X0306 4 2017-12-29 0000006951 APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE AMAT 0001231878 POWELL DENNIS D C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3050 BOWERS AVE, M/S 1268 P.O. BOX 58039 SANTA CLARA CA 95054 1 Common Stock 2017-12-29 4 A 0 447 0 A 83656 D Represents number of restricted stock units automatically acquired based on a value of $51.12 per share, the closing price of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock on December 29, 2017, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). This automatic acquisition resulted from dividends accrued on vested restricted stock units that, pursuant to Mr. Powell's election to defer, will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock and paid to him on the date of his termination of service from the Applied Board. Number of shares includes: (a) 57,191 restricted stock units previously reported that have vested and which, pursuant to Mr. Powell's election to defer, will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock and paid to him on the date of his termination of service from the Applied Board and (b) 6,019 restricted stock units previously reported that are scheduled to vest in March 2018 (subject to continued service as a director through the vest date). /s/ Harpreet S. Bal, Attorney-in-Fact 2018-01-03