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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) | ||
| 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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (3) | 03/01/2013 | M(4) | 110,000 | (5)(6) | (5)(6) | Common Stock | 110,000 | $ 0 | 110,000 | D | ||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
| CARR ROBERT O C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 90 NASSAU STREET PRINCETON, NJ 08542 |
X | Chairman of the Board and CEO | ||
| /s/ Charles H.N. Kallenbach, attorney-in-fact | 03/06/2013 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | 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). |
| (1) | Shares were withheld from the Reporting Person, in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3, solely to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of the restricted stock described in this Form 4. |
| (2) | The Reporting Person's indirect beneficial ownership consists of 108,487 shares of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.'s (the "Issuer") common stock held by The Robert O. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Emily Carr. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's common stock held by The Robert O. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Emily Carr. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares of the Issuer's common stock for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| (3) | Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. |
| (4) | The earnings per share target described in footnote 5 below was met for the year ended December 31, 2012 and, as a result, 50% of the restricted stock units vested on March 1, 2013. |
| (5) | Each restricted stock unit will vest 50% on March 1, 2013, 25% on March 1, 2014, and 25% on March 1, 2015 only if over the term of these restricted stock units, the following diluted earnings per share targets for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are achieved.: 2012: $1.48 2013: $1.74 2014: $2.04 Diluted earnings per share will be calculated on a pro forma basis to exclude non-operating gains and losses, if any, and excluding the after-tax impact of stock compensation expense. These performance-based restricted stock units are subject to a "catch-up" provision pursuant to which the restricted stock units will vest from earlier years in which the diluted earnings per share goals were not attained if the diluted earnings per share goals in later years are attained. (Continued footnote 5). |
| (6) | In addition, in the event of a "change of control" of the Issuer (as defined in its Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan) that was approved by a majority of the Issuer's Board of Directors and its stockholders that represents a 25% premium in the Issuer's common stock price over the average trading price of its common stock over the thirty trading days prior to the offer for the Issuer and the acquisition of the Issuer is completed thereto, then all of these restricted stock units granted will vest and the shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying such restricted stock units will be issued and delivered. |