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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SPERLING JOHN G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4025 S. RIVERPOINT PKWY

(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
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Exec Chrmn of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/20/2011

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)
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	01/20/2011		S⁽¹⁾		250,000	D	$43.038⁽²⁾	11,817,886	I	John Sperling Revocable Trust⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock								85,772⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	D
Class A Common Stock								1,503,036	I	Aurora Foundation⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾
Class A Common Stock								1,300,000	I	John Sperling 1994 Irrevocable Trust⁽⁸⁾

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transaction was effected by the John Sperling Revocable Trust.

2. Represents the weighted average sale price per share. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $42.67 to a high of $43.67. The Reporting Person will provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or any security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. By self as trustee and beneficiary of the John Sperling Revocable Trust dated November 26, 2007.

4. Includes (i) 42,996 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to restricted stock units (RSUs) granted July 6, 2010, (ii) 23,889 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted July 2, 2009, (iii) 12,500 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted July 3, 2007 and (iv) 3,417 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock subject to RSUs granted October 31, 2008. The 42,996 shares underlying the July 6,2010 RSUs will be issued when those units vest (subject to an initial performance-vesting requirement) in 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. The 23,889 shares underlying the July 2, 2009 RSUs will be issued when those units vest in three successive equal installments upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer (footnote continued below)

5. (continued from footnote 4 above) through each of the July 2, 2011, July 2, 2012, and July 2, 2013 vesting dates. The 12,500 shares underlying the July 3, 2007 RSUs will be issued when those units vest upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through August 31, 2011. The 3,417 shares underlying the October 31, 2008 RSUs will be issued when those units vest upon the Reporting Person's continuation in service with the Issuer through August 31, 2011. All of the RSUs are subject to accelerated vesting upon certain changes in ownership or control of the Issuer. Does not include the performance share award made to the Reporting Person on July 6, 2010 for 15,174 target shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock that will not actually convert into any such shares unless the applicable performance goal is attained at threshold level or above.

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

7. The Reporting Person's indirect ownership of the shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock directly owned by this entity has been reduced by 75,0000 shares as a result of such entity's sale of those shares on January 20, 2011. Since such entity is a private foundation and the Reporting Person does not have any pecuniary interest in any of the shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock owned by such entity, the Reporting Person was not required to report such sale transaction under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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

	by Joseph L. D'Amico for John G. Sperling	01/21/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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