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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CARR ROBERT O (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 90 NASSAU STREET (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08542 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC [ HPY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/07/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/07/2010		M		65,184	A	$8.88	65,184	D(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/07/2010		S		65,184	D	$16.5772(2)	0	D(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/08/2010		M		26,412	A	$6.25	26,412	D(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/08/2010		S		26,412	D	$16.394(4)	0	D(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/09/2010		M		26,455	A	$6.25	26,455	D(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/09/2010		S		26,455	D	$16.4133(5)	0	D(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/09/2010		M		48,029	A	$8.88	48,029	D(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	12/09/2010		S		48,029	D	$16.4133(5)	0	D(1)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$0	12/07/2010		M			65,184	05/11/2010	05/11/2014	Common Stock	65,184	$0	399,816	D(1)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$0	12/08/2010		M			26,412	10/29/2007	10/29/2013	Common Stock	26,412	$0	26,455	D(3)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$0	12/09/2010		M			26,455	10/29/2007	10/29/2013	Common Stock	26,455	$0	0	D(3)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$0	12/09/2010		M			48,029	05/11/2010	05/11/2014	Common Stock	48,029	$0	351,787	D(1)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CARR ROBERT O (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 90 NASSAU STREET (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08542 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board and CEO

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CARR JILL (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 90 NASSAU STREET (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08542 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Wife

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 4 is filed in connection with a joint/group filing consisting of Mr. Carr and Jill Carr, Mr. Carr's wife. Mrs. Carr's address is c/o Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., 90 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Mr. and Mrs. Carr's indirect beneficial ownership consists of 400,000 shares of Company's common stock held by The Robert O. Carr 2001 Charitable Remainder Unitrust and 201,391 shares held by The Robert O. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Emily Carr. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Mr. and Mrs. Carr have a fully vested option to purchase an additional 3,037 shares of the Common Stock.

2. This price is the weighted average price of the 65,184 shares sold. The prices actually paid for the shares of the Company's Common Stock sold ranged from $16.42 to $16.81. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the SEC Staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range of prices actually paid.

3. This Form 4 is filed in connection with a joint/group filing consisting of Mr. Carr and Jill Carr, Mr. Carr's wife. Mrs. Carr's address is c/o Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., 90 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Mr. and Mrs. Carr's indirect beneficial ownership consists of 400,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock held by The Robert O. Carr 2001 Charitable Remainder Unitrust and 201,391 shares held by The Robert O. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Emily Carr. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Mr. and Mrs. Carr have fully vested options to purchase an additional 116,250 shares of the Common Stock.

4. This price is the weighted average price of the 26,412 shares sold. The prices actually paid for the shares of the Company's Common Stock sold ranged from $16.30 to $16.55. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the SEC Staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range of prices actually paid.

5. This price is the weighted average price of the 74,484 shares sold. The prices actually paid for the shares of the Company's Common Stock sold ranged from $16.34 to $16.50. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the SEC Staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range of prices actually paid.

	/s/ Charles H.N. Kallenbach, as attorney-in-fact	12/09/2010
	/s/ Charles H.N. Kallenbach, as attorney-in-fact	12/09/2010
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