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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION [ CACC ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) | $3.625 | 02/27/2006 | A | 50,000(1) | 02/27/2006 | 12/31/2009 | Common Stock | 50,000 | $0 | 100,000 | D | ||||
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) | $9.885 | 02/27/2006 | A | 60,000(2) | 02/27/2006 | 02/11/2012 | Common Stock | 60,000 | $0 | 100,000 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On December 31, 1999, the reporting person was granted 100,000 employee stock options, which vest in installments based on the Company's satisfaction of certain performance-related criteria. On February 27, 2006, the Company's compensation committee approved the Company's satisfaction of performance-related criteria for the year ended December 31, 2005, which resulted in the vesting of 50,000 employee stock options. The remaining 50,000 options became exercisable on March 29, 2005 upon the determination that the performance criteria had been satisfied, and were reported at that time. |
2. On February 11, 2002, the reporting person was granted 100,000 employee stock options, which vest in installments based on the Company's satisfaction of certain performance-related criteria. On February 27, 2006, the Company's compensation committee approved the Company's satisfaction of performance-related criteria for the year ended December 31, 2005, which resulted in the vesting of 60,000 employee stock options. The remaining 40,000 options became exercisable on March 29, 2005 upon the determination that the performance criteria had been satisfied, and were reported at that time. |
/s/ Michael W. Knoblauch | 03/22/2006 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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