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 ^*

TUNNELL DAVID R

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/11/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SPLUNK INC [SPLK]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC, 415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

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

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

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

(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	11909197	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾
Common Stock	890625	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

*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)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Reflects securities directly held by H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2, L.P.
(2)	Reflects securities directly held by H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P.
(3)	H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd. is the general partner of Hellman & Friedman Investors X, L.P. Hellman & Friedman Investors X, L.P. is the general partner of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X, L.P. Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X, L.P. is the managing member of H&F Shadowfax Holdings GP, LLC. H&F Shadowfax Holdings GP, LLC is the general partner of H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P. H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P. is the sole member of H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2 GP, LLC. H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2 GP, LLC is the general partner of H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2, L.P. A three member board of directors of H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd. has investment discretion over the shares held by H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2, L.P. and H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P. David R. Tunnell, a member of the board of directors of Splunk Inc., is a member of the board of directors of H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd.

Remarks:
The Reporting Person states that this filing shall not be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported herein, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TUNNELL DAVID R C/O HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC 415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105	X

Signatures
/s/ David R. Tunnell		10/13/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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