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: Weatherford Yvonne (VP, Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-10	Common Stock	A	50000	—	Acquired	179654	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2066.947	Indirect

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 93,050 performance shares (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: 34,550 performance shares are scheduled to vest in two equal annual installments beginning 8/31/08; and 58,500 performance shares are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning 8/31/08 (all vesting is subject to continued employment).

F3: Increased number of shares reflects dividend reinvestment and periodic allocation of accrued interest (which interest was automatically converted into shares) to all participants under 401(k) Plan that are exempt under Rule 16b-3.