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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EPLUS INC [ PLUS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 11/12/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 Stock | 11/12/2013 | S(1) | 564 | D | $49.75 | 936,152 | I | Footnote(2) | ||
Common Stock | 11/12/2013 | J(3) | 626,112 | D | $0 | 371,040 | I | Footnote(2) | ||
Common Stock | 11/12/2013 | J(3) | 52,000 | A | $0 | 371,040 | I | Footnote(2) | ||
Common Stock | 11/12/2013 | J(3) | 22,186 | A | $0 | 254,626 | D | |||
Common Stock | 09/10/2013 | G(4) | V | 9,000 | A | $0 | 371,040 | I | Footnote(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On November 12, 2013, the Hovde Capital Advisors LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, of which Mr. Hovde is a trustee, sold 564 shares of the common stock of ePlus inc (the "Shares"). |
2. Mr. Hovde is the managing member of: (i) Hovde Capital, Ltd., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners III, L.P., which owns 288,775 Shares, and (ii) Hovde Capital I, LLC ("Hovde Capital"), which owns 52,000 Shares. Mr. Hovde is a trustee of The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation (the "Foundation"), which owns 30,265 Shares. |
3. On November 12, 2013, (i) Financial Institution Partners I, L.P. made a pro rata distribution of 626,097 Shares to limited partners, including Mr. Hovde, who received 22,186 Shares, and Hovde Capital, its general partner, which received 52,000 Shares, and (ii) the Hovde Private Equity Advisors 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, of which Mr. Hovde is a trustee, made a distribution of 15 Shares to complete a pro rata distribution to beneficiaries. |
4. The Foundation received a bona gift of 9,000 Shares from an individual. |
/s/ Eric D. Hovde | 11/14/2013 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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* 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). | ||
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