Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JAMES SUSAN M.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE [ AMAT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268 P.O. BOX 58039	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/30/2016
(Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 (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	12/30/2016		A		785   (1)	A	$0	74367   (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 number of restricted stock units ("RSUs") automatically acquired based on a value of $32.27 per share, the closing price of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock on December 30, 2016, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). This automatic acquisition resulted from dividends accrued on vested RSUs that, pursuant to Ms. James' election to defer, will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock and paid to her on the date of her termination of service from the Applied Board.
( 2)	Number of shares consists of: (a) 64,148 vested RSUs that, pursuant to Ms. James' election to defer, will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock and paid to her on the date of her termination of service from the Applied Board, and (b) 10,219 RSUs scheduled to vest in March 2017 (subject to continued service as a director through the vesting date).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JAMES SUSAN M. C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 1268 P.O. BOX 58039 SANTA CLARA, CA 95054	X

Signatures
/s/ Harpreet S. Bal, Attorney-in-Fact		1/3/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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