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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on March 8, 2011.

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Stockholders

For holders as of: January 12, 2011

Date: March 8, 2011 Time: 11:00 a.m. PST Location: Applied Materials, Inc.

Corporate Offices 3050 Bowers Avenue Building 1 Santa Clara, California 95054

3225 OAKMEAD VILLAGE DRIVE P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1241 SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

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NOTICE, 2011 PROXY STATEMENT AND 2010 ANNUAL REPORT WITH FORM 10-K

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Voting Items

1. To elect eleven directors to serve for a one-year term and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

The Board recommends a vote FOR the following:

01) Aart J. de Geus 07) Dennis D. Powell 02) Stephen R. Forrest 08) Willem P. Roelandts 03) Thomas J. Iannotti 09) James E. Rogers 04) Susan M. James 10) Michael R. Splinter 05) Alexander A. Karsner 11) Robert H. Swan 06) Gerhard H. Parker

The Board recommends a vote FOR the following proposal:

2. An advisory vote on executive compensation.

The Board recommends a vote FOR 1 year on the following proposal:

3. An advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation.

The Board recommends a vote FOR the following proposal:

4. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as Applied Materials’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011.

NOTE: Voting items may also include such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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