0001044321-12-000142.txt : 20120813 0001044321-12-000142.hdr.sgml : 20120813 20120813154503 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001044321-12-000142 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120809 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120813 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120813 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MICROFINANCIAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000827230 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTION [6159] IRS NUMBER: 042962824 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16 NEW ENGLAND EXECUTIVE PARK STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01803 BUSINESS PHONE: 7819944800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16 NEW ENGLAND EXECUTIVE PARK STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: BURLINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01803 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BOYLE LEASING TECHNOLOGIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980605 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044321 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14771 FILM NUMBER: 121027551 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122076500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS STREET 2: 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2012-08-09 0 0000827230 MICROFINANCIAL INC MFI 0001044321 MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 NEW YORK NY 10022 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2012-08-09 4 S 0 6000 9.4057 D 1543672 I By Limtied Partnerships This is a weighted average price. This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) and David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse). They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (QP) and Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (Cayman), respectively. 1,253,236 shares of Common Stock are held by QP and 290,436 shares of Common Stock are held by Cayman. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by QP and Cayman is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest. Austin W. Marxe 2012-08-13 David M. Greenhouse 2012-08-13