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): August 16, 2004
Applied Materials, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 0-6920
| Delaware |
94-1655526 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3050 Bowers Avenue
P.O. Box 58039
Santa Clara, CA 95052-8039
(Address of principal executive offices including 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 7. | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc. dated August 16, 2004. |
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 16, 2004, Applied Materials, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.
SIGNATURE
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: August 16, 2004
| Applied Materials, Inc. (Registrant) | ||
| By: |
/s/ Joseph J. Sweeney | |
| Joseph J. Sweeney Group Vice President Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property and Corporate Secretary | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1* | Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc. dated August 16, 2004. | |
| * | Also provided in PDF format as a courtesy. |