Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001209191-12-015573
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-03-05 14:59:48
Reporting Period:
2012-03-01
Filing Date:
2012-03-05
Accepted Time:
2012-03-05 14:59:48
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
929887 Apollo Group Inc APOL Services-Educational Services (8200) 860419443
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1237503 G John Sperling 4025 S. Riverpoint Pkwy
Phoenix AZ 85040
Exec Chrmn Of The Board Yes Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2012-03-01 20,000 $42.33 8,522,386 No 4 S Indirect John Sperling Revocable Trust
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 S Indirect John Sperling Revocable Trust
Reported Non-Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership Explanation
Class A Common Stock 118,678 Direct
Class A Common Stock 900,000 Indirect John Sperling Irrevocable Trust
Class A Common Stock 1,181,036 Indirect Aurora Foundation
Footnotes
  1. The reported transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on October 28, 2010.
  2. Represents the weighted average sale price per share. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $42.12 to a high of $42.755. The Reporting Person will provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or any security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
  3. By self as trustee and beneficiary of the John Sperling Revocable Trust dated November 26, 2007.
  4. Includes (i) 47,296 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to the RSUs granted on July 6, 2011, (ii) 32,247 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted on July 6, 2010 and (iii) 15,926 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted July 2, 2009. The 47,296 shares underlying the July 6, 2011 RSUs will be issued when those units vest (subject to an initial performance-vesting requirement) in four successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of August 31, 2012, July 6, 2013, July 6, 2014, and July 6, 2015 vesting dates. The 32,247 shares underlying the July 6, 2010 RSUs will be issued when those units vest in three successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of July 6, 2012, July 6, 2013, and July 6, 2014 vesting dates. (footnote continued below)
  5. (continued from footnote 4 above) The 15,926 shares underlying the July 2, 2009 RSUs will be issued when those units vest in two successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of the July 2, 2012, and July 2, 2013 vesting dates. All of the RSUs are subject to accelerated vesting upon certain changes in ownership or control of the Issuer. Does not include (i) the performance share award made to the Reporting Person on July 6, 2011 for 20,805 target shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock and (ii) the performance share award made to the Reporting Person on July 6, 2010 for 15,174 target shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock. Those performance shares will not actually convert into any shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock unless the applicable performance goals are attained at threshold level or above.
  6. By self as co-trustee and beneficiary of the John Sperling 1994 Irrevocable Trust dated April 27, 1994.
  7. Represents a 12,000 share reduction in the number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock previously reported for Aurora Foundation. The reduction is the result of sales made by Aurora Foundation since the date of the last Form 4 report filed by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person had no pecuniary interest in the shares sold and has no pecuniary interest in any of the remaining shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock owned by the Aurora Foundation.
  8. By Self as trustee of the Aurora Foundation dated May 22, 1997.