Applied Materials to hold Second Quarter FY 2006 Earnings Conference Call on May 16, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. ET

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2006--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its second quarter 2006 results on Tuesday, May 16, 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 will be available: Replay start date: Tuesday, May 16 at 5:00 p.m. PT. Replay end date: Tuesday, May 31 at 5:00 p.m. PT.

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