SEC FORM 4

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

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SPERLING JOHN G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4615 E ELWOOD ST

(Street)

PHOENIX

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)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
			interim Executive Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2006

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	04/04/2006		J⁽¹⁾		249,075⁽¹⁾	D	$0⁽¹⁾	17,054,468	D
Class A Common Stock								2,348,886	I	Aurora Foundation⁽²⁾
Class A Common Stock								1,357,339	I	JGS Irrevocable Trust⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock								585,974	I	JGS Revocable Trust⁽⁴⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Forward Sale Contract	$0⁽¹⁾	04/04/2006		J⁽¹⁾			0⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	250,000⁽¹⁾	$0⁽¹⁾	0⁽¹⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. As disclosed on a Form 4 filed in April 2003, the Reporting Person entered into a forward sale agreement on April 4, 2003 (the "Agreement") for the forward sale of up to 250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. On April 4, 2006, the Reporting Person delivered 249,075 shares of Class A Common Stock as settlement for expiration of the Agreement. Of the 250,000 shares subject to delivery under the Agreement, the Reporting Person retained 925 shares. The transaction is deemed exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. By self as trustee of the Aurora Foundation dated May 22, 1997.

3. By self as co-trustee and beneficiary of the John Sperling 1994 Irrevocable Trust dated April 27, 1994.

4. By self as trustee and beneficiary of the John G. Sperling Revocable Trust dated January 31, 1995.

	/s/ John G. Sperling	04/06/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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