Guidewire Software (GWRE) Form 4 Guidewire Software / James Winston King ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

King James Winston

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC.

2850 SOUTH DELAWARE STREET, SUITE 400

(Street)

SAN MATEO CA 94403

(City) (State) (Zip)

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 Admin Officer, Gen Couns

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/15/2022

4. 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 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/15/2022		M		275	A	$0	18,417	D
Common Stock	06/15/2022		M		192	A	$0	29,300(1)	D
Common Stock	06/17/2022		S(2)		993	D	$72.1806	28,307	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 (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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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	$0.0	06/15/2022		M			275	(3)	09/12/2028	Common Stock	275	$0	275	D
Performance Shares	$0.0	06/15/2022		M			192	(4)	09/06/2029	Common Stock	192	$0	955	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transaction involves the acquisition of vested performance shares. The Reporting Person previously reported certain prior awards of restricted stock units in Table II of Form 4. The total reported in Column 5 includes (i) 467 shares from performance shares that vested on 6/15/2022, and (ii) 10,691 restricted stock units previously reported in Table II.

2. Shares sold by Issuer to cover taxes associated with settlement of restricted stock units.

3. On September 12, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted a target of 3,900 shares covered by restricted stock units with performance- and time-based vesting requirements. On September 6, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determined that 112.5% of the performance-based conditions were met resulting in an additional 491 shares earned by the Reporting Person. The time-based vesting is: 1/4th on September 15, 2019, and 1/16th quarterly thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Issuer.

4. On September 6, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted a target of 4,200 shares covered by restricted stock units with performance- and time-based vesting requirements. On September 9, 2020, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determined that 73% of the performance-based conditions were met resulting in a reduction of 1,134 shares earned by the Reporting Person. The time-based vesting is: 1/4th vest on September 15, 2020, and 1/16th of the units vest quarterly thereafter subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.

Remarks:

	/s/ James Winston King	06/17/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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