Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] 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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * COOPER CHAD J.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARI NETWORK SERVICES INC /WI [ ARIS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 10850 WEST PARK PLACE, SUITE 1200	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/29/2017
(Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53224 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	8/29/2017		D (1)		27199	D	$7.10	0	D
Common Stock	8/29/2017		D (1)		88000	D	$7.10	0	I	By Family Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.25	8/29/2017		D   (2)			10000	7/31/2015	10/7/2024	Common Stock	10000	$0   (2)	0	D
Common Stock Warrants	$2.00	8/29/2017		D   (3)			28200	3/15/2013	3/15/2018	Common Stock	28200	$0   (3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated June 20, 2017 among the Issuer, Expedition Holdings LLC ("Parent") and Expedition Merger Sub, Inc., at the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the merger (the "Merger") contemplated under the Merger Agreement, each unvested share of restricted stock of the Issuer vested, and each share of Issuer common stock converted into the right to receive $7.10 in cash.
(2)	At the Effective Time of the Merger, outstanding options were cancelled and converted into the right to receive, for each share of Issuer common stock subject to the option, an amount in cash equal to (x) $7.10, minus (y) the sum of (1) the exercise price per share of common stock of such option,and (2) any applicable withholding amounts.
(3)	At the Effective Time of the Merger, the Reporting Person received cash in the amount of $236,883 in connection with the disposition of his outstanding Warrants.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COOPER CHAD J. 10850 WEST PARK PLACE SUITE 1200 MILWAUKEE, WI 53224	X

Signatures
Mary L. Pierson (pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed)		8/30/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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