UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
Applied Materials, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-06920 | 94-1655526 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3050 Bowers Avenue P.O. Box 58039 Santa Clara, CA |
95052-8039 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Thomas F. Larkins Esq.
Applied Materials, Inc.
(408) 727-5555
(Name and telephone number, including area code,
of the person to contact in connection with this report.)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
| x | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2015. |
SECTION 1 – CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE
| Item 1.01: | Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report |
Applied Materials, Inc. has filed a Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit to this report on Form SD and has also posted the report on its publicly available Company website at http://www.appliedmaterials.com/company/corporate-responsibility/sustainability.
| Item 1.02: | Exhibit |
A Conflict Minerals Report is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.
SECTION 2 – EXHIBITS
| Item 2.01: | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form. | |
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 duly authorized undersigned.
| Applied Materials, Inc. (Registrant) |
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| By: |
/s/ Robert J. Halliday | Date: May 27, 2016 | ||||
| Robert J. Halliday | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report | |