Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2007

 


Applied Materials, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   000-06920   94-1655526
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

3050 Bowers Avenue
P.O. Box 58039
Santa Clara, CA
  95052-8039
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 727-5555

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On July 23, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied”) appointed Aart J. de Geus to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Applied’s Board also appointed Dr. de Geus to serve on the Strategy Committee.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 24, 2007, Applied issued a press release announcing the appointment of Dr. de Geus to the Board, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01, including the exhibit, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Applied under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

99.1   Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc. dated July 24, 2007.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: July 24, 2007   By:  

/s/ Joseph J. Sweeney

    Joseph J. Sweeney
   

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

99.1   Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc. dated July 24, 2007.