Applied Materials CAO Adam Sanders Sells $395K in Common Stock
APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
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Filing Summary
# Insider Transaction Alert: Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
**Insider:** Sanders Adam (Corp. Controller & CAO)
**Transaction:** Open Market Sale (Code S)
**Shares Sold:** 725 shares @ $544.562
**Total Value:** $394,807.45
**Remaining Holdings:** 3,181 shares (including 3,010 unvested RSUs)
**Filing Date:** October 5, 2026
Comprehensive Analysis
Executive Summary
On October 5, 2026, Adam Sanders, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), filed a Form 4 disclosing two transactions involving AMAT common stock:
- Tax Withholding (Code F): On October 1, 2026, 269 shares were surrendered at $529.30 per share ($142,381.70 total) to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs).
- Open Market Sale (Code S): On October 2, 2026, Sanders sold 725 shares on the open market at an average price of $544.562 per share, generating gross proceeds of $394,807.45.
Following these dispositions, Sanders directly holds 3,181 shares of AMAT common stock, which includes 3,010 unvested RSUs scheduled to vest in installments between January 2027 and January 2030.
Transaction Significance
The transaction is assessed as Low Significance. The sale represents standard post-vesting equity management by an accounting officer, with a total open-market transaction value below $400,000. Such transactions are typical for executive compensation liquidity and do not indicate a broader shift in company fundamentals.
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