Shareholders ask our Board of Directors to take the steps necessary to amend the appropriate company governing documents to give the owners of a combined 10% of our outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting or the owners of the lowest percentage of shareholders, as governed by state law, the power to call a special shareholder meeting. Such a special shareholder meeting can be an online shareholder meeting.
There shall be no poison pill discriminatory rule to require ownership of shares for a specific period of time in order for shares to participate in calling for a special shareholder meeting.
To guard against the Advanced Micro Devices Board of Directors becoming complacent shareholders need the ability to call a special shareholder meeting to help the Board adopt new strategies when the need arises.
Shareholders may especially seek a less burdensome right to call for a special shareholder meeting at a company that scores so poorly in executive pay as Advanced Micro Devices. Advanced Micro Devices scored 9 for executive pay with 10 being the worse possible score. Plus 14% of Advanced Micro Devices shares rejected executive pay in 2025. A 5% rejection is often the norm at well-performing companies.
This proposal topic received between 51% and 72% support each in 2024 at Jabil, Warner Brothers Discovery, ANSYS, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and DexCom.
There is no concern that allowing 10% of shares to call for a special shareholder meeting, as called for in this proposal, is too easy. It is almost unheard of for any special shareholder meeting, called for by shareholders, to ever occur at any company even though a significant number of companies allow 10% of shareholders to call for a special shareholder meeting.
In the vast majority of cases or in most cases, once a special meeting is called for by shareholders, the issues behind calling for a special shareholder meeting are quickly resolved.
With the widespread use of online shareholder meetings it is much easier for a company to conduct a special shareholder meeting online, in the unlikely event that a special shareholder meeting ultimately takes place, and the Advanced Micro Devices governing documents thus need to be updated accordingly.
Please vote yes:
Give Shareholders a More Reasonable Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting — Proposal 5
BOARD STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL NO. 5
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSAL NO. 5
The Board has carefully considered the proposal and believes that it is not in the best interests of our stockholders in light of our existing stockholder right for special meetings, which provides stockholders holding not less
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ITEM 5—Stockholder Proposal No. 1 Requesting Changes to the Stockholder Right to Call a Special Meeting (continued)
than 20% of our capital stock continuously for at least one year with the right to call a special meeting of stockholders. Consequently, the Board UNANIMOUSLY recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal for the following reasons.
The 20% special meeting ownership threshold in our bylaws provides a procedural safeguard against abuse, corporate waste and activist investors with short-term goals.
Our bylaws give stockholders holding not less than 20% of our capital stock continuously for at least one year the right to call a special meeting. We believe this strikes the appropriate balance between ensuring that our stockholders can call a special meeting to act on extraordinary and urgent matters, while at the same time protecting against the misuse of this right by a small number of stockholders whose interests may not be aligned with the remaining 80% of our stockholders. If stockholders holding just 10% of our capital stock can call a special meeting, as requested by the proposal, then as few as two of our current stockholders could act together to call a special meeting. Allowing such a small number of stockholders to monopolize this right at such a low threshold would result in outsized attention and resources being devoted to the special interests of a minority, at the expense of all other stockholders. Furthermore, we believe that failure to aggregate sufficient stock ownership to reach the 20% ownership threshold is a strong indicator that a sufficient interest among the majority of stockholders does not exist to call a special meeting.
Special meetings of stockholders can be disruptive to business operations, incur substantial expenses and harm long-term stockholder interests. The Board, management and employees must devote a significant amount of time and attention preparing for such meetings, which distracts them from their primary focus of maximizing long-term financial returns for stockholders and operating our business in the best interest of stockholders. As a result, special meetings of stockholders should be limited to circumstances where a substantial number of stockholders believe a matter is sufficiently urgent or extraordinary to justify calling a special meeting.
The 20% threshold in our bylaws ensures that a special meeting of stockholders may only be called by a stockholder or group of stockholders with a more substantial stake in our Company. This appropriately safeguards stockholder interests and prevents corporate waste, while at the same time ensuring that stockholders can call special meetings when appropriate.
The one-year holding requirement to call a special meeting similarly provides a procedural safeguard against activist investors with short-term goals.
We believe our current special meeting right, which includes a one-year holding period, protects stockholders against misuse of the special meeting right by short-sighted activists who may not be acting in the long-term best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Importantly, the one-year holding period serves as a protective mechanism against short-term activist investors by ensuring that a special meeting of stockholders may only be called by those with a vested stake in our Company. Eliminating the one-year holding requirement would allow individuals with short-term agendas to call a special meeting immediately after purchasing the Company’s stock, at the expense of stockholders who seek a long-term investment in the Company.
In addition, the one-year holding period included in our bylaws is consistent with the minimum holding period established by the SEC under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, which enables a stockholder to include a proposal in an issuer’s proxy statement. In adopting the holding requirements under Rule 14a-8, the SEC indicated that the holding period should be calibrated such that a stockholder has some meaningful “economic stake or investment interest” in a company before the stockholder may draw on company and stockholder resources and command the time and attention of other stockholders to consider and vote on the proposal. Our Board believes the SEC’s reasoning is equally applicable to the Company’s one-year holding requirement for requesting a special meeting.
Our stockholders have previously rejected similar proposals.
