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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
APPLIED MATERIALS®
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
2881 SCOTT BLVD.
PO BOX 58039, M/S 2064
SANTA CLARA, CA 95052-8039
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Stockholders
For Holders as of: January 12, 2010
Date: March 9, 2010 Time: 8:00 a.m. Local Time
Location: Applied Materials, Inc. Offices
28 Xinxi Road
Xi’an Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
Xi’an, Shaanxi Province
People’s Republic of China 710075
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Voting Items
Election of Directors - Proposal 1
1. To elect eleven directors to serve for a one-year term and until their successors have been elected and qualified.
The Board recommends a vote FOR the following:
01) Aart J. de Geus 07) Dennis D. Powell
02) Stephen R. Forrest 08) Willem P. Roelandts
03) Thomas J. Iannotti 09) James E. Rogers
04) Susan M. James 10) Michael R. Splinter
05) Alexander A. Karsner 11) Robert H. Swan
06) Gerhard H. Parker
Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Proposal 2
The Board recommends a vote FOR the following proposal:
2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as Applied Materials’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010.
NOTE: Voting items may also include such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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