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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                          LANGUAGE RE: ISRAEL EXEMPTION


        Applied Materials, Inc. has obtained from the Securities Authority of
the State of Israel an exemption from the obligation to publish this prospectus
in the manner required pursuant to the prevailing laws of the State of Israel.
Nothing in such exemption of the Securities Authority of the State of Israel
shall be construed as authenticating the matters contained in this prospectus or
as an approval of their reliability or adequacy or an expression of opinion as
to the quality of the securities hereby offered.