<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000320193-18-000076.txt : 20180511
<SEC-HEADER>0000320193-18-000076.hdr.sgml : 20180511
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180511183243
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000320193-18-000076
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180509
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180511
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180511

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LEVINSON ARTHUR D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001214128

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36743
		FILM NUMBER:		18828259

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O GENENTECH INC
		STREET 2:		1 DNA WAY MS 49
		CITY:			SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94080-4990

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000320193
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS [3571]
		IRS NUMBER:				942404110
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE APPLE PARK WAY
		CITY:			CUPERTINO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(408) 996-1010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE APPLE PARK WAY
		CITY:			CUPERTINO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95014

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APPLE COMPUTER INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970808
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <otherText></otherText>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-05-09</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>35000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2018-08-14</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $185.875 to $186.125; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, Apple, or a security holder of Apple.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Sam Whittington, Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur D. Levinson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-05-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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