Shareholder Vote

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 February 23, 2021 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       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:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share   AAPL   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 1.000% Notes due 2022   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 1.375% Notes due 2024   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 0.000% Notes due 2025   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 0.875% Notes due 2025   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 1.625% Notes due 2026   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 2.000% Notes due 2027   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 1.375% Notes due 2029   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 3.050% Notes due 2029   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 0.500% Notes due 2031   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 3.600% Notes due 2042   —   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC     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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Apple Inc. was held on February 23, 2021. At the Annual Meeting, Apple’s shareholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as described below.   1. The individuals listed below were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors of Apple until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:        For      Against      Abstained      Broker Non-Vote   James Bell      9,708,866,652        72,111,065        29,746,366        3,536,704,458   Tim Cook      9,634,029,153        160,024,782        16,670,148        3,536,704,458   Al Gore      9,186,546,702        601,015,496        23,161,885        3,536,704,458   Andrea Jung      9,065,855,420        717,239,408        27,629,255        3,536,704,458   Art Levinson      9,230,840,902        551,935,547        27,947,634        3,536,704,458   Monica Lozano      9,722,139,317        59,330,799        29,253,967        3,536,704,458   Ron Sugar      8,885,188,331        894,011,726        31,524,026        3,536,704,458   Sue Wagner      9,590,064,988        192,080,034        28,579,061        3,536,704,458     2. A management proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was approved.   For   Against   Abstained 13,148,792,411   153,657,833   44,978,297   3. An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation was approved.   For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-Vote 9,254,006,580   499,113,309   57,604,194   3,536,704,458   4. A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments” was not approved.   For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-Vote 3,320,476,647   6,394,730,252   95,517,184   3,536,704,458   5. A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proposal to Improve Executive Compensation Program” was not approved.   For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-Vote 539,512,386   9,141,454,196   129,757,501   3,536,704,458 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: February 24, 2021     Apple Inc.     By:   /s/ Katherine Adams       Katherine Adams       Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary