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 *
Schneider Charles E.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RigNet, Inc. [RNET]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO and Senior Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RIGNET, INC., 15115 PARK ROW BLVD., SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/21/2017
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77084
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 03/21/2017   S   4,119 D $ 20.31 6,862 (1) D  
Common Stock 03/22/2017   S   101 D $ 20.25 6,761 (1) 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 Unit (2)               (3)   (3) Common Stock (2)   19,500 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (2)               (4)   (4) Common Stock 11,637 (2)   11,637 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (5)               (5)   (5) Common Stock (2) 12,000 (2)   12,000 D  
Performance Unit (6)               (7)   (7) Common Stock (6) 541   541 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Schneider Charles E.
C/O RIGNET, INC.
15115 PARK ROW BLVD., SUITE 300
HOUSTON, TX 77084
      CFO and Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 William Sutton pursuant to a Limited Power of Attorney filed with the SEC on December 14, 2015 /s/ William Sutton   03/22/2017
**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) This total includes 4,481 restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on December 8, 2015 and previously reported on Form 4 on December 8, 2015.
(2) Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock.
(3) On March 10, 2016, the reporting person was granted 26,000 restricted stock units, of which 1/4th of the shares subject to the restricted stock units vested on March 19, 2017. The common stock into which such vested restricted stock units converted on March 19, 2017 is reported in Table I on this Form 4.
(4) These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in four equal installments beginning on March 19, 2018 and will be fully vested on March 19, 2021.
(5) These restricted stock units are scheduled to fully vest on March 19, 2019 but may vest earlier upon certain circumstances as defined in the Issuer's Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
(6) Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock under the Issuer's 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended. On March 10, 2016, the reporting person was awarded a target number of performance units ("PUs") which were subject to the achievement of certain pre-established metrics over a one-year performance period which began on January 1, 2016 and ended December 31, 2016. On Mach 15, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors certified the performance metrics and determined the number of PUs that were earned by the reporting person.
(7) The PUs become payable on July 1, 2019, but may be settled earlier upon certain circumstances as defined in the Issuer's Performance Unit Award Agreement.

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