| 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 ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP [ ADS ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 02/15/2019 | A(1) | 2,880 | A | (1) | 38,454 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/15/2019 | A(2) | 5,759 | A | (2) | 44,213 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/15/2019 | A(3) | 5,759 | A | (3) | 49,972 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/15/2019 | F(4) | 1,902 | D | $171.22 | 48,070 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 02/19/2019 | F(4) | 761 | D | $174.28 | 42,453(5)(6)(7) | 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 | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The new grant is for 2,880 shares of common stock represented by time-based restricted stock units. The restrictions will lapse on 950 units on each of 2/18/20 and 2/16/21 and on 980 units on 2/15/22, subject to continued employment by the Reporting Person on the vesting dates. |
| 2. The new grant is for 5,759 shares of common stock represented by performance-based restricted stock units, which may be adjusted up or down at the time the performance restriction lapses. The restriction may lapse with respect to 33% of such shares on each of 2/18/20 and 2/16/21 and with respect to 34% of such shares on 2/15/22 contingent on meeting an EBT metric for 2019 and subject to continued employment by the Reporting Person on the vesting dates. |
| 3. The new grant is for 5,759 shares of common stock represented by performance-based restricted stock units, which may be adjusted up or down at the time the performance restriction lapses. The restriction may lapse with respect to 100% of such shares on 2/16/21 contingent on meeting a relative total shareholder return metric for 2019 and 2020 and subject to continued employment by the Reporting Person on the vesting dates. |
| 4. Shares withheld by the Company to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of restricted stock units. |
| 5. The total number of securities beneficially owned includes: (a) 19,456 unrestricted shares; (b) 670 unvested units from an award of 1,969 time-based restricted stock units granted 2/15/17; (c) 932 unvested units from an award of 2,745 performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/15/17; (d) 1,271 unvested units from an award of 1,897 time-based restricted stock units granted 2/15/18; (e) 1,929 unvested units from an award of 2,879 performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/15/18; (f) 3,797 unvested performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/15/18; (g) the new grant for 2,880 time-based restricted stock units; (h) the new grant for 5,759 performance-based restricted stock units; and (i) the new grant for 5,759 performance-based restricted stock units. |
| 6. Based on the Company's EBT performance in 2018, 75.8% of the original award of 3,797 performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/15/18, or 2,879 units, were earned. The restrictions will lapse with respect to 950 units on 2/18/20 and with respect to 979 units on 2/16/21, subject to continued employment by the Reporting Person on the remaining vesting dates. |
| 7. The grant for 3,938 performance-based restricted stock units awarded on 2/15/17 was forfeited due to failure to meet the relative total shareholder return metric for 2017 and 2018. |
| Remarks: |
| Cynthia L. Hageman, Attorney in Fact | 02/20/2019 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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