Edgar Filing: PEEK MARK S

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

PEEK MARK S

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VMWARE, INC. [VMW]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3401 HILLVIEW AVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2010

(Street)

PALO ALTO, CA 94304

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	02/16/2010		M		15,000	A	$ 23	0	D
Class A Common Stock	04/22/2010		M		15,000	A	$ 23	0	D
Class A Common Stock	04/22/2010		M		7,915	A	$ 23	0	D
Class A Common Stock	04/22/2010		S		13,815	D	$ 60.35 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	0	D
Class A Common Stock	04/22/2010		S		9,000	D	$ 61.359 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	0	D
Class A Common Stock	04/22/2010		S		100	D	$ 61.73	266,127	D

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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 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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 23

02/16/2010

15,000

⁽⁴⁾

06/08/2013

Class A Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

235,000

Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 23

04/22/2010

15,000

⁽⁴⁾

06/08/2013

Class A Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

220,000

Stock Option (right-to-buy)

$ 23

04/22/2010

7,915

⁽⁴⁾

06/08/2013

Class A Common Stock

7,915

$ 0

212,085

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PEEK MARK S 3401 HILLVIEW AVE PALO ALTO, CA 94304			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Larry Wainblat, attorney-in-fact		04/26/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Price represents weighted average for sales reported. The range of prices for the sales reported is $59.70 through $60.68.
(2)	The reporting person will provide upon request by the commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	Price represents weighted average for sales reported. The range of prices for the sales reported is $60.72 through $61.70.
(4)	The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 250,000 shares of Class A common stock, became exercisable as to one-quarter of the shares on June 8, 2008 and vests in 36 equal monthly installments until fully exercisable on June 8, 2011.
Remarks: The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

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