APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 20, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2003-09-17

Reporting Person: SOMEKH SASSON (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-09-17	Common Stock	M	80000	$4.33	Acquired	2433345	Direct
2003-09-17	Common Stock	S	80000	$21.29	Disposed	2353345	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-17	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.33	M	80000	Disposed	2003-12-16	Common Stock (80000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	180920.234	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Increased number of shares reflects periodic payroll acquisitions under 401(k) Plan that are exempt under Rule 16b-3.

F2: Reporting Person has additional Employee Stock Options covering 2,200,000 shares of Common Stock with varying exercise prices and expiration dates.