Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Chawla Paul
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. [ST]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
529 PLEASANT STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Performance Sensing Auto
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ATTLEBORO, MA 02703
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares, par value EUR 0.01 per share 22,151 (1) (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock options to Buy   (3) 07/16/2024 Ordinary Shares, par value EUR 0.01 per share 10,400 (4) $ 48 D  
Stock options to Buy   (5) 04/01/2025 Ordinary Shares, par value EUR 0.01 per share 6,261 (6) $ 56.94 D  
Stock options to Buy   (7) 04/01/2026 Ordinary Shares, par value EUR 0.01 per share 11,327 (8) $ 38.96 D  
Stock options to Buy   (9) 04/01/2027 Ordinary Shares, par value EUR 0.01 per share 12,069 (10) $ 43.67 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Chawla Paul
529 PLEASANT STREET
ATTLEBORO, MA 02703
      SVP, Performance Sensing Auto  

Signatures

/s/ Paul Chawla 01/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes unvested performance-based restricted securities granted to the reporting person on various dates as follows: 2,854 granted on April 1, 2015; 5,134 granted on April 1, 2016 and 7,157 granted on April 1, 2017. These restricted securities will vest three years after their respective grant date subject to the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria. Also includes unvested time-based restricted securities granted to the reporting person on various dates as follows: 857 granted on April 1, 2015; 3,467 granted on April 1, 2016 and 1,718 granted on April 1, 2017. These restricted securities will vest three years after their respective grant date.
(2) Includes 964 ordinary shares beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(3) Option grant vests over four years at 25% each year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. Currently, 7,800 of these options are exercisable.
(4) Consists of options granted to the reporting person on July 16, 2014.
(5) Option grant vests over four years at 25% each year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. Currently, 3,130 of these options are exercisable.
(6) Consists of options granted to the reporting person on April 1, 2015.
(7) Option grant vests over four years at 25% each year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. Currently, 2,831 of these options are exercisable.
(8) Consists of options granted to the reporting person on April 1, 2016.
(9) Option grant vests over four years at 25% each year, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant. None of these options are exercisable.
(10) Consists of options granted to the reporting person on April 1, 2017.

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