Applied Materials to Hold Special Conference Call on May 4, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2006--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) will hold a special conference call on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (7:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time). For information about the subject of the conference call, please see our press release issued earlier today.

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

If you are unable to join the live webcast, replays will be available: Replay start date: Thursday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, (2:00 p.m. PDT) Replay end date: Thursday, May 18 at 8 p.m. EDT (5:00 p.m. PDT)

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.