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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 4, 2013

Apollo Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Arizona	0–25232	86–0419443
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4025 S. Riverpoint Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona		85040
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 966–5394
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:

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Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 4, 2013, The University of Phoenix, Inc., a wholly–owned subsidiary of Apollo Group, Inc., issued a press release announcing the retirement of Bill Pepicello, Ph.D. as president of the University. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8–K.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8–K and Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are provided herewith:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Text of press release of Apollo Group, Inc. dated September 4, 2013.

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.

	APOLLO GROUP, INC.
September 4, 2013	By:	/s/ Brian L. Swartz
		Name: Brian L. Swartz
		Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer