Applied Materials to hold Special Conference Call on December 14, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. ET

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2006--Applied
Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) will hold a special conference call to
discuss changes to the company's segment reporting in its FY2006 SEC
Form 10-K on Thursday, December 14, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
(1:30 p.m. Pacific Time).

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on Applied
Materials' website at:
http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investors/index.html.

If you are unable to join the live webcast, replays and an
audio/MP3 will be available: Replay start date: Thursday, December 14
at 5:00 p.m. PT Replay end date: Thursday, December 28 at 5:00 p.m. PT

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing
Technology(TM) solutions for the electronics industry with a broad
portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. At
Applied Materials, we apply Nanomanufacturing Technology to improve
the way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.

CONTACT: Applied Materials, Inc.

Randy Bane, 408-748-5227 (Investment Community)

investor_relations@amat.com

or

David Miller, 408-563-9582 (Editorial/Media)

david_miller@amat.com

SOURCE: Applied Materials, Inc.