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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Xie Michael   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORTINET INC [FTNT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Engineering & CTO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2016 (Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94086 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 08/01/2016   M(1)   1,042 A $ 0 6,483,042 D   Common Stock 08/01/2016   M(2)   2,500 A $ 0 6,485,542 D   Common Stock 08/01/2016   M(3)   2,500 A $ 0 6,488,042 D   Common Stock 08/01/2016   M(4)   2,500 A $ 0 6,490,542 D   Common Stock 08/01/2016   A   26,250 (5) A $ 0 6,516,792 D   Common Stock 08/01/2016   F(6)   18,157 D $ 34.85 (7) 6,498,635 D   Common Stock 08/02/2016   S(8)   16,635 (9) D $ 34.0624 (10) 6,482,000 D   Common Stock 06/20/2016   G V 618,410 D $ 0 1,632,913 I See Footnote (11) Common Stock 06/20/2016   G V 618,410 D $ 0 1,632,913 I See Footnote (12) Common Stock 06/20/2016   G V 1,236,820 A $ 0 1,991,686 I See Footnote (13) Common Stock               462,488 I See footnote (14)

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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	$ 0 (15)	08/01/2016		M(1)		1,042		(16)	(16)	Common Stock	1,042	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (15)	08/01/2016		M(2)		2,500		(17)	(17)	Common Stock	2,500	$ 0	5,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (15)	08/01/2016		M(3)		2,500		(18)	(18)	Commn Stock	2,500	$ 0	15,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (15)	08/01/2016		M(4)		2,500		(19)	(19)	Common Stock	2,500	$ 0	25,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Xie Michael C/O FORTINET, INC. 899 KIFER ROAD SUNNYVALE, CA 94086	X		VP, Engineering & CTO

Signatures

/s/John Whittle, by power of attorney		08/03/2016
**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)	Vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person on August 8, 2012.
(2)	Vesting of RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on February 13, 2013.
(3)	Vesting of RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on February 12, 2014.
(4)	Vesting of RSUs granted to the Reporting Person on February 11, 2015.
(5)	Represents shares earned by the Reporting Person as a result of the vesting of performance stock units ("PSUs") granted to the Reporting Person on August 13, 2013.
(6)	Exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) - payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. All of the shares reported as disposed of on this line were relinquished by the Reporting Person and cancelled by the Issuer in exchange for the Issuer's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person resulting from the vesting of RSUs.
(7)	The price per share was based on the fair market value of the Issuer's common stock on the vesting and release date.
(8)	The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on December 2, 2014.
(9)	Represents the aggregate of sales effected on the same day at different prices
(10)	Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $33.7250 to $34.69 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(11)	Shares held directly by the 2014 Michael Xie Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated March 6, 2014, for which the Reporting Person serves as a trustee.
(12)	Shares held directly by the 2014 Danke Wu Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated March 6, 2014, for which the Reporting Person serves as a trustee.
(13)	Shares held directly by the 2010 K.A. Family Trust dated May 3, 2010, for which the Reporting Person serves as a trustee.
(14)	Shares held directly by The K.A. Children's Trust dated February 9, 2011, for which the Reporting Person serves as a trustee.
(15)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(16)	25% of the RSUs vested on August 1, 2013, then the remaining 75% of the RSUs vest in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, until such time as the RSUs are 100% vested, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.
(17)	25% of the RSUs vested on February 1, 2014, then the remaining 75% of the RSUs vest in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, until such time as the RSUs are 100% vested, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.
(18)	25% of the RSUs vest on February 1, 2015, then the remaining 75% of the RSUs vest in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, until such time as the RSUs are 100% vested, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.
(19)	25% of the RSUs vest on February 1, 2016, then the remaining 75% of the RSUs vest in equal installments on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, until such time as the RSUs are 100% vested, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date. Shares of the Issuer's common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting.

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