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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"
  COLOR="#000000">UNITED STATES </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"
  COLOR="#000000">Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000">FORM 8-K </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000">CURRENT REPORT </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
  the </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"
  COLOR="#000000">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2002 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000">Applied Materials, Inc. </FONT></DIV>
  <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="62%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">Delaware</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">0-6920</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">94-1655526</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">of&nbsp;incorporation)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(IRS Employer</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Identification
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">3050 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, California</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">95054-3299</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Zip Code)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">(408) 727-5555 </FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="40%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"
  COLOR="#000000">Not applicable </FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="53%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </FONT></DIV>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Applied Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), has entered into a First Amendment to Rights
  Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2002 (the &#147;Rights Agreement Amendment&#148;), with Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent (the &#147;Prior Rights Agent&#148;), which amends the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 1999 (the
  &#147;Rights Agreement&#148;), between the Company and the Prior Rights Agent. The Rights Agreement Amendment confirms, among other things, the appointment of Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as the successor Rights Agent to the Prior Rights
  Agent under the Rights Agreement, as amended. The Rights Agreement Amendment also sets forth various amendments to the Rights Agreement which were deemed appropriate or necessary to effect such appointment. The Rights Agreement Amendment is attached
  hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Rights Agreement Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Exhibit&nbsp;No.</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="73" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Description</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="73" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">4.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2002, between Applied Materials, Inc. and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent
  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2002).</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">SIGNATURES </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
  authorized. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;November 6, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Registrant)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J<SMALL>OSEPH</SMALL> J. S<SMALL>WEENEY</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Joseph J. Sweeney</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Group Vice President, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property and Corporate Secretary</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">EXHIBIT INDEX </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Description</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="73" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">4.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2002, between Applied Materials, Inc. and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent
  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the registrant&#146;s Form 8-A/A registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2002).</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Current Report on Form 8-K
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
  the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2002
  Applied Materials, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  0-6920
  94-1655526
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification
  No.)
  3050 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, California
  95054-3299
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code
  (408) 727-5555
  Not applicable
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
  Applied Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), has entered into a First Amendment to Rights
  Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2002 (the "Rights Agreement Amendment"), with Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Rights Agent (the "Prior Rights Agent"), which amends the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 1999 (the
  "Rights Agreement"), between the Company and the Prior Rights Agent. The Rights Agreement Amendment confirms, among other things, the appointment of Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as the successor Rights Agent to the Prior Rights
  Agent under the Rights Agreement, as amended. The Rights Agreement Amendment also sets forth various amendments to the Rights Agreement which were deemed appropriate or necessary to effect such appointment. The Rights Agreement Amendment is attached
  hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Rights Agreement Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
  Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  4.1
  First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2002, between Applied Materials, Inc. and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent
  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the registrant's Form 8-A/A registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2002).
  2
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
  authorized.
  Date:    November 6, 2002
  APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
  (Registrant)
  By:
  /s/    J
  OSEPH
  J. S
  WEENEY
  Joseph J. Sweeney
  Group Vice President, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property and Corporate Secretary
  3
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  4.1
  First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2002, between Applied Materials, Inc. and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent
  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the registrant's Form 8-A/A registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2002).