0001181431-12-006924 4 1 20120207 20120208 20120208 VMWARE, INC. 0001124610 7372 943292913 DE 1231 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 (650) 427-5000 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 VMWARE INC 20000923 STROHM DAVID N 0001182820 4 34 001-33622 12583538 EMC CORPORATION 176 SOUTH STREET HOPKINTON MA 01748 4 1 rrd333153.xml FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL [ ] Check this OMB Number: box if no longer UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 3235-0287 subject to Washington, D.C. 20549 Estimated Section 16. Form STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF average burden 4 or Form 5 SECURITIES hours per obligations may response... 0.5 continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 5. Relationship of Person * or Trading Symbol Reporting Person(s) to STROHM DAVID N VMWARE, INC. [ VMW ] Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest 10% Owner 3401 HILLVIEW AVE. Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) _____ Officer (give title 2/7/2012 below) _____ Other (specify below) (Street) 4. If Amendment, Date 6. Individual or PALO ALTO, CA 94304 Original Filed Joint/Group Filing (Check (City) (State) (Zip) (MM/DD/YYYY) Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Trans. Date 2A. 3. Trans. 4. Securities 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed Code Acquired (A) or Securities Form: Direct Indirect Execution (Instr. 8) Disposed of (D) Beneficially (D) or Beneficial Date, if (Instr. 3, 4 and Owned Indirect (I) Ownership any 5) Following (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and (A) 4) or Code V Amount (D) Price Class A Common Stock 2/7/2012 M 6000 A $66.32 0 D Class A Common Stock 2/7/2012 M 6000 A $29.95 0 D Class A Common Stock 2/7/2012 M 6000 A $60.34 0 D Class A Common Stock 2/7/2012 S 18000 D $94.50 33576 D Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. Trans. Date 3A. 4. Trans. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Deemed Code Derivative and Expiration Date Securities Underlying of derivative Ownership of Security or Execution (Instr. 8) Securities Derivative Security Derivative Securities Form of Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise Date, if Acquired (A) or (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Beneficially Derivative Beneficial Price of any Disposed of (D) (Instr. 5) Owned Security: Ownership Derivative (Instr. 3, 4 and Following Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security 5) Reported or Transaction(s) Indirect Date Expiration Amount or (Instr. 4) (I) Exercisable Date Title Number of (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Shares Stock Option $66.32 2/7/2012 M 6000 (1) 5/14/2015 Common 6000 $0 0 D (right-to-buy) Stock Stock Option $29.95 2/7/2012 M 6000 (2) 5/27/2016 Common 6000 $0 0 D (right-to-buy) Stock Stock Option $60.34 2/7/2012 M 6000 (3) 5/21/2017 Comomon 6000 $0 0 D (right-to-buy) Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) 1,500 shares vested on each of August 14, 2008, November 14, 2008, February 14, 2009 and May 14, 2009 (2) 1,500 shares vested on each of August 27, 2009, November 27, 2009, February 27, 2010 and May 27, 2010. (3) 1,500 shares vested on each of August 21, 2010, November 21, 2010, February 21, 2011 and May 21, 2011. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other STROHM DAVID N 3401 HILLVIEW AVE. X PALO ALTO, CA 94304 Signatures Larry Wainblat, attorney-in-fact 2/8/2012 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * 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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.