GPS Gap Inc

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(1) Beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by FCH TBME LLC is also attributable to Robert J. Fisher, sole manager of FCH TBME LLC, and thus is reported by more than one Reporting Person pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”).

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Item 1.                                                          Security and Issuer

This statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share (the “Common Stock”), of The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).  The address of the principal executive office of the Issuer is: Two Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

Item 2.                                                          Identity and Background

a)  This Statement is filed jointly by Robert J. Fisher and FCH TBME LLC. Robert J. Fisher has voting and dispositive control with respect to the Common Stock owned by FCH TBME LLC of which he serves as the sole manager with sole dispositive power and with sole voting power subject to an irrevocable proxy with respect to certain shares of Common Stock as described below. The foregoing persons are referred to collectively as the “Reporting Persons”.

Neither the filing of this Statement nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that Robert J. Fisher or FCH TBME LLC constitute a “person” for any purpose other than Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or that Robert J. Fisher and FCH TBME LLC or any other person constitute a “group” for any purpose.

b)  The address of the principal business office for each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Pisces, Inc., One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA  94111.

c)                                       (1) Robert J. Fisher is a managing director of Pisces, Inc., which is a family management company, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, which is a global specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, children, and babies under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta and Intermix brands.  The business address of Pisces, Inc. is One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111.  The business address of the Issuer is Two Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

(2)  FCH TBME LLC is a Delaware limited liability company private investment entity of which Robert J. Fisher is sole manager and a member.

d) & e)  During the last five years, the Reporting Persons (i) have not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) and (ii) have not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

f)  Robert J. Fisher is a citizen of the United States. FCH TBME LLC is a Delaware limited liability company.

Item 3.                                                          Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

The Reporting Persons are deemed to beneficially own certain shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as reflected in this Statement.  No consideration was used to acquire beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer by FCH TBME LLC or Robert J. Fisher, other than exercise prices paid upon exercises of Issuer stock options for certain shares of Common Stock previously acquired by Robert J. Fisher.

Item 4.                                                          Purpose of Transaction

Robert J. Fisher and FCH TBME LLC acquired the Common Stock owned by them for investment purposes. Shares of Common Stock were acquired as a result of the contribution to FCH TBME LLC and distribution for no consideration of FCH TBME LLC interests to the partners of Fisher Core Holdings L.P., a partnership of which Robert J. Fisher was a general partner, on December 31, 2016. This Statement is being filed to reflect the beneficial ownership information with respect to each Reporting Person after giving effect to such transactions.

The Reporting Persons review their respective investments in the Issuer on a continuing basis and may, at any time, consistent with the obligations of the Reporting Persons under the federal securities laws, determine to increase or decrease their respective ownership of shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock through purchases or sales of such Common Stock of the Issuer in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by gift or other transfers as circumstances dictate.  From time to time, Robert J. Fisher has transferred shares to various entities controlled by him, disposed of certain shares to third parties by gift and sold shares of

Issuer Common Stock in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, and the Reporting Persons may do so in the future.  The review of their investments in the Issuer by the Reporting Persons will depend on various factors, including the Issuer’s business prospects, other developments concerning the Issuer, alternative investment opportunities, general economic conditions, money and stock market conditions, and any other facts and circumstances which may become known to the Reporting Persons regarding their respective investments in the Issuer.  At the time of filing this Statement, the Reporting Persons have no plans to sell or to purchase additional shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions but may engage in such transactions in the future.

At the time of the filing of this Statement, except as disclosed in this Statement, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or proposals in their capacity as stockholders which relate to or would result in (i) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer, (ii) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (iv) any change in the board of directors or management of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (v) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer, (vi) any other material change in the Issuer’s business or corporate structure; (vii) changes in the Issuer’s charter or bylaws or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person, (viii) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or cease to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association, (ix) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act or (x) any action similar to any of those described above.  However, because Robert J. Fisher is a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, the Reporting Persons may, from time to time, be involved in discussions which relate to one or more of the matters described in this Item 4.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims any obligation to report on any plans or proposals with respect to the matters described in this Item 4 that develop or occur as a result of any Reporting Person’s role as a director of the Issuer and participation in decisions regarding the Issuer’s actions.

Item 5.                                                          Interest in Securities of the Issuer

a), b)   As of the date of this Statement, the Reporting Persons beneficially own, have the sole or shared power to vote, and have the sole or shared dispositive power over, respectively, the number of shares of Common Stock listed below, representing approximately the percentage of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of November 25, 2016 identified below.  As reported by the Issuer, there were approximately 398,881,367 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 25, 2016.

