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 *
BINDER DAVID BRADLEY
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLUE NILE INC [NILE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, CAO, & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BLUE NILE INC, 411 1ST AVE SOUTH SUITE 700		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2017
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98104		 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 02/15/2017   F   2,217 (1) D $ 40.72 78,326 (2) D  
Common Stock 02/17/2017   D   78,326 D (3) 0 (4) 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.31 02/17/2017   D     15,000   (5) 02/14/2023 Common Stock 15,000 (5) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 33.25 02/17/2017   D     10,413   (5) 02/14/2024 Common Stock 10,413 (5) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.44 02/17/2017   D     37,500   (5) 08/21/2021 Common Stock 37,500 (5) 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 33.45 02/17/2017   D     4,000   (5) 11/15/2021 Common Stock 4,000 (5) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BINDER DAVID BRADLEY
C/O BLUE NILE INC
411 1ST AVE SOUTH SUITE 700
SEATTLE, WA 98104		       EVP, CAO, & CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ David Binder   02/17/2017
**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 withheld to cover the reporting person's tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units previously reported. These shares were not issued to or sold by the reporting person.
(2) Includes vested and unvested units of restricted stock.
(3) Pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger dated as of November 6, 2016 ("Merger Agreement"), by and among the issuer, Blue Nile, Inc., a Delaware corporation, BC Cyan Parent Inc., a Delaware corporation, and BC Cyan Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BC Cyan Parent Inc., at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each outstanding share of common stock and restricted stock unit owned by the reporting person was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $40.75 (the "Per Share Price") less any required withholding taxes.
(4) The reporting person will receive an additional amount in cash equivalent to 16.12 shares due to dividend equivalents.
(5) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding stock option owned by the reporting person that has an exercise price per share of common stock underlying the stock option that is less than the Per Share Price will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, less any required withholding taxes, determined by multiplying (a) the excess of the Per Share Price over the exercise price of such stock option by (b) the number of shares of common stock underlying the stock option.

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