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 *
Hale Thomas E
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOMEAWAY INC [AWAY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1011 W. FIFTH STREET, SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2015
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78703
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 12/15/2015   D(1)   202,692 D (2) 0 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
Stock Option $ 27.48 12/15/2015   D(1)     70,896   (3) 05/01/2025 Common Stock 70,896 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option $ 30.43 12/15/2015   D(1)     55,696   (5) 03/05/2023 Common Stock 55,696 (6) 0 D  
Stock Option $ 25.54 12/15/2015   D(1)     49,956   (7) 03/27/2022 Common Stock 49,956 (8) 0 D  
Stock Option $ 19.97 12/15/2015   D(1)     38,333   (9) 02/10/2021 Common Stock 38,333 (10) 0 D  
Stock Option $ 13.93 12/15/2015   D(1)     168,494   (11) 06/28/2020 Common Stock 168,494 (12) 0 D  
Stock Option $ 33.44 12/15/2015   D(1)     50,000   (13) 05/01/2024 Common Stock 50,000 (14) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hale Thomas E
1011 W. FIFTH STREET, SUITE 300
AUSTIN, TX 78703
      Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 /s/Melissa Fruge, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas Hale   12/15/2015
**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) Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and among Expedia, Inc., HMS 1 Inc. and HomeAway, Inc. dated as of November 4, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement").
(2) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) 125,985 shares of the common stock were exchanged for the right to receive $10.15 in cash and .2065 shares of the Parent Common Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) per share of common stock, (ii) 40,411 restricted stock awards were assumed and converted into restricted stock awards with respect to a number of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a formula described in the Merger Agreement and (iii) 36,296 restricted stock units were assumed and converted automatically into restricted stock units of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a formula described in the Merger Agreement.
(3) 6.25% of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the date which is three months following the Vesting Commencement Date and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the corresponding day of each month thereafter, or to the extent such a month does not have the corresponding day, on the last day of any such month, and will be fully vested as of May 1, 2019.
(4) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) 11,816 vested options were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $10.15 in cash and .2065 shares of the Parent Common Stock in respect of each Net Share covered by such vested options, less applicable tax withholdings, and (ii) 59,080 unvested options were assumed and converted into options to purchase the number of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a formula described in the Merger Agreement.
(5) 6.25% of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the date which is three months following the Vesting Commencement Date and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the corresponding day of each month thereafter, or to the extent such a month does not have the corresponding day, on the last day of any such month, and will be fully vested as of April 1, 2017.
(6) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) 37,130 vested options were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $10.15 in cash and .2065 shares of the Parent Common Stock in respect of each Net Share covered by such vested options, less applicable tax withholdings, and (ii) 18,566 unvested options were assumed and converted into options to purchase the number of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a formula described in the Merger Agreement.
(7) 6.25% of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the date which is three months following the Vesting Commencement Date and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the corresponding day of each month thereafter, or to the extent such a month does not have the corresponding day, on the last day of any such month, and will be fully vested as of April 1, 2016.
(8) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) 45,792 vested options were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $10.15 in cash and .2065 shares of the Parent Common Stock in respect of each Net Share covered by such vested options, less applicable tax withholdings, and (ii) 4,164 unvested options were assumed and converted into options to purchase the number of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a formula described in the Merger Agreement.
(9) Fully vested as of December 10, 2014.
(10) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, 38,333 vested options were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $10.15 in cash and .2065 shares of the Parent Common Stock in respect of each Net Share covered by such vested options, less applicable tax withholdings.
(11) Fully vested as of June 18, 2014.
(12) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, 168,494 vested options were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $10.15 in cash and .2065 shares of the Parent Common Stock in respect of each Net Share covered by such vested options, less applicable tax withholdings.
(13) 6.25% of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the date which is three months following the Vesting Commencement Date and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option shall vest on the corresponding day of each month thereafter, or to the extent a month does not have the corresponding day, on the last day of any such month, and will be fully vested as of May 1, 2018.
(14) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) 19,791 vested options were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $10.15 in cash and .2065 shares of the Parent Common Stock in respect of each Net Share covered by such vested options, less applicable tax withholdings, and (ii) 30,209 unvested options were assumed and converted into options to purchase the number of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a formula described in the Merger Agreement.

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