(1) Robert J. Fisher’s beneficial ownership includes (a) 14,019 shares to be issued upon settlement of stock units (and related dividend equivalent rights) which are subject to a three-year deferral period but would be issued immediately upon his resignation or retirement over which he has sole dispositive and voting power, (b) 7,697,909 shares beneficially owned as a co-trustee of trusts for other beneficiaries of which he shares dispositive and voting power (including shares held by the trusts through a limited liability company), (c) 2,717,266 shares owned as community property with his spouse with shared dispositive and voting power, (d) 15,000 shares beneficially owned through Delaware limited partnerships over which Robert J. Fisher has sole dispositive and voting power, (e) 6,633,183 shares beneficially owned as trustee of a trust for his benefit with sole dispositive and voting power, (f) 2,385,304 shares beneficially owned as trustee of trusts for his benefit over which Robert J. Fisher has sole dispositive power and an individual proxyholder has proxies granting sole voting power, (g) 616,487 shares for which Robert J. Fisher has a proxy granting him sole voting power, (h) 738,515 shares beneficially owned as a co-trustee of a trust organized exclusively for charitable purposes over which Robert J. Fisher shares dispositive and voting power, and (i) 27,000,000 shares owned by FCH TBME LLC of which Robert J. Fisher is the sole manager with sole dispositive power over 27,000,000 shares, sole voting power over 23,400,000 shares and an irrevocable proxy granting a proxyholder sole voting power over 3,600,000 shares.  In addition to the shares identified in the table above, Robert J. Fisher’s spouse separately owns 124,277 shares over which Mr. Fisher has no dispositive or voting control.

(2) FCH TBME LLC holds 27,000,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, which Robert J. Fisher, as the sole manager as described in (1) above of this Item 5, is deemed to beneficially own.

c)  Other than as described in Item 4 and the transactions set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions involving shares of Common Stock of the Issuer during the past 60 days.

d)  Other persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, certain shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock that are beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.  Specifically, but without limitation, members have no voting or dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by FCH TBME LLC but have the right to receive distributions as determined solely by Robert J. Fisher in respect of their member interests in FCH TBME LLC.  As reflected in Item 5 above, Robert J. Fisher also beneficially owns shares held by partnerships or trusts established for the benefit of others.

e)  Not Applicable

Item 6.                                                          Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

As a non-employee director of the Issuer, Robert J. Fisher is entitled to certain equity compensation arrangements generally applicable to the Issuer’s non-employee directors as disclosed in the Issuer’s Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC.

Robert J. Fisher holds stock units and related dividend equivalent rights for 14,019 shares of Common Stock, awarded for service as a director of the Issuer, subject to stock unit agreements, the forms of which have been filed with the SEC by the Issuer.

FCH TBME LLC granted an irrevocable voting proxy to exercise all voting rights on a sole basis with respect to 3,600,000 shares owned by it to a limited liability company controlled by family members of Robert J. Fisher which acts solely and separately from Robert J. Fisher.  The irrevocable proxy terminates upon the earlier of the date FCH TBME LLC no longer holds Common Stock and the date of termination and winding up of the proxyholder. The foregoing description is only a summary, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the irrevocable proxy, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 3 to this Schedule 13D.

Pursuant to other irrevocable proxies, Mr. John J. Fisher has sole voting rights pertaining to 2,385,304 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Robert J. Fisher through trusts; and Mr. Robert J. Fisher has sole voting rights pertaining to 616,487 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. William S. Fisher through a trust. Each irrevocable proxy terminates upon the date the applicable trust no longer owns equity securities of the Issuer.  The foregoing description is only a summary, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the irrevocable proxy, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 7 to the Schedule 13D/A filed on June 10, 2016 by Fisher Core Holdings L.P., Robert J. Fisher and other reporting persons.

Item 7.                                                          Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Exhibit 1 — Joint Filing Agreement by and between Robert J. Fisher and FCH TBME LLC dated January 3, 2017.

Exhibit 2 — Power of Attorney, dated December 15, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Robert J. Fisher’s Schedule 13G filed on February 12, 2002 with SEC Accession Number 0000912057-02-005135).

Power of Attorney, dated December 16, 2016.

Exhibit 3 — Form of Irrevocable Proxy granted by FCH TBME LLC.

Exhibit 99.1 — Transactions involving shares of Common Stock of the Issuer during the past 60 days.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

* This Schedule 13D was executed by Jane Spray as Attorney-in-Fact for (i) Robert J. Fisher pursuant to the Power of Attorney granted thereby as previously filed with the Reporting Persons’ Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 12, 2002 and (ii) Robert J. Fisher and FCH TBME LLC pursuant to the Power of Attorney filed herewith.