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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-074868
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20190314
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190314

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36743
		FILM NUMBER:		19681549

	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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:15pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:17pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)&nbsp;OF THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:21pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Apple Inc.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>California</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">94-2404110</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>One Apple Park Way</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Cupertino, California</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="center"><B>to be so registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Name of each exchange on which</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="center"><B>each class is to be registered</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>1.000% Notes due 2022</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1.375% Notes due 2024</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>0.875% Notes due 2025</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1.625% Notes due 2026</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>2.000% Notes due 2027</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1.375% Notes due 2029</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>3.050% Notes due 2029</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>3.600% Notes due 2042</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9746;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">If this form relates to
the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;</FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which
this form relates: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>(if applicable) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act: </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="justify"><B>Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The securities to be registered hereby consist of (i) 1.000% Notes due 2022; (ii) 1.375% Notes due 2024; (iii) 0.875% Notes due 2025; (iv) 1.625% Notes
due 2026; (v) 2.000% Notes due 2027; (vi) 1.375% Notes due 2029; (vii) 3.050% Notes due 2029; and (viii) 3.600% Notes due 2042 of Apple Inc., a California corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), each issued pursuant to the indenture dated as
of April&nbsp;29, 2013, between the Company and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;). A copy of the Indenture is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 hereto. The form of each
series of notes is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5, respectively, hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">For the debt securities consisting of
(i) 1.000% Notes due 2022; (ii) 1.375% Notes due 2024; (iii) 1.625% Notes due 2026; (iv) 2.000% Notes due 2027; (v) 3.050% Notes due 2029; and (vi) 3.600% Notes due 2042, the Company incorporates the information required by this item by reference to
the information contained in the section captioned &#147;Description of the Debt Securities&#148; in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3ASR</FONT> (Registration
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-188191),</FONT> as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) on April&nbsp;29, 2013, including the prospectus contained therein, as supplemented by the
sections captioned &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; and &#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148; or &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,&#148; as applicable, in (a)&nbsp;with respect to the 1.000% Notes due
2022 and the 1.625% Notes due 2026, a prospectus supplement dated November&nbsp;4, 2014, (b) with respect to the 3.050% Notes due 2029 and the 3.600% Notes due 2042, a prospectus supplement dated July&nbsp;24, 2015, and (c)&nbsp;with respect to the
1.375% Notes due 2024 and the 2.000% Notes due 2027, a prospectus supplement dated September&nbsp;10, 2015, in each case, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">For the debt securities consisting of (i) 0.875% Notes due 2025 and (ii) 1.375% Notes due 2029, the Company incorporates the information required by this
item by reference to the information contained in the section captioned &#147;Description of the Debt Securities&#148; in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3ASR</FONT> (Registration <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-210983),</FONT> as filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;28, 2016, including the prospectus contained therein, as supplemented by the sections captioned &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; and &#147;Certain
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148; in a prospectus supplement dated May&nbsp;17, 2017, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">In accordance with the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A,</FONT> copies of all constituent instruments defining the rights of the
holders of each class of debt securities are filed as exhibits hereto. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000119312513179942/d527270dex41.htm">Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;
29, 2013 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-188191)</FONT> filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;29, 2013). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000119312514406296/d816414dex41.htm">Officer&#146;s Certificate of the Company, dated
as of November&nbsp;10, 2014, including forms of global notes representing the 1.000% Note due 2022 and 1.625% Note due 2026 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-10030)</FONT> filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;10, 2014). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000119312515273023/d12789dex41.htm">Officer&#146;s Certificate of the Company, dated
 as of July&nbsp;31, 2015, including forms of global notes representing the 3.050% Note due 2029 and 3.600% Note due 2042 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36743)</FONT> filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;31, 2015). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000119312515322466/d31615dex41.htm">Officer&#146;s Certificate of the Company, dated
 as of September&nbsp;17, 2015, including forms of global notes representing the 1.375% Note due 2024 and 2.000% Note due 2027 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36743)</FONT> filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;17, 2015). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000119312517181867/d583637dex41.htm">Officer&#146;s Certificate of the Company, dated
as of May&nbsp;24, 2017, including forms of global notes representing the 0.875% Note due 2025 and 1.375% Note due 2029 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36743)</FONT> filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;24, 2017). </A></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dated: March&nbsp;14, 2019</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Apple Inc. </TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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