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<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Note 21
Subsequent Events</font></b>
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On March 8, 2010, Applied’s Board of Directors
approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.07 per
share, payable on June 16, 2010 to stockholders of record
as of May 26, 2010. Applied’s Board of Directors also
approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing up to $2
billion in repurchases over the next three years ending in March
2013.
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