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 if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VFINANCE INC [ VFIN.OB ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, par value $0.01 per share | 07/01/2008 | D | 3,205,009 | D | (1) | 0 | D | |||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 07/01/2008 | D | 2,175,000 | D | (2) | 0 | I | See Footnote(3) |
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 | ||||||||
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $0.155 | 07/01/2008 | D | 1,500,000 | (4) | 12/29/2010 | Common Stock | 1,500,000 | (4) | 0 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 7, 2007, as amended, by and among the Issuer, National Holdings Corporation ("National") and National's wholly-owned subsidiary, vFin Acquisition Corporation ("MergerSub"), pursuant to which the Issuer was the surviving entity in a merger with MergerSub and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of National. In the merger, the Reporting Person received an aggregate of 448,702 shares of National common stock having a market value of $1.75 per share, the closing price of National's common stock as quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board on June 30, 2008, the date prior to the closing date of the merger. |
2. In the merger, Highlands Group Holdings, Inc., a corporation controlled by the Reporting Person, received an aggregate of 304,500 shares of National common stock having a market value of $1.75 per share, the closing price of National's common stock as quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board on June 30, 2008, the date prior to the closing date of the merger. |
3. Held of record by Highlands Group Holdings, Inc., a corporation controlled by Mr. Mahoney. |
4. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal installments beginning December 29, 2006, was exchanged an option having the same terms and conditions, except that it is 100% vested and is exercisable to purchase 210,000 shares of National common stock at $1.11 per share. |
/s/ Timothy E. Mahoney | 07/09/2008 | |
** 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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