<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950103-17-011503.txt : 20171122
<SEC-HEADER>0000950103-17-011503.hdr.sgml : 20171122
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20171122160355
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-17-011503
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171122

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pacheco Jack A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001344018

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38102
		FILM NUMBER:		171219911

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (WWH), INC.
		STREET 2:		4211 STARBOARD DRIVE
		CITY:			FREMONT
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94538

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMART Global Holdings, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001616533
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				981013909
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39870 EUREKA DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94560-4809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(510) 623-1231

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39870 EUREKA DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94560-4809
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares sold pursuant to a previously established Rule 10b5-1 Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This is a weighted average sale price. Shares reported in each line item were sold in multiple transactions at prices in the following ranges, respectively: from $33.475 to $34.35; from $34.45 to $35.52; from $35.56 to $36.51; and from $36.61 to $36.76. The reporting person undertakes to provide to 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 foregoing ranges.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes Restricted Stock Units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These options vested 50% in May 2017 with the remainder vesting quarterly through May 2018.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s// Bruce Goldberg as attorney-in-fact for Jack A. Pacheco</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-11-22</signatureDate>
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