APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES 100 PERCENT STOCK DIVIDEND
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
September 11, 1997 --
James C. Morgan, chairman and chief
executive officer of Applied Materials, Inc., announced today that the company's
Board of Directors has authorized a 100-percent stock dividend to holders of the
company's common stock. The dividend shares will be distributed on or about
October 13, 1997 to stockholders of record as of September 25, 1997.
Applied Materials, Inc. is a Fortune 500 global growth company and the world's largest
supplier of wafer fabrication systems and services to the global semiconductor
industry. Applied Materials is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol "AMAT." Applied Materials' website is http://www.AppliedMaterials.com.