Applied Materials Inc. filings document the regulatory record for a Nasdaq-listed semiconductor equipment company with common stock registered under the Exchange Act. Recent 8-K reports cover operating results, material agreements, shareholder-meeting voting results, capital resources, export-control compliance matters, and restructuring-related costs.
Proxy materials and current reports describe board elections, advisory shareholder votes, governance matters, and financing arrangements such as revolving credit facilities. The filings also record completed regulatory inquiries and export-compliance commitments tied to certain China customer shipments.
Applied Materials (AMAT) entered into an accelerated share purchase agreement to acquire BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) shares. Combined with its existing ownership, Applied Materials would own approximately 20% of Besi’s outstanding shares following the purchase.
Delivery of the Besi shares is subject to expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. Applied describes its investment as long term, says it currently has no intention to increase it beyond approximately 20%, and does not intend to seek board representation at Besi. The companies’ strategic collaboration began in 2020; Applied initially invested in Besi in April 2025. The collaboration was recently expanded with Besi joining Applied Materials’ EPIC Center as an Innovation Partner. Stated areas of collaboration include hybrid bonding, new interconnect architectures, and next-generation 3D IC scaling.
At Applied Materials (AMAT), Corp. Controller & CAO Adam Sanders reported a sale of 725 common shares on October 2, 2026, at $544.5620 per share, in an open-market or private transaction. On October 1, 269 shares were automatically withheld upon restricted stock unit vesting to cover tax withholding obligations, at a reported $529.3000 per share.
Applied Materials SVP, Applied Global Services Timothy M. Deane had 2,644 shares automatically withheld on October 1, 2026, upon vesting of restricted stock units to cover tax-withholding obligations. His reported post-transaction amount was 130,462 shares; a footnote says this amount includes 59,726 previously reported performance share units and restricted stock units scheduled to convert into common stock upon vesting.
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT) director Judy Bruner reported selling 1,000 shares of Common Stock on September 8, 2026 at $465.00 per share, through an entity described as a family trust. The filing states these transactions were not made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
After this sale, the family trust is reported to hold 25,544 shares of Applied Materials common stock. Separately, Bruner also holds 741 restricted stock units, which are scheduled to convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis upon vesting in March 2027, subject to continued service as a director through the vesting date.
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT) is the issuer for a planned sale of its common stock reported under Rule 144 by director Judy Bruner.
The notice covers 1,000 shares of common stock held in The Bruner Living Trust, with an aggregate market value of about $465,000, to be sold through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on or about September 8, 2026.
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT) reported that non-employee director Akash J. Palkhiwala received an automatic initial grant of 279 restricted stock units of common stock under the Applied Materials, Inc. Employee Stock Incentive Plan on August 27, 2026. These RSUs are scheduled to vest on March 1, 2027, subject to his continued service as a director through that date. Pursuant to his deferral election, any vested units will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock and delivered to him upon his termination of service from the Applied Board. Following this grant, he is reported as holding 279 shares/units directly in this award line.
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT) filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership on Form 3 for Akash J. Palkhiwala, who is identified as a director of the company. The filing reports no transactions or holdings and notes an accompanying Power of Attorney as Exhibit 24.
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT) officer Brice Hill, SVP and CFO, reported selling 7,500 shares of common stock on 2026-08-25 in an open-market or private transaction at $479.2501 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 128,613 shares, which include 85,503 performance share units and restricted stock units that will convert into common stock upon vesting between December 2026 and December 2028, subject to continued employment and performance goals.
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT) reported that its Board of Directors elected Akash Palkhiwala to the Board and to the Audit Committee, effective August 27, 2026. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Qualcomm Incorporated and has held senior finance roles there since 2001.
As a non-employee director, Mr. Palkhiwala will receive an annual cash retainer of $100,000, plus an additional $25,000 annual retainer for Audit Committee service, each prorated for his actual service during the fiscal year. He will also receive an automatic grant of restricted stock units with a grant-date value of $250,000, calculated by dividing that amount by the market value of Applied’s common stock on his appointment date and prorated through the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. These RSUs are scheduled to vest in full on March 1, 2027, subject to his continued service on the Board. Applied states there are no arrangements or related-party transactions associated with his election and that he will enter into the company’s standard directors’ indemnification agreement.
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) is the issuer in a notice under Rule 144 for planned sales of its common stock by Brice Hill. The notice lists up to 10,000 shares of common stock to be sold through UBS Financial Services Inc., with an aggregate market value of $3,594,375.74 as of August 25, 2026.
The 10,000 shares were acquired from the issuer as RSUs on December 19, 2023. The notice also reports that during the prior three months, 2,500 AMAT shares were sold on June 3, 2026 for aggregate proceeds of $1,247,153.