At our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders resoundingly rejected a stockholder proposal requesting that the Company allow stockholders holding just 10% of our stock to call a special meeting. Similarly, at our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders rejected a proposal requesting that the Company remove the one-year holding period required to call special meetings. These prior votes indicate stockholder concurrence with our safeguards, including both the 20% ownership threshold and the one-year holding period established in our existing special meeting right.
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ITEM 5—Stockholder Proposal No. 1 Requesting Changes to the Stockholder Right to Call a Special Meeting (continued)
Our existing governance policies provide stockholders with meaningful opportunities to engage in Company affairs.
We are committed to regular stockholder engagement and strong and effective corporate governance policies that provide sufficient avenues for stockholders to meaningfully engage in Company affairs, and provide the Board the opportunity to take accountability and maintain a high level of transparency. We have a robust investor engagement program and regularly engage with key stockholders to discuss, among other items, governance issues to ensure that management and the Board understand and address issues that are important to the Company’s stockholders. Feedback from these engagements is provided to the Board, who in turn decides whether enhancements to our Company’s policies and practices are required to meet stockholder expectations relating to current issues or emerging trends. Our existing governance policies provide stockholders with numerous avenues to address and discuss our business and governance policies with the Board, and demonstrate our responsiveness and willingness to engage with stockholders and provide them with a meaningful voice.
For instance, our bylaws provide a proxy access right permitting certain of our stockholders who have beneficially owned 3% or more of our common stock continuously for at least three years to submit director nominations via our proxy materials for up to 20% of the directors then serving. In addition, our bylaws provide for the annual election of directors through simple majority voting. These corporate governance policies provide our stockholders with numerous opportunities to be heard and to engage directly with the Board. In light of these existing opportunities for stockholder engagement, together with the existing right to call a special meeting and the ability to act by written consent, the Board believes that lowering the threshold to 10% and eliminating the holding period requirement as requested by the proposal could be detrimental to long-term investors in our Company, and would not make a meaningful difference in our stockholders’ ability to engage with the Board or influence our business or governance policies.
FOR ALL THE REASONS ABOVE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST PROPOSAL NO. 5.
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might incorporate future filings, including this proxy statement, in whole or in part, the information in the “Compensation and Leadership Resources Committee’s Report” and “Audit and Finance Committee’s Report” of this proxy statement will not be incorporated by reference into any such filings, nor will it be deemed to be soliciting material or deemed filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a part of, this proxy statement.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Our Annual Report, which includes our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025, has accompanied this proxy statement. You may also access a copy of our Annual Report at www.proxyvote.com and on the Investor Relations pages of our website at www.amd.com or ir.amd.com. Upon your request, we will provide, without any charge, a copy of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Requests should be directed to our Corporate Secretary at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054 or by email to
[email protected].
Important notice regarding Internet availability of proxy materials: This proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025 are available at www.proxyvote.com and on the Investor Relations pages of our website at www.amd.com or ir.amd.com.
AMD, the AMD arrow logo and combinations thereof are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other product and company names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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EXHIBIT A
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amendment and Restatement Adopted by the Board of Directors on March 9, 2026)
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) are:
• to attract and retain the best available personnel,
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• to compete effectively for the best personnel, and
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• To promote the success of the Company’s business by motivating Employees, Directors and Consultants to superior performance.
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Awards granted under the Plan may be Nonstatutory Stock Options (NSOs), Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs), Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant.
No additional stock awards shall be granted under Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan or the Xilinx, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan on or after May 18, 2023.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its delegates, including committees, administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
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(b) “Affiliate” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity in which the Company holds an equity, profit or voting interest of more than fifty percent (50%).
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(c) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity compensation plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
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(d) “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of NSOs, ISOs, SARs, Restricted Stock, or RSUs.
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(e) “Award Documentation” means any written agreement, plan, policy, or other documentation entered into, adopted, or approved by the Company that sets forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any retirement, severance, or change in control plan, policy, or arrangement to the extent such document expressly governs the terms, vesting, exercisability, settlement, or forfeiture of an Award. All Award Documentation is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the Award Documentation and the Plan, the Plan shall control.
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(f) “Awarded Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Award.
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(g) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company or its delegate.
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(h) “Change of Control” Unless otherwise defined in Award Documentation, the term “Change of Control” shall mean any of the following events:
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(i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company or any of its Affiliates) representing 30% or more of either the then outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;
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(ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement or arrangement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i) or (iii) of this sentence) whose appointment, election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose appointment, election or
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Exhibit A (continued)
nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board;
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(iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or subsidiary thereof with or into any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto holding securities which represent immediately after such merger or consolidation more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of either the Company or the other entity which survives such merger or consolidation or the parent of the entity which survives such merger or consolidation;
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(iv) there is consummated the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by persons in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale or disposition; or
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(v) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company and such plan of complete liquidation of the Company is consummated.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing: (y) unless otherwise provided in Award Documentation, no “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Common Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions and (z) unless otherwise provided in Award Documentation, “Change of Control” shall exclude the acquisition of securities representing 20% or more of either the then outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities by the Company or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities of the Company under an employee benefit plan now or hereafter established by the Company.
