Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 2, 2009, Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) issued a press release announcing preliminary results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 25, 2009. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Applied, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this report.

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release of Applied Materials, Inc. of February 2, 2009.

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