Sec Form 4 Filing - HALE MARTIN M JR @ FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE INC - 2018-10-09

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) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HALE CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP, 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3230 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/09/2018 (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

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 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ( 1 ) 10/09/2018 S 342,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 3,336,976 ( 1 ) $ 12.05 ( 3 ) 558,000 I See footnote ( 7 ) ( 8 ) Warrants $ 0.001 10/09/2018 D 63,610,935 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 63,610,935 $ 0 ( 5 ) 304,922,695 ( 6 ) I See footnote ( 7 ) ( 8 )

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 Signatures /s/ Martin M. Hale, Jr. 10/11/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") of Falconstor Software Inc. (the "Issuer") has a stated value of $10 (the "Stated Value"). Each share of Preferred Stock is initially convertible into such number of shares of common stock of Issuer ("Common Stock") determined by dividing the Stated Value by $1.02488, the initial conversion price of the Preferred Stock. The conversion price of the Preferred Stock is subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock. ( 2 )The Preferred Stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's election, into Common Stock and has no expiration date. ( 3 )In connection with the closing of the private placement of units (the "Financing") to certain stockholders of the Issuer as contemplated by that certain commitment letter, dated as of November 17, 2017, by and between Hale Capital Partners, LP ("HCP") and the Issuer (the "Commitment"), HCP-FVA, LLC ("HCP-FVA") sold 342,000 shares of Preferred Stock to such participating stockholders for an aggregate purchase price of $4,120,152.23, which equates to a per share purchase price of $12.05. ( 4 )The warrants to purchase Common Stock reported herein are presently exercisable and expire on February 23, 2028. ( 5 )In connection with the closing of the Financing, 63,610,935 of the warrants previously issued by the Issuer to HCP-FVA in connection with HCP-FVA's purchase of $3,000,000 of units upon the closing of the Commitment were cancelled for no consideration. ( 6 )Includes the backstop warrants held by HCP-FVA to purchase 1,543,630 shares of Common Stock as set forth in the previous filings of HCP-FVA and Martin Hale, Jr. ("MH"). ( 7 )The derivative securities reported herein are held by HCP-FVA. ( 8 )MH is the Chief Executive Officer of HCP, the sole member of HCP-FVA. 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.

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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