Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ternus John 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Apple Inc. [AAPL] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE APPLE PARK WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) CUPERTINO, CA 95014 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 34,155 D(1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	22,159	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	38,938	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	58,408	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	43,901	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	43,901	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(8)	(8)	Common Stock	48,932	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(9)	(9)	Common Stock	48,932	(3)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ternus John ONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO, CA 95014	X		CEO

Signatures

/s/ Sam Whittington, Attorney-in-Fact for John Ternus		09/01/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	These shares are held through Mr. Ternus' trust.
(2)	This restricted stock unit ("RSU") award was granted September 25, 2022. 22,159 RSUs subject to the award vested on each of April 1, 2025, and April 1, 2026. 22,159 RSUs are scheduled to vest on April 1, 2027, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreement.
(3)	Each RSU represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Apple Inc.'s ("Apple's") common stock.
(4)	This RSU award was granted October 1, 2023. 19,470 RSUs subject to the award vested on April 1, 2026. 19,469 RSUs are scheduled to vest on each of April 1, 2027, and April 1, 2028, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreement.
(5)	This performance-based RSU award was granted October 1, 2023, and is scheduled to vest on October 1, 2026, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreement. The "target" number of RSUs is reported. Between 0% and 200% of the target number of units may vest based on Apple's relative total shareholder return from the first day of Apple's fiscal year 2024 and ending with the last day of Apple's fiscal year 2026.
(6)	This RSU award was granted September 29, 2024, and is scheduled to vest as to one-third of the units on each of April 1, 2027, April 1, 2028, and April 1, 2029, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreement.
(7)	This performance-based RSU award was granted September 29, 2024, and is scheduled to vest on October 1, 2027, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreement. The "target" number of RSUs is reported. Between 0% and 200% of the target number of units may vest based on Apple's relative total shareholder return from the first day of Apple's fiscal year 2025 and ending with the last day of Apple's fiscal year 2027.
(8)	This RSU award was granted September 28, 2025, and is scheduled to vest as to one-third of the units on each of April 1, 2028, April 1, 2029, and April 1, 2030, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreement.
(9)	This performance-based RSU award was granted September 28, 2025, and is scheduled to vest on October 1, 2028, subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying award agreement. The "target" number of RSUs is reported. Between 0% and 200% of the target number of units may vest based on Apple's relative total shareholder return from the first day of Apple's fiscal year 2026 and ending with the last day of Apple's fiscal year 2028.
Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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