FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * GELSINGER PATRICK P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VMWARE, INC. [VMW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2018 (Street) PALO ALTO, CA 94304 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 Class A Common Stock 07/17/2018   G V 4,513 D $ 0 433,665 D   Class A Common Stock 07/18/2018   G V 14,572 D $ 0 419,093 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

Dell Technologies Class V common stock

(1)

07/18/2018

G

V

27,860

(1)

(1)

see footnote (1)

27,860

(1)

0

D

Dell Technologies Class V common stock

(1)

07/19/2018

S

20,645

(1)

(1)

see footnote (1)

20,645

$ 94.45

0

I

held by LLC (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GELSINGER PATRICK P 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94304	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Larry Wainblat, attorney-in-fact		07/19/2018
**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)	Dell Technologies Inc. ("DT") Class V common stock is intended to track and reflect the economic performance of the Class V Group of DT, which has attributed to it the economic value of a portion of DT's controlling interest in VMware. Accordingly, the Class V stock may be considered a derivative security relating to VMware Class A common stock or an equity security relating to VMware. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that the Class V stock is a derivative security relating to VMware Class A common stock or an equity security relating to VMware for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2)	These shares were held in a limited liability company ("LLC") established for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is manager of the LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person was the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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