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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CLARKE JEFF
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RED HAT INC [RHT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RED HAT, INC., 100 EAST DAVIE STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/11/2016
(Street)

RALEIGH, NC 27601
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 08/11/2016   M   29,256 (1) A $ 0 35,915 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
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     866   (2)   (2) Common Stock 866 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     813   (3)   (3) Common Stock 813 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     5,393   (4)   (4) Common Stock 5,393 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     988   (5)   (5) Common Stock 988 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     786   (6)   (6) Common Stock 786 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     920   (7)   (7) Common Stock 920 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     652   (8)   (8) Common Stock 652 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     5,542   (9)   (9) Common Stock 5,542 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     686   (10)   (10) Common Stock 686 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     515   (11)   (11) Common Stock 515 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     470   (12)   (12) Common Stock 470 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     468   (13)   (13) Common Stock 468 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     4,066   (14)   (14) Common Stock 4,066 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     551   (15)   (15) Common Stock 551 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     404   (16)   (16) Common Stock 404 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     442   (17)   (17) Common Stock 442 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     374   (18)   (18) Common Stock 374 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     382   (19)   (19) Common Stock 382 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     446   (20)   (20) Common Stock 446 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     395   (21)   (21) Common Stock 395 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     393   (22)   (22) Common Stock 393 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     416   (23)   (23) Common Stock 416 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     531   (24)   (24) Common Stock 531 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     431   (25)   (25) Common Stock 431 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     506   (26)   (26) Common Stock 506 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     418   (27)   (27) Common Stock 418 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     397   (28)   (28) Common Stock 397 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     365   (29)   (29) Common Stock 365 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     322   (30)   (30) Common Stock 322 $ 0 0 D  
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 08/11/2016   M     318   (31)   (31) Common Stock 318 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CLARKE JEFF
C/O RED HAT, INC.
100 EAST DAVIE STREET
RALEIGH, NC 27601
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Stephanie Trunk, Atty in Fact UPOA   08/15/2016
**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) These shares were acquired on a one-for-one basis pursuant to DSU distributions triggered by the Reporting Person's end of service on the Board of Directors of Red Hat, Inc. effective August 11, 2016.
(2) This DSU was granted on February 17, 2009 pursuant to Red Hat's 2008 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(3) This DSU was granted on May 15, 2009 pursuant to Red Hat's 2008 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(4) This DSU was granted on July 16, 2009 pursuant to Red Hat's 2008 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of all or a portion of an annual grant of restricted stock, and was fully vested on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of common stock upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(5) This DSU was granted on August 17, 2009 pursuant to Red Hat's 2008 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(6) This DSU was granted on November 16, 2009 pursuant to Red Hat's 2008 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(7) This DSU was granted on February 16, 2010 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(8) This DSU was granted on May 17, 2010 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(9) This DSU was granted on July 16, 2010 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of all or a portion of an annual grant of restricted stock, and was fully vested on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of common stock upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(10) This DSU was granted on August 16, 2010 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(11) This DSU was granted on November 15, 2010 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(12) This DSU was granted on February 15, 2011 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(13) This DSU was granted on May 16, 2011 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(14) This DSU was granted on July 18, 2011 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of all or a portion of an annual grant of restricted stock, and was fully vested on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of common stock upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(15) This DSU was granted on August 15, 2011 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(16) This DSU was granted on November 15, 2011 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(17) This DSU was granted on February 15, 2012 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(18) This DSU was granted on May 15, 2012 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(19) This DSU was granted on August 15, 2012 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(20) This DSU was granted on November 15, 2012 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(21) This DSU was granted on February 15, 2013 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(22) This DSU was granted on May 15, 2013 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(23) This DSU was granted on August 15, 2013 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(24) This DSU was granted on November 15, 2013 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(25) This DSU was granted on February 18, 2014 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(26) This DSU was granted on May 15, 2014 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(27) This DSU was granted on August 15, 2014 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(28) This DSU was granted on November 17, 2014 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(29) This DSU was granted on February 17, 2015 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(30) This DSU was granted on May 15, 2015 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
(31) This DSU was granted on August 17, 2015 pursuant to Red Hat's 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, in lieu of cash compensation, and was fully vested as of the date of the grant. The DSU settled in shares of Red Hat's common stock on a one-for-one basis upon termination of the Reporting Person's Board of Director service.
 
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