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 *
Lim James
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ExactTarget, Inc. [ET]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 PAINTERS MILL ROAD, SUITE 700
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/16/2012
(Street)

OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117
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 10/16/2012   P   2,000 A $ 21.76 2,000 D  
Common Stock               865,534 (1) I See footnotes (2) (3) (4) (5)
Common Stock               10,181,012 (1) I See footnotes (3) (4) (5) (6)

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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
Lim James
100 PAINTERS MILL ROAD, SUITE 700
OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Eric Thompson, attorney-in-fact   10/17/2012
**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) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, 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.
(2) The shares reported in column 5 include 623,168 owned of record by Greenspring Crossover Ventures I, L.P., 67,662 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners II, L.P., 1,666 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners II-A, L.P., 16,106 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P., 48,834 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners III, L.P., 22,398 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners III-A, L.P., 70,654 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P., 1,216 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners IV-A, L.P., 10,212 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners IV-B, L.P., and 3,618 owned of record by Greenspring Global Partners IV-C, L.P.
(3) Greenspring Associates, Inc. is the general partner of Greenspring Global Partners I, L.P. and Greenspring General Partner II, L.P. Greenspring General Partner II, L.P. is the general partner of Greenspring Global Partners II, L.P., Greenspring Global Partners II-A, L.P., and Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P. Greenspring GP III, LLC is the general partner of Greenspring General Partner III, L.P. and Greenspring General Partner III, L.P. is the general partner of Greenspring Global Partners III, L.P., Greenspring Global Partners III-A, L.P., and Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P. Greenspring GP IV, LLC is the general partner of Greenspring General Partner IV, L.P. and Greenspring General Partner IV, L.P. is the general partner of Grenspring Global Partners IV-A, L.P., Greenspring Global Partners IV-B, L.P., and Greenspring Global Partners IV-C, L.P.
(4) Greenspring GP V, LLC is the general partner of Greenspring General Partner V, L.P. and Greenspring General Partner V, L.P. is the general partner of Greenspring Global Partners V-A, L.P. and Greenspring Global Partners V-C, L.P. Greenspring FF-GP II, LLC is the general partner of Greenspring FF-GP II, L.P. and Greenspring FF-GP II, L.P. is the general partner of Greenspring Growth Equity II, L.P. Greenspring Crossover I GP, LLC is the general partner of Greenspring Crossover I GP, L.P. and Greenspring Crossover I GP, L.P. is the general partner of Greenspring Crossover Ventures I, L.P. Greenspring Opportunities GP II, LLC is the general partner of Greenspring Opportunities General Partner II, L.P. and Greenspring Opportunities General Partner II-A, L.P. and Greenspring Opportunities General Partner II, L.P. is the general partner of Greenspring Opportunities II, L.P. and Greenspring Opportunities General Partner II-A, L.P. is the general partner of Greenspring Opportunities II-A, L.P.
(5) James Lim and Charles Ashton Newhall are the managing members of Greenspring GP III, LLC, Greenspring GP IV, LLC, Greenspring GP V, LLC, Greenspring FF-GP II, LLC, Greenspring Crossover I GP, LLC, Greenspring Opportunities GP II, LLC and Greenspring Associates, Inc. As managing members, James Lim and Charles Ashton Newall may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares of Greenspring GP III, LLC, Greenspring GP IV, LLC, Greenspring GP V, LLC, Greenspring FF-GP II, LLC, Greenspring Crossover I GP, LLC, Greenspring Opportunities GP II, LLC and Greenspring Associates, Inc. Greenspring GP III, LLC, Greenspring GP IV, LLC, Greenspring GP V, LLC, Greenspring FF-GP II, LLC, Greenspring Crossover I GP, LLC, Greenspring Associates, Inc. and Greenspring Opportunities GP II, LLC have the sole voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by each Greenspring Associates affiliate noted above.
(6) The shares reported in column 5 include 1,135,598 owned of record by Greenspring Crossover Ventures I, L.P., 179,872 by Greenspring Global Partners I, L.P., 1,723,696 by Greenspring Global Partners II, L.P., 42,444 by Greenspring Global Partners II-A, L.P., 410,310 by Greenspring Global Partners II-B, L.P., 1,111,154 by Greenspring Global Partners III, L.P., 509,626 by Greenspring Global Partners III-A, L.P., 1,607,598 by Greenspring Global Partners III-B, L.P., 214,936 by Greenspring Global Partners IV-A, L.P., 1,806,036 by Greenspring Global Partners IV-B, L.P., 639,742 by Greenspring Global Partners IV-C, L.P., 409,716 by Greenspring Global Partners V-A, L.P., 90,284 by Greenspring Global Partners V-C, L.P., 250,000 by Greenspring Growth Equity II, L.P., 46,062 by Greenspring Opportunities II, L.P., and 3,938 by Greenspring Opportunities II-A, L.P.

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