UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4 )*

 

Aspen Group, Inc.
 (Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
04530L104
(CUSIP Number)
 
December 31, 2015
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

  [  ] Rule 13d-1(b)
     
  [ x ] Rule 13d-1(c)
     
  [  ] Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 04530L104   Page 2 of 4

 

 

1

 

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE  PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY) 

LEON G. COOPERMAN

 

2

 

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) [ ]

(b) [ ]

 

3

 

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

 

4

 

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
5 SOLE VOTING POWER

12,000,000

 

BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
6 SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
EACH
REPORTING
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

12,000,000

 

PERSON
WITH:
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-

 

9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

12,000,000

 

 

10

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

[  ]

 

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

 9.3%

 

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

IN
         

 

 

 

CUSIP No 038923108   Page 3 of 4

 

ITEM 1. (a)     Name of Issuer: Aspen Group, Inc.
  (b)     Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 720 South Colorado Boulevard, Suite 1150N, Denver, CO 80246.
   
ITEM 2. (a)     Name of Person Filing: Leon G. Cooperman
  (b)     Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 11431 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, FL 33428
  (c)     Citizenship: United States of America
  (d)      Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
  (e)     CUSIP Number: 04530L 104
   
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO §§240.13D-1(B) OR 240.13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
   
  Not Applicable.
   
Item 4. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer identified in Item 1.
   
  (a) (b)  Amount beneficially owned and Percent of Class:
     
    Mr.  Cooperman owns 12,000,000 Shares, which constitutes approximately 9.3 % of the total number of Shares outstanding.  
     
     
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
     
    (i)
      Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
       
      12,000,000
    (ii)  
      Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
       
      -0-
    (iii)  
      Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
       
      12,000,000
    (iv)  
      Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
       
      -0-

 

 

 

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

DATED: February 4, 2016

 

LEON G. COOPERMAN

 

By: /s/ ALAN M. STARK

Alan M. Stark

Attorney-in-Fact

Duly authorized under POA effective as of March 1, 2013 and filed on May 20, 2013.