Notice of Proposed Settlement to Holders of Semitool, Inc. Common Stock from November 17, 2009 through December 21, 2009

(Updated January 13, 2011) A hearing has been scheduled for Monday, April 4, 2011, at 8:45 a.m., to determine the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the proposed settlement of putative class action complaints filed in Montana state court in connection with the acquisition of Semitool, Inc. by Applied Materials, Inc.  For information about this matter, please see the attached (i) Amended Notice of Pendency of Class Action, Proposed Settlement, Settlement Hearing, and Right to Appear, and (ii) Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement. 

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