AMAT Applied Materials Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * READ CHARLES	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE [ AMAT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Corp. VP, Corp. Contrlr. & CAO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AV. P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1268	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/30/2021
(Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95052-8039 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	9/30/2021		A		7769 (1)	A	$0	94815 (2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents restricted stock units that will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. ("Applied") common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in four equal annual installments beginning October 1, 2022 (subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date).
(2)	Increased number of shares reflects periodic payroll acquisitions under Employees' Stock Purchase Plan that are exempt under Rule 16a-3 and Rule 16b-3. Number of shares includes 21,637 restricted stock units previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in installments in June of 2022 and 2023 and January of 2022 through 2025 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
READ CHARLES C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3050 BOWERS AV. P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1268 SANTA CLARA, CA 95052-8039			Corp. VP, Corp. Contrlr. & CAO

Signatures
/s/ To-Anh Nguyen, Attorney-in-Fact		10/4/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date