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Accession Number:: 0001104659-18-008377
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2018-02-12 11:41:50

Filed By:: Burda Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
Company:: Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY)
Filing Date:: 2018-02-12
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Sole Voting Power	Sole Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
Burda Gesellschaft mit beschr nkter Haftung	5,542,666	5,542,666	5,542,666	4.6%
Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft	5,542,666	5,542,666	5,542,666	4.6%
Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda	5,542,666	5,542,666	5,542,666	4.6%

Filing

	UNITED STATES
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*

Etsy, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

29786A106

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2017

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o	Rule 13d-1(b)
x	Rule 13d-1(c)
o	Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 29786A106

	1.	Name of Reporting Persons Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		o
		(b)		x

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Germany

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:			5.		Sole Voting Power 5,542,666*

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 5,542,666*

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,542,666*

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.6%**

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO

* Consists of shares held directly by the Reporting Person.

** This percentage is based upon 121,714,269 shares of the Issuers Common Stock outstanding as of October 30, 2017, as disclosed in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2017.

CUSIP No. 29786A106

	1.	Name of Reporting Persons Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		o
		(b)		x

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Germany

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:			5.		Sole Voting Power 5,542,666*

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 5,542,666*

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,542,666*

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.6%**

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN

* Consists of shares held as follows: 5,542,666 shares held by Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person

CUSIP No. 29786A106

	1.	Name of Reporting Persons Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda

	2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a)		o
		(b)		x

	3.	SEC Use Only

	4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Germany

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:			5.		Sole Voting Power 5,542,666*

			6.		Shared Voting Power 0

			7.		Sole Dispositive Power 5,542,666*

			8.		Shared Dispositive Power 0

	9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,542,666*

	10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o

	11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.6%**

	12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN

* Consists of shares beneficially owned by Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft and held as follows: 5,542,666 by Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung; the Reporting Person is a general partner of Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft, and the indirect control person of Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung.

Item 1.
	(a)	Name of Issuer Etsy, Inc.
	(b)	Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices 117 Adams Street Brooklyn, NY 11201

Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence The address for each of Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung and Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft is Hauptstrasse 130, 77652 Offenburg, Germany. The business address for Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda is Arabellastrasse 23, 81925 München, Germany.
	(c)	Citizenship All of the entities reporting on this Schedule 13G were organized in Germany. Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda is a German citizen.
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities Common Stock
	(e)	CUSIP Number 29786A106

Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable

Item 4.	Ownership
(a), (b) Amount beneficially owned as of December 31, 2017:

Beneficial Owner	Shares		Percent of Class (1)
Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung	5,542,666	(2)	4.6	%
Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft	5,542,666	(2)	4.6	%
Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda	5,542,666	(2)	4.6	%

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung	5,542,666	(2)
Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft	5,542,666	(2)
Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda	5,542,666	(2)

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung		0
Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft		0
Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda		0

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung	5,542,666	(2)
Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft	5,542,666	(2)
Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda	5,542,666	(2)

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung		0
Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft		0
Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda		0

(1) This percentage is based upon 121,714,269 shares of the Issuers Common Stock outstanding as of October 30, 2017, as disclosed in the Issuers Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2017.

(2) The shares are held as follows: 5,542,666 by Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung; Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft is the parent company of Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, and Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda is a general partner of Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft and the indirect control person of each of the other reporting persons.

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following x.

Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
	Not Applicable

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
	Not Applicable

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
	Not Applicable

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of a Group
	Not Applicable

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 2nd, 2018

BURDA GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG		HUBERT BURDA MEDIA HOLDING KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT

By:	/s/ Martin Weiss	By:	Hubert Burda Media Holding Geschäftsführung SE
	Name: Martin Weiss		its General Partner
	Title: Managing Director
		By:	/s/ Andreas Rittstieg
By:	/s/ Holger Eckstein		Name: Dr. Andreas Rittstieg
	Name: Holger Eckstein		Title: Managing Director
	Title: Managing Director
		By:	/s/ Paul-Bernhard Kallen
			Name: Dr. Paul-Bernhard Kallen
			Title: Managing Director


			/s/ Paul-Bernhard Kallen, attorney-in-fact
			PROF. DR. HUBERT BURDA

EXHIBITS

A: Joint Filing Agreement
B: Power of Attorney

EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Etsy, Inc. and further agree that this agreement be included as an exhibit to such filing. Each party to the agreement expressly authorizes each other party to file on its behalf any and all amendments to such statement. Each party to this agreement agrees that this joint filing agreement may be signed in counterparts.

In evidence whereof, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf this 2nd day of February, 2018.

BURDA GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG		HUBERT BURDA MEDIA HOLDING KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT

By:	/s/ Martin Weiss	By:	Hubert Burda Media Holding Geschäftsführung SE
	Name: Martin Weiss		its General Partner
	Title: Managing Director
		By:	/s/ Andreas Rittstieg
By:	/s/ Holger Eckstein		Name: Dr. Andreas Rittstieg
	Name: Holger Eckstein		Title: Managing Director
	Title: Managing Director
		By:	/s/ Paul-Bernhard Kallen
			Name: Dr. Paul-Bernhard Kallen
			Title: Managing Director


			/s/ Paul-Bernhard Kallen, attorney-in-fact
			PROF. DR. HUBERT BURDA

EXHIBIT B

Power of Attorney

I, the undersigned Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda, am general partner and majority owner of the German limited partnership acting under the firm name Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft with business address Hauptstrasse 130, 77652 Offenburg, Germany (HBM). HBM is the holding company of the so called Burda Media Group controlling directly or indirectly i. a. the following group companies:

· Burda Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

The aforesaid companies of the Burda Media Group are holding shares - and may acquire additional shares in the listed company Etsy, Inc. (Etsy). I have been advised that if my beneficial ownership of Etsy common stock, including shares held by companies which are controlled by HBM, exceeds 5% of Etsy`s common stock outstanding, I will be required to submit a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission according to Rule 13d-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the SEC-Filing).

Before this background, I hereby authorize and grant power of attorney to

Dr. Paul-Bernhard Kallen

business address: Arabellastrasse 23, 81925 Muenchen to

· sign the SEC-Filing in my name and on my behalf and

· make and accept all other declarations necessary or deemed appropriate in connection with the SEC-Filing and

· to grant sub power of attorney to any other member of the management board of Hubert Burda Media Holding Geschäftsführung SE.

Dr. Kallen is liberated from the restrictions of section 181 German Civil Code (BGB) and, therefore, may sign the SEC-Filing also on behalf of companies of the Burda Media Group which are signatories to the SEC-Filing.

This power of attorney shall be valid and enforceable until the SEC-Filing has been duly completed.

Muenchen, the 7th day of August 2015

	/s/ Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda
	Prof. Dr. Hubert Burda