Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Liebman Jeannette L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/13/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE [AMAT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., P.O. BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 2023		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Group VP, Global HR
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 136,946 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 08/05/2005 08/20/2010 Common Stock 100,000 $ 20.04 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 08/05/2005 10/29/2010 Common Stock 75,000 $ 22.58 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 08/05/2005 10/29/2010 Common Stock 100,000 $ 22.58 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 08/05/2005 10/29/2010 Common Stock 125,000 $ 22.58 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 11/03/2011 Common Stock 100,000 $ 16.12 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 12/01/2012 Common Stock 120,000 $ 18.64 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Liebman Jeannette L
C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
P.O. BOX 58039, 3050 BOWERS AV, M/S 2023
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054		       Group VP, Global HR  

Signatures

/s/ Charmaine Mesina, Attorney-in-Fact 12/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 50,000 performance shares (or restricted stock units) that are scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning 8/31/07 and 82,050 performance shares that are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning 8/31/07 (assuming continued employment). The performance shares will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock immediately upon vesting.
(2) 25,000 shares became exercisable on each of 7/15/05 and 7/15/06 and 25,000 shares become exercisable on each of 7/15/07 and 7/15/08 (assuming continued employment).
(3) 30,000 shares became exercisable on 8/31/06, and 30,000 shares become exercisable on each of 8/31/07, 8/31/08, and 08/31/09 (assuming continued employment).

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