(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(j) “Committee” means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
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(k) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
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(l) “Company” means Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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(m) “Constructive Termination” shall mean, with respect to a Participant who is an Officer, such Participant’s resignation upon the occurrence (without the Participant’s prior written consent) of any of the following: (i) a material diminution of the Participant’s compensation, authority, duties or responsibilities; (ii) the Company’s relocation of the Participant’s principal place of employment to a facility that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Participant’s then-current principal place of employment, or (iii) a material increase in amount of the Participant’s required business travel on behalf of the Company; provided, however, that a Participant may not resign from employment for Constructive Termination unless (A) the Participant has provided the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of the Participant’s intent to resign for Constructive Termination (which notice must be provided within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the event(s) purported to constitute Constructive Termination) and (B) the Company has not remedied the alleged violation(s) within the thirty (30)-day notice period.
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(n) “Consultant” means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or Affiliate to render services to such entity.
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(o) “Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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(p) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) of the Code.
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(q) “Effective Date” has the meaning given in Section 22.
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(r) “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, who is an employee of the Company or any Affiliate. An Employee shall not cease to be treated as an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of
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Exhibit A (continued)
absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, any Affiliate, or any successor corporation. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company or any Affiliate shall be sufficient to constitute status as an Employee.
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(s) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(t) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
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(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, including without limitation the Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange (or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) for such date, or if no bids or sales were reported for such date, then the closing sales price (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on the trading date immediately prior to such date during which a bid or sale occurred, in each case, as reported by Bloomberg.com or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
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(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock for such date, or if no bid or asked prices were reported for such date, then the bid and asked prices on the date immediately prior to such date during which bid and asked prices were reported; or
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(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, its Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
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(u) “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(v) “Independent Director” means a Director of the Company who is not also an Employee of the Company and who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
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(w) “Misconduct” means a Participant is determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion to have:
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(i) violated his or her obligations to the Company (or Affiliate) regarding confidentiality, or the protection of sensitive, confidential, or proprietary information and trade secrets;
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(ii) committed any act or omission resulting in the Participant being charged with a criminal offense involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or breach of trust;
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(iii) engaged in conduct that constitutes a felony, or entered a plea of guilty (or state law equivalent) or nolo contendere with respect to a felony (or state law equivalent) under applicable law;
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(iv) engaged in conduct that constitutes gross neglect;
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(v) acted insubordinately or refused to implement the lawful directives of his or her manager;
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(vi) been chronically absent other than pursuant to an approved leave of absence per the Company’s (or Affiliate’s) policies;
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(vii) failed to cooperate with any internal investigation of the Company (or Affiliate);
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(viii) violated the Company’s Worldwide Standards of Business Conduct or committed other acts of misconduct, or violated any state or federal law relating to the workplace (including laws related to sexual harassment or age, sex or other prohibited discrimination);
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(ix) materially breached the AMD Agreement or any Company (or Affiliate) policy applicable to Participant, or any written agreement between the Participant and Company (or Affiliate); or
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(x) failed to substantially and satisfactorily perform his or her job duties with the Company (or Affiliate).
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(x) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” or “NSO” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
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(y) “Notice of Grant” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Award. The Notice of Grant is part of the Award Documentation.
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(z) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Exhibit A (continued)
(aa) “Option” means an NSO or ISO granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
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(bb) “Option Agreement” means an agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
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(cc) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
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(dd) “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award granted under the Plan.
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(ee) “Performance Goals” means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Administrator, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement, measured on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or non-GAAP basis, relating to net income, operating income, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, earnings per share, return on investment, return on capital, return on invested capital, return on capital compared to cost of capital, return on capital employed, return on equity, return on assets, return on net assets, total shareholder return, cash return on capitalization, revenue, revenue ratios (per employee or per customer), stock price, market share, shareholder value, net cash flow, cash flow, cash flow from operations, cash balance, cash conversion cycle, cost reductions and cost ratios (per employee or per customer), new product releases and strategic positioning programs, including the achievement of specified milestones or the completion of specified projects, workforce, diversity, inclusion, or other environmental, social or governance objectives, or any other criteria determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award. Such Performance Goals also may (but is not required to) be based solely by reference to the performance of the individual, the Company as a whole or any subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit of the Company, or any combination thereof or based upon the relative performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to a peer group of other companies. Unless otherwise stated, such a Performance Goal need not be based upon an increase or positive result under a particular business criterion and could include, for example, maintaining the status quo or limiting economic losses (measured, in each case, by reference to specific business criteria). The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide that one or more objectively determinable adjustments shall be made to one or more of the Performance Goals. Such adjustments may include, but shall not be limited to, one or more of the following: (i) items related to a change in accounting principle; (ii) items relating to financing activities; (iii) expenses for restructuring or productivity initiatives; (iv) other non-operating items; (v) items related to acquisitions; (vi) items attributable to the business operations of any entity acquired by the Company during the applicable performance period; (vii) items related to the disposal of a business or segment of a business; (viii) items related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business under applicable accounting standards; (ix) items attributable to any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of stock occurring during the applicable performance period; (x) any other items of significant income or expense which are determined to be appropriate adjustments; (xi) items relating to unusual or extraordinary corporate transactions, events or developments, (xii) items related to amortization of acquired intangible assets; (xiii) items that are outside the scope of the Company’s core, on-going business activities; (xiv) items related to acquired in-process research and development; (xv) items relating to changes in tax laws; (xvi) items relating to major licensing or partnership arrangements; (xvii) items relating to asset impairment charges; (xviii) items relating to gains or losses for litigation, arbitration and contractual settlements; or (xix) items relating to any other unusual or nonrecurring events or changes in applicable law, accounting principles or business conditions.
