Alphabet Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023

Apr 21, 2023

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

Filed by the Registrant Filed by a party other than the Registrant

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| ● | Preliminary
Proxy Statement |
| ● | Confidential,
for use of the Commission only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| ● | Definitive
Proxy Statement |
| ● | Definitive
Additional Materials |
| ● | Soliciting
Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 |

ALPHABET INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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| ● | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |
| ● | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 |

Important Information

The following soliciting material is being made by the Company pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On April 21, 2023, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a proxy statement and accompanying proxy card concerning the solicitation of proxies by the board of directors in connection with the election of directors and other actions to be taken at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement and accompanying materials, including the Company’s 2022 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”), because they contain important information. Stockholders are able to obtain the proxy statement, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Additionally, the proxy statement and the Annual Report are available at the Company’s Investor Relations website, free of charge, at https://abc.xyz/investor/other/annual-meeting/ .

The following is an excerpt from the Annual Report.

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