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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on March 11, 2021. APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Shareholders For holders as of: January 14, 2021 Date:    March 11, 2021                Time:    11:00 a.m., Pacific Time Location: Meeting live via the Internet-please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMAT2021. The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMAT2021 and be sure to have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX (located on the following page).
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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all of the nominees listed below and FOR management proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5: 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 1a. Rani Borkar 1b. Judy Bruner 1c. Xun (Eric) Chen 1d. Aart J. de Geus 1e. Gary E. Dickerson 1f. Thomas J. Iannotti 1g. Alexander A. Karsner 1h. Adrianna C. Ma 1i. Yvonne McGill 1j. Scott A. McGregor 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Applied Materials’ named executive officers for fiscal year 2020. 3. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Applied Materials’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021. 4. Approval of the amended and restated Employee Stock Incentive Plan. 5. Approval of the Omnibus Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan. The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST shareholder proposals 6 and 7: 6. Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy, and amend our governing documents as necessary, to require the Chairman of the Board to be independent whenever possible including the next Chairman of the Board transition. 7. Shareholder proposal to improve the executive compensation program and policy to include CEO pay ratio and other factors. NOTE: The proposals to be voted on may also include such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. D30359-P48166

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