Ownership Submission
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, 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 *
  Weigel Randall J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
3PAR Inc. [PAR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O 3PAR INC., 4209 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP of Worldwide Sales
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

FREMONT, CA 94538		 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 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)

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 07/26/2017 Common Stock 124,999 $ 11.2 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 05/30/2018 Common Stock 40,000 $ 8.86 D  
Restricted Stock Units   (3)   (3) Common Stock 5,000 $ 0.001 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Weigel Randall J
C/O 3PAR INC.
4209 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
FREMONT, CA 94538		       VP of Worldwide Sales  

Signatures

Ricardo E. Velez, Atty-in-Fact for Randall J. Weigel 05/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) 1/4th of the shares subject to the option became vested and exercisable on July 26, 2008 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vest monthly thereafter such that the option will be fully vested on July 26, 2011.
(2) 1/4th of the shares subject to the option shall become vested and exercisable on May 30, 2009 and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall become vested and exercisable each month thereafter.
(3) 100% of the restricted stock unit will become vested and exercisable on August 5, 2012. Vested shares will be delivered to reporting person on the vest date.
(4) Represents par value of PAR Common Stock

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