SEC FORM 3

SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

TUNNELL DAVID R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO

94105

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/11/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPLUNK INC [ SPLK ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	11,909,197	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾
Common Stock	890,625	I	See footnotes⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects securities directly held by H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2, L.P.

2. Reflects securities directly held by H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P.

3. H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd. is the general partner of Hellman & Friedman Investors X, L.P. Hellman & Friedman Investors X, L.P. is the general partner of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X, L.P. Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X, L.P. is the managing member of H&F Shadowfax Holdings GP, LLC. H&F Shadowfax Holdings GP, LLC is the general partner of H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P. H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P. is the sole member of H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2 GP, LLC. H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2 GP, LLC is the general partner of H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2, L.P. A three member board of directors of H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd. has investment discretion over the shares held by H&F Shadowfax Holdings 2, L.P. and H&F Shadowfax Holdings, L.P. David R. Tunnell, a member of the board of directors of Splunk Inc., is a member of the board of directors of H&F Corporate Investors X, Ltd.

Remarks:

The Reporting Person states that this filing shall not be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported herein, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ David R. Tunnell	10/13/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 3: New insider Tunnell David R claimed ownership of 12,799,822 shares