Sec Form 4 Filing - Nalamasu Omkaram @ APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE - 2013-02-19

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FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Nalamasu Omkaram
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE [ AMAT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Group VP, CTO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., P.O. BOX 58039 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
02/19/2013
(Street)
SANTA CLARA, CA95054
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 02/19/2013 S 3,800 D $ 13.79 414,295 ( 1 ) D
Common Stock 02/19/2013 S 5,500 D $ 13.8 408,795 ( 1 ) D
Common Stock 02/19/2013 S 2,400 D $ 13.81 406,395 ( 1 ) D
Common Stock 02/19/2013 S 8,710 D $ 13.82 397,685 ( 1 ) D
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Nalamasu Omkaram
C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
P.O. BOX 58039 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268
SANTA CLARA, CA95054
Group VP, CTO
Signatures
/s/ Charmaine Mesina, Attorney-in-Fact 02/20/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Number of shares includes 366,250 performance shares previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur as follows: (a) 2,500 shares are scheduled to vest in July 2013; (b) 19,000 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each February of 2014 and 2015; (c) 19,750 shares are scheduled to vest in installments during each January of 2014 and 2015; and (d) provided specified performance goals are achieved, 325,000 shares will be scheduled to vest in installments during each December of 2013 through 2016, which number of shares is the target amount, and the actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 150% of the target amount depending on achievement of specified performance goals (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date).

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