Applied Materials Inc: Corp. controller & CAO Adam Sanders sold 994 shares

What happened Adam Sanders, corp. controller & CAO, reported dispositions of company stock: 269 shares were withheld to cover tax withholding obligations on Oct 1, 2026, at $529.30 for $142,382, and 725 shares were sold in an open-market transaction on Oct 2, 2026, at $544.56 for $394,807, totaling $537,189.

Key details

• Transaction dates and prices: Oct 1, 2026 — 269 shares at $529.30 (tax withholding); Oct 2, 2026 — 725 shares at $544.56 (open market sale).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported on this filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — 269 shares were automatically withheld upon vesting of restricted stock units to cover tax withholding obligations in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. F2 — the reported number includes 3,010 restricted stock units previously reported that will convert one-for-one into common stock upon vesting in installments in Jan 2027 through Jan 2030, subject to continued employment.
• Filing timeliness: filing date Oct 5, 2026; the filing does not indicate that it was late.

Why it may matter

• The Oct 1 disposition was a tax withholding event tied to vesting of restricted stock units; that portion was not an open-market sale. The Oct 2 disposition was an open-market sale.
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.