan shall be assumed, (ii)&nbsp;an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor entity or a parent or subsidiary of such successor
entity, or in lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the participant shall have the right to exercise the option, including shares as to which the option would not otherwise be exercisable, or (iii)&nbsp;the Plan shall terminate and a
shortened Offering Period will take place with a purchase occurring on a date determined by the Board or a participant&#146;s contributions returned. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the
price per share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, if the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings or other increases or decreases of the shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and if the
Company is being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board may at any time terminate or amend the Plan. No such termination can affect options previously granted, nor may an amendment make any
change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant, nor may an amendment be made without prior approval of the stockholders of the Company if such amendment is required by law or otherwise to be approved
by the stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Amendments to the Code which impact the Plan shall be automatically implemented without further action by the Board
unless such amendments require independent action by either the Board or the stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event the Board determines that the ongoing operation
of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences to the Company, the Board may in any manner it determines, in its sole discretion, and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate
such accounting consequence including, but not limited to altering the purchase price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in purchase price. Such modifications or amendments shall not require
stockholder approval or the consent of any Plan participants. </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">All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof. </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">STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is
adopted. If such stockholder approval is obtained at a duly held stockholders meeting, it may be obtained by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company present or represented and entitled to vote
thereon, which approval shall be: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) (i) solicited substantially in accordance with Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) solicited after the
Company has furnished in writing to the holders entitled to vote substantially the same information concerning the Plan as that which would be required by the rules and regulations in effect under Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Act at the time such
information is furnished; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) obtained at or prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders held subsequent to the first
registration of Common Stock under Section&nbsp;12 of the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the case of approval by written consent, it must be obtained by the unanimous written
consent of all stockholders of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant
thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of
any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the
aforementioned applicable provisions of law. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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">RULES FOR FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Board may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and
administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding the definition of
Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan in forms other than payroll deductions, establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency,
obligations to pay payroll tax, withholding procedures and delivery of shares which vary with local requirements. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>EXHIBIT&nbsp;107.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF FILING FEES TABLE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Form Type) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">KLA CORPORATION </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>TABLE 1: Newly Registered Securities </U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Security Type</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Security<BR>Class<BR>Title</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Fee<BR>Calculation<BR>Rule</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Amount<BR>to be<BR>Registered<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering<BR>Price Per<BR>Share ($)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering<BR>Price ($)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Fee<BR>Rate</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">Amount of<BR>Registration<BR>Fee ($)</TD></TR>


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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Equity</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amended&nbsp;and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">457(c) and (h)&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">430,520<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">308.07<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">132,630,296.40<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">.0000927&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">12,294.83<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Total Offering Amounts</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">132,630,296.40&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">12,294.83</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Total Fee Offsets</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">N/A</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Net Fee Due</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">12,294.83</TD></TR>
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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">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock that become issuable under the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;ESPP&#148;) by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects an automatic increase to the number of shares of Registrant&#146;s common stock reserved for issuance
under the ESPP, which increase is provided for in the ESPP. </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">Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of 85% of $362.44, which represents the average of the high and low price per share of the Registrant&#146;s common stock on June&nbsp;3, 2022, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Pursuant to the ESPP, the purchase price of the shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock reserved for issuance thereunder will be at least 85% of the lower of the fair market value on (i)&nbsp;the first trading day of the offering period or
(ii)&nbsp;the purchase date. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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