News Release

APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES 100 PERCENT STOCK DIVIDEND

Sep 11, 1997 at 12:00 AM EDT
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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.

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