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): June 13, 2006

Applied Materials, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-6920	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.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 13, 2006, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied”) approved changes to the cash compensation to be paid to nonemployee members of the Board. The changes are effective beginning with the third quarter of fiscal year 2006. The retainer for nonemployee members of the Board will be $30,000 per year. The lead independent director of the Board will receive an additional retainer of $15,000 per year. The chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board will receive an additional retainer of $10,000 per year. No other changes were made to the compensation of nonemployee members of the Board. If a director holds more than one chair or is a chair and the lead independent director, he or she will receive an additional retainer only for the highest paying position held and will not receive an additional retainer for any other chair or for being lead independent director.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On June 13, 2006, the Board appointed Robert H. Brust to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Brust has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and of the Strategy Committee of the Board.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 13, 2006, Applied issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Brust to the Board, the text 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 June 13, 2006.

SIGNATURE

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)
Dated: June 13, 2006
	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 June 13, 2006.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Release:	Immediate
Contact:	Anthony Marek (editorial/media)	Randy Bane (financial community)
	(408) 563-2568	(408) 986-7916

Applied Materials Appoints Kodak CFO Robert H. Brust to Board of Directors

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 13, 2006 - Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the appointment of Robert H. Brust, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Eastman Kodak Company, to serve on its board of directors, effective immediately. Brust has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and of the Strategy Committee.

“We welcome the financial expertise and leadership that Bob brings to our Board,” said James C. Morgan, chairman of Applied Materials. “We believe Bob’s distinguished experience in financial management and operations will be valuable to Applied Materials.”

Brust is the CFO and Executive Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company and has announced that he will retire from Kodak effective February 1, 2007. Prior to joining Kodak in 2000, Brust served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Unisys Corporation. At Unisys, he directed the company’s financial organization, including treasury, control, tax, information systems, mergers and acquisitions, strategy, procurement and investor relations. Before joining Unisys in 1997, Brust held a variety of financial and financial management positions during his 31-year career at General Electric Co., most recently directing the finance operations of the company’s plastics business.

Brust holds a degree in accounting from Penn State University. He is a member of the board of directors of Delphi Corporation and serves as the chairman of Delphi’s Audit Committee. He is also a member of The Conference Board Council of Financial Executives.

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology™ solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. At Applied Materials, we apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.

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