APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2007

Dec 13, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2007-12-10

Reporting Person: Liebman Jeannette L (Group VP, Global HR)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-10	Common Stock	A	50000	—	Acquired	173607	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents performance shares (restricted stock units) that will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in four equal annual installments beginning 8/31/08 (subject to continued employment).

F2: Number of shares also includes 92,200 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 upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur as follows: 37,500 performance shares are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning 8/31/08; and 54,700 performance shares are scheduled to vest in two equal annual installments beginning 8/31/08 (all vesting is subject to continued employment).