X0306 4 2015-10-01 0000006951 APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE AMAT 0001587870 READ CHARLES C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3050 BOWERS AV. P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1268 SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039 1 Corp. VP, Corp. Contrlr. & CAO Common Stock 2015-10-01 4 F 0 2819 14.67 D 43803 D Represents number of shares that was automatically withheld upon vesting of restricted stock units to cover tax withholding obligations in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. Increased number of shares reflects periodic payroll acquisitions under Employees' Stock Purchase Plan that are exempt under Rule 16a-10 and Rule 16b-3. Number of shares includes 33,564 restricted stock units 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) 15,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in October of 2016 and 2017 and (b) 18,564 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in January of 2016 through 2019 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date). /s/ Harpreet S. Bal, Attorney-in-Fact 2015-10-05