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FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-10961
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 2
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 29, 1996)
$568,575,000
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
6% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE
JUNE 1, 2001
This Prospectus Supplement supplements information contained in that certain
Prospectus dated October 29, 1996 (the "Prospectus") relating to the potential
sale from time to time of up to $568,575,000 aggregate amount of Registrable
Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof by the Selling
Holders. This Prospectus Supplement is not complete without, and may not be
delivered or utilized except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any
amendments or supplements thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Prospectus.
The following table supplements the information set forth in the Prospectus
under the caption "Selling Holders" with respect to the Selling Holders and the
respective principal amounts of Registrable Notes beneficially owned by such
Selling Holder that may be offered pursuant to the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Salomon Brothers Inc.......................................... 23,175,000 793,528 793,528
Reliant Trading............................................... 21,165,000 724,704 724,704
Bankers Trust International plc............................... 14,960,000 538,541 512,241
Toronto Dominion (New York), Inc.............................. 8,000,000 273,925 273,925
JMG Convertible Investment L.P................................ 5,000,000 171,203 171,203
Triton Capital Holdings....................................... 2,250,000 77,041 77,041
Bear Stearns & Co. Inc........................................ 1,815,000 62,146 62,146
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc.*................................ 1,570,000 85,369 53,757
TQA Vantage Fund Ltd.......................................... 1,000,000 34,240 34,240
Security Insurance Company of Hartford........................ 750,000 25,680 25,680
Guaranty National Insurance Company........................... 250,000 8,560 8,560
TQA Arbitrage Fund L.P........................................ 250,000 8,560 8,560
LDG Limited................................................... 250,000 8,560 8,560
TQA Leverage Fund L.P......................................... 250,000 8,560 8,560
Lehman Brothers Inc........................................... 166,000 231,172 5,683
MFS Convertible Securities Fund............................... 10,000 342 342
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* Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc. is currently, and from time to time, performs
investment banking services for the Company for which it receives customary
fees.
The line items "Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ...
19,575,000, 670,261, 670,261", "BT Securities Corp. ... 5,875,000, 201,164,
201,164" and "Forest Fulcrum Fund, L.P. ... 3,000,000, 102,722, 102,722"
contained in the table set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Selling
Holders" shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.......... 8,610,000* 633,291** 294,812
BT Securities Corp.......................................... 6,480,000 279,228 221,879
Forest Fulcrum Fund, L.P.................................... 3,850,000 131,826 131,826
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* As of January 10, 1997.
** As of January 9, 1997.
Unless otherwise noted, all information provided in this Prospectus
Supplement is as of January 13, 1997.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS JANUARY 17, 1997.
