UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2010
Applied Materials, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-06920 | 94-1655526 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3050 Bowers Avenue P.O. Box 58039 Santa Clara, CA |
95052-8039 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 727-5555
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Applied Materials, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on March 9, 2010. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of such voting are set forth below:
Proposal 1: Election of 11 directors to serve for a one-year term and until their successors have been elected and qualified:
| Name of Director |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Aart J. de Geus |
963,145,231 | 14,276,897 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Stephen R. Forrest |
963,602,135 | 13,819,992 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Thomas J. Iannotti |
962,727,267 | 14,694,861 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Susan M. James |
961,147,033 | 16,275,094 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Alexander A. Karsner |
962,332,579 | 15,089,548 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Gerhard H. Parker |
963,802,508 | 13,619,619 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Dennis D. Powell |
959,880,149 | 17,541,979 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Willem P. Roelandts |
963,212,664 | 14,209,463 | 174,764,638 | |||
| James E. Rogers |
658,152,645 | 319,269,482 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Michael R. Splinter |
934,120,589 | 43,301,538 | 174,764,638 | |||
| Robert H. Swan |
963,278,305 | 14,143,823 | 174,764,638 |
All director nominees were duly elected.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Applied Materials’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 1,138,276,755 | 10,847,408 | 3,062,602 | 0 |
Proposal 2 was approved.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Applied Materials, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Dated: March 12, 2010 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ JOSEPH J. SWEENEY | |||||
| Joseph J. Sweeney Senior Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||