Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GERBITZ DAVID
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pandora Media, Inc. [P]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP Revenue Operations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC., 2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2016
(Street)

OAKLAND, CA 94612
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 02/12/2016   M   4,693 (1) A (2) 131,665 D  
Common Stock 02/12/2016   F   1,984 (1) D $ 8 129,681 D  
Common Stock 02/12/2016   F   925 (3) D $ 8 128,756 D  
Common Stock 02/12/2016   F   8,947 (4) D $ 8 119,809 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
Market Share Units (2) 02/12/2016   M     4,693 (5)   (6)   (6) Common Stock 4,693 $ 0 59,307 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GERBITZ DAVID
C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC.
2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650
OAKLAND, CA 94612
      EVP Revenue Operations  

Signatures

 /s/ Jeremy Liegl, Attorney-in-Fact   02/17/2016
**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) Pursuant to the terms of the March 11, 2015 grant of market share units ("MSUs"), 4,693 shares of Pandora Media, Inc. ("Pandora") common stock ("Shares") were earned and vested on February 15, 2016, and 1,984 Shares were withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.
(2) Each MSU represents a contingent right to receive one Share.
(3) Pursuant to the terms of the July 7, 2014 RSU grant as reported on a Form 3 filed on January 25, 2016, 925 shares were withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.
(4) Pursuant to the terms of the March 11, 2015 RSU grant as reported on a Form 3 filed on January 25, 2016, 8,947 shares were withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.
(5) Based on Pandora's annual relative total shareholder return compared to that of the Russell 2000 Index over the period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2015, the reporting person earned 4,693 MSUs, or 22% of the MSUs eligible for vesting during such performance period.
(6) The MSUs vest in three annual installments, on February 15, 2016, February 15, 2017, and February 15, 2018, subject to the reporting person's continued service. The number of MSUs which may be earned at each installment is based on Pandora's annual relative total shareholder return compared to that of the Russell 2000 Index, over a period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31 of the year prior to the annual installment date. On each of the first two annual installments, depending on actual performance, the reporting person has the ability to earn up to one-third of the total number of MSUs granted; on the third annual installment, the reporting person has the ability to earn up to 200% of the total MSUs granted less any MSUs earned over the first two annual installments.

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