Edgar Filing: SORAN PHILIP

Ownership Submission

FORM 5

	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
	Form 3 Holdings Reported
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SORAN PHILIP

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [CML]

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,Â 7625 SMETANA LANE

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2009

(Street)

EDEN PRAIRIE,Â MNÂ 55344

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (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)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	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	12/03/2009	Â	G⁽¹⁾	139,338	D	$ 0	55,584	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	12/03/2009	Â	G⁽³⁾	139,338	A	$ 0	139,338	I	See Footnote ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	12/03/2009	Â	G⁽⁵⁾	55,584	D	$ 0	0	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	12/03/2009	Â	G⁽⁶⁾	55,584	A	$ 0	168,784	I	See Footnote ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2008	Â	G⁽⁸⁾	10,094	D	$ 0	132,445	I	See Footnote ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2009	Â	G⁽¹⁰⁾	32,163	D	$ 0	110,376	I	See Footnote ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2009	Â	G⁽¹²⁾	42,257	A	$ 0	181,595	I	See Footnote ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2009	Â	G⁽¹³⁾	90,797	D	$ 0	90,798	I	See Footnote ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2009	Â	G⁽¹⁴⁾	90,798	D	$ 0	0	I	See Footnote ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2009	Â	G⁽¹⁵⁾	90,797	A	$ 0	90,797	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁶⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2009	Â	G⁽¹⁷⁾	90,798	A	$ 0	90,798	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁸⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	581,481 ⁽¹⁹⁾	D	Â

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SORAN PHILIP C/O COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7625 SMETANA LANE EDEN PRAIRIE,Â MNÂ 55344	Â X	Â	Â President and CEO	Â

Signatures

Nicole Brookshire as Attorney-in-Fact for Philip E. Soran		02/16/2010
^**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)	Represents gift to the Margaret Selby-Soran Revocable Trust dtd 5/23/2000 (the "Selby-Soran Trust"), of which the reporting person's wife is trustee, by the Soran 2007 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (the "2007 GRAT"), of which the the reporting person is trustee.
(2)	The shares are held by the 2007 GRAT, of which the reporting person is trustee.
(3)	Represents gift from the 2007 GRAT discussed in Footnote 1.
(4)	The shares are held by the Selby-Soran Trust, of which the reporting person's wife is trustee.
(5)	Represents gifts to various family members over which the reporting person is deemed to have beneficial ownership, by the 2007 GRAT, of which the reporting person is trustee.
(6)	Represents gift from the 2007 GRAT discussed in Footnote 5.
(7)	The shares are held by various family members over which the reporting person is deemed to have beneficial ownership. The reporting person no longer has a reportable beneficial interest in 10,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock owned by his daughter and included in the reporting person's prior ownership reports.
(8)	Represents gift to the Selby-Soran Trust, of which the reporting person's wife is trustee, by the Soran 2008 Five-Year GRAT (the "2008 Five-Year GRAT"), of which the the reporting person is trustee.
(9)	The shares are held by the 2008 Five-Year GRAT, of which the reporting person is trustee.
(10)	Represents gift to the Selby-Soran Trust, of which the reporting person's wife is trustee, by the Soran 2008 Two-Year GRAT (the "2008 Two-Year GRAT"), of which the the reporting person is trustee.
(11)	The shares are held by the 2008 Two-Year GRAT, of which the reporting person is trustee.
(12)	Represents gifts from the Selby-Soran Trust discussed in Footnotes 8 and 10.
(13)	Represents gift to the Soran 2009 Two-Year Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (the "2009 Two-Year GRAT"), of which the reporting person is trustee, by the Selby-Soran Trust, of which the reporting person's wife is trustee.
(14)	Represents gift to the Soran 2009 Five-Year Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (the "2009 Five-Year GRAT"), of which the reporting person is trustee, by the Selby-Soran Trust, of which the reporting person's wife is trustee.
(15)	Represents gift from the Selby-Soran Trust discussed in Footnote 13.
(16)	The shares are held by the 2009 Two-Year GRAT, of which the reporting person is trustee.
(17)	Represents gift from the Selby-Soran Trust discussed in Footnote 14.
(18)	The shares are held by the 2009 Five-Year GRAT, of which the reporting person is trustee.
(19)	Represents shares held directly by the reporting person and includes 4,983 shares acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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