SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HOVDE STEVEN D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1110 LAKE COOK ROAD

SUITE 165

(Street)

BUFFALO GROVE

60089

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EPLUS INC [ PLUS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/14/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
COMMON STOCK	09/14/2005		P		1,700⁽¹⁾	A	$12.28	1,135,697	I	SEE FOOTNOTE 2⁽²⁾
COMMON STOCK	09/15/2005		P		1,600	A	$12.51	1,135,697	I	SEE FOOTNOTE 2

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. As of the date hereof, including the transaction reported herein, Steven D. Hovde is the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 1,135,679 shares of common stock of EPlus, Inc. (the Shares). The transactions reported herein reflects two purchases of the Shares by Financial Institution Partners, L.P. (1,700; 1,600). The beneficial ownership of these Shares is more fully set out in the following footnote.

2. SDH is a member of Hovde Capital, L.L.C., the general partner (GP) to Financial Institution Partners II, L.P., which owns 328,719 Shares; SDH is a member of Hovde Capital Limited IV LLC, GP to Financial Institution Partners IV, L.P., which owns 44,570 Shares; SDH is a member of Hovde Capital, Ltd., GP to Financial Institution Partners III, L.P., which owns 228,271 Shares; SDH is a member of Hovde Capital IV, LLC, GP to Financial Institution Partners, L.P., which owns 341,475 Shares; SDH is a member of Hovde Capital Offshore LLC, the management company to Financial Institution Partners, Ltd., which owns 126,660 Shares; SDH is a member of Hovde Acquisition II, L.L.C., which owns 30,000 Shares; SDH is a trustee to The Hovde Financial, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, which owns 19,000 Shares; SDH is a trustee to The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 17,000 Shares.

Remarks:

The Shares reported herein as being beneficially owned by Steven D. Hovde have also been reported as being beneficially owned by Eric D. Hovde on a Form 4 of even date herewith.

	STEVEN D. HOVDE	09/16/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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