Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 Person ^*

VMW Holdco LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/12/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

VMWARE, INC. [VMW]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE DELL WAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

ROUND ROCK, TX 78682

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
Class A Common Stock	20000000	D ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	60000000	⁽²⁾	D ⁽¹⁾

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation ("EMC"). EMC is directly wholly owned by Dell Inc., which in turn is indirectly wholly owned by Dell Technologies Inc. ("Dell Technologies") through its directly held wholly-owned subsidiary Denali Intermediate Inc. On April 12, 2017, the reporting person received these shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as a capital contribution from its parent, EMC. Dell Technologies and EMC each retain beneficial ownership of such shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock following such transfer.
(2)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at any time, upon the election of the holder.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VMW Holdco LLC ONE DELL WAY ROUND ROCK, TX 78682		X

Signatures
VMW Holdco LLC By: /s/ Janet B. Wright, Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary		4/13/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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