Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

April 30, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

 

LOGO

Apple Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California   001-36743   94-2404110
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Apple Park Way

Cupertino, California 95014

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(408) 996-1010

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 30, 2018, the Superior Court of the State of California for Santa Clara County entered an order providing for preliminary approval of a settlement of In re Apple Inc. E-Book Derivative Litigation Case No. 1-14-CV-269543. In its order, the Court also approved the form of notice of the settlement, and set a hearing date of July 20, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the settlement, and the request for payment of attorneys’ fees and expenses to plaintiffs’ counsel, the service awards to plaintiffs, and any such other matters as may be appropriate.

As required by the Court’s order, a copy of the Notice of Proposed Settlement and Settlement Hearing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit Description

99.1    Notice of Proposed Settlement and Settlement Hearing


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 7, 2018     Apple Inc.
    By:   /s/ Gene D. Levoff
      Gene D. Levoff
      Secretary