0001193125-15-407768.txt : 20151218 0001193125-15-407768.hdr.sgml : 20151218 20151218162358 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-407768 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151217 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20151218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151218 FILER: 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: 1030 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06920 FILM NUMBER: 151297086 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 8-K 1 d33141d8k.htm FORM 8-K 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): December 17, 2015

 

 

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: 1-408-727-5555

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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

On December 17, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied”) appointed Adrianna Ma to serve as a member of the Board and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, effective immediately.

Ms. Ma will receive the standard compensation applicable to non-employee directors: (1) an annual retainer of $65,000 (prorated based on her service during the year), in addition to a fee of $2,000 for each committee meeting attended, and (2) an automatic grant of a number of restricted stock units equal to $200,000, divided by the market value of Applied’s common stock on the date of her appointment, and prorated based on the period beginning on the date of Ms. Ma’s appointment and ending on the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in full on March 1, 2016, subject to Ms. Ma’s continued service as a director through that date.

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: December 18, 2015     By:  

  /s/ Thomas F. Larkins

        Thomas F. Larkins
        Senior Vice President, General
        Counsel and Corporate Secretary