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 *

KIRCHNER JON 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DTS, INC. [ DTSI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O DTS, INC., 5220 LAS VIRGENES ROAD 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/1/2016
(Street)

CALABASAS, CA 91302
(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   12/1/2016     D    54819   D $42.50   (1) 83883   D    
Common Stock   12/1/2016     D    83883   D   (2) 0   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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $22.45   12/1/2016     D         100000      (3) 2/19/2018   Common Stock   100000   $20.05   (4) 0   D    
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $15.71   12/1/2016     D         150000      (5) 2/17/2019   Common Stock   150000   $26.79   (4) 0   D    
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $26.26   12/1/2016     D         85000      (6) 2/18/2020   Common Stock   85000   $16.24   (4) 0   D    
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $46.35   12/1/2016     D         54550      (7) 2/15/2021   Common Stock   54550     (8) 0   D    
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $27.49   12/1/2016     D         203400      (9) 2/15/2022   Common Stock   203400   $15.01   (4) 0   D    
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $20.48   12/1/2016     D         150000      (10) 2/14/2023   Common Stock   150000     (11) 0   D    
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $20.37   12/1/2016     D         59520      (12) 3/13/2024   Common Stock   59520     (13) 0   D    
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (Right to Buy)   $20.37   12/1/2016     D         4448      (14) 3/13/2024   Common Stock   4448     (15) 0   D    
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (Right to Buy)   $27.68   12/1/2016     D         31290      (16) 2/11/2025   Common Stock   31290   $42.50   (15) 0   D    
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (Right to Buy)   $22.04   12/1/2016     D         50000      (17) 2/11/2026   Common Stock   50000   $42.50   (15) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 19, 2016, among the issuer, Tessera Technologies, Inc., Tempe Holdco Corporation ("Holdco"), Tempe Merger Sub Corporation and Arizona Merger Sub Corporation in exchange for $42.50 per share (the "Merger Consideration") upon the closing of the merger.
( 2)  The unvested restricted stock units held by the reporting person were cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and, as set forth in the Merger Agreement, shall be assumed or substituted by Holdco and converted automatically upon the closing of the merger into restricted stock units denominated in shares of common stock of Holdco.
( 3)  This option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2009.
( 4)  This option was cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and, as set forth in the Merger Agreement, was exchanged for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the difference between the Merger Consideration and the option exercise price multiplied by the number of vested options.
( 5)  This option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on February 18, 2009.
( 6)  This option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing on the anniversary of February 18, 2010.
( 7)  This option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2012.
( 8)  This option was cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and, as set forth in the Merger Agreement, 54,550 options shall be assumed or substituted by Holdco and converted automatically upon the closing of the merger into options denominated in shares of common stock of Holdco.
( 9)  This option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2013.
( 10)  This option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on February 14, 2014.
( 11)  Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, this option was cancelled and (i) 112,500 vested options were exchanged for a cash payment of $22.02 per option and (ii) 37,500 unvested options will be assumed or substituted by Holdco and converted into options denominated in shares of common stock of Holdco.
( 12)  This option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on March 13, 2014.
( 13)  Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, this option was cancelled and (i) 29,760 vested options were exchanged for a cash payment of $22.13 per option and (ii) 29,760 unvested options will be assumed or substituted by Holdco and converted into options denominated in shares of common stock of Holdco.
( 14)  These performance-based vesting restricted stock units vests in two equal installments upon achievement of certain internal performance goals, with 50% units vesting on February 15, 2016 and the remaining 50% units vesting on February 15, 2017.
( 15)  These performance-based restricted stock units were cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and were exchanged for the Merger Consideration.
( 16)  These performance-based vesting restricted stock units vests in two equal installments upon achievement of certain internal performance goals, with 50% of the units vesting on February 15, 2017 and the remaining units vesting on February 15, 2018.
( 17)  These performance-based vesting restricted stock units vests in two equal installments upon achievement of certain internal performance goals, with 50% units vesting on February 15, 2018 and the remaining 50% units vesting on February 15, 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KIRCHNER JON
C/O DTS, INC.
5220 LAS VIRGENES ROAD
CALABASAS, CA 91302 		X
President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Jon Kirchner 12/5/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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