Maestri Luca Form 4 APPLE / Luca Maestri ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Maestri Luca

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE APPLE PARK WAY

(Street)

CUPERTINO CA 95014

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLE INC [ AAPL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President, CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/01/2018		M		77,062	A	(1)	140,437(2)	D
Common Stock(3)	04/01/2018		F		37,940	D	$167.78	102,497	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	04/01/2018		M			40,954	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	40,954	(1)	40,954	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	04/01/2018		M			36,108	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	36,108	(1)	72,215	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. This transaction represents the settlement of restricted stock units in shares of common stock on their scheduled vesting date.

2. The number of securities reported reflects the acquisition on January 31, 2018 of 167 shares of Apple Inc.'s common stock pursuant to the Apple Inc. Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") for the ESPP purchase period of August 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018.

3. Shares withheld by Apple to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units. No shares were sold.

4. This award was granted on October 17, 2014. 40,955 restricted stock units subject to the award vested on April 1, 2017, 40,954 restricted stock units vested on April 1, 2018, and 40,954 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on April 1, 2019, assuming continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

5. This award was granted on October 5, 2015. 36,108 restricted stock units subject to the award vested on April 1, 2018, 36,108 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on April 1, 2019, and 36,107 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on April 1, 2020, assuming continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sam Whittington, Attorney-in-Fact for Luca Maestri	04/03/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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