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 *
Hass A John
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROSETTA STONE INC [RST]
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 ROSETTA STONE INC., 1919 NORTH LYNN STREET, 7TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2016
(Street)

ARLINGTON, VA 22209
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 04/04/2016   A   50,704 (1) A $ 0 93,308 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2016   A   70,423 (2) A $ 0 163,731 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2016   A   70,423 (3) A $ 0 234,154 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 (right to buy) $ 7.1 (4) 04/04/2016   A   314,465     (5) 04/04/2026 Common Stock 314,465 $ 0 314,465 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.1 (4) 04/04/2016   A   314,465     (6) 04/04/2026 Common Stock 314,465 $ 0 628,930 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hass A John
C/O ROSETTA STONE INC.
1919 NORTH LYNN STREET, 7TH FLOOR
ARLINGTON, VA 22209
  X     President & CEO  

Signatures

 Sonia G. Cudd, Attorney-in-fact   04/06/2016
**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) These shares are subject to forfeiture restrictions that lapse 1/12 per month over twelve months beginning May 1, 2016.
(2) These shares are subject to achievement of 2016 financial and operational performance goals and subject to forfeiture restrictions that lapse on the anniversary of the date of grant over three years, at a rate of 1/2, 1/4 and 1/4 per year, respectively, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) These shares are subject to achievement of cumulative total shareholder return over 2016 and 2017 and subject to forfeiture restrictions that lapse on the anniversary of the date of grant, at a rate of 1/3 per year, beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant.
(4) The exercise price is equal to the closing price of the common stock of the Issuer on the New York Stock Exchange on April 4, 2016, the date of grant.
(5) These options are subject to achievement of 2016 financial and operational performance goals and shall vest on the anniversary of the date of grant over three years, at a rate of 1/2, 1/4 and 1/4 per year, respectively, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(6) These options are subject to achievement of cumulative total shareholder return over 2016 and 2017 and shall vest on the anniversary date of the date of grant over three years, at a rate of 1/3 per year, beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant.

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