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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 * MCLAUGHLIN MARK D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC., 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2015 (Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 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 03/09/2015   M   39,400 A $ 10.77 721,968 D   Common Stock 03/09/2015   S(1)   7,340 D $ 135.0464 (2) 714,628 D   Common Stock 03/09/2015   S(1)   9,560 D $ 136.0737 (3) 705,068 D   Common Stock 03/09/2015   S(1)   3,900 D $ 136.8782 (4) 701,168 D   Common Stock 03/09/2015   S(1)   5,492 D $ 138.3317 (5) 695,676 D   Common Stock 03/09/2015   S(1)   10,008 D $ 139.0609 (6) 685,668 D   Common Stock 03/09/2015   S(1)   3,100 D $ 140.4725 (7) 682,568 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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 10.77

03/09/2015

M

39,400

(8)

09/29/2021

Common Stock

39,400

$ 0

1,479,820

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCLAUGHLIN MARK D C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC. 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY SANTA CLARA, CA 95054	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ Jeff True, Attorney in-Fact for Mark D. McLaughlin		03/11/2015
**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)	The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
(2)	This sale price represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $134.56 to $135.54 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.
(3)	This sale price represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $135.56 to $136.55 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.
(4)	This sale price represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $136.58 to $137.57 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.
(5)	This sale price represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $137.58 to $138.575 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.
(6)	This sale price represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $138.59 to $139.405 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.
(7)	This sale price represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $139.595 to $140.57 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.
(8)	One forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares subject to the option vest monthly, provided that the Reporting Person continues to serve through each vesting date.

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