Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Applied Materials, Inc. (the "Company") was held on March 9, 2023 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders cast their votes on six proposals, as set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors.





Name of Nominee             For            Against         Abstain       Broker Non-Votes
Rani Borkar              641,625,411        2,278,993       875,180             87,375,529
Judy Bruner              617,265,731       26,629,021       884,832             87,375,529
Xun (Eric) Chen          640,588,645        3,341,808       849,131             87,375,529
Aart J. de Geus          634,049,276        9,830,515       899,793             87,375,529
Gary E. Dickerson        639,030,257        4,910,268       839,059             87,375,529
Thomas J. Iannotti       597,829,210       46,076,371       874,003             87,375,529
Alexander A. Karsner     614,121,121       29,738,895       919,568             87,375,529
Kevin P. March           641,730,187        2,136,874       912,523             87,375,529
Yvonne McGill            635,622,548        8,279,792       877,244             87,375,529
Scott A. McGregor        641,271,719        2,637,146       870,719             87,375,529

Each of the ten nominees was elected to serve as a director for a one-year term and until he or she is succeeded by another qualified director who has been elected, or, if earlier, until his or her death, resignation or removal.



   Proposal 2. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the
               Company's Named Executive Officers for Fiscal Year 2022.



                                         Broker
    For        Against      Abstain    Non-Votes
595,938,579   46,750,557   2,090,448   87,375,529

The compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, was approved on an advisory basis.

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    Proposal 3. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Holding an
                Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.



 One Year     Two Years   Three Years   Abstain
635,872,904    807,056     7,142,735    956,889

The Company's shareholders indicated their preference, on an advisory basis, for the advisory vote on executive compensation to be held every year. The Company has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of such advisory votes, or until the Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency for such votes is in the best interests of the Company's shareholders.



    Proposal 4. Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's
                Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year
                2023.



    For        Against      Abstain
717,522,697   13,506,157   1,126,259

The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 was ratified.



  Proposal 5. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting.



                                          Broker
    For         Against      Abstain    Non-Votes
324,058,307   319,236,286   1,484,991   87,375,529

The shareholder proposal requesting that the Board take steps to give the owners of 10% of the Company's outstanding common stock the power to call a special shareholder meeting was approved, and the Company's Board of Directors will take it under consideration.

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    Proposal 6. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Executive Compensation Program and
                Policy.



                                         Broker
   For         Against      Abstain    Non-Votes
62,097,687   576,813,728   5,868,169   87,375,529

The shareholder proposal to improve the executive compensation program and policy to include the CEO pay ratio factor was not approved.

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