Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 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 * McCaffery Stephen J.	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/5/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARRIS International plc [ARRS]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 3871 LAKEFIELD DRIVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) President, International Sales /
(Street) SUWANEE, GA 30024        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares	14000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Shares (T) 130712   (1)	7/12/2017	(2)	Ordinary Shares	4191	$0	D
Restricted Shares (T) 140120   (1)	1/20/2018	(2)	Ordinary Shares	1890	$0	D
Restricted Shares (T) 140327   (1)	3/27/2018	(2)	Ordinary Shares	6344	$0	D
Restrited Shares (T) 150330   (1)	3/30/2019	(2)	Ordinary Shares	9030	$0	D
Restricted Shares (T) 160707   (1)	7/7/2020	(2)	Ordinary Shares	10965	$0	D
Restricted Shares (P) 160707   (3)	1/31/2019	(2)	Ordinary Shares	21930	$0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents a restricted stock grant that vests annually in fourths beginning one year from the date of the award. Date shown reflects the date upon which the award is fully vested.
( 2)	This restricted stock grant does not have a date of expiration, but will fully vest pursuant to the predetermined vesting schedule.
( 3)	Represents an equity award grant that is performance-based and can vest between 0 and 200% of the grant amount based on the Company's shareholder return as compared to the NASDAQ Composite shareholder return over a three-year measurement period. Amount shown reflects maximum vesting of the award at the 200% level.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McCaffery Stephen J. 3871 LAKEFIELD DRIVE SUWANEE, GA 30024			President, International Sales

Signatures
/s/ Patrick W. Macken, Attorney-in-Fact		12/15/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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