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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 * Naddaff Alexander C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Guidewire Software, Inc. [GWRE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Professional Services (Last) (First) (Middle) GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/22/2012 (Street) FOSTER CITY, CA 94404 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 07/24/2012 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 07/22/2012   M   45,000 A $ 0 85,250 D   Common Stock 07/22/2012   F(1)   15,704 D $ 27.68 69,546 D   Common Stock 07/23/2012   M(2)   30,000 A $ 0.16 99,546 D   Common Stock 07/23/2012   M(2)   20,000 A $ 0.5 119,546 D   Common Stock 07/23/2012   S(3)   90,250 D $ 25.5109 (4) 29,296 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

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

07/22/2012

M

35,625

(5)

12/07/2020

Common Stock

35,625

$ 0

59,375

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

07/22/2012

M

9,375

(6)

07/20/2021

Common Stock

9,375

$ 0

40,625

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 0.16

07/23/2012

M(2)

30,000

(7)

12/08/2014

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 0.5

07/23/2012

M(2)

20,000

(7)

01/04/2016

Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

80,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Naddaff Alexander C GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. 1001 E. HILLSDALE BLVD. FOSTER CITY, CA 94404			VP, Professional Services

Signatures

/s/ Richard Kline, Attorney in Fact for Alexander C. Naddaff		08/21/2012
**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)	Shares withheld by Issuer to cover taxes associated with settlement of Restricted Stock Units.
(2)	Automatic stock option exercise pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on April 7, 2012.
(3)	Automatic sale pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on April 7, 2012.
(4)	The sale price reported in column 4 of Table 1 represents the average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $25.13 to $26.055 per share. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(5)	The vesting of these Restricted Stock Units is subject to the satisfaction of both a liquidity event-based condition and time-based vesting. The liquidity event-based condition was satisfied on July 22, 2012 and the time-based vesting occurs quarterly over four years from December 15, 2010, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.
(6)	The vesting of these Restricted Stock Units is subject to the satisfaction of both a liquidity event-based condition and time-based vesting. The liquidity event-based condition was satisfied on July 22, 2012 and the time-based vesting occurs quarterly over four years from September 15, 2011, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.
(7)	This stock option is fully vested and exercisable.

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