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(ff) “Plan” means this Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
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(gg) “Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan that are subject to vesting, if any, based on continuing as a Service Provider and/or based on Performance Goals.
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(hh) “Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” means an Award, granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
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(ii) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.
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(jj) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with a related Option that is granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.
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(kk) “Section 16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
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(ll) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant, subject to the limitations in Section 12 of the Plan with regard to Awards granted to Outside Directors.
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(mm) “Share” means each share of Common Stock reserved under the Plan or subject to an Award, and as adjusted in accordance with Section 15(a) of the Plan.
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(nn) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
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3. Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a) Reserve. Subject to the provisions of Section 15(a) of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 153,000,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. Shares may be issued under the Plan in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, or other applicable rule, and such issuance shall not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.
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(b) Reissuance. If Shares are (i) subject to an Award that terminates without such Shares being issued, or (ii) issued pursuant to an Award, but are repurchased at the original issue price by the Company, or (iii) forfeited, then such Shares will again be available for grant and issuance under this Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than stock, such cash payment shall not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3(b), no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an ISO to fail to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
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(c) Non-Reissuance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added back to the Shares authorized for grant under this Section 3: (i) Shares tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option, (ii) Shares tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award and (iii) Shares that were subject to a stock-settled SAR and were not issued upon the net settlement or net exercise of such SAR.
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4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Procedure.
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(i) Rule 16b-3. To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.
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(ii) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be administered by the Administrator in a manner to satisfy Applicable Laws.
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(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including, without limitation Section 17, and in the case of a Committee or other Board delegate, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee or other Board delegate, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:
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(i) to determine the Fair Market Value as defined above;
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(iii) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
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(iv) to approve forms of agreement and documentation for use under the Plan;
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(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or SARs may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), transferability, any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture or repurchase restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
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(vi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
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(vii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations established for the purpose of facilitating compliance with appliable non-U.S. laws, easing the administration of the Plan or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under foreign tax laws;
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(viii) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 17 of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options or SARs;
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(ix) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares or cash to be issued upon exercise or vesting of an Award that number of Shares or cash having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of any Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares or cash withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
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(x) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;
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(xi) to require that a Participant’s rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award (including amounts received upon the settlement or exercise of an Award) shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award, as may be specified in the Award Documentation at the time of the Award, or later if (A) Applicable Laws require the Company to adopt a policy requiring such reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment, or (B) pursuant to an amendment of an outstanding Award;
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(xii) to ensure that all Awards granted pursuant to the Plan comply with or are exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code; and
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(xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
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(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Participants.
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5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
6. Limitations on Awards.
(a) No Rights as a Service Provider. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing their relationship as a Service Provider, nor shall they interfere in any way with the right of the Participant or the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause or to adjust the compensation of any Participant.
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(b) Vesting; Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder; Effect of Exercise.
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(i) Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable or vest according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Documentation, including, without limitation, Participant’s continuous status as a Service Provider and/or Participant’s satisfaction of Performance Goals. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Awards of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock, shall not vest earlier than the date that is one year following the date the Award is made; provided, however,
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the Administrator may provide that such vesting restrictions may lapse or be waived upon the Participant’s death, Disability or termination of service, or upon a Change of Control, and (B) Awards of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock that result in the issuance of an aggregate of up to five percent (5%) of the Shares that may be authorized for grant under Section 3(a) of the Plan (as such authorized number of Shares may be adjusted as provided under the terms of the Plan) may be granted to any one or more Participants without respect to such minimum vesting provision. The vesting schedule shall be set forth in the Award Documentation.
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(ii) An Award may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. An Award shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Award Documentation) from the person entitled to exercise the Award. The Participant must remit to the Company full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Documentation and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Award shall be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and Participant’s spouse, or after the death of the Participant in the name of the Participant’s beneficiaries or heirs or as directed by the executor of Participant’s estate under Applicable Laws.
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(iii) Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Awarded Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Award. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Award is exercised or vests. No adjustment of an Award will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 15(a) of the Plan or specified in such Award’s Award Documentation.
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(iv) Exercising an Award in any manner that results in the issuance of Shares shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for issuance under the Award, by the number of Shares as to which the Award is exercised.
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(c) Annual Award Limits.
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(i) Except in connection with his or her initial service, no Service Provider shall be granted, in any calendar year, Awards covering in the aggregate more than 10,000,000 Shares.
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(ii) In connection with his or her initial service, a Service Provider may be granted Awards covering in the aggregate up to 15,000,000 Shares in the first twelve (12) months of such Service Provider’s service, rather than the limit set forth in subsection (i) above.
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(iii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization as described in Section 15(a).
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(iv) If an Award is cancelled in the same fiscal year of the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 15(b)), the cancelled Award will be counted against the limits set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) above.
