0001181431-13-044195.txt : 20130812 0001181431-13-044195.hdr.sgml : 20130812 20130812180809 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-13-044195 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130802 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130812 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130812 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Bentley Ian CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001581680 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34761 FILM NUMBER: 131030820 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14613 CANOPY DRIVE CITY: TAMPA STATE: FL ZIP: 33626 3 1 rrd387807.xml X0206 3 2013-08-02 0 0001023364 AUTOBYTEL INC ABTL 0001581680 Bentley Ian 14613 CANOPY DRIVE TAMPA FL 33626 0 0 1 0 Warrant (Right to Purchase) 4.65 2013-09-16 2019-09-16 Common Stock 400000 I Derivative Securities Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note 4.65 2013-09-30 2015-09-30 Common Stock 1075268 I Derivative Securities Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 4.20 2018-09-17 Common Stock 50000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 4.80 2019-01-20 Common Stock 3686 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.80 2019-12-07 Common Stock 1000 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.90 2020-01-10 Common Stock 8835 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 4.00 2021-01-24 Common Stock 4922 D Derivative securities held jointly by two corporate entities in which Reporting Person is an officer, director and indirect 50% shareholder (through a revocable trust). Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Grant to Reportng Person of options to buy shares of common stock in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, 47,224 shares of which are currently exercisable, with the remaining shares vesting in the amount of 1,388 shares on the 17th of each month for the next 2 months, commencing on August 17, 2013. Grant to Reporting Person of options to buy shares of common stock in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, 3,076 shares of which are currently exercisable, with the remaining shares vesting in the amount of 102 shares on the 20th of each month for the next 6 months, commencing on August 20, 2013. Grant to Reporting Person of options to buy shares of common stock in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, 562 shares of which are currently exercisable, with the remaining shares vesting in the amount of 27 shares on the 7th of each month for the next 16 months, commencing on September 7, 2013. Grant to Reporting Person of options to buy shares of common stock in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, 4,670 shares of which are currently exercisable, with the remaining shares vesting in the amount of 245 shares on the 10th of each month for the next 17 months, commencing on September 10, 2013. Grant to Reporting Person of options to buy shares of common stock in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, 1/3 of which will vest and become exercisable on January 24, 2013, and 1/36 of which will vest and become exercisable on each successive monthly anniversay thereafter for the following 24 months. In addition to the foregoing time vesting requirements, in January 2014, the issuer will determine how many of the shares granted will be eligible for vesting based on the performance of the issuer in the 2013 year, and the total number of shares subject to the option may be reduced accordingly, with the remaining shares to be cancelled. /s/ Diana L. Hayes, attorney-in-fact 2013-08-12 EX-24.1 2 rrd348824_395259.htm POA rrd348824_395259.html 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints, each of Richard M.
Leisner and Diana L. Hayes, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an owner of stock,
officer and/or director of Autobytel Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5, and amendments
thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") and the rules thereunder, Schedules 13D and 13G, and amendments thereto, required to be
filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, and any other forms,
reports or schedules the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned's
ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, any such amendment thereto, any such
Schedule 13D or 13G, any such amendment thereto, or any other form, report or schedule, and
timely file such form, report or schedule with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this power of attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Section 13 of the Exchange Act.

       This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the later of when (i) the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, and amendments thereto, with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company or (ii) the undersigned is no longer required to file Schedules 13D
and 13G, and amendments thereto, with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless this power of attorney is earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this power of attorney to be executed effective as of
the 26th day of July, 2013.




				/s/ Ian Bentley
							Ian Bentley