X0306 4 2018-12-19 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 2018-12-19 4 F 0 182227 31.53 D 2273052 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 1,036,846 performance shares and restricted stock units previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur as follows: (a) 178,478 performance shares are scheduled to vest in December 2019, (b) 153,866 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in installments in December of 2019 through 2021, and (c) 704,502 performance shares are scheduled to vest in installments in December of 2019 through 2021, which number of shares is the target amount, and the actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending on achievement of specified performance goals (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date). /s/ To-Anh Nguyen, Attorney-in-Fact 2018-12-21