SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Martin Sean (Last) (First) (Middle) 4025 S. RIVERPOINT PKWY (Street) PHOENIX AZ 85040 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APOLLO GROUP INC [ APOL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SVP, General Counsel
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2011
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock(1)(2)(3)	10/05/2011		A	V	594	A	$0	37,141(4)(5)(6)(7)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the target number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock underlying the performance share award made to the Reporting Person. The performance shares are subject to both performance-vesting and service-vesting requirements. The performance-vesting requirement for 80% of the performance shares is tied to the average of the annual percentage rates of growth or decline in the Issuer's adjusted free cash flow for each of the Issuer's 2012, 2013 and 2014 fiscal years, and the performance-vesting requirements for the remaining 20% are tied to the average credit earned per student for bachelor-degree and associate-degree enrolled students, respectively, over the applicable performance periods. The levels at which the various performance goals are attained will determine the actual number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock into which the performance shares will be converted (footnote continued below).

2. (continued from footnote 1 above) The conversion percentages will range from 50% at threshold level attainment to 100% at target level attainment and 200% at maximum level attainment or above. The Reporting Person will vest in one-third of the shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock into which the performance shares are so converted for each fiscal year within the specified service period (the Issuer's 2012, 2013, and 2014 fiscal years) that the Reporting Person remains in the Issuer's employ. However, the performance shares will immediately convert into fully-vested shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock at target level or above upon certain changes in control or ownership of the Issuer (footnote continued below).

3. (continued from footnote 2 above) When the vested shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock become issuable following the satisfaction of the applicable performance-vesting and service-vesting requirements, a portion of those shares will be withheld by the Issuer to cover the applicable withholding taxes. The performance share award does not include any dividend equivalent rights.

4. Includes (i) 13,064 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to the RSUs granted July 6, 2011, (ii) 2,840 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted January 14, 2011, (iii) 9,024 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted October 15, 2010, and (iv) 9,200 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted October 15, 2010. The 13,064 shares underlying the July 6, 2011 RSUs will be issued when those units vest (subject to an initial performance-vesting requirement) in a series of four successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of the August 31, 2012, July 6, 2013, July 6, 2014, and July 6, 2015 vesting dates.

5. (continued from footnote 4 above) The 2,840 shares underlying the January 14, 2011 RSUs will be issued when those units vest in two equal successive installments over the Reporting Person's period of service with the Issuer through each of the September 15, 2012 and September 15, 2013 vesting dates. The January 14, 2011 RSUs will vest in full on an accelerated basis upon an involuntary termination of the Reporting Person's service without cause. The 9,024 shares underlying the October 15, 2010 RSUs will be issued when those units vest in a series of four successive equal annual installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of the October 15, 2011, October 15, 2012, October 15, 2013, and October 15, 2014 vesting dates.

6. (continued from footnote 5 above) The 9,200 shares underlying the October 15, 2010 RSUs will be issued when those units vest (subject to an initial performance-vesting requirement) in a series of four successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through each of the August 31, 2011, July 6, 2012, July 6, 2013, and July 6, 2014 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) 3,162 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to the performance share award made to the Reporting Person on July 6, 2011 and (ii) 3,249 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to the performance share award made to the Reporting Person on October 15, 2010. Those awards 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.

7. Does not include 594 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to the reported performance share award.

	By Brian L. Swartz for Sean Martin	10/07/2011
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