| 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*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC [ HPY ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/22/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 04/22/2016 | D | 23,595 | D | (1) | 0 | I | Held by spouse. | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 04/22/2016 | D | 34,197 | D | (1) | 0 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (2) | 04/22/2016 | D | 1,435 | (3) | 05/08/2025 | Common Stock | 1,435 | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. In connection with the acquisition (the "Merger") of Heartland Payments Systems, Inc. ("Heartland") by Global Payments Inc. ("Global Payments"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 15, 2015, by and among Heartland, Global Payments, Data Merger Sub One, Inc. and Data Merger Sub Two, LLC, on April 22, 2016, the Reporting Person received $53.28 in cash and 0.6687 of a share of Global Payments common stock for each share of Heartland common stock owned by the Reporting Person. |
| 2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.'s (the "Issuer") common stock. |
| 3. The restricted stock units vest upon the earlier of: (i) May 8, 2016 and (ii) the first business day preceding the date of the Issuer's 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, so long as the reporting person remains in Continuous Service (as such term is defined in the Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan). |
| 4. These restricted stock units, which provided for vesting upon the earlier of May 8, 2016 or the first business day preceding the date of the Issuer's 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, were cancelled in the Merger in exchange for 959 shares of Global Payments common stock and a cash payment of $76,501.14. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Charles H.N. Kallenbach, Attorney in Fact | 04/26/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * 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). | ||
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