Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Srouji Johny
  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
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1 INFINITE LOOP
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/15/2017
(Street)

CUPERTINO, CA 95014
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 10/15/2017   M   34,039 A (1) (2) 104,397 D  
Common Stock (3) 10/15/2017   F   17,077 D $ 156.99 87,320 D  
Common Stock               475 I By Child
Common Stock               475 I By Child
Common Stock               475 I By the Reporting Person as Custodian for Child
Common Stock               91 I By Trust

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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) 10/01/2017   A V 64,885     (4)   (4) Common Stock 64,885 $ 0 64,885 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (1) 10/15/2017   A   63,699     (5)   (5) Common Stock 63,699 $ 0 63,699 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (1) (2) 10/15/2017   M     13,448   (6)   (6) Common Stock 13,448 (1) (2) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (1) (2) 10/15/2017   M     9,307   (7)   (7) Common Stock 9,307 (1) (2) 18,614 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (1) (2) 10/15/2017   M     11,284   (8)   (8) Common Stock 11,284 (1) (2) 45,134 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Srouji Johny
1 INFINITE LOOP
CUPERTINO, CA 95014
      Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Sam Whittington, Attorney-in-Fact for Johny Srouji   10/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock.
(2) This transaction represents the settlement of restricted stock units in shares of common stock on their scheduled vesting date.
(3) Shares withheld by Apple to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units. No shares were sold.
(4) Vesting of these restricted stock units depends on Apple's relative total shareholder return from the first day of Apple's fiscal 2018 and ending with the last day of Apple's fiscal 2020. The "target" number of restricted stock units is reported. Between 0% and 200% of the target number of units may vest on October 1, 2020, with the vesting percentage determined based on actual performance.
(5) These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest as to one-third of the units on each of April 1, 2020, April 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022.
(6) This award was granted on October 7, 2013. 12.5% of the award vested on April 15, 2014 and the remaining restricted stock units vested 12.5% in semi-annual installments over the four-year period ending October 15, 2017.
(7) This award was granted on October 10, 2014. 12.5% of the award vested on April 15, 2015 and the remaining restricted stock units vest 12.5% in semi-annual installments over the four-year period ending October 15, 2018, assuming continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
(8) This award was granted on October 5, 2015. 12.5% of the award vested on April 15, 2016 and the remaining restricted stock units vest 12.5% in semi-annual installments over the four-year period ending October 15, 2019, assuming continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

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