X0306 4 2015-12-07 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 New Mrkts & Service Common Stock 2015-12-07 4 F 0 15655 18.91 D 499055 D Common Stock 2015-12-07 4 A 0 132205 0 A 631260 D 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. Number of shares includes 351,135 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) 158,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in December of 2015 and 2016; (b) 103,135 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; and (c) 90,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in October of 2016 through 2018 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date). 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. /s/ Harpreet S. Bal, Attorney-in-Fact 2015-12-09