APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2006

Sep 9, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2006-09-06

Reporting Person: HANDEL NANCY H (Senior VP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-09-06	Common Stock	F	4469	$16.90	Disposed	149723	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares that were automatically withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

F2: Increased number of shares reflects 37,500 performance shares (or restricted stock units) previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock immediately upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in three equal annual installments (assuming continued employment).