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 *
  FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEARS HOLDINGS CORP [SHLD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MIAMI, FL 33137
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)
Common Shares, $.01 par value 16,291,673
D (1)
 
Common Shares, $.01 par value 27,184,648
I
See Footnote (2)

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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
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 11/18/2014 12/15/2019 Common Stock, par value $0.01 773,208 $ 25.686 D (1)  
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 11/18/2014 12/15/2019 Common Stock, par value $0.01 5,697,254 $ 25.686 I See Footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
9TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FL 33137
    X    
FAIRHOLME FUNDS INC
C/O FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FL 33137
    X    

Signatures

Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C.,Bruce R. Berkowitz, By: /s/ Paul Thomson, (Attorney in Fact) 02/25/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Fairholme Funds, Inc. (on behalf of its series, the Fairholme Fund and the Fairholme Allocation Fund), By: Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., Investment Manager,Bruce R. Berkowitz, By: /s/ Paul Thomson (Attorney in Fact) 02/25/2016
**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 reported securities are directly owned by The Fairholme Fund and The Fairholme Allocation Fund (each, a "Fund"), each a series of Fairholme Funds, Inc. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Bruce R. Berkowitz ("Mr. Berkowitz") because he controls the sole member of Fairholme Capital Management, LLC ("Fairholme"), which may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities because Fairholme serves as the investment manager to each Fund and certain private funds and managed accounts. Mr. Berkowitz and the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that Mr. Berkowitz and the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(2) The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Berkowitz because he controls the sole member of Fairholme, which may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities because Fairholme serves as the investment manager to each Fund and certain private funds and managed accounts. Mr. Berkowitz and the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that Mr. Berkowitz and the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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