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    <periodOfReport>2016-09-29</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>Nutanix, Inc.</issuerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each share of common stock shall be reclassified into one share of Class B common stock immediately prior to the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering of Class A common stock (the &quot;IPO&quot;) in an exempt transaction pursuant to Rule 16b-7.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The shares are held of record by Lightspeed Venture Partners VIII, L.P. (&quot;Lightspeed VIII&quot;).  Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VIII, Ltd. (&quot;LUGP VIII&quot;) is the sole general partner of Lightspeed General Partner VIII, L.P., which serves as the sole general partner of Lightspeed VIII.  Barry Eggers, Ravi Mhatre, Peter Y. Nieh and Christopher J. Schaepe, the directors of LUGP VIII, share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held of record by Lightspeed VIII. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The shares are held of record by Lightspeed Venture Partners Select, L.P. (&quot;Lightspeed Select&quot;). Messrs. Eggers, Mhatre, Nieh and Schaepe are four of the six directors of the ultimate general partner of Lightspeed Select and share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held of record by Lightspeed Select. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The Series A convertible preferred stock shall automatically convert into common stock on a 1:1 basis immediately prior to the completion of the IPO and has no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The shares are held of record by Lightspeed Venture Partners VII, L.P. (&quot;Lightspeed VII&quot;).  Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VII, Ltd. (&quot;LUGP VII&quot;) is the sole general partner of Lightspeed General Partner VII, L.P., which serves as the sole general partner of Lightspeed VII.  Messrs. Eggers, Mhatre, Nieh and Schaepe, the directors of LUGP VII, share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held of record by Lightspeed VII. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The Series B convertible preferred stock shall automatically convert into common stock on a 1:1 basis immediately prior to the completion of the IPO and has no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The Series C convertible preferred stock shall automatically convert into common stock on a 1:1 basis immediately prior to the completion of the IPO and has no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The Series D convertible preferred stock shall automatically convert into common stock on a 1:1 basis immediately prior to the completion of the IPO and has no expiration date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Mr. Mhatre is a director of the Issuer and files a separate report on Form 3 with respect to his beneficial ownership of Issuer securities held by the Lightspeed entities.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ravi Mhatre, director of Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VIII, Ltd., the sole general partner of Lightspeed General Partner VIII, L.P., the sole general partner of Venture Partners VIII, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ravi Mhatre, director of Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VIII, Ltd., the sole general partner of Lightspeed General Partner VIII, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ravi Mhatre, director of Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VIII, Ltd.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ravi Mhatre, director of Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VII, Ltd., the sole general partner of Lightspeed General Partner VII, L.P., the sole general partner of Venture Partners VII, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ravi Mhatre, director of Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VII, Ltd., the sole general partner of Lightspeed General Partner VII, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ravi Mhatre, director of Lightspeed Ultimate General Partner VII, Ltd.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Barry Eggers</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Y. Nieh</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Christopher J. Schaepe</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
