# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000006951
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-162237
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 9601
**Document Hash:** b5edcf91208cef0a5fead5f33ad46e02
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-162237.hdr.sgml**: 20250722

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-162237

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250718

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250722

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250722

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000006951
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 941655526
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DC
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1026

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-06920
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251138701

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3050 BOWERS AVE
- **CITY:** SANTA CLARA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95054-3299
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4085635300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3050 BOWERS AVE
- **CITY:** SANTA CLARA
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95054-3299

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** APPLIED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19730319

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### 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): July 18, 2025

## Applied Materials, Inc.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **000-06920** | **94-1655526** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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#### 3050 Bowers Avenue

#### P.O. Box 58039

#### Santa Clara, CA 95052-8039

#### (Address of principal executive offices)

#### Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 727-5555

#### N/A

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol** | **Name of Each Exchange**<br> **on Which Registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | AMAT | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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#### Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 18, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Applied Materials, Inc. ("Applied" or the "Company") elected James R. Anderson to the Board and the Board's Strategy and Investment Committee, effective immediately.

Mr. Anderson will receive the standard compensation payable to non-employee directors of the Board, consisting of: (1) an annual retainer of $100,000 (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year), (2) an additional annual retainer of $10,000 for his service on the Strategy and Investment Committee (prorated based on his service during the fiscal year) and (3) an automatic grant of a number of restricted stock units equal to $240,000, divided by the market value of Applied common stock on the date of his appointment, and prorated based on the period beginning on the date of Mr. Anderson's appointment and ending on the scheduled date of the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in full on March 1, 2026, subject to Mr. Anderson's continued service as a director through that date.

Mr. Anderson will enter into the Company's standard form of directors' indemnification agreement with Applied, pursuant to which the Company agrees to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and subject to certain conditions to advance expenses in connection with proceedings as described in the indemnification agreement.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Anderson and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director. Mr. Anderson has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

#### Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Applied's press release, dated July 22, 2025, announcing the election of Mr. Anderson to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing of Applied under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

#### Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

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|:---|:---|
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 99.1 | [Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc., dated July 22, 2025](d65774dex991.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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#### 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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | Applied Materials, Inc.<br> (Registrant) | Applied Materials, Inc.<br> (Registrant) |
| Dated: July 22, 2025 |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ Teri A. Little |
|  |  | Teri A. Little<br> *Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary* |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**![LOGO](g65774dsp4.jpg)

**Applied Materials Appoints Jim Anderson to Board of Directors** 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 22, 2025 – Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jim Anderson to serve on its board of directors. Mr. Anderson brings over 25 years of experience in the technology sector and semiconductor ecosystem. Mr. Anderson has also been appointed to the board's Strategy and Investment Committee.

"We are excited to welcome Jim to our board," said Tom Iannotti, Chairman of the Board. "Jim's extensive experience in innovation-driven technology businesses will be invaluable as we scale Applied Materials and address the tremendous opportunities ahead."

Mr. Anderson has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Coherent Corp., a global leader in photonics for the datacenter, communications and industrial markets, since June 2024. He previously served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation since 2018. Prior to joining Lattice, Mr. Anderson was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Computing and Graphics Business Group at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Prior to that, he held a broad range of leadership positions spanning general management, engineering, sales, marketing and corporate strategy at companies including Intel, Broadcom (formerly Avago Technologies Limited) and LSI Corporation.

Mr. Anderson sits on the Americas Executive Board for the MIT Sloan School of Management and the US-Japan Business Council. Mr. Anderson earned an MBA and Master of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota.

**About Applied Materials** 

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) is the leader in materials engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor and advanced display in the world. The technology we create is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation chips. At Applied, we push the boundaries of science and engineering to deliver material innovation that changes the world. Learn more at <u>www.appliedmaterials.com</u>.

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