WHEREAS: Intel Corporation operates a complex global supply chain spanning multiple Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRAs), including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), China (Xinjiang), Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT); WHEREAS: Intel has publicly committed to responsible sourcing and human rights principles, including through its Code of Conduct and Global Human Rights Principles and Approach as well as through its participation as a co-founder and active member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA); WHEREAS: The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) establish that companies have a responsibility to respect human rights, conduct human rights due diligence, and remedy adverse impacts, regardless of whether host governments fulfill their own human rights obligations; WHEREAS: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises recommend enhanced due diligence for operations in conflict-affected areas, including ongoing risk assessment, clear disengagement strategies, and meaningful stakeholder engagement; WHEREAS: Inadequate human rights due diligence in CAHRAs exposes Intel to material financial, legal, reputational, and operational risks, including potential supply chain disruptions, regulatory sanctions, investor divestment, consumer boycotts, and litigation; WHEREAS: Shareholders lack sufficient information to assess whether Intel's current human rights due diligence processes are adequate to identify, prevent, and mitigate severe risks in CAHRAs, or whether Board oversight of these processes is robust; WHEREAS: An independent third-party review of human rights due diligence systems provides critical transparency, strengthens investor confidence, and helps protect long-term shareholder value;