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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001172661-05-000049
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050208
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050208

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RED HAT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001087423
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
		IRS NUMBER:				061364380
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-58185
		FILM NUMBER:		05583596

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1801 VARSITY DRIVE
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9197543700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1801 VARSITY DR
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27606

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001020066
		IRS NUMBER:				541578408
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 19TH STREET, NORTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1450
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		703-528-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
		STREET 2:		1001 19TH STREET, NORTH, #1450
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22209
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 13G HOLDINGS REPORT
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549


SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

	    Red Hat, Inc.

	     (Name of Issuer)

               Common Stock

	(Title of Class of Securities)

              756577102

	     (CUSIP Number)


           December 31, 2004

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:

[ X ]	Rule 13d-1(b)
[   ]	Rule 13d-1(c)
[   ]	Rule 13d-1(d)


CUSIP No.  756577102

1.Names of Reporting Persons.

Sands Capital Management, Inc.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

54-1578408

2.Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) [  ]
(b) [  ]

3.SEC Use Only

4.Citizenship or Place of Organization

          Virginia, United States

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.Sole Voting Power	8,147,635

6.Shared Voting Power	None

7.Sole Dispositive Power	11,498,490

8.Shared Dispositive Power	None

9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person	11,498,490

10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  [   ]

11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 7.08%

12.Type of Reporting Person:  IA


Item 1(a).	Name of Issuer:

		Red Hat Inc.

Item 1(b).	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

		1801 Varsity Drive
	        Raleigh, NC 27606


Item 2(a).	Name of Person Filing
Item 2(b).	Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
Item 2(c).	Citizenship

		Sands Capital Management Inc
		1100 Wilson Blvd.
		Suite 3050
		Arlington, VA 22209
		Virginia


Item 2(d).	Title of Class of Securities:

		Common Stock

Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number:

		765577102


Item 3.	If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b)
	or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

	(a) - Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
	(b) - Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
	(c) - Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
	(d) - Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
        	Act of 1940.
	(e) X An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f) - An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
		240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g) - A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-
		1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h) - A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
		 Insurance Act;
	(i) - A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
		 company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
	(j) - Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.		Ownership:

	a. Amount beneficially owned: 11,498,490

	b. Percent of Class: 7.08%

	c. Number of shares as to which the person has:

		(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 8,147,635

		(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote	None

		(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 11,498,490

		(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition None


Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

	Not applicable

Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

	[ X ]

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
	Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company of Control
	Person:

	Not applicable.

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

	Not applicable.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group:

	Not applicable.

Item 10.Certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.


		SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date	February 8, 2005


	By:/s/ Robert C. Hancock

Robert C. Hancock
Title:   Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer


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