Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 23, 2003

 

 

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

0-6920

(Commission File Number)

 

 

Delaware   94-1655526
  
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

P.O. Box 58039

Santa Clara, CA 95054-3299

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

 

 

(408) 727-5555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

(c)    Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
   

Description

99.1    Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc. dated December 23, 2003.

 

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On December 23, 2003, Applied Materials, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 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 the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Date:  December 23, 2003

 

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
By:   /S/    JOSEPH J. SWEENEY        
 
   

Joseph J. Sweeney

Group Vice President

Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property

and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.
   

Description

99.1*

    Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc. dated December 23, 2003.

 

* Also provided in PDF format as a courtesy.