The following statement is being issued by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP regarding the VMware Securities Litigation:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IF YOU PURCHASED VMWARE, INC. (N/K/A VMWARE LLC) (“VMWARE”) CLASS A COMMON STOCK DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 24, 2018 THROUGH FEBRUARY 27, 2020, INCLUSIVE (THE “CLASS PERIOD”), YOU COULD RECEIVE A PAYMENT FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. CERTAIN PERSONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE CLASS AS SET FORTH IN THE STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT.

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, that in the above-captioned litigation (the “Action”), a Settlement has been proposed for $102,500,000.00 in cash. A hearing will be held on March 31, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable Edward J. Davila, at the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Courthouse, Courtroom 4 – 5th Floor, 280 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113, for the purpose of determining whether: (i) the proposed Settlement should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) the proposed Plan of Allocation for distribution of the Settlement proceeds is fair, reasonable, and adequate and therefore should be approved; and (iii) the application of Lead Counsel for the payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses from the Settlement Fund, including interest earned thereon, and award to Lead Plaintiff should be granted.

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LITIGATION, AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SHARE IN THE NET SETTLEMENT FUND. You may obtain a copy of the Stipulation of Settlement, the Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action (the “Notice”), and the Proof of Claim and Release form (“Proof of Claim”) at www.VMwareSecuritiesLitigation.com or by contacting the Claims Administrator: VMware Securities Litigation, c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC, Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 301170, Los Angeles, CA 90030-1170; 1-888-298-5840.

If you are a Class Member, to be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must submit a Proof of Claim by mail received no later than March 17, 2025, or submit it online by that date.¹ If you are a Class Member and do not submit a valid Proof of Claim, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, but you will still be bound by any judgment entered by the Court in this Action (including the releases provided for therein).

To exclude yourself from the Class, you must mail a written request for exclusion such that it is received by March 10, 2025, in the manner and form explained in the Notice. If you are a Class Member and have not excluded yourself from the Class, you will be bound by any judgment entered by the Court in this Action (including the releases provided for therein) whether or not you submit a Proof of Claim. If you submitted a valid request for exclusion, you will have no right to recover money pursuant to the Settlement.

Any objection to the proposed Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, or the fee and expense application must be filed with the Court no later than March 10, 2025.

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, THE CLERK’S OFFICE, DEFENDANTS, OR DEFENDANTS’ COUNSEL REGARDING THIS NOTICE. If you have any questions about the Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement, you may contact Lead Counsel at the following address or by calling 1-800-449-4900:

¹ Proofs of Claim, requests for exclusion, and objections that are legibly postmarked will be treated as received on the postmark date. Please be advised that the U.S. Postal Service may not postmark mail which is not presented in person.

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