<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-12-010217.txt : 20120308
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-12-010217
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120306
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120308

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SWAN ROBERT HOLMES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001218363

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06920
		FILM NUMBER:		12678642

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000006951
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				941655526
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1030

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3050 BOWERS AVE
		CITY:			SANTA CLARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95054-3299
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4087275555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3050 BOWERS AVE
		CITY:			SANTA CLARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95054-3299

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APPLIED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19730319
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents automatic annual grant of restricted stock units to non-employee member of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Applied Materials, Inc. Employee Stock Incentive Plan. These restricted stock units 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 on March 1, 2013 (subject to continued service as a director through the vest date).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Number of shares includes 34,362 restricted stock units previously reported, of which (a) 11,302 units have vested and which, pursuant to Mr. Swan'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, (b) 5,423 units will be converted in the future on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in March 2013, and (c) 17,637 units are scheduled to vest in installments during each March of 2013 and 2015 and which, pursuant to Mr. Swan'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 (all vesting is subject to continued service as a director through each vest date).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Charmaine Mesina, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-03-08</signatureDate>
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