APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2003

Aug 19, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2003-08-15

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-08-15	Common Stock	M	25000	$7.44	Acquired	25000	Direct
2003-08-15	Common Stock	S	25000	$18.97	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.44	M	25000	Disposed	2005-01-15	CommonStock (25000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	45628	Direct
Common Stock	56752	Indirect
Common Stock	38262.583	Indirect
Common Stock	3172	Indirect
Common Stock	2788	Indirect
Common Stock	496	Indirect
Common Stock	456	Indirect
Common Stock	400	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares held under the Applied Materials, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and exempt under Rule 16b-3.

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

F3: Reporting Person has additional Employee Stock Options covering 2,040,000 shares of Common Stock with varying exercise prices and expiration dates.