- 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 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NELSON ELIZABETH A	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SuccessFactors, Inc. [ SFSF ]	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) C/O SUCCESSFACTORS, INC., 1500 FASHION ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 300	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/22/2012
(Street) SAN MATEO, CA 94404 (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	2/22/2012		D (1)		41522	D	$ 0	0	D

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)	$8.75	2/22/2012		D   (1)			30000	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	30000	$31.25   (2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.64	2/22/2012		D   (1)			15000	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	15000	$32.36   (2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.76	2/22/2012		D   (1)			15000	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	15000	$29.24   (2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.98	2/22/2012		D   (1)			15000	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	15000	$19.02   (2)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.85	2/22/2012		D   (1)			7844	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	7844	$7.15   (2)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	2/22/2012		D   (1)			1522	(4)	(3)	Common Stock	1522	$40   (4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Disposed of pursuant to the merger ("Merger") of the Issuer with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAP America, Inc.
( 2)	The stock option grant was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of outstanding shares subject to such option, and (ii) the excess of $40.00 per share over the per share exercise price of the option.
( 3)	Not applicable.
( 4)	The restricted stock unit award was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of outstanding shares subject to such restricted stock unit award, and (ii) $40.00 per share.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NELSON ELIZABETH A C/O SUCCESSFACTORS, INC. 1500 FASHION ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 300 SAN MATEO, CA 94404	X

Signatures
/s/ Elizabeth Nelson by Hillary B. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact		2/27/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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