APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 11, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2003-12-08

Reporting Person: BRONSON JOSEPH R (Executive VP and CFO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-08	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.45	A	405000	Acquired	2010-12-08	Common Stock (405000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 80,000 shares become exercisable on 7/15/07 and 325,000 shares become exercisable on 07/15/08 (assuming continued employment)