SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

BENNETT MICHAEL S

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SOLARWINDS, INC.

3711 S. MOPAC EXPY., BLDG TWO

(Street)

AUSTIN

78746

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SolarWinds, Inc. [ SWI ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2010

4. 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 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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/17/2010		M		40,241	A	$2.6867	40,241	D
Common Stock	03/17/2010		S		40,241⁽¹⁾	D	$21.3401⁽²⁾	0	D
Common Stock	03/17/2010		M		19,800	A	$2.6867	19,800	I	by LP⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	03/17/2010		S		19,800⁽¹⁾	D	$21.3436⁽³⁾	0	I	by LP⁽⁴⁾

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.6867	03/17/2010		M			40,241	⁽⁵⁾	07/26/2016	Common Stock	40,241	$0	1,202,194	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.6867	03/17/2010		M			19,800	⁽⁵⁾	07/26/2016	Common Stock	19,800	$0	1,059,822	I	by LP⁽⁴⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan.

2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $21.22 to $21.58, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold and each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2) and (3) of this form.

3. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $21.2275 to $21.58, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price.

4. Vested options held by MSB Asset Management, LP. MSB Asset Management GP, LLC is the general partner of the MSB Asset Management, L.P. Mr. Bennett is the sole manager of MSB Asset Management GP, LLC, and by virtue of this relationship, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares issuable upon the exercise of options held by MSB Asset Management, L.P. Mr. Bennett disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares issuable upon the exercise of options held by MSB Asset Management, L.P. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5. Vested options held by MSB Asset Management, LP. MSB Asset Management GP, LLC is the general partner of the MSB Asset Management, L.P. Mr. Bennett is the sole manager of MSB Asset Management GP, LLC, and by virtue of this relationship, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares issuable upon the exercise of options held by MSB Asset Management, L.P. Mr. Bennett disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares issuable upon the exercise of options held by MSB Asset Management, L.P. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Bryan A. Sims, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael Bennett	03/18/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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