SEC Form 4 · accession 0001144354-15-000060

HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC · HPY

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

May 20, 2015

Accepted (ET)

May 22, 2015 · 2:02 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001144354

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share^F1	May 20, 2015	M	2,916	$16.40	A	105,638	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share^F2,F1	May 20, 2015	M	2,916	$53.71	D	102,722	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (right to buy)^F3	$16.40	May 20, 2015	M	2,916	D	—	—	Common Stock	2,916	0	D

F1Mr. Niehaus is the indirect beneficial owner of 25,000 shares held by The Robert and Kate Niehaus Trust, 3,000 shares held by The John Robert Niehaus 1994 Trust, 3,000 shares held by The Peter Southworth Niehaus 1994 Trust and 3,000 shares held by The Ann Southworth Niehaus 1994 Trust. Mr. Niehaus disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such trusts, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F2This price is the weighted average price of the 2,916 shares sold. The prices actually paid for the shares of the Common Stock of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (the "Issuer") sold ranged from $53.71 to $53.74. The reporting person will provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the SEC Staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range of prices actually paid.
F3The options were granted on December 10, 2010. The options vested immediately.