SEC Form 4
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*
AQUAMARINE FUND INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
Citco Building Wickhams Cay
P.O. Box 662, Road Town

(Street)
Tortola, B. Virgin Islands D8

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EVCI CAREER COLLEGES INC [ EVCI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/10/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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 10/10/2003 P 206,737 A $2.2 678,435 I By Whitney Tilson(1)
Common Stock 10/10/2003 P 181,517 A $2.2 596,611 I By Tilson Growth Fund, LP(2)
Common Stock 10/10/2003 P 181,517 A $2.2 596,611 I By Tilson Capital Partners, LLC (3)
Common Stock 10/10/2003 P 25,220 A $2.2 81,824 I By Tilson Offshore Fund, Ltd.(4)
Common Stock 10/10/2003 P 25,220 A $2.2 81,824 I By Tilson Offshore Partners, LLC(5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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*
AQUAMARINE FUND INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
Citco Building Wickhams Cay
P.O. Box 662, Road Town

(Street)
Tortola, B. Virgin Islands D8

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TILSON GROWTH FUND LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1165 FIFTH AVENUE
SUITE 4C

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10029

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Whitney Tilson 1165 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4C New York, NY 10029
2. Tilson Growth Fund, LP 1165 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4C New York, NY 10029
3. Tilson Capital Partners, LLC 1165 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4C New York, NY 10029
4. Tilson Offshore Fund Ltd. c/o Walkers SPV Ltd. P.O. Box 908 GT Walkers House Mary Street, George Town Cayman Islands
5. Tilson Offshore Partners, LLC 1165 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4C New York, NY 10029
Remarks:
(6) The reporting persons listed below, including Aquamarine Fund, Inc., are filing this form jointly. The reporting persons are no longer part of a group and are no longer subject to Section 16.
Simon Gustav Spier, Director, for Aquamarine Fund, Inc. 10/15/2003
Simon Gustav Spier, President, for Aquamarine Investment Management Corp. 10/15/2003
Guy Spier, Managing Member, for Aquamarine, LLC 10/15/2003
Whitney Tilson, for Aquamarine, LLC 10/15/2003
Whitney Tilson, Managing Member, for Tilson Growth Fund, LP by Tilson Capital Partners, LLC 10/15/2003
Whitney Tilson, Managing Member, for Tilson Capital Partners, LLC 10/15/2003
Whitney Tilson, Director, for Tilson Offshore Fund Ltd. 10/15/2003
Whitney Tilson, Managing Member, for Tilson Offshore Partners, LLC 10/15/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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