Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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

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 *
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. [AXTA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001, PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/02/2016
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 Shares 08/02/2016   S   41,621,996 D $ 28.13 0 I See footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH
WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505
    X    
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.
C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES,
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-9005
    X    
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.
C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-9005
    X    
CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.
C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-9005
    X    
CEP III Managing GP, L.P.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
50 LOTHIAN RD., FESTIVAL SQUARE
EDINBURGH, X0 EH3 9WJ
    X    
CEP III Participations, S.a.r.l. SICAR
2, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE
LUXEMBOURG, N4 L -1653
    X    
Carlyle Group L.P.
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW,
SUITE 220 SOUTH
WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505
    X    
Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH
WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505
    X    
Carlyle Holdings II L.P.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH
WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505
    X    
Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 SOUTH
WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505
    X    

Signatures

 Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., By: /s/ Daniel A. D'Aniello, Chairman   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 The Carlyle Group L.P., By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Daniel A. D'Aniello, Chairman   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., By: The Carlyle Group L.P., its managing member, By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Daniel A. D'Aniello, Chairman   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Carlyle Holdings II L.P., By: /s/ Daniel A. D'Aniello, Chairman   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., By: Carlyle Holdings II, L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Daniel A. D'Aniello, Chairman   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., By: TC Group Cayman Invesment Holdings, L.P., its general partner, By: Carlyle Holdings II, L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Daniel A. D'Aniello, Chairman   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., By: /s/ David Pearson   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CEP III Managing GP, L.P., By: David Pearson for and on behalf of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., By: /s/ David Pearson   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., By: David Pearson for and on behalf of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., as general partner of CEP III Managing GP,L.P., as GP of Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., By: /s/ David Pearson   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CEP III Participations, S.a r.l. SICAR, Represented by Andrew Howlett-Bolton, as Manager and authorized representative of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., Manager, By: /s/ Andrew Howlett-Bolton   08/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Prior to the reported transactions, includes: 8,856,991 shares held by Carlyle Partners V SA1 Cayman, L.P. ("CPV SA1"), 7,985,251 shares held by Carlyle Partners V SA2 Cayman, L.P. ("CPV SA2"), 8,195,042 shares held by Carlyle Partners V SA3 Cayman, L.P. ("CPV SA3"), 513,430 shares held by Carlyle Partners V-A Cayman, L.P. ("CPV-A"), 972,771 shares held by CP V Coinvestment A Cayman, L.P. ("CPV Coinvest A"), 116,784 shares held by CP V Coinvestment B Cayman, L.P. ("CPV Coinvest B"), 5,292,850 shares held by Carlyle Coatings Partners, L.P. ("CCP" and, together with CPV SA1, CPV SA2, CPV SA3, CPV-A, CPV Coinvest A and CPV Coinvest B, the "Carlyle Cayman Shareholders") and 9,688,877 shares held by CEP III Participations, S.a r.l. SICAR ("CEP III" and, together with the Carlyle Cayman Shareholders, the "Carlyle Shareholders").
(2) Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group L.P. is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings II L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., which is the sole member of CP V General Partner, L.L.C. and the sole shareholder of CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. CP V General Partner, L.L.C. is the general partner of TC Group V Cayman, L.P., which is the general partner of each of the Carlyle Cayman Shareholders. CEP III Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. is the general partner of CEP III Managing GP, L.P., which is the general partner of Carlyle Europe Partners III, L.P., which is the sole shareholder of CEP III.
 
Remarks:
Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, each of CP V General Partner, L.L.C., TC Group V Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V SA1 Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V SA2 Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V SA3 Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners V-A Cayman, L.P., CP V Coinvestment A Cayman, L.P., CP V Coinvestment B Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Coatings Partners, L.P. are filing a separate Form 4.

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