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(d) Withholding Obligations. Unless prohibited by the applicable Award Documentation, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any foreign, federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding Shares from the Shares issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with an Award; provided, however, that no Shares are withheld with a value exceeding the maximum statutory tax rate of the Participant’s applicable jurisdiction(s) (or such other rate as may be necessary to avoid classification of the Award as a liability for financial accounting purposes); (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; or (v) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Documentation.
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(e) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. The Administrator may provide that any Award (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) that relates to shares of Common Stock shall earn dividends or dividend
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
equivalents; provided that, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Administrator may not provide for the current payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to an outstanding Award (or portion thereof) that has not vested. For any such Award, the Administrator may provide only for the accrual of dividends or dividend equivalents that will not be payable to the Participant unless and until, and only to the extent that, the Award vests. No dividends or dividend equivalents shall be paid on Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.
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7. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board, subject to stockholder approval. The Plan shall continue in effect until February 15, 2033, unless terminated earlier under Section 17 of the Plan.
8. Options.
(a) Term of Options. The term of each Option shall be not greater than ten (10) years from the date it was granted.
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(b) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
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(i) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator, subject to the following:
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(A) In the case of an ISO granted to any Employee who, at the time the ISO is granted owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
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(B) In the case of an ISO granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in subsection (A) immediately above, the per Share price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant.
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(C) In the case of a NSO, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
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(D) Except as provided in Section 15(a), the exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to an already granted Option may not be changed without the consent of the Company’s stockholders. This shall include, without limitation, a repricing of the Option as well as an option exchange program whereby the Participant agrees to cancel an existing Option in exchange for an Option, SAR or other Award.
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(ii) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, may consist entirely of:
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(A) Cash/wire/check;
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(B) broker-assisted cashless exercise;
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(C) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or
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(D) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
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(c) Termination of Relationship as Service Provider. When a Participant’s status as a Service Provider terminates, other than from Misconduct, death or Disability, the Participant’s Option may be exercised within the period of time specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination or such longer period of time determined by the Administrator (which may so specify after the date of the termination but before expiration of the Option) not to exceed five (5) years (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified period of time in the Plan or the Award Documentation, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the date Participant ceased to be a Service Provider. If, on the date of termination, such Participant’s Option is not fully vested, then the unvested Shares shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Participant’s Option is not fully exercised within the time specified, then the unexercised Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan and such Option shall terminate.
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
(d) Death or Disability of Participant. If a Participant’s status as a Service Provider terminates from death or Disability, then the Participant or the Participant’s estate, or such other person as may hold the Option, as the case may be, shall have the right for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of death or termination of status as a Service Provider for Disability, or for such other period as the Administrator may fix, to exercise the Option to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option on the date of death or termination of status as a Service Provider for Disability, or to such extent as may otherwise be specified by the Administrator (which may so specify after the date of death or Disability but before expiration of the Option), provided the actual date of exercise is in no event after the expiration of the term of the Option. A Participant’s estate shall mean his legal representative or any person who acquires the right to exercise an Option by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability.
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(e) Termination for Misconduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s status as a Service Provider is terminated for Misconduct (or if the Participant resigns as a Service Provider when grounds for termination for Misconduct exist), the Option shall terminate and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination as a Service Provider. If a Participant’s employment or service is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant will be terminated for Misconduct, all of the Participant’s rights under the Participant’s Options, including any right to exercise the Options, shall be suspended during the investigation period.
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(f) ISO Rules. The total number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan, as set forth in Section 3(a), is available for issuance in the form of ISOs, but nothing in this Section 8(f) will be construed as requiring that any, or any fixed number of, ISOs be awarded under the Plan. The Option Agreement for each ISO shall contain a statement that the Option it documents is an ISO. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which all ISOs held by a Participant are exercisable for the first time by such Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, such excess Shares shall be treated as Shares subject to an NSO. For purposes of this Section 8(f), ISOs shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an ISO shall be determined as of the time the ISO with respect to such Shares is granted.
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(g) Buyout Provisions. Subject to Section 8(b)(i)(D), the Administrator may offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Participant at the time that such offer is made; provided that the Administrator shall not make such offer without the consent of the Company’s stockholders with respect to an Option with a per share exercise price that is greater than Fair Market Value on the date of such offer.
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9. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator shall have complete discretion to determine the number of SARs granted to any Participant.
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(b) Exercise Price and other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of SARs granted under the Plan; provided, however, that no SAR may have a term of more than ten (10) years from the date of grant. In the case of an SAR, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Except as provided in Section 15(a), the exercise price for the Shares or cash to be issued pursuant to an already granted SAR may not be changed without the consent of the Company’s stockholders. This shall include, without limitation, a repricing of the SAR as well as an SAR exchange program whereby the Participant agrees to cancel an existing SAR in exchange for an Option, SAR or other Award.
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(c) Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:
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(i) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
(ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
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(d) Payment upon Exercise of SAR. At the discretion of the Administrator, payment for an SAR may be in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.
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(e) SAR Agreement. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by Award Documentation (a “SAR Agreement”) that shall specify the exercise price, the term of the SAR, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine.
