---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-115997"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLAC"
cik: "0000319201"
company_name: "KLA CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T05:53:11.429600+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KLA appoints Susan Taylor to board, declares $1.90 quarterly dividend

## Summary
- Susan J.S. Taylor appointed to Board and Audit Committee, effective May 8, 2025.
- Taylor served as Meta Platforms CAO (2017-2023) and on Pure Storage board since 2018.
- Robert A. Rango retired from Board and Audit Committee; no disagreement with company.
- Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $1.90 per share, payable June 3, 2025.
- Dividend record date is May 19, 2025; same rate as prior quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-115997
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLAC
- cik: 0000319201
- company_name: KLA CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312525115997/0001193125-25-115997-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312525115997/d947309d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-115997
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-115997.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-115997.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert A. Rango retired as Director at KLA CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 8, 2025, Robert A. Rango notified the Board of the Company of his decision to retire from the Board and the Audit Committee of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312525115997/0001193125-25-115997-index.htm
- Executive change
  Susan J.S. Taylor was appointed as Director at KLA CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 8, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KLA Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Susan J.S. Taylor to the Board and the Audit Committee of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312525115997/0001193125-25-115997-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.