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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Whitehurst James M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RED HAT INC [RHT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO & President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RED HAT, INC., 100 EAST DAVIE STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/06/2018 (Street) RALEIGH, NC 27601 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 08/06/2018   M(1)   80,784 A $ 0 445,557 D   Common Stock 08/06/2018   F(2)   36,312 D $ 142.86 409,245 D   Common Stock 08/07/2018   S(3)   40,372 D $ 142.49 (4) 368,873 D   Common Stock 08/07/2018   S(3)   3,600 D $ 143.11 (5) 365,273 D   Common Stock 08/07/2018   S(3)   500 D $ 144.16 (6) 364,773 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Performance Share Units

$ 0

08/06/2018

M(1)

80,784

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

80,784

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Whitehurst James M C/O RED HAT, INC. 100 EAST DAVIE STREET RALEIGH, NC 27601	X		CEO & President

Signatures

/s/ Brandon Asbill, Atty in Fact UPOA		08/08/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares earned by the reporting person under the Performance Share Unit Agreement between the reporting person and the Company dated August 6, 2014.
(2)	Represents shares withheld from the reporting person to satisfy reporting person's tax obligations related to the vesting.
(3)	This stock sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan effective November 7, 2017.
(4)	Represents the weighted average sale price per share. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $141.91 - $142.90 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(5)	Represents the weighted average sale price per share. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $142.91 - $143.65 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(6)	Represents the weighted average sale price per share. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $143.86-144.44 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer.
(7)	Performance share unit award's vesting is subject to the achievement of a performance objective relating to a significant increase in total shareholder return. Subject to continued service, (i) 50% of the award vests upon achievement of the performance objective and (ii) the remaining 50% vests on August 6, 2018.

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