X0306 4 2015-12-07 0000006951 APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE AMAT 0001183258 DICKERSON GARY E C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. P.O. BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268 SANTA CLARA CA 95054 1 1 President and CEO Common Stock 2015-12-07 4 A 0 475939 0 A 2018301 D Represents performance shares that 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 no earlier than in four equal annual installments beginning December 19, 2016, depending on the achievement of specified performance goals and continued employment through each applicable vest date. The number of shares shown 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. Number of shares includes 846,287 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) 175,000 shares are scheduled to vest in July 2016; (b) 300,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in December of 2015 and 2016; and (c) 371,287 shares will be 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). /s/ Harpreet S. Bal, Attorney-in-Fact 2015-12-09