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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;18, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>Form&nbsp;S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>APPLE COMPUTER,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>CALIFORNIA<BR>
(State of other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>94-2404110<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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One Infinite Loop<BR>
Cupertino, California 95014<BR>
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Nancy R. Heinen</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
General Counsel<BR>
Apple Computer,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
One Infinite Loop, M/S 301-4CL<BR>
Cupertino, California 95014<BR>
(408)&nbsp;996-1010<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Average<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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Offering<BR>
Price(3)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="34%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, no par value</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;Newly reserved under 1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$23.215</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$116,075,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$29,018.75</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;429 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the prospectus relating to this Registration statement also relates to
shares registered under Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statements Nos. 033-53895, 333-07437, 333-23725, 333-60455 and 333-37012. A
total of 38,000,000 shares issuable under the 1998 Executive Officer Stock plan and its predecessors, the 1990 Stock Option Plan and the 1981 Stock Option Plan, have been previously registered under
the Securities Act.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the filing fee on the basis of $23.215 per share, which represents the average of the high and
low prices of the Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ National Market for May&nbsp;14, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457 solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. Amount of the Registration Fee was calculated pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and was determined by multiplying the aggregate offering amount by .000250. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II    <BR>    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"): </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;30, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended December&nbsp;30, 2000;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Exchange
Act</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), since September&nbsp;30, 2000; and </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, also shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;317 of the California General Corporations Law (the "CGCL") authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to
grant, indemnity to directors and officers who are parties or are threatened to be made parties to any proceeding (with certain exceptions) by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of
the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the proceeding if that person acted in good faith and in a manner
the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation. Section&nbsp;204 of the CGCL provides that this limitation on liability has no effect on a director's liability if
(i)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best
interests of the corporation or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a director derived an improper
personal benefit, (iv)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director's duty to the corporation or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or
should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director's duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the corporation or its shareholders, (v)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that constitute
an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the corporation or its shareholders, (vi)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;310 of the CGCL (concerning contracts
or transactions between the corporation and a director) or (vii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;316 of the CGCL (directors' liability for improper dividends, loans and guarantees). Section&nbsp;317
does not extend to acts or omissions of a director in his capacity as an officer. Further, Section&nbsp;317 has no effect on claims arising under federal or state securities laws and </FONT></P>

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does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to the Company's shareholders for any violation of a director's fiduciary duty to the Company or its
shareholders. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
accordance with Section&nbsp;317, the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Articles"), of the Company limit the liability of a director to the Company or its
shareholders for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under California law. The Articles further authorize the Company to
provide indemnification to its agents (including officers and directors), subject to the limitations set forth above. The Articles and the Company's By-Laws further provide for
indemnification of corporate agents to the maximum extent permitted by the CGCL. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the authority provided in the Articles, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors, indemnifying them
against certain potential liabilities that may arise as a result of their service to the Company, and providing for certain other protection. </FONT></P>

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Company also maintains insurance policies which insure its officers and directors against certain liabilities. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, the Articles, the By-Laws and the agreements referred to above and are qualified in
their entirety by reference thereto. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered hereby.</FONT></TD>
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10.A.51</FONT></TD>
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1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan, as amended through April 19, 2001</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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23.3</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The
Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
offering thereof; and </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cupertino, County of
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/s/ Fred D. Anderson</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Fred D. Anderson<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Steven P. Jobs, Fred D. Anderson and Nancy
R. Heinen, and each of them individually and without the others, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities to sign any
amendments to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of
said attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/Steven P. Jobs</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Steven P. Jobs</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="40%"><FONT SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Fred D. Anderson</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Fred D. Anderson</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Gareth C. C. Chang</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Gareth C. C. Chang</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ William V. Campbell</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William V. Campbell</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Millard S. Drexler</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Millard S. Drexler</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Arthur D. Levinson</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Arthur D. Levinson</FONT></TD>
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May 18, 2001</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered hereby.</FONT></TD>
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10.A.51</FONT></TD>
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1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan, as amended through April 19, 2001</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant.</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on page II-4)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2001
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA
(State of other jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
94-2404110
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Infinite Loop
Cupertino, California 95014
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Nancy R. Heinen
General Counsel
Apple Computer, Inc.
