Sec Form 4 Filing - BIDDELMAN PAUL @ Higher One Holdings, Inc. - 2016-08-04

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 BIDDELMAN PAUL 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Higher One Holdings, Inc. [ ONE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HIGHER ONE HOLDINGS, INC., 115 MUNSON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/04/2016 (Street) NEW HAVEN, CT06511 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 08/04/2016 D( 1 ) 40,090 D $ 5.15 0 D

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 Common Stock (right to buy) $ 1.34 08/04/2016 D( 2 ) 28,800 ( 2 ) 03/28/2017 Common Stock 28,800 $ 0 0 D Common Stock (right to buy) $ 3.42 08/04/2016 D( 2 ) 21,273 ( 2 ) 03/02/2025 Common Stock 21,273 $ 0 0 D Restricted Stock Units $ 0 08/04/2016 D( 3 ) 27,710 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 27,710 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BIDDELMAN PAUL C/O HIGHER ONE HOLDINGS, INC. 115 MUNSON STREET NEW HAVEN, CT06511 X Signatures /s/ Thomas D. Kavanaugh as attorney in fact for Paul Biddelman 08/04/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 29, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among Higher One Holdings, Inc. ("Higher One"), Winchester Acquisition Holdings Corp. and Winchester Acquisition Corporation, on August 4, 2016, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) by virtue of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each stock-settled restricted stock unit that had not vested as of the Effective Time was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $5.15 (the "Merger Consideration"), without interest thereon and less any applicable tax withholding. ( 2 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on August 4, 2016, at the Effective Time by virtue of the Merger, each Higher One stock option (each, an "Option"), whether or not vested and exercisable, that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the total number of shares of Higher One common stock, par value $0.001 subject to such Option multiplied by (y) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per-share exercise price of the Option, without interest thereon and less any applicable tax withholding. All Options with respect to which the per-share exercise price subject thereto was equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration were cancelled in exchange for no consideration. ( 3 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on August 4, 2016, at the Effective Time by virtue of the Merger, each cash-settled restricted stock unit that had not vested as of the Effective Time was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration, without interest thereon and less any applicable tax withholding.

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