Item 8.01 Other Events. As previously disclosed, Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) has been cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) after receiving subpoenas from those agencies.…
Filed Feb 12, 2026Accepted Feb 11, 2026, 4:24 PM ESTCIK 6951Accession 0001628280-26-007444
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Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied” or the “Company”) has been cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) after receiving subpoenas from those agencies. The DOJ and the SEC have informed the Company that they have closed their respective inquiries, and no enforcement action has been taken by either agency. On February 11, 2026, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with BIS (the “Settlement Agreement”) to resolve its inquiry relating to certain China customer shipments and export controls compliance. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay $252.5 million to BIS in a one-time payment, and agreed to conduct internal audits of the Company’s export controls compliance program and maintain export compliance training and reporting mechanisms.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Applied issued a press release announcing the settlement with BIS, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing of Applied under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.