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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Papermaster Mark D   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) 04/24/2010 (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 04/24/2010   M   18,750 A (1) 18,926 D   Common Stock (2) 04/24/2010   F   8,384 D $ 270.83 10,542 D   Common Stock (3) 04/26/2010   S   1,500 D $ 268.7 (4) 9,042 D   Common Stock (3) 04/26/2010   S   4,500 D $ 270.12 (5) 4,542 D   Common Stock (3) 04/26/2010   S   2,000 D $ 271.27 (6) 2,542 D

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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)

04/24/2010

M

18,750

04/24/2010(7)

04/24/2013

Common Stock

18,750

(1)

56,250

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/ Mark D. Papermaster		04/27/2010
**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 (1) share of common stock. This transaction represents the settlement of vested restricted stock units in shares of common stock.
(2)	Shares withheld by Registrant to satisfy minimum statutory withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units.
(3)	These transactions were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on February 16, 2010.
(4)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $268.46 to $269.17; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sales 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, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(5)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $269.50 to $270.35; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sales 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, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(6)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $270.83 to $271.43; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sales 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, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(7)	This restricted stock unit award was granted on April 24, 2009 and vests in annual installments over four years, beginning on April 24, 2010.

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