0001140361-12-002056.txt : 20120111 0001140361-12-002056.hdr.sgml : 20120111 20120111180122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-12-002056 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120110 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120111 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120111 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DeWalt Curtis E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001417001 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34761 FILM NUMBER: 12522871 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 X0304 4 2012-01-10 0 0001023364 AUTOBYTEL INC ABTL 0001417001 DeWalt Curtis E AUTOBYTEL INC. 18872 MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 200 IRVINE CA 92612 0 1 0 0 SVP & Chief Financial Officer Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 0.78 2012-01-10 4 A 0 88141 0 A 2019-01-10 Common Stock 88141 88141 D Grant to reporting person of options to buy shares of common stock in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. Options have two vesting criteria: (i) percentage achievement of Company performance goals based on 2012 revenues and EBITDA; and (ii) subject to achievement of Company performance goals, time-based vesting, with 1/3rd of options vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/36 of options vesting at the end of each successive monthly anniversary thereafter for the following 24 months ending on the third anniversary of the grant date. /s/ Glenn E. Fuller as Attorney-in-Fact for Reporting Person 2012-01-11