SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Nalamasu Omkaram

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

P.O. BOX 58039 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 2023

(Street)

SANTA CLARA

95054

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/24/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE [ AMAT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Corporate VP, CTO

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	83,743⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	08/01/2010	10/03/2013	Common Stock	35,000	$17.68	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	08/01/2010	11/17/2013	Common Stock	35,000	$18.12	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	03/09/2014	Common Stock	36,000	$8.58	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Number of shares includes 70,000 performance shares (restricted stock units) 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) 3,000 shares are scheduled to vest on 8/31/2011; (b) 7,500 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each of July of 2011 through 2013; (c) 16,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each of February of 2011 through 2014; and (d) 43,500 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each January of 2012 through 2015 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each vesting date).

2. 12,000 shares became exercisable on 4/1/2010 and 24,000 shares become exercisable in two equal annual installments beginning on 4/1/2011 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each vesting date).

	/s/ Charmaine Mesina, Attorney-in-Fact	01/26/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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