On February 9, 2017, Apple Inc. (“Apple”) consummated the issuance and sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Apple’s
Floating Rate Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Floating Rate Notes”), $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Apple’s Floating Rate Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Floating Rate Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
Apple’s Floating Rate Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Floating Rate Notes” and, together with the 2019 Floating Rate Notes and the 2020 Floating Rate Notes, the “Floating Rate Notes”), $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of Apple’s 1.550% Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Apple’s 1.900% Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
Apple’s 2.500% Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Apple’s 3.000% Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Fixed Rate Notes”), $2,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
Apple’s 3.350% Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Fixed Rate Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Apple’s 4.250% Notes due 2047 (the “2047 Fixed Rate Notes” and, together with the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes,
the 2020 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2022 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2024 Fixed Rate Notes and the 2027 Fixed Rate Notes, the “Fixed Rate Notes”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) dated February 2,
2017 between Apple and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representative of the several underwriters named therein. The Fixed Rate Notes and the Floating Rate Notes are referred to herein
as the “Notes”.
The Notes are being issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 29, 2013 (the “Indenture”), between
Apple and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, together with the officer’s certificate, dated February 9, 2017 (the “Officer’s Certificate”), issued pursuant to the Indenture establishing the terms of
each series of Notes.
The Notes are being issued pursuant to Apple’s Registration Statement on Form
S-3
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2016 (Reg.
No. 333-210983)
(the “Registration Statement”).
Apple will pay interest on the 2019 Floating Rate Notes quarterly in arrears on February 8, May 8, August 8 and November 8 of each
year, beginning on May 8, 2017. Interest on the 2020 Floating Rate Notes will be paid quarterly in arrears on February 7, May 7, August 7 and November 7 of each year, beginning on May 7, 2017. Interest on the 2022
Floating Rate Notes will be paid quarterly in arrears on February 9, May 9, August 9 and November 9 of each year, beginning on May 9, 2017.
Interest on the 2019 Fixed Rate Notes will be paid semi-annually in arrears on February 8 and August 8 of each year, beginning on August
8, 2017. Interest on the 2020 Fixed Rate Notes will be paid semi-annually in arrears on February 7 and August 7 of each year, beginning on August 7, 2017. Interest on the 2022 Fixed Rate Notes, 2024 Fixed Rate Notes, 2027 Fixed Rate
Notes, and 2047 Fixed Rate Notes will be paid semi-annually in arrears on February 9 and August 9 of each year, beginning on August 9, 2017.
The 2019 Floating Rate Notes will mature on February 8, 2019. The 2020 Floating Rate Notes will mature on February 7, 2020. The 2022 Floating
Rate Notes will mature on February 9, 2022. The 2019 Fixed Rate Notes will mature on February 8, 2019. The 2020 Fixed Rate Notes will mature on February 7, 2020. The 2022 Fixed Rate Notes will mature on February 9, 2022. The 2024
Fixed Rate Notes will mature on February 8, 2024. The 2027 Fixed Rate Notes will mature on February 9, 2027. The 2047 Fixed Rate Notes will mature on February 9, 2047.
The Notes will be Apple’s senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally with Apple’s other unsecured and unsubordinated debt from time to
time outstanding.
The foregoing description of the Notes and related agreements is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Underwriting
Agreement, the Indenture and the Officer’s Certificate (including the forms of the Notes). Apple is furnishing the Underwriting Agreement and the Officer’s Certificate (including the forms of the Notes) attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1 and
4.1 through 4.10, respectively, and they are incorporated herein by reference. The Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Apple’s Registration Statement on Form
S-3
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 29, 2013 (Reg.
No. 333-188191).
The computation of Apple’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges is filed as Exhibit 12.1 hereto, and is incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement. An opinion regarding the legality of the Notes is filed as Exhibit 5.1, and is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement; and a consent relating to the incorporation of such opinion is incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement and is filed as Exhibit 23.1 by reference to its inclusion within Exhibit 5.1.