Form 4 Splain Michael E For: Jul 28 (10K)

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Splain Michael E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4150 NETWORK CIRCLE

(Street)

SANTA CLARA

CA

95054

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. [JAVA]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
EVP, Microelectronics

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/28/2009		F		201	D	$ 9.2	88,929 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								10,000	I	Shares held by Michael E. Splain & Donna M. Splain JTWROS

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)

$ 65

⁽²⁾

06/13/2009

Common Stock

2,500

2,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 31.64

⁽²⁾

09/27/2009

Common Stock

3,750

3,750

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 50.36

⁽²⁾

11/07/2009

Common Stock

6,250

6,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 50.36

⁽²⁾

11/07/2009

Common Stock

6,250

6,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 36.56

⁽²⁾

03/19/2010

Common Stock

50

50

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 36.56

⁽²⁾

03/19/2010

Common Stock

3,750

3,750

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.8

⁽²⁾

07/25/2010

Common Stock

7,500

7,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.8

⁽²⁾

07/25/2010

Common Stock

11,250

11,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 16.8

⁽²⁾

05/21/2011

Common Stock

11,250

11,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 16.832

⁽²⁾

11/13/2011

Common Stock

11,250

11,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15

⁽²⁾

05/18/2012

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15.76

⁽²⁾

09/17/2012

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 18.4

⁽²⁾

11/10/2012

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 16.48

⁽²⁾

01/27/2013

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 15.4

⁽²⁾

07/28/2013

Common Stock

20,750

20,750

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 21.32

⁽²⁾

11/02/2014

Common Stock

17,500

17,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 26.56

⁽²⁾

01/31/2015

Common Stock

13,125

13,125

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 20

⁽²⁾

11/14/2015

Common Stock

15,525

15,525

D

Explanation of Responses:
1. This includes 71,138 shares of unvested restricted stock units.
2. This option vests and becomes exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Craig D. Norris, Attorney-In-Fact	07/28/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

For Section 16 Reporting

The undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Michael A. Dillon in his role and capacity as corporate secretary and Craig D. Norris and Donica L. Forensich in their roles and capacities as corporate assistant secretaries, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: 

1.complete and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms and all amendments thereto as such attorney-in-fact shall in his discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company; and

2.do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the Company and such other person or agency as the attorney-in-fact shall deem appropriate.

The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended).

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 1st day of May, 2008.


Signature:  /s/ Michael Splain

Print Name:  Michael Splain

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