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 *
Rainey John D
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PayPal Holdings, Inc. [PYPL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO & EVP, Global Cust OPS
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2018
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95131
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 02/15/2018   A   22,065 (1) A $ 0 85,108 D  
Common Stock 02/15/2018   F   10,940 (2) D $ 78.295 74,168 D  
Common Stock 02/16/2018   S   23,166 (3) D $ 77.9736 (4) 51,002 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.8               (5) 09/15/2022 Common Stock 36,413   36,413 D  
Restricted Stock Units -1 (8)               (6)   (7) Common Stock 21,847   21,847 D  
Restricted Stock Units -2 (8)               (6)   (7) Common Stock 43,694   43,694 D  
Restricted Stock Units -3 (8)               (9)   (7) Common Stock 33,572   33,572 D  
Restricted Stock Units -4 (8)               (9)   (7) Common Stock 60,647   60,647 D  
Restricted Stock Units -5 (8)               (10)   (7) Common Stock 75,738   75,738 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Rainey John D
C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC.
2211 NORTH FIRST STREET
SAN JOSE, CA 95131
      CFO & EVP, Global Cust OPS  

Signatures

 By: Brian Yamasaki For: John D. Rainey   02/19/2018
**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) AIP share footnote: The reporting person earned 22,065 shares in respect of performance-based restricted stock unit units (PBRSUs) based on the company's achievement of certain performance targets for the 2017 performance period, which were vested as shares of common stock on 2/15/18.
(2) Tax withholding footnote: Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of 22,065 shares of common stock underlying PBRSUs on 2/15/18 (see footnote 1).
(3) The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
(4) Represents the weighted average price of shares sold at prices that ranged from $77.57 to $78.17.
(5) Options become exercisable as to 25% on the one year anniversary date of the grant and 1/48th monthly thereafter.
(6) The reporting person received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on the one year anniversary date of the restricted stock unit and 25% each year thereafter. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units that have vested.
(7) Not applicable.
(8) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of PayPal's common stock.
(9) The reporting person received a restricted stock unit grant subject to a three-year vesting schedule, vesting 33.34% on the one year anniversary date of the restricted stock unit, 33.33% on the second year anniversary, and 33.33% on the third year anniversary. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units that have vested.
(10) The reporting person earned a total of 75,738 shares in respect of performance-based restricted stock units (PBRSUs) for the 2015-2016 performance period, which were granted to the reporting person as restricted stock units on 3/1/17. 100% of the shares subject to such restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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