APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 21, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2012-02-21

Reporting Person: SPLINTER MICHAEL R (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-21	Common Stock	G	12270	—	Disposed	1767026	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	273.742	Indirect
Common Stock	300000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Number of shares includes: (a) 702,000 performance shares 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: (i) 406,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2012 through 2014; (ii) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 63,000 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2012 and 2013; and (iii) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 233,000 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; (b) 337,500 shares of restricted stock that are scheduled to vest as follows: (i) 95,500 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2012 through 2014; (ii) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 9,000 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2012 through 2013; (iii) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 233,000 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; and (c) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 109,000 performance units will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2012 through 2015, which number of units is the target award level, and the actual number of units that may vest ranges from 0% to 150% of the target amount depending on achievement of specified performance goals (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date).