SEC FORM 4

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^*

Kennelly Jerry M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.

680 FOLSOM STREET

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94107

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Riverbed Technology, Inc. [ RVBD ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2015

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/24/2015		D		2,585,834	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	by Kennelly Ptrs LP⁽²⁾
Common Stock	04/24/2015		D		980,152	D	⁽¹⁾	791,277	D
Common Stock	04/24/2015		D		329,788	D	⁽³⁾	461,489	D
Common Stock	04/24/2015		D		385,989	D	⁽⁴⁾	75,500	D
Common Stock	04/24/2015		D		75,500	D	⁽⁵⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.19	04/24/2015		D			216,662	⁽⁶⁾	04/30/2015	Common Stock	216,662	$13.81	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement between Riverbed Technology, Inc., Project Homestake Holdings, LLC and Project Homestake Merger Corp. in exchange for a cash payment of $21 per share.

2. Shares held directly by Kennelly Partners, L.P. Reporting Person and his wife are the general partners of Kennelly Partners, L.P. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the common stock held by the partnership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Represents the disposition of RSUs, which provided for vesting in 100% on December 31, 2015, that were cancelled pursuant to the merger agreement between Riverbed Technology, Inc., Project Homestake Holdings, LLC and Project Homestake Merger Corp. in exchange for a cash payment of $21 per share.

4. Represents the disposition of RSUs, which provided for vesting in 100% on December 31, 2016, that were cancelled pursuant to the merger agreement between Riverbed Technology, Inc., Project Homestake Holdings, LLC and Project Homestake Merger Corp. in exchange for a cash payment of $21 per share.

5. Represents the disposition of RSUs, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments on February 15 of each year beginning February 15, 2016, that were cancelled pursuant to the merger agreement between Riverbed Technology, Inc., Project Homestake Holdings, LLC and Project Homestake Merger Corp. in exchange for a cash payment of $21 per share.

6. This option originally granted in the amount of 866,666 shares, which provided for vesting in equal monthly installments for 48 months following May 1, 2008, was cancelled pursuant to the merger agreement between Riverbed Technology, Inc., Project Homestake Holdings, LLC and Project Homestake Merger Corp. in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between $21 per share and the option exercise price.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jerry M. Kennelly	04/28/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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