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*
Aequitas Management LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5300 MEADOWS ROAD
SUITE 400

(Street)
LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EnergyConnect Group Inc [ ECNG.OB ]
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)
12/23/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
03/26/2009
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X 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
Convertible Secured Promissory Note(1)(2) $0.0906 02/26/2009 A $3,307,279.96 02/26/2009 02/24/2012 Common Stock 36,504,194 $0 36,504,194 I See Footnotes(3)(4)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Aequitas Management LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5300 MEADOWS ROAD
SUITE 400

(Street)
LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Aequitas Holdings, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5300 MEADOWS ROAD, SUITE 400

(Street)
LAKE OSWEGO OR 97305

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5300 MEADOWS ROAD
SUITE 400

(Street)
LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Aequitas Capital Management Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5300 MEADOWS ROAD
SUITE 400

(Street)
PORTLAND OR 97035

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Effective December 23, 2009, the issuer executed a First Amendment to Business Loan Agreement and Convertible Secured Promissory Note (the "Note Amendment") amending the Convertible Secured Promissory Note (the "Note") and related Business Loan Agreement, both dated February 26, 2009, reported on the Form 4 filed by the reporting persons on March 26, 2009 (the "Original Form 4"). Among other things, the Note Amendment: (a) extended the maturity date of the Note to February 24, 2012, and (b) made the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest due under, the Note convertible in shares of common stock of the issuer. Concurrently with the filing of this amendment to the Original Form 4 (this "Amendment"), the reporting persons are filing a Form 4 to report that Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC ("ACF") partially converted the Note on September 8, 2010. [cont in FN2]
2. [cont from FN1] This Amendment reports information with respect to the Note as of immediately prior to such conversion.
3. ACF is the direct beneficial owner of the securities underlying the Note. As of the date of this Amendment, ACF also owns directly 2,914,431 shares of common stock of the issuer and indirectly, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Christenson Leasing Company, 400,000 shares of common stock of the issuer. Each of Aequitas Management, LLC ("AML"), Aequitas Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") and Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. ("ACM") may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of the securities of the issuer that ACF owns. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities and the other securities described in this Amendment except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
4. As of the date of this Amendment, ACM is the direct beneficial owner of 267,946 shares of common stock of the issuer and warrants to purchase an additional 652,767 shares of common stock of the issuer. AML and Holdings may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of the securities of the issuer that ACM directly owns. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities and the other securities described in this Amendment except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
/s/ Robert J. Jesenik, President 09/16/2010
/s/ Robert J. Jesenik, President 09/16/2010
/s/ Robert J. Jesenik, Chief Executive Officer of Aequitas Capital Management, Inc., the Manager Of Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC 09/16/2010
/s/ Robert J. Jesenik, Chief Executive Officer 09/16/2010
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