Sec Form 4 Filing - HALE MARTIN M JR @ FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE INC - 2018-04-23

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 HALE MARTIN M JR 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE INC [ FALC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HALE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3230 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/23/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10004 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 70,815 ( 6 ) D Common Stock 04/23/2018 M 13,724,818 ( 1 ) A $ 0.001 15,175,209 ( 3 ) I See Footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 04/23/2018 M 39,645,783 ( 2 ) A $ 0.001 54,820,992 ( 3 ) I See Footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 )

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 Warrants ( 1 ) $ 0.001 04/23/2018 M 13,859,128 11/17/2017 11/17/2027 Common Stock 13,724,818 $ 0 0 I See Footnotes ( 4 ) ( 5 ) Warrants ( 2 ) $ 0.001 04/23/2018 M 40,033,752 02/23/2018 02/23/2028 Common Stock 39,645,783 $ 0 1,543,630 ( 4 ) I See Footnotes ( 4 ) ( 5 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HALE MARTIN M JR C/O HALE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3230 NEW YORK, NY10004 X X See Remarks Signatures /s/ Martin M. Hale, Jr. 04/25/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )HCP-FVA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HCP-FVA"), exercised that certain Warrant, dated November 17, 2017, to purchase 13,859,128 shares of common stock ("Common Stock") of Falconstor Software, Inc. (the "Issuer") on a cashless exercise basis with respect to all 13,859,128 shares issuable upon exercise thereof. As a result of such cashless exercise, HCP-FVA received 13,724,818 shares of Common Stock. ( 2 )HCP-FVA exercised that certain Warrant, dated February 23, 2018, to purchase 41,577,382 shares of Common Stock on a cashless exercise basis with respect to 40,033,752 shares issuable upon exercise thereof. As a result of such cashless exercise, HCP-FVA received 39,645,783 shares of Common Stock and retained the right to purchase 1,543,630 shares of Common Stock under such Warrant. ( 3 )The shares of Common Stock reported herein are held by HCP-FVA and Hale Capital Partners, LP ("HCP"). ( 4 )As set forth in the previous filings of Martin Hale, Jr. ("MH") and HCP-FVA, HCP-FVA also holds that certain Warrant, dated February 23, 2018, to purchase 366,990,000 shares of Common Stock and shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer that are convertible into 8,781,515 shares of Common Stock. ( 5 )MH is the Chief Executive Officer of HCP. MH is also (i) the sole owner and managing member of Hale Fund Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HFP"), the general partner of HCP and (ii) the sole owner and Chief Executive Officer of Hale Fund Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HFM"). HFM is (i) the general partner of Hale Capital Management, LP ("HCM"), the manager of HCP and (ii) the manager of HCP-FVA. Each of MH, HFP, HFM and HCM disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest. ( 6 )Represents shares of vested Restricted Stock previously granted to MH under the Issuer's 2016 Outside Direct Equity Compensation Plan in consideration for services performed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. MH holds these shares for the benefit of HCP.

Remarks: MH serves as a director on the board of directors of the Issuer as a representative of HCP-FVA. Accordingly, HCP, HFP, HFM, HCM and HCP-FVA are directors by deputization by virtue of the fact that MH currently serves on the board of directors of the Issuer.

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