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: Sweeney Joseph J (Sr. VP, GC & Corp. Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-05	Common Stock	A	150000	—	Acquired	563195	Direct
2011-12-05	Common Stock	D	10125	—	Disposed	553070	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	13469.793	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. These performance shares will vest only after the achievement of specified performance goals. Provided such goals are achieved, vesting is scheduled to occur no earlier than in four equal annual installments beginning December 19, 2012 (subject to continued employment through each vest date). The number of shares shown is the target award level. The actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 150% of the target amount, depending on achievement of specified performance goals.

F2: Number of shares includes 304,375 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 will be scheduled to occur as follows: (a) 56,875 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2011 through 2013; and (b) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 247,500 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2011 through 2014 (all vesting will be subject to continued employment through each vest date).

F3: Represents previously-reported performance shares (restricted stock units) that have been forfeited as specified performance goals were not fully achieved.

F4: Number of shares includes 444,250 performance shares (restricted stock units) 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) 271,750 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2011 through 2014; (b) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 22,500 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2011 through 2013; and (c) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 150,000 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2012 through 2015, which number of shares is the target award level, and the actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 150% of the target amount depending on achievement of specified performance goals (all vesting will be subject to continued employment through each vest date).

F5: Increased number of shares reflects periodic payroll acquisitions and dividend reinvestment under the 401(k) Plan that are exempt under Rule 16b-3.