Company: GOOGL
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000511
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Company: Alphabet Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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| Alphabet Inc.                   
 Attn: Investor Relations        
 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway       
 Mountain View, California 94043 |     | Email:                     
 investor-relations@abc.xyz |

Board Meetings During 2024, our Board held six meetings and acted by unanimous written/electronic consent once. Each director attended at least 75% of all Board and applicable committee meetings, except for Larry, who attended all of our regularly scheduled Board meetings but was unable to attend two special meetings. We encourage our directors to attend our annual meetings of stockholders. Seven directors attended our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Board Leadership Structure In January 2018, John L. Hennessy, the then Lead Independent Director, was appointed to serve as Alphabet’s Chair of the Board. In December 2019, Sundar became the Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet. Our Board regularly reviews its leadership structure to ensure continued effectiveness and believes that the current structure, which separates the Chair and Chief Executive Officer roles, is appropriate at this time in light of the evolution of Alphabet’s business and operating environment. In particular, our Board believes that this structure clarifies the individual roles and responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer and Chair, streamlines decision-making, and enhances accountability. John, a long-standing member of our Board, has in-depth knowledge of the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing us. As such, our Board believes that he is best positioned to develop agendas that ensure that our Board’s time and attention are focused on the most critical matters. His role enables decisive leadership, ensures clear accountability, and enhances the ability to communicate our messages and strategy. Each of the director nominees standing for election, other than Larry, Sergey, and Sundar, is independent (see “Director Independence” on page 29of this proxy statement), and our Board believes that the independent directors provide effective oversight of management. Board Committees Our Board is currently composed of ten directors. Our Board has the following four standing committees:

| 1. | an Audit and Compliance Committee (the Audit Committee),                                     |
| 2. | a Leadership Development, Inclusion and Compensation Committee (the Compensation Committee), |
| 3. | a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the Governance Committee), and              |
| 4. | an Executive Committee.                                                                      |

From time to time, our Board may also establish ad hoc committees to address particular matters. Each of the standing committees operates under a written charter adopted by our Board. Each of the