Karsner Alexander 4
4 · APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE · Filed Mar 13, 2026
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Applied Materials (AMAT) Director Alexander Karsner Receives RSU Award
What Happened Alexander Karsner, a non-employee director of Applied Materials, was granted 741 restricted stock units (RSUs) on March 12, 2026. The award price is listed as $0.00 (i.e., an RSU grant, not an open-market purchase); the RSUs convert one-for-one into Applied Materials common shares upon vesting. Vesting is scheduled for March 1, 2027, subject to continued service as a director.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-03-12 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-13).
- Transaction type/code: A — Award/Grant of 741 RSUs at $0.00.
- Vesting: RSUs convert 1-for-1 to common shares; scheduled vest date 2027-03-01 (subject to continued service). (Footnote: automatic annual grant under the company’s Employee Stock Incentive Plan.)
- Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in this filing.
- Timeliness: Filing appears timely (reported the next day).
Context
- This is a routine director compensation grant (not a purchase or sale) and thus is generally a compensation/retention event rather than a direct market sentiment signal.
- RSUs are restricted until they vest; they are not immediately tradable shares.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Karsner Alexander
Director
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-12+741→ 16,849 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents automatic annual grant of restricted stock units to a non-employee member of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Applied Materials, Inc. ("Applied") Employee Stock Incentive Plan. These restricted stock units will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur on March 1, 2027 (subject to continued service as a director through the vesting date).
Signature
/s/ To-Anh Nguyen, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-03-13