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

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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

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