One Infinite Loop, M/S 301-4CL
Cupertino, California 95014
(408) 996-1010
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Average
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(3)
Amount of
Registration
Fee(3)
Common Stock, no par value
—Newly reserved under 1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan
5,000,000 shares
$23.215
$116,075,000
$29,018.75
(1)
Pursuant
to Rule 429 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the prospectus relating to this Registration statement also relates to
shares registered under Form S-8 Registration Statements Nos. 033-53895, 333-07437, 333-23725, 333-60455 and 333-37012. A
total of 38,000,000 shares issuable under the 1998 Executive Officer Stock plan and its predecessors, the 1990 Stock Option Plan and the 1981 Stock Option Plan, have been previously registered under
the Securities Act.
(2)
Estimated
in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the filing fee on the basis of $23.215 per share, which represents the average of the high and
low prices of the Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ National Market for May 14, 2001.
(3)
Estimated
pursuant to Rule 457 solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. Amount of the Registration Fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and was determined by multiplying the aggregate offering amount by .000250.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The
Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000;
(b)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 30, 2000;
(c)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001;
(d)
All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange
Act
"), since September 30, 2000; and
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, also shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 317 of the California General Corporations Law (the "CGCL") authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to
grant, indemnity to directors and officers who are parties or are threatened to be made parties to any proceeding (with certain exceptions) by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of
the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the proceeding if that person acted in good faith and in a manner
the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation. Section 204 of the CGCL provides that this limitation on liability has no effect on a director's liability if
(i) for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) for acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best
interests of the corporation or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper
personal benefit, (iv) for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director's duty to the corporation or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or
should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director's duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the corporation or its shareholders, (v) for acts or omissions that constitute
an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the corporation or its shareholders, (vi) under Section 310 of the CGCL (concerning contracts
or transactions between the corporation and a director) or (vii) under Section 316 of the CGCL (directors' liability for improper dividends, loans and guarantees). Section 317
does not extend to acts or omissions of a director in his capacity as an officer. Further, Section 317 has no effect on claims arising under federal or state securities laws and
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does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to the Company's shareholders for any violation of a director's fiduciary duty to the Company or its
shareholders.
In
accordance with Section 317, the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Articles"), of the Company limit the liability of a director to the Company or its
shareholders for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under California law. The Articles further authorize the Company to
provide indemnification to its agents (including officers and directors), subject to the limitations set forth above. The Articles and the Company's By-Laws further provide for
indemnification of corporate agents to the maximum extent permitted by the CGCL.
Pursuant
to the authority provided in the Articles, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors, indemnifying them
against certain potential liabilities that may arise as a result of their service to the Company, and providing for certain other protection.
The
Company also maintains insurance policies which insure its officers and directors against certain liabilities.
The
foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of the statute, the Articles, the By-Laws and the agreements referred to above and are qualified in
their entirety by reference thereto.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.11
Form of Option Agreement
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered hereby.
10.A.51
1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan, as amended through April 19, 2001
23.1
Consent of counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.3
Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page II-4).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The
Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; and
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof; and
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b) The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cupertino, County of
Santa Clara, State of California, on the 18th day of May 2001.
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
By:
/s/ Fred D. Anderson
Fred D. Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Steven P. Jobs, Fred D. Anderson and Nancy
R. Heinen, and each of them individually and without the others, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities to sign any
amendments to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of
said attorneys-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/Steven P. Jobs
Steven P. Jobs
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
May 18, 2001
/s/ Fred D. Anderson
Fred D. Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
May 18, 2001
/s/ Gareth C. C. Chang
Gareth C. C. Chang
Director
May 18, 2001
/s/ William V. Campbell
William V. Campbell
Director
May 18, 2001
/s/ Millard S. Drexler
Millard S. Drexler
Director
May 18, 2001
/s/ Lawrence J. Ellison
Lawrence J. Ellison
Director
May 18, 2001
/s/ Arthur D. Levinson
Arthur D. Levinson
Director
May 18, 2001
/s/ Jerome B. York
Jerome B. York
Director
May 18, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
Page No.
4.11
Form of Option Agreement
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered hereby.
10.A.51
1998 Executive Officer Stock Plan, as amended through April 19, 2001
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3
Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Registrant.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on page II-4)
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