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 *
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
lululemon athletica inc. [LULU]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300, 
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2018
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 06/07/2018   S(1)   10,000,000 (1) D $ 121 10,105,279 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) I (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) See Notes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

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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
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
Advent International GPE VII, LLC
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
Advent Puma Acquisition Ltd
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
GPE VII GP Limited Partnership
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
GPE VII GP (Delaware) Limited Partnership
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
Advent Partners GPE VII Limited Partnership
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
Advent Partners GPE VII Cayman Limited Partnership
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
Advent Partners GPE VII-A Limited Partnership
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
Advent Partners GPE VII-A Cayman Limited Partnership
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       
Advent Partners GPE VII-B Cayman Limited Partnership
C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
       

Signatures

 See Exhibit 99.1   06/11/2018
**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) Represents shares of Common Stock held directly and sold by: (a) Advent Puma Acquisition Limited ("APAL") (9,703,920 shares); and each of the following entities (a "Specified Advent Fund") - Advent Partners GPE VII-A Limited Partnership (10,651 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-A Cayman Limited Partnership (25,640 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-B Cayman Limited Partnership (105,751 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII 2014 Limited Partnership (6,120 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII 2014 Cayman Limited Partnership (17,400 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-A 2014 Limited Partnership (16,851 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-A 2014 Cayman Limited Partnership (12,270 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII Limited Partnership (4,451 shares); and Advent Partners GPE VII Cayman Limited Partnership (96,946 shares).
(2) Following the reported transaction, the shares of Common Stock were directly owned by: APAL (9,806,083 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-A Limited Partnership (10,761 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-A Cayman Limited Partnership (25,910 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-B Cayman Limited Partnership (106,862 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII 2014 Limited Partnership (6,184 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII 2014 Cayman Limited Partnership (17,583 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-A 2014 Limited Partnership (17,026 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII-A 2014 Cayman Limited Partnership (12,399 shares); Advent Partners GPE VII Limited Partnership (4,496 shares); and Advent Partners GPE VII Cayman Limited Partnership (97,975 shares). The owners of APAL are the Advent Funds (as defined below) other than than the Specified Advent Funds.
(3) APAL, together with Advent International Corporation ("AIC") and the Advent Funds are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons." The shares directly owned by APAL or by any Specified Advent Fund may be deemed indirectly owned by other Reporting Persons; however, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein, if any, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) AIC is the Manager of Advent International GPE VII, LLC ("AIGPE VII LLC") which in turn is the General Partner of the following entities (together with AIGPE VII LLC, the "Advent VII Funds"): Advent Partners GPE VII Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII Cayman Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII-A Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII-A Cayman Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII-B Cayman Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII 2014 Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII 2014 Cayman Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII-A 2014 Limited Partnership; Advent Partners GPE VII-A 2014 Cayman Limited Partnership; GPE VII GP (Delaware) Limited Partnership ("GPEVII GP (Del)"); and GPE VII GP Limited Partnership ("GPEVII GP").
(5) GPEVII GP (Del) is the General Partner of the following entities (together, the "Advent Del Funds"): Advent International GPE VII Limited Partnership; Advent International GPE VII-B Limited Partnership; Advent International GPE VII-C Limited Partnership; Advent International GPE VII-D Limited Partnership; Advent International GPE VII-F Limited Partnership; and Advent International GPE VII-G Limited Partnership. GPEVII GP is the General Partner of the following entities (the "GPE VII GP Funds" and together with the Advent VII Funds and the Advent Del Funds, the "Advent Funds"): Advent International GPE VII-A Limited Partnership; Advent International GPE VII-E Limited Partnership; and Advent International GPE VII-H Limited Partnership.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit 99.1 - Signatures and Joint Filer Information, incorporated herein by reference.  This Form 4 is the first of three Form 4s being filed relating to the same event. The Form 4 has been split into three filings because there are more than 20 Reporting Persons in total, and the SEC's EDGAR filing system limits a single Form 4 to a maximum of 10. Each Form 4 will be filed by Designated Filer, Advent International Corporation.

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