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 *
Kheirolomoom Ali
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Guidewire Software, Inc. [GWRE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Product Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2017
(Street)

FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
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 12/15/2017   M   6,288 A $ 0 8,229 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
Performance Shares $ 0 12/15/2017   M     843   (1) 09/03/2025 Common Stock 843 $ 0 5,909 D  
Performance Shares $ 0 12/15/2017   M     346   (2) 09/13/2026 Common Stock 346 $ 0 7,270 (3) D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2017   M     3,500   (4) 03/05/2025 Common Stock 3,500 $ 0 14,000 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2017   M     562   (1) 09/03/2025 Common Stock 562 $ 0 3,938 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2017   M     562   (2) 09/13/2026 Common Stock 562 $ 0 6,188 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2017   M     475   (5) 09/12/2027 Common Stock 475 $ 0 7,125 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kheirolomoom Ali
1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
      Chief Product Officer  

Signatures

 By: Winston King Attorney in Fact For: Ali Kheirolomoom   12/15/2017
**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) The grant consists of two separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units. One issuance consists of 9,000 units which vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2015, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The second issuance consists of 13,503 units, for which vesting was subject to the satisfaction of both performance-based conditions and time-based criteria. The performance-based conditions were previously deemed by the Issuer's Board of Directors to have been met and exceeded, and the time-based vesting criteria are as follows: 1/4th of the units vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date of September 15, 2015 and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.
(2) The grant consists of three separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units, each with vesting subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The first is 9,000 units vesting as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2016. The second is 5,539 units, for which vesting was subject to the satisfaction of both performance-based conditions and time-based criteria. The performance-based conditions were deemed met and exceeded by the Issuer's Board of Directors, and the time-based vesting criteria are as follows: 1/4th of the units vested on September 15, 2017 and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter. The third consists of units for which vesting will be determined based on the Issuer's total shareholder return percentile ranking relative to a set peer group, over a three year period ending on July 31, 2019.
(3) The number of shares reported in Column 9 of Table II represents the 2016 Performance Stock Unit ("PSU") and the Total Shareholder Return grants less the number of PSU shares vested as of this Transaction Date.
(4) The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 1/4th of the units vest on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date of December 15, 2014 and an additional 1/16th of the units vest quarterly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service.
(5) The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2017, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.

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