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*
Persaud Krishna

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2340 DREW STREET
SUITE 200

(Street)
CLEARWATER FL 33765

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Homeowners Choice, Inc. [ HCII ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2010
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common stock 120,000 I By Homeowners Choice Holdings, LLC(1)
Common stock 80,000 I By Pershing, LLC FBO Krishna Persaud Roth IRA
Common stock 11/02/2010 M 30,000 A $2.5 30,000 D
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)(2) $2.5 11/02/2010 M 30,000 05/31/2010(3) 05/31/2017 Common 30,000 $2.5 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person holds voting and investment power of the remaining 120,000 shares, which are held by Homeowners Choice Holdings, LLC. Prior to the sale on January 20, 2010 of 200,000 shares, the reporting person held the voting and investment power of the 320,000 shares originally reported on Form 3 as held by Windsor Related Holdings, LLC. The reporting person subsequently transferred the 320,000 shares to Homeowners Choice Holdings, LLC.
2. The options were granted pursuant to the Homeowners Choice, Inc. 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
3. Commencing on May 1, 2008 and continuing on the same day of each calendar year thereafter through and including May 1, 2010, 10,000 options vested and become exercisable on each such annual vesting date.
Remarks:
/s/ Cathy J. Welch as Attorney-in-fact for Krishna Persaud 11/08/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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