0001140361-11-037573.txt : 20110721 0001140361-11-037573.hdr.sgml : 20110721 20110721132441 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-11-037573 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110719 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110721 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110721 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Petrone John CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001380394 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34761 FILM NUMBER: 11979371 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O AUTOBYTEL INC. STREET 2: 18872 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92612 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AUTOBYTEL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001023364 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370] IRS NUMBER: 330711569 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 18872 MACARTHUR BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92612-1400 BUSINESS PHONE: 9492254500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 18872 MACARTHUR BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92612-1400 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AUTOBYTEL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010905 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AUTOBYTEL COM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981230 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AUTO BY TEL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960920 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0303 4 2011-07-19 0 0001023364 AUTOBYTEL INC ABTL 0001380394 Petrone John C/O AUTOBYTEL INC. 18872 MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 200 IRVINE CA 92612 0 1 0 0 SVP, Chief Technology Officer Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 1.10 2011-07-19 4 A 0 25000 0 A 2018-07-19 Common Stock 25000 25000 D Grant to reporting person of options to buy shares of common stock in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. 33 1/3% shall vest and become exercisable on 7/19/2012, and 1/36 shall vest and become exercisable at the end of each successive monthly anniversary thereafter for the following 24 months ending on the third anniversary of the grant date. Glenn E. Fuller, as Attorney-in-Fact for Reporting Person 2011-07-21