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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SUMMARY NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION

TO: ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED ALPHABET, INC. (“ALPHABET”) CLASS A AND/OR CLASS C STOCK DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 23, 2018, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2019, INCLUSIVE (“SETTLEMENT CLASS” OR “SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBERS”)

THIS NOTICE WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE COURT. IT IS NOT A LAWYER SOLICITATION. PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a hearing will be held on September 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., before the Honorable Trina L. Thompson at the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, Courtroom 9 – 19th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, to determine whether: (1) the proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) of the above-captioned action as set forth in the Stipulation of Settlement (“Stipulation”) for $350,000,000.00 should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (2) the Judgment as provided under the Stipulation should be entered dismissing the Action with prejudice; (3) to award Lead Counsel attorneys’ fees and expenses out of the Settlement Fund (as defined in the Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action (“Notice”)), which is discussed below and, if so, in what amounts; and (4) the Plan of Allocation should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate.

IF YOU PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED ALPHABET CLASS A AND/OR CLASS C STOCK FROM APRIL 23, 2018, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2019, INCLUSIVE, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF THIS ACTION.

To share in the distribution of the Settlement Fund, you must establish your rights by submitting a Proof of Claim by mail (postmarked no later than July 25, 2024) or electronically (no later than July 25, 2024). Your failure to submit your Proof of Claim by July 25, 2024, will subject your claim to rejection and preclude you from receiving any of the recovery in connection with the Settlement of this Action. If you purchased or acquired Alphabet Class A and/or Class C stock from April 23, 2018, through April 30, 2019, inclusive, and do not request exclusion from the Settlement Class, you will be bound by the Settlement and any judgment and release entered in the Action, including, but not limited to, the Judgment, whether or not you submit a Proof of Claim.

You may review the Notice, which more completely describes the Settlement and your rights thereunder (including your right to object to the Settlement), access the Proof of Claim, and find the Stipulation (which, among other things, contains definitions for the defined terms used in this Summary Notice) and other Settlement documents, online at www.AlphabetSecuritiesSettlement.com, or by writing to:

Alphabet Securities Settlement

Claims Administrator

c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC

P.O. Box 301175

Los Angeles, CA 90030-1175

Inquiries should NOT be directed to Defendants, the Court, or the Clerk of the Court.

Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice or for a Proof of Claim, may be made to Lead Counsel:

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP

Ellen Gusikoff Stewart

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: 1-800-449-4900

settlementinfo@rgrdlaw.com

IF YOU DESIRE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, YOU MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION SUCH THAT IT IS POSTMARKED BY AUGUST 23, 2024, IN THE MANNER AND FORM EXPLAINED IN THE NOTICE. ALL SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBERS WILL BE BOUND BY THE SETTLEMENT EVEN IF THEY DO NOT SUBMIT A TIMELY PROOF OF CLAIM.

IF YOU ARE A SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBER, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT, THE PLAN OF ALLOCATION, AND THE REQUEST BY LEAD COUNSEL FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES NOT TO EXCEED 19% OF THE SETTLEMENT AMOUNT AND EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED $1,750,000.00. ANY OBJECTIONS MUST BE SENT TO THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR BY AUGUST 23, 2024, IN THE MANNER AND FORM EXPLAINED IN THE NOTICE.

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