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 ^*

Cleaver Matthew Howard

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/13/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

EXTREME NETWORKS INC [EXTR]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6480 VIA DEL ORO

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

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

(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95119

(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)
Common Stock	11037	D

*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)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	2/7/2015	2/7/2021	Common Stock	1875	$5.67	D
Performance Shares	8/29/2017 ⁽¹⁾	8/29/2019	Common Stock	5253	$0.0	D
Performance Shares	8/23/2018 ⁽²⁾	8/23/2020	Common Stock	8650	$0.0	D
Performance Shares	8/31/2019 ⁽³⁾	8/29/2021	Common Stock	9158	$0.0	D
RSU Award	8/29/2017 ⁽⁴⁾	8/29/2019	Common Stock	5253	$0.0	D
RSU Award	8/23/2018 ⁽⁵⁾	8/23/2020	Common Stock	5769	$0.0	D
RSU Award	8/31/2019 ⁽⁶⁾	8/29/2021	Common Stock	9158	$0.0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Performance grants were earned when EXTR shares reached $5.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days after January 1st 2017. Earned shares vest as to 1/3 on the one year anniversary date and 1/12 each quarter thereafter.
(2)	Performance Stock Unit will be earned if GAAP combined earnings per share meets or exceeds $0.32 over two consecutive quarters. Earned shares vest as to 1/3 on 8/23/2018 and 1/12 each quarter thereafter, provided, however, that shares earned after the one-year anniversary will vest ratably based on the time elapsed from 8/31/2018 until the hurdle date, and then quarterly thereafter. Shares will be cancelled if goal is not met by August 23st 2020.
(3)	Performance Stock Unit will be earned if GAAP combined earnings per share meets or exceeds $0.20 over two consecutive quarters. Earned shares vest as to 1/3 on 8/31/2019 and 1/12 each quarter thereafter, provided, however, that shares earned after the one-year anniversary will vest ratably based on the time elapsed from 8/31/2018 until the hurdle date, and then quarterly thereafter. Shares will be cancelled if goal is not met by August 31st 2021.
(4)	This Time Based RSU award vests 1/3 on 8/29/2017 and 1/12 each quarter thereafter.
(5)	This Time Based RSU award vests 1/3 on 8/23/2018 and 1/12 each quarter thereafter.
(6)	This Time Based RSU award vests 1/3 on 8/31/2019 and 1/12 each quarter thereafter.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cleaver Matthew Howard 6480 VIA DEL ORO SAN JOSE, CA 95119			Interim CFO

Signatures
Quentin Wright, Power of Attorney		9/19/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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