EPLUS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 5, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EPLUS INC (PLUS)
CIK: 0001022408
Period of Report: 2011-01-03

Reporting Person: HOVDE ERIC D (Director, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-03	Common Stock	A	475	—	Acquired	58724	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1277771	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: On January 3, 2011, Mr. Hovde, a director of ePlus inc. (the "Company") was issued 475 restricted shares of common stock of the Company (the "Restricted Shares"). The Restricted Shares were issued pursuant to Mr. Hovde's election to receive the Restricted Shares in lieu of cash compensation as permitted under the Company's 2008 Non-Employee Director Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Restricted Shares are subject to a Restriction Period beginning on the issue date and ending on the first anniversary of the issuance for one-half of the Restricted Shares, and ending on the second anniversary of the issuance for the remaining one half of the Restricted Shares (the "Restriction Period"). As more fully described in the Plan, under certain circumstances the restrictions may lapse.

F2: As of the date hereof, including the transaction reported herein, Eric D. Hovde ("EDH") may be deemed the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 1,336,495 shares of common stock of ePlus inc (the "Shares"). The beneficial ownership of these Shares is more fully set out in the following footnotes 3 and 4. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of such Shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

F3: EDH is the managing member (MM) of Hovde Capital, L.L.C., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners II, L.P., which owns 328,719 Shares; EDH is the MM of Hovde Capital Limited IV LLC, the general partner to Financial Institution Partners IV, L.P., which owns 26,005 Shares; EDH is the MM of Hovde Capital, Ltd., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners III, L.P., which owns 156,950 Shares; EDH is the MM of Hovde Capital I, LLC, the general partner to Financial Institution Partners Master Fund, L.P., which owns 731,917 Shares;(continued in Footnote 4).

F4: EDH is the trustee to the Hovde Private Equity Advisors LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, which owns 1,149 Shares; EDH is the trustee to the Hovde Capital Advisors LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, which owns 7,766 Shares; and EDH is the trustee to The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 21,265 Shares.