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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ready William J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC.

2211 NORTH FIRST STREET

(Street)

SAN JOSE CA 95131

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PayPal Holdings, Inc. [ PYPL ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP, Global Head Product & Eng

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2016

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	02/29/2016		S		77,689(1)	D	$38.2232(2)	129,565	D
Common Stock	02/29/2016		S		72,311(1)	D	$38.6174(3)	57,254	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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.0							(4)	04/01/2022	Common Stock	32,275		32,275	D
Restricted Stock Units -3	(7)							(5)	(6)	Common Stock	577,145		577,145	D
Restricted Stock Units -4	(7)							(8)	(6)	Common Stock	122,817		122,817	D
Restricted Stock Units -5	(7)							(9)	(6)	Common Stock	16,138		16,138	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

2. Represents the weighted average price of shares sold at a price that ranged from $37.47 to $38.47.

3. Represents the weighted average price of shares sold at a price that ranged from $38.48 to $38.78.

4. The option grant is subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 12.5% on the 6 month anniversary of the grant and 1/48th per month thereafter.

5. The reporting person received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 20% on the one year anniversary date of the restricted stock unit and 3.33% monthly thereafter. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units that have vested.

6. Not applicable.

7. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of PayPal's common stock.

8. The reporting person received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 20% on the second year anniversary date of the restricted stock unit and 3.33% monthly thereafter. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units that have vested.

9. The reporting person received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on the one year anniversary date of the restricted stock unit and 25% each year thereafter. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units that have vested.

	By: Russell S. Elmer For: William J. Ready	03/01/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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