Eric D. Hovde - Jul 1, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for EPLUS INC (PLUS)

Role: Director
Signature: Eric D. Hovde
Stock symbol: PLUS
Transactions as of: Jul 1, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 7/6/2021, 04:39 PM
Next filing: Sep 29, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PLUS	Common Stock	Award	$0	+235	+0.8%	$0.00	29.6K	Jul 1, 2021	Direct	F1
holding	PLUS	Common Stock						19.5K	Jul 1, 2021	Footnote	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On July 1, 2021, Mr. Hovde, a director of ePlus, was issued 235 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 2017 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 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	Mr. Hovde is the managing member of Hovde Capital Ltd., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners III LP, which owns 10,198 shares. Mr. Hovde is a trustee of The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 9,277 shares.

Content

On July 1, 2021, Mr. Hovde, a director of ePlus, was issued 235 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 2017 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 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.

Mr. Hovde is the managing member of Hovde Capital Ltd., the general partner to Financial Institution Partners III LP, which owns 10,198 shares. Mr. Hovde is a trustee of The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, which owns 9,277 shares.