FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Gamson Michael 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

LINKEDIN CORP [ LNKD ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Global Solutions
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O LINKEDIN CORPORATION, 1000 WEST MAUDE AVENUE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/8/2016
(Street)

SUNNYVALE, CA 94085
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Class A Common Stock   12/8/2016     D    4106   (1) D   (2) 0   D    
Class A Common Stock   12/8/2016     D    55851   D   (3) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Class B Common Stock     (4) 12/8/2016     D         106668      (4)   (4) Class A Common Stock   106668     (2) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $19.63   12/8/2016     D         4   (5)   2/16/2012   2/16/2021   Class A Common Stock   4     (6) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $170.46   12/8/2016     D         35461   (7)   4/1/2015   4/1/2023   Class A Common Stock   35461     (6) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $204.04   12/8/2016     D         17676    2/28/2015   2/28/2024   Class A Common Stock   17676     (8) 0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $267.20   12/8/2016     D         15018    3/1/2015   3/1/2025   Class A Common Stock   15018     (8) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  The shares of Class A Common Stock were cancelled pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 11, 2016, between the Issuer, Microsoft Corporation and Liberty Merger Sub Inc. (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for a cash payment of $196 per share (the "Merger Consideration").
( 2)  Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in exchange for the Merger Consideration.
( 3)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") were substituted with RSUs for a number of shares of Microsoft Corporation common stock equal to 55,851 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Merger Consideration, and the denominator of which is the volume weighted average price per share of Microsoft Corporation common stock on Nasdaq for the five consecutive trading days ending with December 7, 2016 (the "Ratio"), rounded down to the nearest whole share, vesting on the same terms.
( 4)  The shares of Class B Common Stock were cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for the Merger Consideration.
( 5)  The stock option was granted on February 16, 2011 for 369,906 shares, of which 369,902 shares have been exercised. 4 vested shares subject to the stock option were cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to (x) the difference between the Merger Consideration and the per share exercise price of the stock option, multiplied by (y) the number of disposed vested stock option shares.
( 6)  The stock option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment price equal to (x) the difference between the Merger Consideration and the per share exercise price of the option, multiplied by (y) the number of disposed vested stock option shares.
( 7)  The stock option was granted on March 1, 2013 for 35,461 shares (the "Issuer Stock Option"). 14,775 vested shares subject to the Issuer Stock Option were cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment equal to (x) the difference between the Merger Consideration and the per share exercise price of the Issuer Stock Option (the "Exercise Price"), multiplied by (y) the number of disposed vested stock option shares. 20,686 unvested shares subject to the Issuer Stock Option were substituted by Microsoft Corporation with an option to purchase a number of shares of Microsoft Corporation common stock equal to 20,686 multiplied by the Ratio, and a per share exercise price equal to the Exercise Price divided by the Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, vesting on the same terms.
( 8)  The stock option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement, whereby the per share exercise price of the stock option is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gamson Michael
C/O LINKEDIN CORPORATION
1000 WEST MAUDE AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94085

SVP, Global Solutions

Signatures
/s/ Lora D. Blum, Attorney-In-Fact 12/9/2016
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