Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
D'Agostino Vincent
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC. [PAY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Strategy Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC., 88 W. PLUMERIA DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2018
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95134		 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, par value $0.01 per share 01/02/2018   M   432 A $ 0 (1) 15,484 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 01/02/2018   F   184 D $ 17.68 15,300 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
Restricted Stock Units (1) 01/02/2018   M     432   (1)   (1) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 432 $ 0 1,725 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 17.68 01/02/2018   A   25,000     (2) 01/02/2025 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 25,000 $ 17.68 25,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 01/02/2018   A   22,595     (3)   (3) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 22,595 $ 0 22,595 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 01/02/2018   A   23,585     (4)   (4) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 23,585 $ 0 23,585 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
D'Agostino Vincent
C/O VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC.
88 W. PLUMERIA DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95134		       EVP, Chief Strategy Officer  

Signatures

 /s/Vincent D'Agostino, by Vik Varma, his Attorney-in-Fact   01/04/2018
**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) On January 2, 2018, shares of the issuer's common stock underlying these restricted stock units became deliverable without the payment of any consideration and were delivered to the reporting person.
(2) 25% of these stock options will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. Thereafter, 6.25% of these stock options will vest at the end of each subsequent three month period until these stock options have fully vested.
(3) 25% of these restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. Thereafter, 6.25% of these restricted stock units will vest at the end of each subsequent three month period until these restricted stock units have fully vested.
(4) The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria prior to January 2, 2021 and will vest based on achievement of such criteria. The number of restricted stock units reported is the targeted amount to be achieved. Depending on the actual level of achievement, the reporting person may receive between 0% and 150% of such targeted amount.

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