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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 | ||||||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
| HOVDE ERIC D 1826 JEFFERSON PLACE NW WASHINGTON, DC 20036 |
X | X | ||
| /s/ Eric D. Hovde | 08/31/2010 | |
| **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) | As of the date hereof, including the transactions reported herein, Eric D. Hovde ("EDH") may be deemed the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 1,348,733 shares of common stock of ePlus inc (the "Shares"). The beneficial ownership of these Shares is more fully set out in the following footnotes 2, 3, and 4. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of such Shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. |
| (2) | EDH is the managing member (MM) of Hovde Capital, L.L.C., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners II, L.P., which owns 328,719 Shares; EDH is the MM of Hovde Capital Limited IV LLC, the general partner to Financial Institution Partners IV, L.P., which owns 26,005 Shares; EDH is the MM of Hovde Capital, Ltd., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners III, L.P., which owns 101,900 Shares; EDH is the MM of Hovde Capital I, LLC, the general partner to Financial Institution Partners Master Fund, L.P., which owns 786,967 Shares;(continued in Footnote 3). |
| (3) | EDH is the MM of Hovde Acquisition II, L.L.C., which owns 30,000 Shares; EDH is the trustee to the Hovde Private Equity Advisors LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, which owns 1,149 Shares; EDH is the trustee to the Hovde Capital Advisors LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, which owns 7,766 Shares; and EDH is the trustee to The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 21,265 Shares;(continued in Footnote 4). |
| (4) | Certain irrevocable trusts for the benefit of EDH's children have held in the aggregate, 4,000 Shares since 2003. EDH is not a trustee of those trusts and disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares held directly by those trusts. |