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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LPDgxpcGap/fzfTz9cT4u718n38mGeOi1v0NbfZQZfa5MYxIoG+yrg/bVPvfCaDV LAgqWYBXZUr+w0eFsF+mXQ== 0001181431-06-069918.txt : 20061214 0001181431-06-069918.hdr.sgml : 20061214 20061214213919 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-06-069918 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061212 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061214 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000006951 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 941655526 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DC FISCAL YEAR END: 1026 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3050 BOWERS AVE CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95054-3299 BUSINESS PHONE: 4087275555 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3050 BOWERS AVE CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95054-3299 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: APPLIED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19730319 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KIFER RON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001366342 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06920 FILM NUMBER: 061278622 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 408-563-2153 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, P.O. BOX 58039 STREET 2: 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, M/S 2023 CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95054 4 1 rrd139463.xml FORM 4 X0202 4 2006-12-12 0 0000006951 APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE AMAT 0001366342 KIFER RON C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. PO BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AVE, M/S 2023 SANTA CLARA CA 95054 0 1 0 0 Group VP & CIO Common Stock 2006-12-12 4 A 0 122000 0 A 139500 D Represents performance shares (or restricted stock units) that will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock immediately upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur as follows: 50,000 performance shares are scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning 8/31/07 and 72,000 performance shares are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning 8/31/07 (assuming continued employment). Includes 17,500 performance shares (or restricted stock units) previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock immediately upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in four equal annual installments beginning 5/1/07 (assuming continued employment). /s/ Charmaine Mesina, Attorney-in-Fact 2006-12-14 EX-24. 2 rrd122615_138057.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd122615_138057.html

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Charmaine Mesina and
Mary Zeigler, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:


        (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,  in the  undersigned's
capacity as an officer of Applied  Materials,  Inc. (the "Company"),  Forms 3, 4
and 5 in accordance  with Section 16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

        (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be  necessary  or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4
or 5, complete and execute any amendment(s)  thereto,  and timely file such form
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and

        (3) take any other action of any type  whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,  may be of benefit to,
in the best  interest  of, or legally  required  by, the  undersigned,  it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned  pursuant to this Power of Attorney  shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such  attorney-in-fact  may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's  discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such  attorney-in-fact  full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  any  and  every  act  and  thing  whatsoever
requisite,  necessary  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and  powers  herein  granted,  as  fully  to all  intents  and  purposes  as the
undersigned  might  or  could  do if  personally  present,  with  full  power of
substitution  or  revocation,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all that such
attorney-in-fact,  or such attorney-in-fact's  substitute or substitutes,  shall
lawfully  do or cause to be done by virtue  of this  power of  attorney  and the
rights  and  powers  herein  granted.  The  undersigned  acknowledges  that  the
foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned,  are  not  assuming,  nor  is  the  Company  assuming,  any  of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to comply  with  Section  16 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney  shall  remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned  is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's  holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the  undersigned in a signed writing  delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 25th day of March, 2005.


                                        /s/ Ron Kifer
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                                        Ron kifer

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