UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.)
VMWARE, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
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928563402
(CUSIP Number)
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September 30, 2008
Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
/x/ Rule 13d-1(b)
/ / Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect
to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover
page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act")
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however, see the Notes).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of
information contained in this form are not required to
respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
1. Names of Reporting Persons and I.R.S. Identification No.
UBS AG (for the benefit and on behalf of the UBS Global
Asset Management business group of UBS AG (see Item 7)
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
a / /
b / / See Item 8 of attached schedule
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Switzerland
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Number of 5. Sole Voting Power 9,343,255
Shares Bene- 6. Shared Voting Power 0
ficially 7. Sole Dispositive Power 0
Owned by Each 8. Shared Dispositive Power 10,089,539
Reporting
Person With:
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
10,089,539 Shares*
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes Certain
Shares / /
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
11.4%
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12. Type of Reporting Person
BK, HC
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UBS AG disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities
pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. In accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538
(January 12, 1998), this filing reflects the securities
beneficially owned by the UBS Global Asset Management
business group of UBS AG and its subsidiaries and
affiliates on behalf of its clients. This filing does
not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by
any other division or business group of UBS AG.
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Cusip 928563402
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
VMWARE, INC.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE
PALO ALTO, CA 94304
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Item 2(a) Name of Persons Filing:
UBS AG
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
UBS AG's principal business office is:
Bahnhofstrasse 45
PO Box CH-8021
Zurich, Switzerland
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the cover pages.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock (the "Common Stock")
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
928563402
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Item 3. Type of Person Filing:
UBS AG is classified as a Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6)
of the Act pursuant to no action relief granted by the staff
of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Item 4 (a)-(c)(iv). Ownership:
Incorporated by reference to Items 5-11 of the cover pages.
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Cusip 928563402
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following / /.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by the UBS Global
Asset Management business group of UBS AG (UBS Global AM)
have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt
of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
Common Stock. To the best of our knowledge, no account
holds more than 5 percent of the outstanding Common Stock.
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company:
Identification: UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
Classification: IA
In addition to UBS AG, the following UBS Global AM
affiliates and subsidiaries are part of the UBS Global
Asset Management business group included in this filing:
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc., UBS Global
Asset Management Trust Company, UBS Global Asset
Management (Canada) Co., UBS Global Asset Management
(Australia) Ltd., UBS Global Asset Management
(Hong Kong) Limited, UBS (Trust & Banking) Limited, UBS
Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd., UBS Global Asset
Management (Singapore) Ltd., UBS Global Asset
Management (Taiwan) Ltd., UBS Global Asset Management
(France) SA, UBS Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH,
UBS Global Asset Management (Italia) SIM SpA,
UBS Espana S.A., UBS Global Asset management (UK) Ltd.
and UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited.
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Item 8
UBS Global AM is composed of wholly-owned subsidiaries
and branches of UBS AG. UBS AG is reporting direct and
indirect beneficial ownership of holdings. None of the
reporting persons affirm the existence of a group within
the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1).
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Cusip 928563402
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Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
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Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 6, 2008
UBS AG
By: /s/ John C. Leonard
John C. Leonard, Member GMB
By: /s/ Kai R. Sotorp
Kai R. Sotorp, Member GMB