2022 PROXY STATEMENT 5 Proxy statement summary Compensation highlights Pay-for-performance compensation philosophy Our compensation philosophy is to pay for performance over the long term, as well as on an annual basis.
You are invited to participate in and vote on the items of business described in this proxy statement at the Annual Meeting if you were an Alphabet Class A or Class B common stock holder as of the close of business on April 5, 2022, the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, or hold a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting.
For a stockholder proposal to be considered timely for inclusion in our proxy statement for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Corporate Secretary of Alphabet must receive the written proposal at our principal executive offices or at the email address set forth below no later than Friday, December 23, 2022.
2022 Proxy Statement March 7, 2022 Letter from our Chair and Chief Executive Officer We are pleased to invite you to the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders to be held on April 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time. For the health and safety of our shareholders, employees, and communities, our 2022 annual meeting will be held virtually by webcast.