Violin Memory (VMEMQ) Form 3 Violin Memory / Ebrahim Abbasi ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Abbasi Ebrahim

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.

4555 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY

(Street)

SANTA CLARA CA 95054

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Violin Memory Inc [ VMEM ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	812,500	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	200,000	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	300,000	(2)	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(4)	03/13/2021	Common Stock	1,000,000	4.53	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. One quarter of the restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on March 9, 2015, will vest on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the remaining RSUs will vest quarterly in equal amounts for the remaining three years, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date. 50,000 RSUs have vested.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of Violin Memory, Inc.

3. One third of the RSUs awarded on December 3, 2015, will vest on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the remaining RSUs will vest quarterly in equal amounts for the remaining two years, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date.

4. 250,000 shares subject to the option that was granted on March 13, 2014 vested upon the Reporting Person's completion of one year of continuous service from the grant date. The remaining shares vest quarterly in equal amounts for the remaining three years, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through each vesting date. A total of 500,000 shares have vested.

Remarks:

	/s/ Rebecca Anderson, by power of attorney	03/24/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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