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Advisory Release: Applied Materials to Host 2009 Analyst Day Meeting on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. ET in New York

Feb 6, 2009 at 4:01 PM EST

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) will hold its 2009 Analyst Day meeting on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in New York, NY. Presentations by Applied’s management team will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET (6:00 a.m. PT) and conclude by approximately 12:15 p.m. ET (9:15 p.m. PT). The presentations will include discussion of Applied’s businesses, products, strategies, financial performance and outlook.

Attendance at this event is limited to institutional investors and analysts, although a webcast will be available to the public as detailed below. If you would like to attend in person, please email your request to investor_relations@appliedmaterials.com.

A live audio webcast of the presentations and a copy of the accompanying slides will be available at www.appliedmaterials.com.

Replays and an audio/MP3 will be available through the same link beginning Thursday, February 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT), and ending Thursday, March 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied Materials, we apply Nanomanufacturing Technology to improve the way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.

Source: Applied Materials, Inc.

Applied Materials, Inc.
Etsuko Joslen, 408-748-5227 (Investment Community)
investor_relations@amat.com
or
David Miller, 408-563-9582 (Editorial/Media)
david_miller@amat.com