William Cook Form 4 Pivotal Software / William Cook 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cook William

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PIVOTAL SOFTWARE, INC.

875 HOWARD STREET, FIFTH FLOOR

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pivotal Software, Inc. [ PVTL ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/30/2019

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
Class A Common Stock	12/30/2019(1)		D		38,873	D	(2)	443,659	D
Class A Common Stock	12/30/2019(1)		D		443,659	D	(3)	0	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
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$5.06	12/30/2019(1)		D			374,266	(4)	06/28/2023	Class A Common Stock	374,266	$9.94	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$6.78	12/30/2019(1)		D			1,500,000	(4)	05/13/2025	Class A Common Stock	1,500,000	$8.22	0	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$8.58	12/30/2019(1)		D			500,000	(4)	03/15/2027	Class A Common Stock	500,000	$6.42	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 30, 2019, the Issuer, VMware, Inc. ("VMware") and Raven Transaction Sub, Inc. completed the merger (the "Merger") contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger among such parties, dated as of August 22, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement").

2. Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement under which each share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer ("Class A common stock") issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive $15 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration").

3. Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement under which each restricted stock unit ("RSU") with respect to Class A common stock outstanding and vested was canceled in exchange for a cash payment representing the number of shares of Class A common stock underlying such RSU multiplied by the Merger Consideration.

4. This option, which was fully vested immediately prior to the effective date of the Merger, was canceled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment representing the number of shares of Class A common stock subject to the option multiplied by the difference between the Merger Consideration and the option exercise price.

	/s/ Jane Jue by Jane Jue, attorney-in-fact for William Cook	12/31/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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