| 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
NETWORK 1 SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC [ NSSI ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 $.01 par value per share | 12/14/2010 | 12/14/2010 | S | 40 | D | $1.7 | 659,781 | I | By Hound Partners, LP(1) | |
| Common Stock $.01 par value per share | 12/14/2010 | 12/14/2010 | S | 48 | D | $1.7 | 982,371 | I | By Hound Partners Offshore Fund, LP(2) | |
| Common Stock $.01 par value per share | 12/14/2010 | 12/14/2010 | S | 12 | D | $1.7 | 175,331 | I | By Hound Partners, LLC(3) | |
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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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (a) Hound Performance, LLC, the general partner of Hound Partners, LP; (b) Hound Partners, LLC, the investment manager of Hound Partners, LP and (c) Jonathan Auerbach, the managing member of Hound Performance, LLC and Hound Partners, LLC. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 2. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (a) Hound Performance, LLC, the general partner of Hound Partners Offshore Fund, LP; (b) Hound Partners, LLC, the investment manager of Hound Partners Offshore Fund, LP and (c) Jonathan Auerbach, the managing member of Hound Performance, LLC and Hound Partners, LLC. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 3. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (a) Hound Partners, LLC; (b) a separately managed account managed by Hound Partners, LLC and (c) Jonathan Auerbach, the managing member of Hound Partners, LLC. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| Hound Partners, LLC, By: /s/ Jonathan Auerbach, Managing Member | 12/16/2010 | |
| Hound Performance, LLC, By: /s/ Jonathan Auerbach, Managing Member | 12/16/2010 | |
| /s/ Jonathan Auerbach | 12/16/2010 | |
| ** 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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