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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2016
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Legato Capital Management LLC
Address: 111 PINE STREET, SUITE 1700
SAN FRANCISCO, CA  94111
Form 13F File Number: 028-13158

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Eric C. Pollack
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 415-821-8582
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Eric C. Pollack San FranciscoCA 01-27-2017
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
028-14467 AFFINITY INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
028-11962 AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP
028-05573 CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC
028-11090 Channing Capital Management, LLC
028-15710 Foundry Partners, LLC
028-15606 Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd.
028-03133 KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
028-15794 Kopernik Global Investors, LLC
028-13608 LMCG INVESTMENTS, LLC
028-03157 LOMBARDIA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
028-13243 MAR VISTA INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC
028-10228 RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.)
028-12234 Redwood Investments, LLC
028-10467 RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC
028-17035 NS Partners Ltd
028-10860 ALGERT GLOBAL LLC
028-13337 Ativo Capital Management LLC
028-13367 Dean Capital Management
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 3
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 5,533,791
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
NONE