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(f) Expiration of SARs. An SAR granted under the Plan shall expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Documentation.
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(g) Termination of Relationship as Service Provider. When a Participant’s status as a Service Provider terminates, other than from Misconduct, death or Disability, the Participant’s SAR may be exercised within the period of time specified in the SAR Agreement to the extent that the SAR is vested on the date of termination or such longer period of time determined by the Administrator (which may so specify after the date of the termination but before expiration of the SAR) not to exceed five (5) years (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such SAR as set forth in the SAR Agreement). In the absence of a specified period of time in the Plan or the SAR Agreement, the SAR shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following the date Participant ceased to be a Service Provider. If, on the date of termination, such Participant’s SAR is not fully vested, then the unvested Shares shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Participant’s SAR is not fully exercised within the time specified, then the unexercised Shares covered by such SAR shall revert to the Plan and such SAR shall terminate.
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(h) Death or Disability of Participant. If a Participant’s status as a Service Provider terminates from death or Disability, then the Participant or the Participant’s estate, or such other person as may hold the SAR, as the case may be, shall have the right for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of death or termination of status as a Service Provider for Disability, or for such other period as the Administrator may fix, to exercise the SAR to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such SAR on the date of death or termination of status as a Service Provider for Disability, or to such extent as may otherwise be specified by the Administrator (which may so specify after the date of death or Disability but before expiration of the SAR), provided the actual date of exercise is in no event after the expiration of the term of the SAR. A Participant’s estate shall mean his legal representative or any person who acquires the right to exercise an SAR by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability.
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(i) Termination for Misconduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant’s status as a Service Provider is terminated for Misconduct (or if the Participant resigns as a Service Provider when grounds for termination for Misconduct exist), the SAR shall terminate and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination as a Service Provider. If a Participant’s employment or service is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant will be terminated for Misconduct, all of the Participant’s rights under the Participant’s SARs, including any right to exercise the SARs, shall be suspended during the investigation period.
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(j) Buyout Provisions. Subject to Section 9(b), the Administrator may offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an SAR previously granted based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Participant at the time that such offer is made; provided that the Administrator shall not make such offer without the consent of the Company’s stockholders with respect to an SAR with a per share exercise price that is greater than Fair Market Value on the date of such offer.
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10. Restricted Stock.
(a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Stock may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator shall have complete discretion to determine (i) the number of Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award granted to any Participant, and (ii) the conditions that must be satisfied, the vesting of which typically will be based on continued provision of services and/or satisfaction of Performance Goals. Once the Shares are issued, voting, dividend and other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to Restricted Stock.
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
(b) Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions, including the purchase price, if any, of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan. Restricted Stock grants shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions determined by the Administrator at the time the Restricted Stock is granted. Any certificates representing the Restricted Stock shall bear such legends as shall be determined by the Administrator.
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(c) Restricted Stock Award Documentation. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by Award Documentation that shall specify the purchase price (if any) and such other terms conditions, and restrictions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine.
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11. Restricted Stock Units.
(a) Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator shall have complete discretion to determine (i) the number of Shares subject to each Restricted Stock Units Award, and (ii) the conditions that must be satisfied, the vesting of which typically will be based on continued provision of services and/or satisfaction of Performance Goals. Until the Shares are issued, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to Restricted Stock Units.
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(b) Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions, including the purchase price, if any, of Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan. Restricted Stock Units Awards shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions determined by the Administrator at the time the Restricted Stock Units Award is granted. Restricted Stock Units shall be denominated in units with each unit equivalent to one Share for purposes of determining the number of Shares subject to any Restricted Stock Units Award.
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(c) Restricted Stock Units Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Units grant shall be evidenced by Award Documentation (a “Restricted Stock Units Agreement”) that shall specify the purchase price, if any, and such other terms conditions, and restrictions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine. Each Restricted Stock Units Agreement shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. A Restricted Stock Units Agreement may provide for dividend equivalent units.
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(d) Settlement. Settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units may be made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) Shares or (iii) any combination, as determined by the Administrator and may be settled in a lump sum or in installments. Distribution to a Participant of an amount (or amounts) from settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units may be deferred to a date after settlement as determined by the Administrator and in such manner as shall comply with Section 409A of the Code. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Restricted Stock Units is settled, the number of such Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units held by Participants who are residents of Canada or employed in Canada may be made only in the form of Shares.
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12. Awards to Outside Directors. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the grant of any Award to a Director who is not also an Employee (an “Outside Director”) shall be made by the Board pursuant to a written non-discretionary formula established by the Board (the “Outside Director Equity Compensation Policy”). The Outside Director Equity Compensation Policy shall set forth the type of Award(s) to be granted to Outside Directors, the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to Outside Director Awards, the conditions on which such Awards shall be granted, become exercisable and/or payable and expire, and such other terms and conditions as the Board determines in its discretion. Notwithstanding the terms of the Outside Director Equity Compensation Policy, the aggregate grant date fair value for financial reporting purposes of Awards granted during a calendar year to an Outside Director as compensation for his or her services as a Director, taken together with the cash fees paid during the calendar year to the Outside Director as compensation for his or her services as a Director, shall not exceed (a) $1,000,000 in total value in the case of an Outside Director other than the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director, and (b) $1,500,000
in total value in the case of the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director. For the
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 2026 Proxy Statement A-11
2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
avoidance of doubt, Awards granted to Outside Directors shall be subject to all of the other limitations set forth in the Plan.
