Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001101215-12-000255
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-11-16 16:06:17
Reporting Period:
2012-11-14
Filing Date:
2012-11-16
Accepted Time:
2012-11-16 16:06:17
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1101215 Alliance Data Systems Corp ADS Services-Business Services, Nec (7389) 311429215
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1158371 J Edward Heffernan 7500 Dallas Parkway, Suite 700
Plano TX 75024
President And Ceo Yes Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2012-11-14 28,699 $24.03 266,789 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-11-14 23,499 $140.86 243,290 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-11-14 3,600 $141.55 239,690 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-11-14 1,600 $142.75 238,090 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2012-11-14 28,699 $0.00 28,699 $24.03
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
90,777 2013-06-23 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. Cashless exercise of employee stock options due to expire on June 23, 2013, ten years after such options were granted.
  2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $140.33 to $141.32, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Alliance Data Systems Corporation, any security holder of Alliance Data Systems Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2), (3) and (4) to this Form 4.
  3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $141.34 to $142.13, inclusive.
  4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $142.45 to $142.98, inclusive.
  5. The total number of securities beneficially owned includes: (a) 155,939 unrestricted shares; (b) 3,139 unvested units from an award of 9,232 time-based restricted stock units granted 2/22/10; (c) 13,171 unvested units from an award of 39,511 performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/22/10; (d) 5,141 unvested units from an award of 7,672 time-based restricted stock units granted 3/21/11; (e) 30,844 unvested units from an award of 46,035 performance-based restricted stock units granted 3/21/11; (f) 5,971 unvested time-based restricted stock units granted 2/21/12; and (g) 23,885 unvested performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/21/12.
  6. This is an employee stock option grant that is fully vested.
  7. The total number of derivative securities beneficially owned includes: (a) an option for 34,735 shares granted 2/2/04 which is fully vested; (b) an option for 19,337 shares granted 2/3/05 which is fully vested; (c) an option for 21,482 shares granted 2/13/06, which is fully vested; and (d) an option for 15,223 shares granted 2/21/07, which is fully vested.