secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK:        0000006951
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-27T20:12:40+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-059257
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Materials appoints Qualcomm CFO/COO Akash Palkhiwala to board
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- Akash Palkhiwala elected to board and Audit Committee effective Aug 27, 2026.
- Palkhiwala serves as Qualcomm CFO (since 2019) and COO (since 2024).
- Compensation: $100k annual retainer, $25k audit retainer, RSUs worth $250k prorated.
- RSUs vest March 1, 2027, subject to continued service as director.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000162828026059257/0001628280-26-059257-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000162828026059257/amat-20260827.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-059257

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