SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SPLINTER MICHAEL R (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. P.O. BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268 (Street) SANTA CLARA CA 95054 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE [ AMAT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Chairman
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2014
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/19/2014		A		402,500(1)	A	$0	2,479,937	D
Common Stock	12/19/2014		F		553,764(2)	D	$24.89	1,926,173(3)	D
Common Stock								294.734(4)	I	By The 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								300,000	I	Revocable Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents performance shares and restricted stock acquired based on achievement of specified performance goals related to performance shares and restricted stock previously granted. This acquisition is exempt under Rule 16b-3. The shares are subject to vesting as follows: 230,000 shares vested on December 19, 2014, and 172,500 shares are scheduled to vest in installments in December 2015 and 2016 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date).

2. Represents number of shares that were automatically withheld upon vesting of performance shares and restricted stock to cover tax withholding obligations in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.

3. Number of shares reflects periodic payroll acquisitions under the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan that are exempt under Rule 16a-10 and Rule 16b-3. Number of shares includes: (a) 501,150 performance shares that will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in installments in December 2015 and 2016; (b) 32,700 performance units that will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in December 2015; and (c) 69,900 shares of restricted stock that are scheduled to vest in December 2015. Notwithstanding the foregoing, vesting of all shares will accelerate upon the earliest of: (a) three trading days prior to the expected closing date of the business combination between Applied and Tokyo Electron Limited, subject to Mr. Splinter's continued employment and being a "disqualified individual" under IRS Code Section 4985 through the accelerated vest date, (b) Mr. Splinter's remaining employed with Applied through March 31, 2015, (c) Applied's termination of his employment without cause, and (d) his termination of his employment for good reason. All vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date.

4. Increased number of shares reflects dividend reinvestment under the 401(k) Plan that is exempt under Rule 16b-3.

	/s/ To-Anh Nguyen, Attorney-in-Fact	12/23/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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