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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000877212-16-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160520

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000877212
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3560]
		IRS NUMBER:				362675536
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 OVERLOOK POINT
		CITY:			LINCOLNSHIRE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60069
		BUSINESS PHONE:		847-634-6700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 OVERLOOK POINT
		CITY:			LINCOLNSHIRE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60069

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090508

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<div><a name="sd3e2b76c080e43bd9106e8cd91834332"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">17 May 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Mr. David Burton</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Division of Corporation Finance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Mail Stop 3030</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Re:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Zebra Technologies Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-19px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015, Filed February 29, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-19px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Report Ended April 2, 2016, Filed May 10, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:77px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">SEC Comment Letter dated May 16, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:77px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">File No. 000-19406</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:77px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Dear Mr. Burton,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">On behalf of Zebra Technologies Corporation (&#8220;Zebra&#8221;), set forth below is the response to your letter of comment dated May 16, 2016 relating to the above referenced 10-K and 10-Q.  The comments and headings are repeated below (comments are in </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">italics</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended April 2, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">We note that your certifications refer to the Form 10-Q for the period ended October 3, 2015.  Please file an amendment to your Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 2, 2016 that includes the entire filing, including Exhibit 31 certifications, together with corrected Exhibit 32 certifications that refer to the prior period.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Response:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">As a result of a typographical error, the Section 1350 Certifications included as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 included an incorrect date, October 3, 2015, and should have included the correct date, April 2, 2016.  In researching our files, the original signed certifications included the correct date of April 2, 2016.  To correct this issue, by May 27, 2016, we will file a Form 10-Q/A that includes (1) an explanatory note describing the purpose of the Form 10-Q/A, (2) corrected Section 1350 certifications, and (3) the entire Form 10-Q for the period ended April 2, 2016.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Zebra acknowledges the following:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Securities Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) from taking any action with respect to the filing; and</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">If you have any questions regarding the above response, please contact me directly at 847-793-2664.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Sincerely,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Michael C. Smiley</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Michael C. Smiley</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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