Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 30, 2009, University of Phoenix, a subsidiary of Apollo Group, Inc., confirmed that it has entered into settlement discussions with plaintiffs to resolve the False Claims Act qui tam case, United States ex rel. Hendow v. University of Phoenix, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. There is no assurance that a settlement will be reached. Pending the outcome of these discussions, University of Phoenix and the plaintiffs in this matter on September 30, 2009 jointly requested a stay of all litigation proceedings for 45 days. The court has not yet ruled on the request to stay.
The information in Item 8.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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