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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ray Michael C.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Vera Bradley, Inc. [VRA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Member of a 10% owner group (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2018 (Street) ROANOKE, IN 46783 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 08/22/2018   S   2,429 (1) D $ 15.05 (2) 85,027 D   Common Stock 08/23/2018   S   2,429 (1) D $ 14.8 (2) 82,598 D   Common Stock 08/22/2018   S   10,913 (1) D $ 15.06 (3) 381,982 I By Michael Ray 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Common Stock 08/23/2018   S   10,913 (1) D $ 14.81 (3) 371,069 I By Michael Ray 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Common Stock 08/22/2018   S   3,276 (1) D $ 15.05 (4) 238,428 (5) I By Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust Common Stock 08/23/2018   S   3,276 (1) D $ 14.8 (4) 235,152 I By Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust Common Stock               2,810,469 (6) I By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Common Stock               0 (5) I By Anne-Marie Ray 2016 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 Common Stock               411,003 I By Anne-Marie Ray 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ray Michael C. C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC. 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD ROANOKE, IN 46783				Member of a 10% owner group

Signatures

/s/ Michael C. Ray		08/23/2018
**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)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on April 6, 2018.
(2)	The prices reported are weighted average prices. The shares sold on August 22, 2018 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.90 to $15.19, inclusive, and the shares sold on August 23, 2018 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.68 to $14.88, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 in this footnote.
(3)	The prices reported are weighted average prices. The shares sold on August 22, 2018 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.98 to $15.40, inclusive, and the shares sold on August 23, 2018 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.70 to $14.90, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 in this footnote.
(4)	The prices reported are weighted average prices. The shares sold on August 22, 2018 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.90 to $15.19, inclusive, and the shares sold on August 23, 2018 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.68 to $14.88, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 in this footnote.
(5)	On August 17, 2018, the Anne-Marie Ray 2016 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 (the "2016 GRAT") made an annuity payment of 46,252 shares of Issuer common stock to the reporting person's spouse, who, in turn, assigned the shares to the Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust (the "Revocable Trust"). The reporting person's spouse is the settlor, sole trustee and sole annuitant of the 2016 GRAT and the settlor and sole trustee of the Revocable Trust.
(6)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

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