LAM RESEARCH CORP — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2017

Sep 28, 2017

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on November 8, 2017.

| | Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Stockholders Meeting For holders as of: September 11, 2017 Date: November 8,
2017 Time: 9:30 A.M. PST Location: 4650 Cushing Parkway Building CA1 Auditorium Fremont, California 94538 |
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Voting Items

| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all ten of
the nominees listed in proposal 1: | |
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| 1. Election of Directors | |
| Nominees: | |
| 01) Martin B. Anstice | 06) Young Bum (YB) Koh |
| 02) Eric K. Brandt | 07) Catherine P. Lego |
| 03) Michael R. Cannon | 08) Stephen G. Newberry |
| 04) Youssef A. El-Mansy | 09) Abhijit Y. Talwalkar |
| 05) Christine A. Heckart | 10) Lih Shyng (Rick L.) Tsai |
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals
2 and 4 and for 1 YEAR on proposal 3. 2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers of Lam
Research, or “Say on Pay.” 3. Advisory vote to approve the frequency of holding future stockholder advisory votes on
our named executive officer compensation, or “Say on Frequency.” 4. Ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm
for fiscal year 2018. The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposal
5. 5. Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the annual meeting, regarding annual
disclosure of EEO-1 data. NOTE: Other business that may properly come before
the annual meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) will be voted as the proxy holders deem advisable. | |