X0306 4 2013-12-01 0000006951 APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE AMAT 0001563106 Salehpour Ali C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. P.O. BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268 SANTA CLARA CA 95054 1 Sr. VP, GM AGS & Growth Mrkts Common Stock 2013-12-01 4 F 0 17099 17.30 D 314901 D Represents shares that were automatically withheld upon vesting of performance shares to cover tax withholding obligations in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. Number of shares includes 286,500 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 will be scheduled to occur as follows: (a) 136,500 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2014 through 2016; and (b) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 150,000 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 the achievement of specified performance goals. /s/ Yvonne Leyba, Attorney-in-Fact 2013-12-03