Exa (EXA) Form 4 EXA / ROBERT SOROS 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^*

SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

250 WEST 55TH STREET,

38TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EXA CORP [ EXA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/19/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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, $0.001 par value per share	09/19/2017		P		7,453(1)	A	$15.9844(2)	1,722,621	I	See footnote(3)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	09/20/2017		P		4,766(1)	A	$15.9873(4)	1,727,387	I	See footnote(3)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	09/21/2017		P		3,270(1)	A	$16.003(5)	1,730,657	I	See footnote(3)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

250 WEST 55TH STREET,

38TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SOROS GEORGE

(Last) (First) (Middle)

250 WEST 55TH STREET

FLOOR 38

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SOROS ROBERT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

250 WEST 55TH STREET,

FLOOR 38

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares of common stock (the "Shares") of Exa Corporation (the "Issuer") were purchased for the account of Quantum Partners LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Quantum Partners").

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.795 to $16.00, inclusive. The reporting persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2), (4) and (5) to this Form 4.

3. Soros Fund Management LLC ("SFM LLC") serves as principal investment manager to Quantum Partners. As such, SFM LLC has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the Shares held for the account of Quantum Partners. George Soros serves as Chairman and Manager of SFM LLC and Robert Soros serves as Manager of SFM LLC.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.94 to $16.00, inclusive.

5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.91 to $16.16, inclusive.

Remarks:

The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owner of any securities not held directly for its account for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise.

	/s/ Regan O'Neill, as Assistant General Counsel	09/21/2017
	/s/ Regan O'Neill, as Attorney-in-Fact for George Soros	09/21/2017
	/s/ Regan O'Neill, as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Soros	09/21/2017
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