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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 * FENTON PETER H 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hortonworks, Inc. [HDP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2965 WOODSIDE ROAD 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 (Street) WOODSIDE, CA 94062 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) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock             16,309 (1) D   Common Stock             296,397 I By Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. (2) Common Stock             6,336,803 I By Benchmark Capital Partners VII, L.P. (3)

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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
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FENTON PETER H 2965 WOODSIDE ROAD WOODSIDE, CA 94062	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Steven M. Spurlock, Authorized Signatory		02/16/2016
**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)	Includes 9,375 shares of common stock acquired upon the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units that were previously reported on a Form 4 filed with the SEC on December 16, 2014, which restricted stock units were not reflected in the Reporting Person's subsequent Form 4 filed with the SEC on May 27, 2015.
(2)	Shares held of record by Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. ("BCP VI"), as nominee for BCP VI, Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P. ("BFF VI"), Benchmark Founders' Fund VI-B, L.P. ("BFF VI-B") and related persons. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C. ("BCMC VI"), the general partner of each of BCP VI, BFF VI and BFF VI-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over such shares. Peter H. Fenton is a managing member of BCMC VI, which serves as general partner to BCP VI, BFF VI, L.P. and BFF VI-B, L.P., and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares beneficially held by such entities. Mr. Fenton and each such entity disclaims the existence of a "group" and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such person's or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities).
(3)	Shares held of record by Benchmark Capital Partners VII, L.P, ("BCP VII"), as nominee for BCP VII, Benchmark Founders' Fund VII, L.P. ("BFF VII"), Benchmark Founders' Fund VII-B, L.P. ("BFF VII-B") and related persons. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VII, L.L.C. ("BCMC VII"), the general partner of each of BCP VII, BFF VII and BFF VII-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and investment power over such shares. Peter H. Fenton is a managing member of BCMC VII, which serves as general partner to BCP VII, BFF VII and BFF VII-B, and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the shares beneficially held by such entities. Mr. Fenton and each such entity disclaims the existence of a "group" and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities (except to the extent of such person's or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities).

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