Sec Form 4 Filing - Kheirolomoom Ali @ Guidewire Software, Inc. - 2016-12-15

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Kheirolomoom Ali
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Guidewire Software, Inc. [ GWRE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Product Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
12/15/2016
(Street)
FOSTER CITY, CA94404
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/15/2016 M 5,467 A $ 0 5,467 D
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares $ 0 12/15/2016 M 843 ( 1 ) 09/03/2025 Common Stock 843 $ 0 9,285 D
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2016 M 3,500 ( 2 ) 03/05/2025 Common Stock 3,500 $ 0 28,000 D
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2016 M 562 ( 1 ) 09/03/2025 Common Stock 562 $ 0 6,188 D
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2016 M 562 ( 3 ) 09/13/2026 Common Stock 562 $ 0 8,438 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kheirolomoom Ali
1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA94404
Chief Product Officer
Signatures
By: Winston King Attorney in Fact For: Ali Kheirolomoom 12/16/2016
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The grant consists of two separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units. One issuance consists of 9,000 units which vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2015, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The second issuance consists of 13,503 units, for which vesting was subject to the satisfaction of both performance-based conditions and time-based criteria. The performance-based conditions were previously deemed by the Issuer's Board of Directors to have been met and exceeded, and the time-based vesting criteria are as follows: 1/4th of the units vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date of September 15, 2015 and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.
( 2 )The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 1/4th of the units vest on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date of December 15, 2014 and an additional 1/16th of the units vest quarterly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service.
( 3 )The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2016, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.

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