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1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 15 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Commission File Number: 0-6920 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 3050 Bowers Avenue Santa Clara, California 95054 (408) 727-5555 ------------------------------------------------------ (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) Common Stock Purchase Rights ------------------------------------------------------ (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ------------------------------------------------------ (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains) Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports: Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [X] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [ ] Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: None Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Applied Materials, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person. DATE: July 2, 1999 BY: /s/ Joseph J. Sweeney ------------------------------------ Joseph J. Sweeney Vice President, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property