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                         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): March 22, 2002
  
  
                              APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                       0-6920
                              (Commission File Number)
  
                 Delaware                              94-1655526
     (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      incorporation)
  
  
                                 3050 Bowers Avenue
                             Santa Clara, CA 95054-3299
              (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
  
                                   (408) 727-5555
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                        N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
  On March 21, 2002, Applied Materials, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
  release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that
  the Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's
  common stock in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend. New shares resulting
  from this split are expected to be distributed on or about April 16, 2002 to
  stockholders of record as of April 1, 2002.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (c) Exhibits.
  
           The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report:
  
           Exhibit  Description
           -------  -----------
           99.1     Press Release of Applied Materials, Inc. dated March 21, 2002.
  
  
  
  
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                                     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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Date: March 22, 2002
  
                                      APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
  
                                      By: /s/ Joseph J. Sweeney
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Joseph J. Sweeney
                                      Group Vice President
                                      Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property
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text: 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): March 22, 2002
  
                              APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                       0-6920
                              (Commission File Number)
  
                 Delaware                              94-1655526
     (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      incorporation)
  
                                 3050 Bowers Avenue
                             Santa Clara, CA 95054-3299
              (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
  
                                   (408) 727-5555
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                        N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
  On March 21, 2002, Applied Materials, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
  release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that
  the Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's
  common stock in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend. New shares resulting
  from this split are expected to be distributed on or about April 16, 2002 to
  stockholders of record as of April 1, 2002.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (c) Exhibits.
  
           The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report:
  
           Exhibit  Description
           -------  -----------
           99.1     Press Release of Applied Materials, Inc. dated March 21, 2002.
  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 hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Date: March 22, 2002
  
                                      APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
  
                                      By: /s/ Joseph J. Sweeney
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      Joseph J. Sweeney
                                      Group Vice President
                                      Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property