APPLE INCORPORATION

Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., American manufacturer of

personal computers, smartphones, tablet computers, computer peripherals,
and computer software. It was the first successful personal computer
company and the popularizer of the graphical user interface. Headquarters
are located in Cupertino, California.

External Stake Holder 1: Supplier

3M Company manufactures and distributes a broad range of products, from building

materials and adhesives to medical and home cleaning supplies. The company's Safety and Industrial
segment generates the most sales and profits.

AAC Technologies (AAC) is researching, developing, and manufacturing leading

edge solutions to enhance user experience of smart mobile devices. AAC's product lines can be found
in smartphones and portable electronic devices across the world. AAC is investing in research and
manufacturing to power future smart devices and bring optimized high performance of smartphone solutions
to a wide range of connected devices.

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of semiconductor

manufacturing services. The company develops and offers turnkey solutions for the front-end engineering
test, wafer probing and final test, as well IC packaging, materials, and electronic manufactures services.
External Stake Holder 2: Shareholders
The top shareholders of Apple are Arthur Levinson, Tim Cook, Jeff Williams, Vanguard Group Inc.,
BlackRock Inc. (BLK), and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A).

ARTHUR LEVINSON Arthur Levinson owns 4,592,140 shares of Apple stock as of Dec.

28, 2020. Levinson has been the chair of the board of Apple since 2011, and a co-lead director since 2005,
having originally joined in 2000. In his role as director, Levinson has served on all three board committees:
audit and finance, nominating and corporate governance, and compensation. Levinson is a former chair of
biotech company Genentech Inc. and is the founder and current CEO of biotech company Calico.

VANGUARD GROUP INC. Vanguard Group owns more than 1.3 billion shares of Apple,
representing 7.83% of total shares outstanding, as of Dec. 28, 2020. Vanguard is primarily a mutual fund
and ETF management company with about $6.2 trillion in global assets under management (AUM). The
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) is one of the company's largest exchange traded funds (ETFs) with about
$636 billion in net assets. Apple is the number one holding, comprising 6.7% of the VOO portfolio as of Dec.
31, 2020.

BLACKROCK INC. BlackRock owns 1.11 billion shares of Apple, representing 6.60% of
total shares outstanding. BlackRock is primarily a mutual fund and ETF management company with
approximately $8.67 trillion in AUM as of Dec. 31, 2020.The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) is among one
of BlackRock's largest ETFs with more than $251 billion in net assets as of Feb. 05, 2021.Apple is the
second-largest holding, comprising 6.70% of the IVV portfolio.

External Stake Holder 3: Customers

The Americas are Apple’s largest regional market, bringing in net sales of 51.5 billion U.S. dollars in
the first quarter of the company’s 2022 fiscal year. Europe and Greater China are two other major
markets
for Apple.

UNITED STATES: APPLE’S BIGGEST MARKET

The high revenue generated from the Americas is largely due to Apple’s strong performance in their home
market, the United States. Apple has the largest market share among smartphone vendors in the U.S. by a
large margin. Although international sales have a growing share of Apple’s total revenue, the U.S. still
counts for around 40 percent of Apple’s net sales. The U.S. also has the highest concentration of Apple
stores, which is Apple’s own chain of retail stores that showcase and sell Apple’s various products including
the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, among others.
External Stake Holder 4: Creditors

Apple reported $74.36B in Trade Creditors for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2021.