Applied Materials, Inc. recently announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share payable on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 13, 2012 to stockholders of record as of August 23, 2012.Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the world. At Applied Materials, we turn today's innovations into the industries of tomorrow.