13. Non-Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the recipient, only by the recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may an Award be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of for consideration absent stockholder approval. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable in accordance with this Section 13, the Award Documentation for such Award shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.
14. Leaves of Absence; Transfer Between Locations. A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (a) any leave of absence approved by the Company or an Affiliate or (b) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company and its Parent or Subsidiaries. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company or an Affiliate is not so guaranteed, then six (6) months following the first (1st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Unless otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law or as otherwise provided in a Participant’s agreement for services as a Service Provider, the Administrator may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of Awards while a Participant is on an unpaid personal leave of absence other than a Company-approved or Affiliate-approved sabbatical, such that vesting shall cease on the first day of any such unpaid personal leave of absence and shall only recommence upon the Participant’s return to active service, except that (x) in no event shall an Option or SAR be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in such Option or SAR, and (y) no action shall be taken by the Administrator under this Section 14 which shall cause an Award to fail to comply with Section 409A of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder, to the extent applicable to such Award.
15. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Award, the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award, in each case as set forth in Section 3, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Award and the annual award limits under Section 6(c) shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued 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 “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance 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 Award.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for a Participant to have the right to exercise his or her Award until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Awarded Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Award would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option or forfeiture rights applicable to any Award shall lapse 100%, and that any Award vesting shall accelerate 100%, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised or vested an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
(c) Merger or Asset Sale.
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(i) In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation (as such merger is described in Section 2(h)(iii) herein), or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company (as such sale is described in Section 2(h)(iv) herein), each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent Award substituted by the successor corporation or related corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Award, the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to fully exercise the Awards and all forfeiture restrictions on any or all of such Awards shall lapse, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Award becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of such a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Award shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Award shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this subsection, the Award shall be considered assumed if, following such merger or sale of assets, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Awarded Stock subject to the Award immediately prior to such merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in such merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in such merger or sale of assets is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or related corporation, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each Share of Awarded Stock subject to the Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or related corporation equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in such merger or sale of assets.
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(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15(c) to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed or substituted if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent, in all cases, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Documentation or other written agreement authorized by the Administrator between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, as applicable.
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(d) Change of Control. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Documentation governing an Award, if, within one year after a Change of Control has occurred, such Participant’s status as an employee of the Company is terminated by the Company (including for this purpose any successor to the Company due to such Change of Control and any employer that is an Affiliate of such successor) for any reason other than for Misconduct or, if applicable, terminated by such Participant as a Constructive Termination, then (i) any Award held by such Participant that, as of the date of such Participant’s termination, vests based solely on the passage of time and performance of services (and not in whole or in part on the attainment of performance targets, goals or objectives) shall become fully vested and, if applicable, exercisable upon the date of termination of such status, and (ii) the vesting of all other Awards held by such Participant shall be determined in accordance with the vesting provisions of the Award Documentation for such Award.
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(i) The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, include such further provisions and limitations in any Award, agreement or certificate, as it may deem equitable and in the best interests of the Company that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.
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(ii) No adjustment or action described in this Section 15 or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment or action would cause the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of the Code. Furthermore, no such adjustment or action shall be authorized to the extent such adjustment or action would result in short-swing profits liability under Section 16(b) or violate the exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 unless the Administrator determines that the Award is not to comply with such exemptive conditions.
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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 2026 Proxy Statement A-13
2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
(iii) The existence of the Plan, the Award Documentation and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, warrants or rights to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks whose rights are superior to or affect the Common Stock or the rights thereof or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
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(iv) No action shall be taken under this Section 15 which shall cause an Award to fail to comply with Section 409A of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder, to the extent applicable to such Award.
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16. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each recipient within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. The date of grant of an Option or SAR shall be the date the Company completes the corporate action constituting an offer of stock for sale to a Participant under the terms and conditions of the Option or SAR; provided that such corporate action shall not be considered complete until the date on which the maximum number of shares that can be purchased under the Option and the minimum Option price are fixed or determinable.
17. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
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(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws and shall obtain stockholder approval for any amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares available under the Plan, to change the class of employees eligible to participate in the Plan, to permit the Administrator to grant Options and SARs with an exercise price that is below Fair Market Value on the date of grant, to permit the Administrator to extend the exercise period for an Option or SAR beyond ten years from the date of grant, or to provide for additional material benefits under the Plan.
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(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.
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18. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of the Award or the issuance and delivery of such Shares (or the cash equivalent thereof) shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to: (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (b) completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under Applicable Laws. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so.
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(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise or receipt of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising or receiving such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt 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.
