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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RONNING JOEL A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DIGITAL RIVER INC /DE [DRIV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DIGITAL RIVER, INC., 9625 W. 76TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/05/2005 (Street) EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344 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 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.867 975,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8681 973,303 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8707 970,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8729 968,303 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.8736 967,303 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8777 964,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8795 962,303 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8851 959,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8861 957,303 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   2,500 D $ 37.8909 954,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.8972 953,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   3,000 D $ 37.91 950,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.9159 949,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.93 948,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.95 947,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.9599 946,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.9675 945,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.9715 944,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.9951 943,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 37.9982 942,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 38.006 941,803 D   Common Stock 08/05/2005   S   1,000 D $ 38.031 940,803 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RONNING JOEL A C/O DIGITAL RIVER, INC. 9625 W. 76TH STREET EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344	X		CEO

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Sullivan, attorney-in-fact for Joel A. Ronning		08/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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