APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 8, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2011-12-05

Reporting Person: Timko Thomas S (Corp. VP, Corp. Contrlr. & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-05	Common Stock	A	30000	—	Acquired	128260	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 December 19, 2012 (subject to continued employment through each vest date).

F2: Increased number of shares reflects periodic payroll acquisitions under Employees' Stock Purchase Plan that are exempt under Rule 16a-10 and Rule 16b-3. Number of shares includes 69,000 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: (a) 37,500 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each April of 2012 through 2014, and (b) 31,500 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each January of 2012 through 2015 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each vest date).