Bylaw Amendment

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): July 15, 2019 KLA CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Delaware 000-09992 04-2564110 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   One Technology Drive , Milpitas, California 95035 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)     Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 875-3000 KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨      If any emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share KLAC The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC     The Nasdaq Global Select Market Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year On July 15, 2019, KLA Corporation filed a certificate of amendment to its certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware changing its corporate name from "KLA-Tencor Corporation" to "KLA Corporation". The bylaws were also amended to reflect the change in corporate name. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits The following exhibit is filed herewith: Exhibit No.   Description     3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation       3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                           KLA CORPORATION           Date: July 16, 2019       By:   /s/ T ERI  A. L ITTLE           Name:   Teri A. Little           Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer