News Release

Applied Materials to Hold Fourth Quarter FY 2006 Earnings Conference Call on November 15, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. ET

Oct 27, 2006 at 4:00 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2006--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006 and its targets for the first fiscal quarter of 2007 on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time).

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on Applied Materials' website at: http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investors/index.html.

If you are unable to join the live webcast, replays and an audio/MP3 will be available beginning Wednesday, November 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), and ending Wednesday, November 29 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. 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.