FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Merritt Douglas   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPLUNK INC [SPLK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SPLUNK INC., 270 BRANNAN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/11/2018 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 09/11/2018   S(1)   7,871 D $ 125.13 (2) 258,923 (3) (4) D   Common Stock 09/11/2018   S(1)   3,406 D $ 126.19 (5) 255,517 D   Common Stock 09/11/2018   S(1)   400 D $ 126.93 (6) 255,117 D   Common Stock 09/12/2018   S(7)   11,895 D $ 123.67 243,222 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Merritt Douglas C/O SPLUNK INC. 270 BRANNAN STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Steve Dean, by power of attorney		09/12/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported shares were sold to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance units ("PSUs").
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $124.84 to $125.80, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes 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 sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2), (5) and (6) to this Form 4.
(3)	The amount of securities beneficially owned include a correction made due to Scrivener's error on the Form 4 filed on June 13, 2018. The corrected amount from the last Form 4 was 266,188 shares.
(4)	Includes 606 shares acquired under the Splunk Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on June 15, 2018.
(5)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $125.85 to $126.84, inclusive.
(6)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $126.89 to $126.99, inclusive.
(7)	The sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on September 28, 2017.

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