Alphabet Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Apr 25, 2025

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Your Vote Counts! ALPHABET INC. 2025 Annual Meeting Vote by June 5, 2025 8:59 PM PT ALPHABET INC. 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043 V73416-P22652 You invested in ALPHABET INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 6, 2025. Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 23, 2025. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control #

Vote at www.ProxyVote.com THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. The complete proxy materials contain important information and are available on the Internet or by mail. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Board Recommends Voting Items COMPANY PROPOSALS - 1. Election of ten directors Nominees: 1a. Larry Page For 1b. Sergey Brin For 1c. Sundar Pichai For 1d. John L. Hennessy For 1e. Frances H. Arnold For 1f. R. Martin “Marty” Chávez For 1g. L. John Doerr For 1h. Roger W. Ferguson Jr. For 1i. K. Ram Shriram For 1j. Robin L. Washington For 2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Alphabet’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 For STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS - 3. Stockholder proposal regarding “Support for Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent” Against 4. Stockholder proposal regarding a financial performance policy Against 5. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on charitable partnerships Against 6. Stockholder proposal regarding a request to cease CEI participation Against 7. Stockholder proposal regarding an enhanced disclosure on climate goals Against 8. Stockholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting Against 9. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on the due diligence process to assess human rights risks in CAHRA Against 10. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on risks of discrimination in GenAI Against 11. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight Against 12. Stockholder proposal regarding a human rights impact assessment of AI-driven targeted ad policies Against 13. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on alignment of lobbying activities with child safety policies Against 14. Stockholder proposal regarding a report on online safety for children Against NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any postponements or adjournments thereof. Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. V73417-P22652