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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0303 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 10/21/10 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 320193 |
| Issuer Name: APPLE INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: AAPL |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1255995 |
| | Owner Name: RAFAEL BETSY |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 1 INFINITE LOOP |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: CUPERTINO |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 95014 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: VP, Corporate Controller |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/21/10 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 7,135 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 313.1795 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 312 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Betsy E. Rafael |
| Signature Date: 10/25/10 |
