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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Griese Edward   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRINET GROUP INC [TNET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SR. VP, INSURANCE SERVICES (Last) (First) (Middle) TRINET GROUP, INC., 1100 SAN LEANDRO BLVD., STE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2018 (Street) SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577 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 02/15/2018   M   6,250 A (1) 9,532 D   Common Stock 02/15/2018   M   439 A (1) 9,971 D   Common Stock 02/15/2018   F   1,720 (2) D $ 41.36 8,251 D   Common Stock 02/20/2018   S(3)   4,471 D $ 40.86 3,780 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 Units

(1)

02/15/2018

M

6,250

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

50,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

02/15/2018

M

439

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

439

$ 0

5,277

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Griese Edward TRINET GROUP, INC. 1100 SAN LEANDRO BLVD., STE 400 SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577			SR. VP, INSURANCE SERVICES

Signatures

/s/ Helen Hong, Attorney-in-fact		02/20/2018
**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)	Restricted Stock Units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	These shares represent shares withheld for satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation arising as a result of the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units reported herein.
(3)	The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan previously established.
(4)	On March 10, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 100,000 Restricted Stock Units, subject to a 4-year vesting schedule: one-fourth of the total number of shares vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, and thereafter one-sixteenth of the total number of shares vesting quarterly on the 15th day of the second month of each calendar quarter following the grant date. The Restricted Stock Unit is also subject to accelerated vesting upon certain event.
(5)	On March 24, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted 7,035 Restricted Stock Units, subject to a 4-year vesting schedule: one-sixteenth of the total number of shares vesting quarterly on the 15th day of the second month of each calendar quarter following the grant date. The Restricted Stock Units are also subject to accelerated vesting upon certain events.

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