APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 30, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2011-08-26

Reporting Person: SWAN ROBERT HOLMES (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-26	Common Stock	P	10000	$10.98	Acquired	60630	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Number of shares includes: (a) 4,068 performance shares (restricted stock units) that previously vested and which, pursuant to Mr. Swan's election, will be converted to shares of Applied common stock and paid to him on the date of his termination of service from the Applied Board; and (b) 35,717 performance shares (restricted stock units) previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur as follows: (i) 10,846 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each March of 2012 and 2013, (Continued in footnote 2)

F2: (ii) 12,205 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each March of 2012 through 2014, which shares, pursuant to Mr. Swan's election, will be converted to shares of Applied common stock and paid to him on the date of his termination of service from the Applied Board, and (iii) 12,666 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each March of 2012 through 2015, which shares, pursuant to Mr. Swan's election, will be converted to shares of Applied common stock and paid to him on the date of his termination of service from the Applied Board (all vesting is subject to continued service as a director through each vest date).