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*
Bentley Ian

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1325 SNELL ISLE BLVD. NE 301

(Street)
ST. PETERSBURG FL 33704

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AUTOBYTEL INC [ ABTL ]
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)
04/27/2015
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
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
Warrant (Right to Purchase) $4.65 04/27/2015 S 400,000 09/16/2013 09/16/2019 Common Stock 400,000 $5.35(1) 0 I Derivative Securities(2)
Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note $4.65 04/27/2015 S 1(3) 09/30/2013 09/30/2015 Common Stock 1,075,268 $1,075,268(3) 0 I Derivative Securities(2)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On April 27, 2015, the two corporate entities in which Reporting Person is an officer, director and indirect 50% shareholder (through a revocable trust) sold warrants to acquire an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock, in a private transaction with an unrelated third party, at a sale price of $5.35 per warrant.
2. Derivative securities were held jointly by two corporate entities in which Reporting Person is an officer, director and indirect 50% shareholder (through a revocable trust). Reporting Person disclaimed 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.
3. On April 27, 2015, the two corporate entities in which Reporting Person is an officer, director and indirect 50% shareholder (through a revocable trust) sold the convertible subordinated promissory note, which is convertible into an aggregate of 1,075,268 shares of common stock, in a private transaction with an unrelated third party, for an aggregate sale price of $10,775,180 for the entire note.
/s/ Diana L. Hayes, attorney-in-fact 04/29/2015
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