Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Shepherd Carl Gordon
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOMEAWAY INC [AWAY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Strategy & Dev. Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1011 W. FIFTH STREET, SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2013
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78703
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 03/01/2013   M   764 A $ 0 382,893 D  
Common Stock 03/05/2013(4)   A   17,201 A $ 0 400,094 D  
Common Stock 03/06/2013   F   249 D $ 29.8973 399,845 D  

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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
Restricted Stock (1) 03/01/2013   M     764   (3)   (3) Common Stock 764 $ 0 9,938 D  
Stock Option $ 30.43 03/05/2013   A   55,696   06/01/2014(5) 03/05/2023 Common Stock 55,696 $ 0 55,696 D  
Stock Options $ 25.54               (2) 03/27/2022 Common 52,848   52,848 D  
Stock Options $ 19.97               (2) 02/10/2021 Common Stock 100,000   100,000 D  
Stock Options $ 13.49               (2) 11/13/2019 Common Stock 63,886   63,886 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Shepherd Carl Gordon
1011 W. FIFTH STREET, SUITE 300
AUSTIN, TX 78703
  X     Chief Strategy & Dev. Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Melissa Fruge as Attorney-in-Fact for Carl Shepherd   03/07/2013
**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) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of HomeAway common stock.
(2) Vested as to 1/16th of the shares subject to the option three months following the date of grant and as to 1/48th of the shares subject to the option each month thereafter.
(3) Vests in sixteen (16) equal quarterly installments beginning September 1, 2012. Shares will be delivered on the vesting date.
(4) These RSUs, effective April 1, 2013, will begin to vest one year from June 1, 2013 at 25%, and then 25% vests annually thereafter until fully vested on 06/01/2017.
(5) 6.25% of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the date which is three months following the Vesting Commencement Date and an additional one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall vest on the corresponding day of each month thereafter, or to the extent such a month does not have the corresponding day, on the last day of any such month, and will be fully vested as of 04/01/2017

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