X0306 4 2016-04-06 0000006951 APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE AMAT 0001430130 JAMES SUSAN M. C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268 P.O. BOX 58039 SANTA CLARA CA 95054 1 Common Stock 2016-04-06 4 S 0 8980 20.78 D 70373 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $20.73 to $20.86, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Applied Materials, Inc., any security holder of Applied Materials, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price set forth in footnote 1 to this Form 4. Number of shares includes 70,373 restricted stock units previously reported, of which (a) 60,154 units have vested and which, pursuant to Ms. James' election to defer, will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock and paid to her on the date of her termination of service from the Applied Board, and (b) 10,219 units are scheduled to vest in March 2017 (subject to continued service as a director through the vest date). /s/ Harpreet S. Bal, Attorney-in-Fact 2016-04-07