Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Gunsagar Neeraj
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/27/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TrueCar, Inc. [TRUE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TRUECAR, INC., 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 357,156 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/14/2022 Common Stock 16,666 $ 11.51 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 08/31/2022 Common Stock 9,999 $ 8 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 02/22/2023 Common Stock 11,599 $ 7.92 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 05/02/2023 Common Stock 2,796 $ 7.92 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 06/06/2023 Common Stock 37,203 $ 7.92 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 11/21/2023 Common Stock 116,666 $ 8.9 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (8) 02/28/2024 Common Stock 609 $ 9.26 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (9) 05/15/2024 Common Stock 78,182 $ 12.81 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (10) 10/06/2024 Common Stock 150,000 $ 20.85 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (11) 04/23/2025 Common Stock 75,000 $ 15.71 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (12) 08/11/2026 Common Stock 500,000 $ 10.85 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gunsagar Neeraj
C/O TRUECAR, INC.
120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200
SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
      EVP, Chief Marketing Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Scott Watkinson, by Power of Attorney 11/07/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes 342,158 shares represented by restricted stock units.
(2) Shares subject to the option are fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(3) Shares subject to the option are fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(4) Shares subject to the option vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments beginning on March 22, 2013.
(5) Shares subject to the option vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments beginning on June 2, 2013.
(6) An option to purchase 47,203 shares was granted on June 6, 2013 and was exercised in part prior to the date on which the Reporting Person became subject to Section 16. Shares subject to the option vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments beginning on June 22, 2013.
(7) Shares subject to the option vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments beginning on December 11, 2013.
(8) Shares subject to the option vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments beginning on March 27, 2014.
(9) Shares subject to the option vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments beginning on March 1, 2015.
(10) One tenth (1/10) of the shares subject to the option were vested on October 6, 2014. The remaining shares subject to the option vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments beginning on November 6, 2014.
(11) One-twelfth (1/12) of the shares subject to the option were vested on May 1, 2015. The remaining shares subject to the option vest in forty-four (44) equal monthly installments beginning June 1, 2015.
(12) 10,416 shares subject to the option were vested on August 11, 2016. The remaining shares subject to the option vest in forty-seven (47) equal monthly installments beginning on August 24, 2016.
 
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