APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2011

Apr 8, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2011-04-05

Reporting Person: Bowers Christopher P (Group Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-04-05	Common Stock	S	12523	$15.50	Disposed	140000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Number of shares consists of 140,000 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) 20,000 shares are scheduled to vest in March 2012; (b) 15,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2011 through 2013; and (c) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 105,000 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2011 through 2014 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each vest date).