SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-15-005740

Nimble Storage Inc · NMBL

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

James J Goetz

Director · 10% Owner

Period of report

Sep 30, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Oct 1, 2015 · 5:47 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001452751

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1,F2	Sep 30, 2015	J	189,901	—	D	189,900	I	By Sequoia Technology Partners XII, L.P.
Common Stock^F1,F2	Sep 30, 2015	J	542,412	—	D	542,412	I	By Sequoia Capital XII Principals Fund, LLC
Common Stock^F1,F2	Sep 30, 2015	J	5,075,096	—	D	5,075,096	I	By Sequoia Capital XII, LP
Common Stock^F1,F3,F4	Sep 30, 2015	J	662,701	—	D	662,700	I	By SC US GF V Holdings, Ltd.
Common Stock^F5	Sep 30, 2015	J	20,203	—	A	20,203	D
Common Stock^F5	Sep 30, 2015	J	186,718	—	A	206,921	D
Common Stock^F5	Sep 30, 2015	J	11,010	—	A	217,931	D
Common Stock^F5,F6	Sep 30, 2015	J	172	—	A	172	I	By Family Trust
Common Stock^F5,F6	Sep 30, 2015	J	4,720	—	A	4,892	I	By Family Trust

Table II — derivative securities

No Table II lines on this filing.

Explanation of responses

F1Represents a pro rata in-kind distribution of Common Stock of the Issuer to partners, shareholders or members and includes subsequent distributions by general partners or managing members to their respective partners or members.
F2James J. Goetz is a managing member of SC XII Management, LLC ("SC XII Management"). SC XII Management is the general partner of Sequoia Capital XII, L.P. and Sequoia Technology Partners XII, L.P. and is the managing member of Sequoia Capital XII Principals Fund, LLC. By virtue of these relationships, Mr. Goetz may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by Sequoia Capital XII, L.P., Sequoia Technology Partners XII, L.P. and Sequoia Capital XII Principals Fund, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F3SC US (TTGP), Ltd. ("SC US TTGP") is the general partner of SCGF V Management, L.P. ("SCGF V Management"), which is the general partner of each of Sequoia Capital U.S. Growth Fund V, L.P. and Sequoia Capital USGF Principals Fund V, L.P. Sequoia Capital U.S. Growth Fund V, L.P. and Sequoia Capital USGF Principals Fund V, L.P. together own 100% of the outstanding ordinary shares of SC US GF V Holdings, Ltd. James J. Goetz is one of the directors of SC US TTGP who exercised voting and investment discretion with respect to the SC US GF V Holdings, Ltd.'s investments. By virtue of these relationships, Mr. Goetz may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by SC US GF V Holdings, Ltd.
F4(Continued from footnote 3) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
F5Represents the receipt of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer by virtue of the pro rata in-kind distributions described in footnote (1) above as follows: (i) 20,203 shares from SC US GF V Holdings, Ltd. to the Reporting Person; (ii) 186,718 shares from Sequoia Capital XII, L.P. to the Reporting Person; (iii) 11,010 shares from Sequoia Capital XII Principals Fund, LLC to the Reporting Person; (iv) 172 shares from SC US GF V Holdings, Ltd. to a family trust; and (v) 4,720 shares from Sequoia Capital XII Principals Fund, LLC to a family trust.
F6Shares held by a family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.