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 *
Ryu Marcus
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Guidewire Software, Inc. [GWRE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2018
(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 12/15/2018   M   19,694 A $ 0 19,970 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 12/15/2018   M     4,340   (1) 09/03/2025 Common Stock 4,340 $ 0 13,022 D  
Performance Shares $ 0 12/15/2018   M     2,408   (2) 09/16/2026 Common Stock 2,408 $ 0 103,639 (3) D  
Performance Shares $ 0 12/15/2018   M     3,416   (4) 09/12/2027 Common Stock (5) 3,416 $ 0 77,830 (6) D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2018   M     2,893   (1) 09/03/2025 Common Stock 2,893 $ 0 8,681 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2018   M     2,611   (2) 09/16/2026 Common Stock 2,611 $ 0 18,275 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2018   M     1,977   (4) 09/12/2027 Common Stock 1,977 $ 0 21,752 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 12/15/2018   M     2,049   (7) 09/12/2028 Common Stock 2,049 $ 0 14,343 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ryu Marcus
1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
  X     CEO and President  

Signatures

 By: Winston King Attorney in Fact For: Marcus S. Ryu   12/15/2018
**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) The grant consists of two separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units. One issuance consists of 46,296 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 69,447 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 four separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units, each with vesting subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The first is 41,771 units vesting as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2016. The second is 38,529 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 and fourth consist of units for which vesting will be determined based on (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return percentile ranking relative to a set peer group, over a three year period ending on July 31, 2019 and (ii) attainment of certain financial targets by Issuer over the same period.
(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 grant consists of four separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units, each with vesting subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The first is 31,638 units vesting as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2017. The second is 54,668* 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, 2018 and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter. The third and fourth consist of units for which vesting will be determined based on (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return percentile ranking relative to a set peer group, over a three year period ending on July 31, 2020 and (ii) attainment of certain financial targets by Issuer over the same period.
(5) * correctly reflects the number of total units vested from previous filing on September 15, 2018 in Footnote 4 above.
(6) The number of shares reported in Column 9 of Table II represents the 2017 Performance Stock Unit ("PSU") and the Total Shareholder Return grants less the number of PSU shares vested as of this Transaction Date.
(7) The Restricted Stock Units vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2018, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.

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