FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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 *

King James Winston 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Guidewire Software, Inc. [ GWRE ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel and Secretary
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/15/2017
(Street)

FOSTER CITY, CA 94404
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   9/15/2017     M    3630   A $0.0   4621   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Performance Shares   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         798      (1) 9/3/2025   Common Stock   798   $0.0   6378   D    
Performance Shares   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         1076      (2) 9/13/2026   Common Stock   1076   $0.0   5924   (3) D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         125      (4) 9/13/2023   Common Stock   125   $0.0   136   D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         92      (4) 9/13/2023   Common Stock   92   $0.0   44   D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         44      (4) 9/13/2023   Common Stock   44   $0.0   0   D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         313      (5) 9/4/2024   Common Stock   313   $0.0   2308   D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         212      (5) 9/4/2024   Common Stock   212   $0.0   2096   D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         532      (1) 9/3/2025   Common Stock   532   $0.0   4250   D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0.0   9/15/2017     M         438      (2) 9/13/2026   Common Stock   438   $0.0   5250   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  The grant consists of two separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units. One issuance consists of 8,500 units which vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2015, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The second issuance consists of 12,755 units, for which vesting was subject to the satisfaction of both performance-based conditions and time-based criteria. The performance-based conditions were previously deemed by the Issuer's Board of Directors to have been met and exceeded, and the time-based vesting criteria are as follows: 1/4th of the units vested on the one year anniversary of the vesting commencement date of September 15, 2015 and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.
(2)  The grant consists of three separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units, each with vesting subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The first is 7,000 units vesting as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly commencing December 15, 2016. The second is 4,301 units, for which vesting was subject to the satisfaction of both performance-based conditions and time-based criteria. The performance-based conditions were deemed met and exceeded by the Issuer's Board of Directors, and the time-based vesting criteria are as follows: 1/4th of the units vested on September 15, 2017 and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter. The third consists of units for which vesting will be determined based on the Issuer's total shareholder return percentile ranking relative to a set peer group, over a three year period ending on July 31, 2019.
(3)  The number of shares reported in Column 9 of Table II represents the 2016 Performance Stock Unit ("PSU") and the Total Shareholder Return grants less the number of PSU shares vested as of this Transaction Date.
(4)  The grant consists of two separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units. One issuance consists of 2,000 units which vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly following the vesting commencement date of September 15, 2013 (the "VCD"), subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The second issuance consists of 2,180 units, for which vesting is subject to the satisfaction of both performance-based conditions and time-based criteria. The performance-based conditions were previously deemed by the Issuer's Board of Directors to have been met and exceeded, and the time-based vesting criteria are as follows: 1/4th of the units vested on the one year anniversary of the VCD and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.
(5)  The grant consists of two separate issuances of Restricted Stock Units. One issuance consists of 5,000 units which vest as follows: 1/16th of the units vest quarterly following the vesting commencement date of September 15, 2014 (the "VCD"), subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer. The second issuance consists of 3,384 units, for which vesting was subject to the satisfaction of both performance-based conditions and time-based criteria. Attainment regarding the performance-based conditions was determined by the Issuer's Board of Directors based on the Issuer's results for FYE July 31, 2015 and the time-based vesting criteria are as follows: 1/4th of the units vested on September 15, 2015, the one year anniversary of the VCD, and an additional 1/16th of the units will vest quarterly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
King James Winston
1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 800
FOSTER CITY, CA 94404

General Counsel and Secretary

Signatures
James Winston King 9/15/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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