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, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

MEDEIROS MATTHEW 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SONICWALL INC [ SNWL ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

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

C/O SONICWALL, INC., 2001 LOGIC DRIVE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

7/23/2010
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95124
(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   7/23/2010     D    171874   D $11.50   (1) 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)   $3.38   7/23/2010     D         1934760      (2) 12/13/2012   Common Stock   1934760   $0   (2) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)   $5.19   7/23/2010     D         211466      (3) 5/2/2015   Common Stock   211466   $0   (3) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)   $8.56   7/23/2010     D         300000      (4) 6/5/2016   Common Stock   300000   $0   (4) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)   $8.78   7/23/2010     D         300000      (5) 2/9/2017   Common Stock   300000   $0   (5) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)   $7.86   7/23/2010     D         414050      (6) 5/14/2018   Common Stock   414050   $0   (6) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 2, 2010, between the Issuer, PSM Holdings 2, Inc. ("Parent") and PSM Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer and the Issuer was acquired by Parent (the "Merger").
( 2)  This option, which was originally granted for 2,400,000 shares, of which 465,240 shares were previously exercised, and which provided for vesting as to 1/4 of the shares on March 17, 2004 and as to 1/48 of the shares on each one month anniversary thereafter, was canceled in the Merger in exchange for a cash amount equal to the net value of the exercise price and the $11.50 per share Merger consideration.
( 3)  This option, which was originally granted for 250,000 shares, of which 38,534 shares were previously exercised, and which provided for vesting as to 1/4 of the shares on May 2, 2006 and as to 1/48 of the shares on each one month anniversary thereafter, was canceled in the Merger in exchange for a cash amount equal to the net value of the exercise price and the $11.50 per share Merger consideration.
( 4)  This option, which provided for vesting as to 1/48 of the shares on July 5, 2006 and each one month anniversary thereafter, was canceled in the Merger in exchange for a cash amount equal to the net value of the exercise price and the $11.50 per share Merger consideration.
( 5)  This option, which provided for vesting as to 1/48 of the shares on March 9, 2007 and each one month anniversary thereafter, was fully accelerated as to vesting and canceled in the Merger in exchange for a cash amount equal to the net value of the exercise price and the $11.50 per share Merger consideration.
( 6)  This option, which provided for vesting as to 30% of the shares on November 14, 2009 and as to 1/42 of the remainder of the shares on each one month anniversary thereafter, was fully accelerated as to vesting and canceled in the Merger in exchange for a cash amount equal to the net value of the exercise price and the $11.50 per share Merger consideration.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MEDEIROS MATTHEW
C/O SONICWALL, INC.
2001 LOGIC DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95124 		X
President & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Frederick M. Gonzalez, attorney-in-fact for Matthew Medeiros 7/23/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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