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To:	All Employees
From:	Jim Morgan
Subject:	2003 Proxy Materials
Date:	February 12, 2003

I am pleased to advise you that in connection with our March 20, 2003 Annual Meeting, the Company’s 2002 Annual Report and Form 10-K and 2003 Proxy Statement are now available to you electronically. This year, for the first time, we produced a “10-K wrap” — a shorter version of the Annual Report bound together with the Form 10-K into a single document. You may view and/or print these documents by clicking on the link below or by visiting the Company’s Web site at the following address: http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investors/annual_proxy.html

If you are an Applied Materials stockholder, you will receive instructions by e-mail tomorrow on how to vote for each account in which you hold shares, provided you own shares (1) through the Applied Materials Employee Savings and Retirement Plan (the “401(k) plan”); (2) through the Applied Materials Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan with Salomon Smith Barney, UBS Paine Webber, E*Trade, or First Bank and Trust; or (3) as a registered holder. Please note that if you vote over the Internet, there may be nominal costs associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from telephone companies and Internet access providers.

I urge you to read carefully the Company’s 2003 Proxy Statement. It contains important information concerning the proposal to elect ten directors, as well as information you may find useful in determining how to vote.

If you prefer to receive hard copies of the Company’s 2002 Annual Report and Form 10-K or 2003 Proxy Statement, please contact Daria Boyd in Investor Relations in Santa Clara at ext. 31487.