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
19. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder (or the cash equivalent thereof), shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares (or the cash equivalent thereof) as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
20. Data Privacy. As a condition for participation in the Plan, each Participant explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this section by and among the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates exclusively for implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates may hold certain personal information about a Participant, including the Participant’s name, address and telephone number; birthdate; social security, insurance number or other identification number; salary; nationality; job title(s); any Shares held in the Company or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates; and participation details, to implement, manage and administer the Plan and any Awards hereunder (the “Data”). The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary to implement, administer and manage a Participant’s participation in the Plan and any Awards hereunder, and the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates may transfer the Data to third parties assisting the Company with Plan implementation, administration and management. These recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and the Participant’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients’ country. By participating in the Plan, each Participant authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any required Data transfer to a broker or other third party with whom the Company or the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares. The Data related to a Participant will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. A Participant may, at any time, view the Data that the Company holds regarding such Participant, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data regarding such Participant, recommend any necessary corrections to the Data regarding the Participant or refuse or withdraw the consents in this Section 20 in writing, without cost, by contacting the local human resources representative. If the Participant refuses or withdraws the consents in this Section 20, the Participant may be prohibited from receiving future Awards under the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusing or withdrawing consent, Participants may contact their local human resources representative.
21. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
22. Stockholder Approval. The Plan was originally approved by the stockholders on May 18, 2023 (the “Effective Date”). This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date of adoption by the Board. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. The date on which this amendment and restatement of Plan is approved by the stockholder is the “Restatement Effective Date”.
23. Section 409A. To the extent that the Administrator determines that any Award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Documentation evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Documentations shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Accordingly, with respect to an Award that the Administrator determines is subject to Section 409A of the Code, (a) termination of services as a Service Provider shall be determined based on the principles under Section 409A of the Code regarding a separation from service, (b) if the Change of Control definition contained in the Award Documentation does not comport with the definition of “change of control” for purposes of a distribution under Section 409A of the Code, then any payment due under such Award shall be delayed until the earliest time that such payment would be permitted under Section 409A of the Code and (c) if the Administrator determines that the Participant granted such Award is a “specified employee” as defined under Section 409A of the Code, then any payment due under such Award upon the Participant’s separation from service shall not be paid until the first business day following the date that is six (6) months following the date of the Participant’s separation from service. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the
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2026 NOTICE OF MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
Exhibit A (continued)
Administrator determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the Effective Date), the Administrator may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award Documentation or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance and thereby avoid the application of any penalty taxes under Section 409A of the Code.
24. Forfeiture Events. To the extent applicable, Awards shall be subject to any recovery, recoupment, clawback and/or other forfeiture policy maintained by the Company from time to time. The Administrator may specify in Award Documentation that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, fraud, breach of a fiduciary duty, restatement of financial statements as a result of fraud or willful errors or omissions, termination of employment for cause or Misconduct, violation of material Company and/or Affiliate policies, breach of non-competition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company and/or its Affiliates. The Administrator may also require the application of this Section 24 with respect to any Award previously granted to a Participant even without any specified terms being included in any applicable Award Documentation to the extent required under Applicable Laws.
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AMD-4265401
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. PROXY SERVICES C/O COMPUTERSHARE P.O. BOX 43004 PROVIDENCE, RI 02940 SCAN TO VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE VOTE BY INTERNET Before The Meeting—Go to www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 12, 2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the website, the control number that is printed in the box marked by the arrow below available, and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. During The Meeting—Go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMD2026 You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow available and follow the instructions. VOTE BY PHONE—1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 12, 2026. Have your proxy card in hand when you call, the control number that is printed in the box marked by the arrow below available, and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: V86500-P42477 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following nominees and proposals: Election of Directors. For Against Abstain ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1a. Nora M. Denzel 1b. Michael P. Gregoire 1c. Joseph A. Householder 1d. John W. Marren 1e. KC McClure 1f. Lisa T. Su 1g. Abhi Y. Talwalkar 1h. Elizabeth W. Vanderslice Approve on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. 4. Approve an amendment and restatement of the Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. 6. Transact any other business that properly comes before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. If the stock is issued in the name of two or more persons, all of them should sign the proxy. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. 5. Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting. Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Signature Date (Joint Owners) Date
AMD V86501-P42477 2485 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 749-4000 You are cordially invited to attend our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held virtually via the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMD2026. Regardless of whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, it is important that these shares be voted. Accordingly, we ask that you either vote by Internet or by telephone or sign and return your proxy card as soon as possible in the envelope provided. Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2026 and holders of proxies for those stockholders may attend and vote at our annual meeting. Stockholders at the close of business on March 19, 2026 may also ask questions and vote at our annual meeting via the Internet. We hope this will allow our stockholders the opportunity to participate in our annual meeting. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025 are available at www.proxyvote.com. V86501-P42477 PROXY ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 13, 2026 This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors The undersigned appoint(s) LISA T. SU and AVA M. HAHN as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to represent and to vote all the stock of the undersigned in the matters set forth in the 2026 Proxy Statement related to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) to be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. If properly executed, this proxy shall be voted in accordance with the instructions given. To the extent no directions are given on a proposal, the proxyholder will vote FOR the election of the eight director nominees listed on the reverse side, FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as AMD’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year, FOR the approval on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FOR the approval of an amendment and restatement of the Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan; AGAINST the stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting, and in the discretion of the proxyholder, on other matters that may properly be presented at the meeting. The undersigned may revoke this proxy at any time prior to its exercise or may attend the meeting and vote in person. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PRE-PAID ENVELOPE. Continued and to be signed on reverse side