APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 11, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: Humiston Mary E (Senior VP, Global HR)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-08	Common Stock	A	75000	—	Acquired	430307	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 September 1, 2012 (subject to continued employment through each vest date).

F2: Number of shares includes 305,000 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 will be scheduled to occur as follows: (a) 42,500 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each July of 2012 and 2013; (b) 37,500 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2011 through 2013; and (c) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 225,000 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).