Sec Form 4 Filing - NORTON PHILLIP G @ EPLUS INC - 2014-05-14

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FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
NORTON PHILLIP G
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EPLUS INC [ PLUS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/14/2014
(Street)
HERNDON, VA20171-3413
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 05/14/2014 S 29,810 ( 1 ) D $ 47.5 ( 2 ) 39,252 D
Common Stock 718,540 ( 2 ) I By J.A.P. Investment Group, L.P.
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
NORTON PHILLIP G
13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
HERNDON, VA20171-3413
X President and CEO
Signatures
/s/ Phillip G. Norton 05/15/2014
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated April 29, 2014, by and among the Company, Stifel, Nicolaus and William Blair (together with underwriters named in Schedule I thereto, "Underwriters"), and the selling stockholders named therein ("Selling Stockholders"), the Selling Stockholders granted the Underwriters the option, for a period of 30 days from the date of the underwriting agreement, to purchase an aggregate of 236,087 shares of Common Stock ("Offering") to cover over-allotments, which includes 29,810 shares by the Reporting Person.
( 2 )Pursuant to the final prospectus filed on May 1, 2014, the public offering price of Common Stock was $50.00 per share and the underwriting discount was $2.50 per share. Accordingly, the Reporting Person received $47.50 per share (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) for an aggregate amount of $1,415,975. In addition, J.A.P. Investment Group, L.P. sold an additional 172,364 shares to cover over-allotments.

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