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 *
Taylor Donald R Jr
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Benefitfocus,Inc. [BNFT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Technology Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 BENEFITFOCUS WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2015
(Street)

CHARLESTON, SC 29492		 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 04/01/2015   M   13,500 A $ 3.09 76,501 D  
Common Stock 04/01/2015   S(1)   11,900 D $ 34.99 (2) 64,601 D  
Common Stock 04/01/2015   S(1)   1,600 D $ 35.97 (3) 63,001 D  
Common Stock 04/01/2015   A   16,914 (4) A $ 0 79,915 D  
Common Stock 04/01/2015   F   1,091 (5) D $ 36.79 78,824 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) $ 3.09 04/01/2015   M(1)     13,500   (6) 03/31/2017 Common Stock 13,500 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.8               (6) 06/30/2019 Common Stock 33,482   33,482 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 5.38               (7) 06/30/2020 Common Stock 19,644   19,644 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.3               (8) 10/01/2022 Common Stock 7,000   7,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 13.53               (9) 05/07/2023 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Taylor Donald R Jr
100 BENEFITFOCUS WAY
CHARLESTON, SC 29492		       Chief Technology Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Donald R. Reynolds, Attorney-in-Fact   04/02/2015
**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) This exercise and sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 13, 2014 and amended on November 24, 2014.
(2) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $34.65 to $35.60. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.
(3) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $35.65 to $36.41. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.
(4) Represents restricted stock units which vest in four equal annual installments beginning on April 1, 2016, subject to continued employment.
(5) Represents shares forfeited to the Issuer in connection with the satisfaction of tax liabilities incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted April 1, 2014.
(6) This option is fully vested.
(7) This option was granted on July 1, 2010 and vested over a four-year period with one-fourth (1/4) of the option granted vesting on July 1, 2011, the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the balance of the option granted vesting ratably on a monthly basis over the following 36 months.
(8) This option was granted on October 1, 2012 and vests over a four-year period with one-fourth (1/4) of the option granted vesting on October 1, 2013, the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the balance of the option granted vesting ratably on a monthly basis over the following 36 months.
(9) This option was granted on May 8, 2013 and vests over a four-year period with one-fourth (1/4) of the option granted vesting on May 8, 2014, the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and the balance of the option granted vesting ratably on a monthly basis over the following 36 months.

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