Scott A. Lang Form 4 SILVER SPRING NETWORKS / Scott A. Lang 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^*

Lang Scott A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

230 W. TASMAN DRIVE

(Street)

SAN JOSE CA 95134

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC [ SSNI ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Board Chair; ExecutiveChairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/12/2017

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	05/12/2017		M(1)		3,125	A	$0	63,009	D
Common Stock	05/12/2017		F(2)		972	D	$9.83	62,037	D
Common Stock								81,408	I	Held by the Scott Lang and Karen-Schroeder Lang Revocable Trust of 2009, dtd December 28, 2009(3)
Common Stock								19,062	I	Held in Trust on Behalf of Reporting Person's Child A(4)
Common Stock								19,062	I	Held in Trust on Behalf of Reporting Person's Child B(4)
Common Stock								19,062	I	Held in Trust on Behalf of Reporting Person's Child C(4)
Common Stock								19,062	I	Held in Trust on Behalf of Reporting Person's Child D(4)

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
Restricted Stock Units	$0(5)	05/12/2017		M(1)			3,125	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	3,125	$0	12,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Release and settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person on May 12, 2014, the grant of which was previously reported on a Form 4 by the Reporting Person.

2. Exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) - payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. All of the shares reported as disposed of in this Form 4 were relinquished by the Reporting Person and cancelled by the Issuer in exchange for the Issuer's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person resulting from the vesting of RSUs. The Reporting Person did not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the shares reported on this Form 4 for any reason other than to cover required taxes.

3. Reporting Person is the Co-Trustee.

4. Reporting Person's wife is the trustee and Reporting Person's child is the beneficiary of the trust.

5. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive 1 share of the Issuer's Common Stock upon settlement for no consideration.

6. 25% of the RSUs vested on May 12, 2015 and thereafter vests quarterly as to 6.25% of the total RSUs with the first 6.25% vesting on August 12, 2015. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person following vesting.

	/s/ Scott A. Lang by Cecilia Hartwig, Attorney-in-Fact	05/16/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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