SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: September 24, 1997
Date of earliest
event reported: September 16, 1997
Apple Computer, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 0-10030 94-2404110
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Number) Identification No.)
1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 996-1010
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Exhibit Index on Page 4
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INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
Items 1 through 4, 6 and 8 Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Events.
(i) Reference is made to the press release issued to the public by the
registrant on September 16, 1997, the text of which is attached hereto as an
exhibit, for a description of the events reported pursuant to this Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1. Text of press release dated September 16, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
By:/S/ Fred D. Anderson
Fred D. Anderson,
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Date: September 24, 1997
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Document Page
99.1 Text of Press Release dated
September 16, 1997 5
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Apple Names Steve Jobs Interim CEO
Cupertino, Calif.--Sept. 16, 1997--At its first
regularly scheduled meeting last week, Apple's
new Board of Directors formalized the role of
Steve Jobs by naming him interim Chief
Executive Officer of the Company until a new
CEO is named.
At this meeting, the Board of Directors also
met with its executive recruiter, John Thompson
of Heidrick & Struggles, to review the status
of its search for a CEO. The Board expects that
a new CEO will be named before the end of the
year.
Jobs, Apple's co-founder and newly appointed
member of the Board, has been serving as an
advisor to Apple's Board and executive
management team for several months.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal
computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II, and reinvented the personal computer in the
1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now
recommitted to its original mission - to bring
the best personal computing products and
support to students, educators, designers,
scientists, engineers, businesspersons and
consumers in over 140 countries around the
world.
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PRESS INFORMATION CONTACT
Katie Cotton
Apple Computer, Inc.
(408) 974-7269
email: katiec@apple.com
Russell Brady
Apple Computer, Inc.
(408) 974-6877
email: brady2@apple.com
Michael Rosenfelt
Power Computing
(512) 388-6705
email: miker@powercc.comP
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Apple's home page on the World Wide Web:
http://www.apple.com/
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Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, and Mac OS are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional
company and product names may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of the individual companies and
are respectfully acknowledged.
Copyright 1997 Apple Computer, Inc.
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