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 *
Covington JoAnn
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rocket Fuel Inc. [FUEL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, General Counsel, CPO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1900 SEAPORT BLVD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/10/2016
(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063		 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

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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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.21 06/10/2016   D     5,000   (1) 03/07/2023 Common Stock 5,000 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 51.16 06/10/2016   D     8,000   (3) 02/06/2024 Common Stock 8,000 (4) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.6 06/10/2016   D     12,500   (5) 08/28/2024 Common Stock 12,500 (6) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.68 06/10/2016   D     10,000   (7) 03/25/2025 Common Stock 10,000 (8) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.23 06/13/2016   A   10,819     (9) 06/13/2023 Common Stock 10,819 (10) 10,819 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Covington JoAnn
1900 SEAPORT BLVD
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063		       SVP, General Counsel, CPO  

Signatures

 /s/ Ken Scully, as attorney-in-fact for JoAnn Covington   06/20/2016
**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) This option provided for one-fourth of the shares subject to the option to vest and become exercisable on March 1, 2014 and one forty-eighth of the shares to vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter.
(2) On June 10, 2016, the Issuer canceled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option for 5,000 shares of Rocket Fuel common stock granted to the reporting person on March 7, 2013. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option, for 1,250 shares, having an exercise price of $2.23 per share.
(3) This option provided for one-fourth of the shares subject to the option to vest and become exercisable on February 6, 2015 and one forty-eighth of the shares to vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter.
(4) On June 10, 2016, the Issuer canceled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option for 8,000 shares of Rocket Fuel common stock granted to the reporting person on February 6, 2014. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option, for 2,000 shares, having an exercise price of $2.23 per share.
(5) This option provided for one-fourth of the shares subject to the option to vest and become exercisable on August 8, 2015 and one forty-eighth of the shares to vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter.
(6) On June 10, 2016, the Issuer canceled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option for 12,500 shares of Rocket Fuel common stock granted to the reporting person on August 28, 2014. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option, for 3,125 shares, having an exercise price of $2.23 per share.
(7) This option provided for one-fourth of the shares subject to the option to vest and become exercisable on March 25, 2016 and one forty-eighth of the shares to vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter.
(8) On June 10, 2016, the Issuer canceled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, an option for 10,000 shares of Rocket Fuel common stock granted to the reporting person on March 25, 2015. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option, for 4,444 shares, having an exercise price of $2.23 per share.
(9) Shares subject to an option that vest and become exercisable in equal monthly installments over three years beginning from June 13, 2016.
(10) On June 10, 2016, the Issuer canceled, pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program, four options totaling 35,500 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $21.68 per share. In exchange, the reporting person received four replacement options, for a total of 10,819 shares, having an exercise price of $2.23 per share.

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