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Apple DEFA14A 2013 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant x Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ¨ Check the appropriate box:
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On February 12, 2013, Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, spoke at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference. The following is a transcript of a portion of Mr. Cook’s presentation.
So, frankly, I find it bizarre that we would find ourselves being sued for doing something that’s good for shareholders. But this is the position that we’re in. I think it’s a silly sideshow, honestly, and my preference would be that everyone on both sides of the issue would take the money they’re spending on this and donate it to a worthy cause. I think that would be a lot better use of funds. But what we’re going to do – you are not going to see us do a campaign mailing. We are not doing it. You’re not going to see a “Yes on 2” sign in my front yard. This is a waste of shareholder money and it’s a distraction, and it’s not a seminal issue for Apple. And that said, I support Prop 2. I’m personally going to vote for it. I believe it’s the right thing for shareholders to have the right on this particular topic. I encourage others to vote for it. But it’s not something we are going to spend cycles on, and so I think that the serious issue at hand is the return of cash, how to do it, how much to do. It’s that and we are very serious about that. But this Prop 2 thing is a silly sideshow and frankly, one of the big reasons I feel like this is – we feel so strongly that, for Apple, that shareholders should approve any issuance of preferred stock. We have no preferred stock, as you know, so this isn’t a matter of increasing shares. We feel so strongly that common shareholders should do it, if we decide that this is in the best interests of shareholders to issue, we would clearly go for a vote regardless of whether our charter requires it or not. So that’s the way I see it. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT In connection with our annual meeting of shareholders, we previously filed our definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and commenced mailing our notice of Internet availability of proxy materials or our definitive proxy statement and proxy card to our shareholders on January 7, 2013. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, YOU ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY.
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