Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kennedy John Francis
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. [MTSI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP & GM, A&D Solutions
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, 100 CHELMSFORD STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2016
(Street)

LOWELL, MA 01851		 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 11/09/2016   A   3,184 (1) A $ 0 23,160 D  
Common Stock 11/09/2016   A   3,798 (2) A $ 0 26,958 D  
Common Stock 11/09/2016   A   3,735 (3) A $ 0 30,693 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 40.25 11/09/2016   A   10,000     (4) 11/08/2023 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 10,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kennedy John Francis
C/O MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS
100 CHELMSFORD STREET
LOWELL, MA 01851		       SVP & GM, A&D Solutions  

Signatures

 /s/ Clay Simpson, Attorney-in-Fact   11/14/2016
**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) Represents restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments on May 15, 2018, May 15, 2019, May 15, 2020 and May 15, 2021, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service with the Issuer through each vesting date.
(2) Represents performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") granted on April 22, 2015 to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan which vested on November 9, 2016. These PRSUs will settle in shares of Common Stock on May 15, 2017, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service with the Issuer through the settlement date.
(3) Represents performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") granted on November 13, 2015 to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan which vested on November 9, 2016. These PRSUs will settle in shares of Common Stock on May 15, 2017, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service with the Issuer through the settlement date.
(4) The stock option vests in full upon achievement of a 30-day trailing average stock price based performance metric during the term of the stock option.

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