SEC FORM 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Madhu Sanjay

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5300 W. CYPRESS STREET

SUITE 100

(Street)

TAMPA

33607

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Homeowners Choice, Inc. [ HCI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								2,803	I	By Self's IRA
Common Stock								267	I	By Son
Common Stock								90,000	I	By Universal Finance & Investments, LLC⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								27,000⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								2,106	D
Common Stock	05/16/2013		A		24,000⁽³⁾	A	⁽³⁾	24,000⁽³⁾	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person holds voting and investment power of all shares held by Universal Finance & Investments, LLC.

2. Restricted stock grant of 30,000 shares effective 5/8/2012: 15,000 shares of the restricted stock will lapse in annual increments of 3,000 shares beginning on the first anniversary of the vesting date. With respect to the remaining 15,000 restricted shares, the restriction period will lapse and 3,000 restricted shares will vest one year after the market price of HCI common shares equals or exceeds the target price in each case for 20 consecutive trading days. The target prices set for this grant are $16, $19, $22, $25 and $28.

3. Restricted stock grant of 24,000 shares effective 5/16/2013: Restrictions will lapse: (i) as to 6,000 shares, one year after the closing price of HCI common shares equals or exceeds $35 per share for 20 consecutive trading days; (ii) as to 6,000 shares, one year after the closing price of HCI common shares equals or exceeds $50 per share for 20 consecutive trading days; (iii) as to 6,000 shares, one year after the closing price of HCI common shares equals or exceeds $65 per share for 20 consecutive trading days; (iv) as to 6,000 shares, one year after the closing price of HCI common shares equals or exceeds $80 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. All shares of which restrictions have not lapsed 6 years and one day from grant date will be forfeited. These shares were granted by the company pursuant to the company's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan and under the terms and conditions of a restricted stock agreement dated 5/16/2013.

Remarks:

	/s/ Cathy J. Welch as Attorney-in-fact for Sanjay Madhu	05/20/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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