Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BOWLES ERSKINE B
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Facebook Inc [FB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025
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 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)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
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 Stock Units (RSU)   (1) 09/05/2021 Class B Common Stock (2) 20,000 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BOWLES ERSKINE B
C/O FACEBOOK, INC.
1601 WILLOW ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
  X      

Signatures

/s/ Michael Johnson as attorney-in-fact for Erskine B. Bowles 05/17/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The RSUs vest as to 13/48th of the total shares on October 15, 2012, after which 1/16th of the total shares vest quarterly, not to exceed 11 quarterly installments, with the final 2/48th of the total shares vesting on October 15, 2015, subject to continued service through each vesting date. None of the RSUs will settle until the earliest of (i) December 31, 2013, (ii) an earlier date between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 that may be specified by the issuer and (iii) the date of a change of control as defined in the issuer's stock plan.
(2) The Class B Common Stock is convertible into the issuer's Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis and has no expiration date. Upon the closing of the issuer's sale of its Class A Common Stock in its firm commitment underwritten initial public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-179287) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Class B Common Stock will also become convertible into the issuer's Class A Common Stock on the same basis upon certain transfers of such shares.
(3) Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive 1 share of the issuer's Class B Common Stock upon settlement.

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