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Advisory Release: Applied Materials to host its 2008 Analyst Day Meeting on January 17, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. ET in New York

Jan 10, 2008 at 8:16 PM EST

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2008--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) will hold its 2008 Analyst Day meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2008 in New York, NY. Presentations by Applied's management team are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT) and conclude by approximately 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT), and will include discussion of Applied's businesses, strategy, financial models 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 management presentations and a copy of the accompanying slides will be available at http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investors/index.html. Replays and an audio/MP3 will be available through the same link beginning Friday, January 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT), and ending Monday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) 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.

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

SOURCE: Applied Materials, Inc.