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^*

Phillips Christopher W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC.

2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650

(Street)

OAKLAND

94612

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pandora Media, Inc. [ P ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2016

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)
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	02/12/2016		M		953⁽¹⁾	A	⁽²⁾	108,927	D
Common Stock	02/12/2016		F		417⁽¹⁾	D	$8	108,510	D
Common Stock	02/12/2016		F		1,923⁽³⁾	D	$8	106,587	D
Common Stock	02/12/2016		F		2,681⁽⁴⁾	D	$8	103,906	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)
Market Share Units	⁽²⁾	02/12/2016		M			953⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	953	$0	12,047	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the terms of the March 11, 2015 grant of market share units ("MSUs"), 953 shares of Pandora Media, Inc. ("Pandora") common stock ("Shares") were earned and vested on February 15, 2016, and 417 Shares were withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.

2. Each MSU represents a contingent right to receive one Share.

3. Pursuant to the terms of the March 11, 2015 RSU grant as reported on a Form 4 filed on March 13, 2015, 1,923 shares were withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.

4. Pursuant to the terms of the October 30, 2014 RSU grant as reported on a Form 4 filed on October 30, 2014, 2,681 shares were withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.

5. Based on Pandora's annual relative total shareholder return compared to that of the Russell 2000 Index over the period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2015, the reporting person earned 953 MSUs, or 22% of the MSUs eligible for vesting during such performance period.

6. The MSUs vest in three annual installments, on February 15, 2016, February 15, 2017, and February 15, 2018, subject to the reporting person's continued service. The number of MSUs which may be earned at each installment is based on Pandora's annual relative total shareholder return compared to that of the Russell 2000 Index, over a period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31 of the year prior to the annual installment date. On each of the first two annual installments, depending on actual performance, the reporting person has the ability to earn up to one-third of the total number of MSUs granted; on the third annual installment, the reporting person has the ability to earn up to 200% of the total MSUs granted less any MSUs earned over the first two annual installments.

	/s/ Jeremy Liegl, Attorney-in-Fact	02/17/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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