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3225 OAKMEAD VILLAGE DRIVE

P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1241

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

D95580-P84308

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Your Vote Counts!

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

2023 Annual Meeting

Vote by March 8, 2023

11:59 PM ET

You invested in APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. and it’s time to vote!

You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on March 9, 2023.

Get informed before you vote

View the Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to February 23, 2023. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.

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Point your camera here and		March 9, 2023
vote without entering a		11:00 a.m. Pacific Time
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	Location: Applied Materials, Inc. 3050 Bowers Avenue, Building 1 Santa Clara, California 95054

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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT

This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.


		Board
Voting Items		Recommends

1.	Election of Directors	For
	Nominees:
1a.	Rani Borkar

1b.	Judy Bruner	For

1c.	Xun (Eric) Chen	For

1d.	Aart J. de Geus	For

1e.	Gary E. Dickerson	For

1f.	Thomas J. Iannotti	For

1g.	Alexander A. Karsner	For

1h.	Kevin P. March	For

1i.	Yvonne McGill	For
1j.	Scott A. McGregor	For

2.	Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Applied Materials’ named executive officers for fiscal year 2022.	For

3.	Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation.	Year

4.	Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Applied Materials’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023.	For

5.	Shareholder proposal to amend the appropriate company governing documents to give the owners of a combined 10% of our outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting.	Against

6.	Shareholder proposal to improve the executive compensation program and policy to include the CEO pay ratio factor.	Against

NOTE: The proposals to be voted on may also include such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.