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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Cook Mark 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/24/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RED HAT INC [RHT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RED HAT, INC., 1801 VARSITY DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP/Controller 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) RALEIGH, NC 27606 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) Common Stock 6,297 (1) D Â

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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
Employee Stock Option NQSO (Right to Buy)	  (2)	10/16/2011	Common Stock	30,000	$ 19.84	D	Â
Employee Stock Option NQSO (Right to Buy)	  (3)	12/15/2010	Common Stock	18,000	$ 26.08	D	Â
Employee Stock Option NQSO (Right to Buy)	  (4)	07/25/2010	Common Stock	16,000	$ 15.34	D	Â
Employee Stock Option NQSO (Right to Buy)	  (5)	12/28/2009	Common Stock	10,000	$ 13.16	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cook Mark C/O RED HAT, INC. 1801 VARSITY DRIVE RALEIGH, NC 27606	Â	Â	  VP/Controller	Â

Signatures

Kimberly Yule Atty, in fact UPOA		09/25/2007
**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)	Total includes 2,297 shares of restricted stock granted on September 15, 2006, 422 shares of which are vested and 1,875 shares of which are unvested. Shares of restricted stock vest over four years and are subject to a right of repurchase by Red Hat, Inc.
(2)	This option was granted on October 16, 2006 and is subject to vesting at the rate of 25% on the first anniversary date of the date of the grant and 6.25% on the first day of each subsequent three month period following one year from the date of the grant.
(3)	This option was granted on December 15, 2005 and is subject to vesting at the rate of 25% on the first anniversary date of the date of the grant and 6.25% on the first day of each subsequent three month period following one year from the date of the grant.
(4)	This option was granted on July 25, 2005 and is subject to vesting at the rate of 25% on the first anniversary date of the date of the grant and 6.25% on the first day of each subsequent three month period following one year from the date of the grant.
(5)	This option was granted on December 28, 2004 and is subject to vesting at the rate of 25% on the first anniversary date of the date of the grant and 6.25% on the first day of each subsequent three month period following one year from the date of the grant.

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