Apple Inc 8-K, filed Aug 7, 2020
Apple Inc. (AAPL)
About this 8-K
Apple Inc filed this 8-K on August 7, 2020, reporting on events of August 3, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On August 3, 2020, Apple Inc. (“Apple”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California an amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, that Apple is authorized to issue from 12,600,000,000 to 50,400,000,000 and to provide that as of 5 p.m., Pacific daylight time, on August 28, 2020, each share of common stock outstanding shall be automatically, and with no further action by the holder of such share, split into four shares of common stock. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated Articles of Incorporation, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 3.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation of Apple Inc. filed on August 3, 2020 | |
| 104 | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K. | |
SIGNATURES
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: August 7, 2020 |
Apple Inc. | |||||
| By: |
/s/ Katherine Adams | |||||
| Katherine Adams | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit 3.1
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
APPLE INC.
I
The name of the corporation is Apple Inc.
II
The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code.
III
This corporation is authorized to issue one class of shares designated “Common Stock,” par value $0.00001 per share. The number of shares of Common Stock that this corporation is authorized to issue is 50,400,000,000. As of 5:00 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on August 28, 2020, each share of Common Stock outstanding shall be automatically, and with no further action by the holder of such share, split into four shares of Common Stock.
IV
Section 1. Limitation of Directors’ Liability. The liability of the directors of this corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law.
Section 2. Indemnification of Corporate Agents. The corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of agents (as defined in Section 317 of the California Corporations Code) through bylaw provisions, agreements with agents, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification otherwise permitted by Section 317 of the California Corporations Code, subject only to the applicable limits set forth in Section 204 of the California Corporations Code with respect to actions for breach of duty to the corporation and its shareholders.
Section 3. Repeal or Modification. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article IV by the shareholders of this corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of an agent of this corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
V
There shall be no right with respect to shares of stock of this corporation to cumulate votes in the election of directors.