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) 12/13/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12/13/2013 | S(1) | 800 | D | $54.78(2) | 370,240 | I | Footnote(3) | ||
Common Stock | 12/13/2013 | S(4) | 2,271 | D | $54.07(2) | 367,969 | I | Footnote(5) | ||
Common Stock | 254,626 | D |
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. Mr. Hovde is the managing member of Hovde Capital, Ltd., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners III, L.P. ("FIP III"). On December 13, 2013, FIP III sold 800 shares of the common stock of ePlus inc (the "Shares") at prices ranging from $54.32 to $55.17. |
2. Mr. Hovde, the reporting person, undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, ePlus, or a security holder of ePlus, full information regarding the number of Shares sold at each separate price. |
3. Mr. Hovde is the managing member of: (i) Hovde Capital, Ltd., the general partner to FIP III, which, after the transaction reported on this line, owns 287,975 Shares, and (ii) Hovde Capital I, LLC, which owns 52,000 Shares. Mr. Hovde is a trustee of The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 30,265 Shares. |
4. On December 13, 2013, FIP III sold 2,271 Shares at prices in the range of $53.95 to $54.14. |
5. Mr. Hovde is the managing member of (i) Hovde Capital, Ltd., the general partner to FIP III, which, after the transactions reported on this line, owns 285,704 Shares, and (ii) Hovde Capital I, LLC, which owns 52,000 Shares. Mr. Hovde is a trustee of The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 30,265 Shares. |
Eric D. Hovde | 12/17/2013 | |
** 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). | ||
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