UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2021

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800) 227-9770

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)On November 17, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board from 11 to 12 members and appointed Otis W. Brawley, M.D., to fill the vacancy so created, both effective November 17, 2021. Dr. Brawley was appointed to serve in the class of directors that will stand for re-election at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Dr. Brawley will serve on the Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Company’s Board.

Dr. Brawley, age 62, has served as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University since 2019. Dr. Brawley served as the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at the American Cancer Society from 2007 to 2018. He served as an Internist and Oncologist and Professor of Hematology, Oncology, Medicine and Epidemiology at Emory University from 2001 to 2018. Dr. Brawley has served on the board of directors of Incyte Corporation, a public biotechnology company, since September 2021. He has served on the board of directors of Lyell Immunopharma, Inc., a public biotechnology company, since April 2021. He has served on the board of directors of PDS Biotechnology Corp, a public biotechnology company, since November 2020.

The Board has determined that Dr. Brawley meets the independence standards adopted by the Board in compliance with the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards and Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K.

Dr. Brawley has (i) no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director, and (ii) no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.

Dr. Brawley has had (i) no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions contemplated by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and, (ii) as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, Dr. Brawley holds no direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the Company’s stock or rights to acquire the Company’s stock.

Dr. Brawley will receive the standard compensation, a portion of which will be pro-rated to reflect the actual time Dr. Brawley will serve on the Company’s Board this year, paid by the Company to all of its non-employee directors and as described under “Compensation of Non-Employee Directors” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 4, 2021. In connection with his appointment, Dr. Brawley will enter into a standard indemnification agreement with the Company in the form previously approved by the Board, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 10, 2008 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company issued a press release on November 18, 2021 announcing the appointment of Dr. Otis Brawley to the Company’s Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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Exhibit 99.1

Dr. Otis Brawley Named to Agilent Board of Directors

Leading authority on cancer research joins Agilent board

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2021 – Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Dr. Otis W. Brawley, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor with the Department of Oncology and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been elected to Agilent’s board of directors, effective Nov. 18, 2021.

Dr. Brawley is a leading authority on cancer screening and prevention, with a focus on closing racial, economic, and social inequalities in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer.   In addition to his role at Johns Hopkins, he is a member of the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors and the National Academy of Medicine.

“It’s a special honor to have someone with Otis’ deep academic and medical expertise join the Agilent board,” said Mike McMullen, Agilent president and CEO. “His involvement and leadership in oncology research will provide Agilent with important insights and perspectives. As Agilent expands its focus in cancer diagnostics, we are ensuring we have the expertise on our board to be a successful, forward-thinking, thoughtful leader in this space. ”

“We’re very pleased to welcome Otis to the Agilent board,” said Koh Boon Hwee, chair of the Agilent board. “I’m extremely confident we will benefit from his ongoing active leadership in oncology research and the issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for all cancer patients.”

Prior to assuming his current role at Johns Hopkins in 2019, Dr. Brawley served for 11 years as chief medical and scientific officer and executive vice president for Research at the American Cancer Society. In that position, he oversaw the largest private program funding cancer research in the U.S. In addition, Dr. Brawley has also served as director, Georgia Cancer Center and chief of Hematology and Oncology at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Dr. Brawley has also previously served in a medical and academic role at Emory University and in a variety of roles with the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Brawley was a Georgia Cancer Coalition Scholar and received the Key to St. Bernard Parish and the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Meritorious Service Medal for his work as a PHS

Commissioned Officer in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He is also a recipient of the U.S. Dept. of Defense Distinguished Service Medal for his contributions to military medical education and received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Medical Association in 2019.

Dr. Brawley is currently a member of the board of directors at public biotech companies Incyte Corporation, Lyell Immunopharma and PDS Biotechnology.

He received both his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and his medical degree from the University of Chicago.

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