SAN JOSE, Calif. and PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) and VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that the deadline for VMware stockholders of record to elect the form of merger consideration they wish to receive in connection with Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware (the “Transaction”) is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 23, 2023 (such deadline, as it may be extended, the “Election Deadline”). VMware stockholders who hold shares through a bank,…