News Release

ADVISORY/Applied Materials Announces Breakthrough at Event in New York City

Jun 6, 2005 at 6:01 AM EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2005--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT)

What:
Applied Materials, Inc. the world's leading supplier of equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry, will announce a significant breakthrough today at an event in New York City. Representatives from the financial and press communities who follow semiconductor equipment, chips and electronic products are invited to attend the event.

The presentation will also be webcast at www.appliedmaterials.com.

When/Where:
Monday, June 6, 4:00 pm (EDT) with reception to follow
Location is the W Hotel
201 Park Avenue South, New York City

The webcast will be available at 4:00pm (EDT)

Directions:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/search/locator_enter.html?pr opertyID=1299 (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

Agenda:
4:00 - 4:20 Mike Splinter, President and CEO of Applied Materials, Inc.
4:20 - 4:40 Additional executive presentations
4:40 - 5:00 Q & A

CONTACT: Applied Materials, Inc.
Paul Bowman, 408-563-1698 (Financial analysts)
paul_bowman@amat.com
Connie Duncan, 408-563-6209 (Technical media)
connie_duncan@amat.com
David Miller, 408-563-9582 (Business media)
david_miller@amat.com

SOURCE: Applied Materials, Inc.