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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Erad Menachem   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) Group VP, Chief of Staff (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., P.O. BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 2023 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/03/2007 (Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 10/03/2007   M   35,000 A $ 15.07 149,236 (1) D   Common Stock 10/03/2007   S   35,000 D $ 21.4 114,236 (1) D   Common Stock 10/03/2007   M   18,750 A $ 16.12 132,986 (1) D   Common Stock 10/03/2007   S   18,750 D $ 21.4 114,236 (1) D   Common Stock 10/03/2007   M   15,000 A $ 18.64 129,236 (1) D   Common Stock 10/03/2007   S   15,000 D $ 21.4 114,236 (1) D   Common Stock 10/03/2007   S   24,736 D $ 21.4 89,500 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 15.07

10/03/2007

M

35,000

07/15/2007

11/19/2009

Common Stock

35,000

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 16.12

10/03/2007

M

18,750

(2)

11/03/2011

Common Stock

18,750

$ 0

18,750

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 18.64

10/03/2007

M

15,000

(3)

12/01/2012

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

30,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Erad Menachem C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. P.O. BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 2023 SANTA CLARA, CA 95054			Group VP, Chief of Staff

Signatures

/s/ Charmaine Mesina, Attorney-in-Fact		10/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Number of shares includes 89,500 performance shares (restricted stock units) previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock immediately upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur as follows: 37,500 performance shares are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning 8/31/08; and 52,000 performance shares are scheduled to vest in two equal annual installments beginning 8/31/08 (all vesting is subject to continued employment).
(2)	18,750 shares became exercisable on each of 7/15/05, 7/15/06 and 7/15/07; and 18,750 shares become exercisable on 7/15/08 (subject to continued employment).
(3)	15,000 shares became exercisable on each of 8/31/06 and 8/31/07; and 15,000 shares become exercisable on each of 8/31/08 and 8/31/09 (subject to continued employment).

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