APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2015

Jan 6, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2015-01-01

Reporting Person: HALLIDAY ROBERT J (Senior Vice President & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-01-01	Common Stock	F	4015	$24.92	Disposed	402000	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Number of shares includes 175,000 performance shares 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 is scheduled to occur as follows: (a) 80,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in November 2015 and 2016; (b) 20,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in January of 2016 and 2017; and (c) 75,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in December 2015 and 2016 (notwithstanding the foregoing, vesting of shares that is scheduled to occur in calendar year 2015, subject to Mr. Halliday's consent, will accelerate as of three trading days prior to the expected closing date of the business combination between Applied and Tokyo Electron Limited, subject to Mr. Halliday's continued employment and being a "disqualified individual" under IRS Code Section 4985 through the accelerated vest date). Number of shares also includes 144,389 performance shares previously reported that are scheduled to vest in installments in December of 2015 through 2018, 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. All vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date.