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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 001-33622
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VMWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 94-3292913
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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3401 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
[phone]
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class  Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01  New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Indicatebyacheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.YesxNo¨
IndicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13orSection15(d)oftheAct.Yes¨Nox
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months
(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.YesxNoo
IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyandpostedonitscorporateWebsite,ifany,everyInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedandposted
pursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitandpostsuch
files).YesxNoo
IndicatebycheckmarkifdisclosureofdelinquentfilerspursuanttoItem405ofRegulationS-Kisnotcontainedherein,andwillnotbecontained,tothebestofregistrant’sknowledge,
indefinitiveproxyorinformationstatementsincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIIIofthisForm10-KoranyamendmenttothisForm10-K.o
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,orasmallerreportingcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“large
acceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler”and“smallerreportingcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct.
Largeacceleratedfiler x
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Acceleratedfiler o
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Non-acceleratedfiler o(Donotcheckifasmallerreportingcompany) Smallerreportingcompany o
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct).YesoNox
AtJune30,2015,theaggregatemarketvalueoftheregistrant’sClassAcommonstockheldbynon-affiliatesoftheregistrant(basedupontheclosingsalepriceofsuchsharesonthe
NewYorkStockExchangeonJune30,2015)wasapproximately$6,814,162,420.Sharesoftheregistrant’sClassAcommonstockandClassBcommonstockheldbyeachexecutiveofficer
anddirectorandbyeachentityorperson,otherthaninvestmentcompanies,that,totheregistrant’sknowledge,owned5%ormoreoftheregistrant’soutstandingClassAcommonstockasof
June30,2015havebeenexcludedinthatsuchpersonsmaybedeemedtobeaffiliatesoftheregistrant.Thisdeterminationofaffiliatestatusisnotnecessarilyaconclusivedeterminationfor
otherpurposes.
AsofFebruary19,2016,thenumberofsharesofcommonstock,parvalue$0.01pershare,oftheregistrantoutstandingwas423,592,297ofwhich123,592,297shareswereClassA
commonstockand300,000,000wereClassBcommonstock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
InformationrequiredinresponsetoPartIIIofForm10-K(Items10,11,12,13and14)isherebyincorporatedbyreferencetoportionsoftheregistrant’sProxyStatementfortheAnnual