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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sutton William D.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RigNet, Inc. [RNET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RIGNET, INC., 15115 PARK ROW BLVD., SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/15/2017 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77084 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               18,306 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
2016 Performance Unit	(1)	03/15/2017		A		436		(2)	(2)	Common Stock (1)	436	$ 0	436	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(3)	03/15/2017		A		9,381		(4)	(4)	Common Stock (3)	9,381	$ 0	9,381	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(3)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock (3)	21,000		21,000	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(3)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock (3)	12,000		12,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sutton William D. C/O RIGNET, INC. 15115 PARK ROW BLVD., SUITE 300 HOUSTON, TX 77084			Vice President

Signatures

William D. Sutton		03/16/2017
**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)	Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock under the Issuer's 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended. On March 10, 2016, the reporting person was awarded a target number of performance units ("PUs") which were subject to the achievement of certain pre-established metrics over a one-year performance period which began on January 1, 2016 and ended December 31, 2016. On Mach 15, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors certified the performance metrics and determined the number of PUs that were earned by the reporting person.
(2)	The PUs become payable on July 1, 2019, but may be settled earlier upon certain circumstances as defined in the Issuer's Performance Unit Award Agreement.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock.
(4)	These restricted stock units will vest in four equal annual installments beginning March 19, 2018 and will be fully vested on March 19, 2021.
(5)	These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in four equal installments beginning on March 19, 2017 and will be fully vested on March 19, 2020.
(6)	These restricted stock units will fully vest on March 19, 2019.

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