[Form 4] Applied Materials Inc Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) filed a Form 4 disclosing that Corporate Controller & CAO Adam Sanders sold 562 common shares on 06/24/2025 at $178.60 per share, generating roughly $100 K in proceeds. After the transaction, Sanders beneficially owns 5,300 shares, of which 5,164 are unvested RSUs scheduled to vest between July 2025 and January 2029, contingent on continued employment. The sale represents about 10 % of his pre-transaction holdings, surpassing the 5 % materiality threshold for insider activity. No derivative trades or 10b5-1 trading plan were reported.

Insights

Insider Trading Analyst

Executive’s $100k sale is modest vs. market cap but trims personal stake 10%; monitor for follow-through selling.

Dollar value is immaterial to corporate finances, yet the 10% reduction exceeds the 5% signaling threshold and was executed without a disclosed 10b5-1 plan, implying discretionary timing. The officer still holds 5,300 shares, 97% locked in unvested RSUs, limiting near-term liquidity. Absence of parallel insider activity tempers the signal but investors should watch for additional sales or clustering that might indicate shifting insider sentiment.

Corporate Governance Specialist

Controller retains most equity via RSUs; governance impact low but transparency could be improved.

Best-practice governance favours pre-arranged 10b5-1 programs to reduce perception of information asymmetry. This open-market sale, though well within policy limits, occurred without such a plan, creating minor optics risk. Board oversight remains adequate: transaction size is far below levels requiring pre-approval and the officer’s remaining RSUs align incentives through 2029. Shareholders might encourage broader adoption of automatic trading plans for senior finance staff to strengthen transparency.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sanders Adam

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

3050 BOWERS AV. P.O. BOX 58039, M/S 1268

(Street)

SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE [ AMAT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Corp. Controller & CAO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/24/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/24/2025		S		562	D	$178.6	5,300(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Number of shares includes 5,164 restricted stock units previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in installments in July of 2025 through January of 2029 (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date).

	/s/ To-Anh Nguyen, Attorney-in-Fact	06/25/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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