APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2013

Jun 21, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2013-06-19

Reporting Person: DICKERSON GARY E (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-06-19	Common Stock	F	114796	$15.69	Disposed	1335855	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents number of shares that were automatically withheld upon vesting of restricted stock to cover tax withholding obligations in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

F2: Number of shares includes: (a) 900,000 performance shares 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 will be scheduled to occur as follows: (i) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 500,000 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each July of 2014 through 2016, which number of shares is the target amount, 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 (ii) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 400,000 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2013 through 2016, which number of shares is the target amount, 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 (b) 330,000 shares of restricted stock previously reported that are scheduled to vest in installments during each June of 2014 and 2015 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date).