APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2008

Apr 30, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2008-04-27

Reporting Person: ROGERS JAMES E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-04-27	Common Stock	A	20000	—	Acquired	20000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents automatic initial grant of performance shares (or restricted stock units) to non-employee director upon appointment to the Board of Directors pursuant to the Applied Materials, Inc. Employee Stock Incentive Plan. These performance shares will be converted on a one-for-one basis into Applied Materials, Inc. common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in four equal annual installments beginning 4/27/09 (subject to continued service as a director).