APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 29, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2003-12-10

Reporting Person: MAYDAN DAN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	16619	—	Disposed	323375	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	1946	—	Acquired	2179	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	2732	—	Acquired	2965	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	454	—	Acquired	1263280	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	5976	—	Acquired	5977	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	5976	—	Disposed	1	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	5976	—	Acquired	30618	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	1884	—	Disposed	295	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	1884	—	Acquired	1265164	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	2645	—	Disposed	320	Indirect
2003-12-10	Common Stock	G	2645	—	Acquired	1267809	Indirect
2003-12-16	Common Stock	G	294	—	Disposed	1	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	170672	Direct
Common Stock	679.932	Indirect
Common Stock	413456	Indirect
Common Stock	68586	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Amount reflects an increase of 604 shares purchased through the Applied Materials, Inc. Employees' Stock Purchase Plan which is exempt under Rule 16b-3. Direct holdings on Form 4's filed since August 19, 2003 contained a clerical error. Actual direct holding was 170,068 not 12,468 shares.

F2: Increased number of shares reflects acquisitions under 401(k) Plan that are exempt under Rule 16b-3.