Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Filip Eve
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/28/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RUBICON PROJECT, INC. [RUBI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC., 12181 BLUFF CREEK DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Co-General Counsel
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PLAYA VISTA, CA 90094
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 83,774 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 03/16/2025 Common Stock 20,000 $ 18.03 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Filip Eve
C/O THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.
12181 BLUFF CREEK DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR
PLAYA VISTA, CA 90094
      Co-General Counsel  

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan Feldman, attorney-in-fact 06/29/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 7,920 shares of common stock and 75,854 restricted stock units. The restricted stock units vest as follows: 3,187 on November 15, 2018; 25,000 on January 15, 2019; 6,948 on May 15, 2019; 4,313 on November 15, 2019; 25,000 on January 15, 2020; 3,688 on May 15, 2020; 3,063 on November 15, 2020; 2,313 on May 15, 2021; 1,563 on November 15, 2021; and 779 on May 15, 2022.
(2) 25% of the stock options vested on March 2, 2016 and the remaining option shares become exercisable in 36 equal installments each calendar month thereafter.

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