Chief Financial Officer Marion Elaine D sold $367,239 worth of shares (5,000 units at $73.45), was granted 18,574 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 6,656 shares, increasing direct ownership by 26% to 57,806 units (SEC Form 4)
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| 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 to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EPLUS INC [ PLUS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/14/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 06/14/2024 | A | 18,574(1) | A | $0 | 64,462 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 06/14/2024 | F | 2,742(2) | D | $73.46 | 61,720 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 06/15/2024 | F | 3,914(3) | D | $72.68 | 57,806 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 06/17/2024 | S | 2,800(4) | D | $72.9194(5) | 56,196 | I | By Elaine D. Marion Trust(6) | ||
| Common Stock | 06/17/2024 | S | 1,800(4) | D | $74.02(7) | 54,396 | I | By Elaine D. Marion Trust(6) | ||
| Common Stock | 06/17/2024 | S | 400(4) | D | $74.5707(8) | 53,996 | I | By Elaine D. Marion Trust(6) | ||
| Common Stock | 424 | I | By IRA | |||||||
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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. On June 14, 2024, Ms. Marion, an executive of ePlus inc. (the "Company") was granted a restricted stock award consisting of 18,574 shares of common stock of the Company (the "Restricted Shares"). The Restricted Shares were granted by the Company's Compensation Committee, pursuant to the Company's 2021 Employee Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Restricted Shares are subject to a restriction period of three years, with one-third of the shares vesting on each of the next three annual anniversaries of the grant. As more fully described in the Plan, under certain circumstances the restrictions may lapse, or the shares may be forfeited and transferred back to the Company. |
| 2. Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the partial vesting of a restricted stock award granted on June 14, 2023, and originally reported by the reporting person in a Form 4 filed with the Commission on June 16, 2023. |
| 3. Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the partial vesting of a restricted stock award granted on June 15, 2021, and originally reported by the reporting person in a Form 4 filed with the Commission on June 17, 2021. |
| 4. The transaction reported on this line was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 14, 2023. |
| 5. The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $72.43 to $73.42 per share, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased and prices at which the transaction was effected. |
| 6. The shares are held in a revocable trust, of which the reporting person and his spouse are the sole trustees and beneficiaries. |
| 7. The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $73.43 to $74.32 per share, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased and prices at which the transaction was effected. |
| 8. The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $74.44 to $74.75 per share, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased and prices at which the transaction was effected. |
| /s/ Elaine D. Marion | 06/18/2024 | |
| ** 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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