Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Griese Edward
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRINET GROUP INC [TNET]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SR. VP, INSURANCE SERVICES
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TRINET GROUP, INC., 1100 SAN LEANDRO BLVD., STE 400
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2017
(Street)

SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577
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 11/15/2016   A V 1,000 (1) A $ 16.16 1,000 D  
Common Stock 03/10/2017   M   25,000 A (2) 26,000 D  
Common Stock 03/10/2017   F   6,944 (3) D $ 28.88 19,056 D  
Common Stock 03/13/2017   S(4)   18,056 D $ 29.2842 (5) 1,000 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
Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/10/2017   M     25,000   (6)   (6) Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 75,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Griese Edward
TRINET GROUP, INC.
1100 SAN LEANDRO BLVD., STE 400
SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577
      SR. VP, INSURANCE SERVICES  

Signatures

 /s/ Edward Griese   03/13/2017
**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) These shares were acquired under the TriNet Group, Inc 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d).
(2) Restricted Stock Units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3) These shares represent shares withheld for satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation arising as a result of the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units reported herein.
(4) The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan previously established.
(5) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $29.15 to $29.42, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to TriNet Group, Inc., any security holder of TriNet Group, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.
(6) On March 10, 2016, Reporting Person was granted 100,000 Restricted Stock Units, subject to a 4-year vesting schedule. 1/4th of the total number of shares vesting on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, and thereafter 1/16th of the total number of shares vesting quarterly on the 15th day of the second month of each calendar quarter following the Grant Date. The Restricted Stock Unit is also subject to accelerated vesting upon certain event.

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