Sec Form 4 Filing - Kerley Jay @ APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE - 2013-09-05

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 Kerley Jay 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) GVP, Chief Information Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AV. P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1268 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/05/2013 (Street) SANTA CLARA, CA95052-8039 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 09/05/2013 S 562 ( 1 ) D $ 15.59 124,375 ( 2 ) 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 Kerley Jay C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3050 BOWERS AV. P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1268 SANTA CLARA, CA95052-8039 GVP, Chief Information Officer Signatures /s/ Yvonne Leyba, Attorney-in-Fact 09/06/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares were acquired in August 2013 in a transaction under the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan that is exempt under Rule 16a-10 and Rule 16b-3. ( 2 )Number of shares consists of 124,375 restricted stock units 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) 3,750 units are scheduled to vest in December 2013; (b) 73,125 units are scheduled to vest during each January of 2014 through 2017; (c) 7,500 units are scheduled to vest in February 2014; and (d) 40,000 units are scheduled to vest in installments during each April of 2014 through 2017 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vest date).

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