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01 - Heidi Kunz04 - Dow R. Wilson02 - Sue H. Rataj 03 - George A. Scangos,Ph.D.For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain4 3 D MUsing a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example.Please do not write outside the designated areas.035UBC++Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the listed nominees and A FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4.2. To approve the Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2020 Employee StockPurchase Plan.3. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensationof Agilent’s named executive officers.1. Election of Directors: To elect four directors to a three-year term. At the annual meeting, the Board of Directors intends to present the following nominees for election as directors:For Against AbstainPlease sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please givefull title.Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below. Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box. Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box.B Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to count. Please date and sign below.4. To ratify the Audit and Finance Committee’s appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Agilent’s independentregistered public accounting firm.qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.qAnnual Meeting Proxy CardFor Against Abstain5. To consider such other business as may properly come beforethe annual meeting.000004MR A SAMPLEDESIGNATION (IF ANY)ADD 1ADD 2ADD 3ADD 4ADD 5ADD 6ENDORSEMENT_LINE______________ SACKPACK_____________1234 5678 9012 345MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM4 4 1 7 3 1MR A SAMPLE (THIS AREA IS SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE140 CHARACTERS) MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE ANDMR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE ANDMR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE ANDC 1234567890 J N TC123456789MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM000000000.000000 ext000000000.000000 ext000000000.000000 ext000000000.000000 ext000000000.000000 ext000000000.000000 extIf no electronic voting,delete QR code and control #Δ ≈You may vote online or by phone instead of mailing this card.OnlineGo to www.envisionreports.com/agilentor scan the QR code — login details arelocated in the shaded bar below.Save paper, time and money!Sign up for electronic delivery atwww.envisionreports.com/agilentPhoneCall toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) withinthe USA, US territories and CanadaVotes submitted electronically must bereceived by 1:00 a.m., Eastern Time, onMarch 18, 2020.Your vote matters – here’s how to vote!

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Small steps make an impact.Help the environment by consenting to receive electronicdelivery, sign up at www.envisionreports.com/agilentAnnual Meeting of Stockholders—March 18, 2020This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors.The undersigned hereby appoints Michael R. McMullen and Michael Tang, and each of them, as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, toact and to vote all the shares of Common Stock of Agilent Technologies, Inc. held of record by the undersigned on January 22, 2020, at the Annual Meetingof Stockholders to be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, or any postponement, adjournment or continuations thereof.IMPORTANT—This Proxy must be signed and dated on the reverse side.THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE,THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR EACH OF THE BOARD’S NOMINEES AND PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATEDIf you vote by telephone or the Internet, please DO NOT mail back this proxy card.(Continued and to be voted on reverse side.)Proxy — AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.qIF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.qC Non-Voting Items++Change of Address — Please print new address below. Comments — Please print your comments below. Meeting AttendanceMark box to the right ifyou plan to attend theAnnual Meeting.