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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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*
Boyer Mark Thomas

(Last) (First) (Middle)
300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD
SUITE 175

(Street)
GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROGRAMMERS PARADISE INC [ prog ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/28/2004
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
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 1,532 D $9.9143 826,900(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 500 D $9.9143 826,400(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 1,000 D $9.9143 825,400(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 2,400 D $9.9143 823,000(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 2,500 D $9.9143 820,500(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 2,500 D $9.9143 818,000(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 1,700 D $9.9143 816,300(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 5,000 D $9.9143 811,300(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 5,000 D $9.9143 806,300(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 900 D $9.9143 805,400(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 3,000 D $9.9143 802,400(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 3,000 D $9.9143 799,400(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 900 D $9.9143 798,500(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
Common Stock 09/28/2004 S 1,000 D $9.9143 797,500(1) I(3) See Footnote(2)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Nothing in this filing shall be deemed an admission that Mr. Boyer is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.
2. Mr. Boyer is an owner of ROI Capital Management, Inc. (ROI) an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 which may be entitled to receive a portion of the realized or unrealized gains potentially created by some of the reported stock which is held in client portfolios. Part of the reported shares are held in an investment limited partnership of which ROI if the general partner and Mr. Boyer a limited partner. None of the reported shares were acquired with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
3. The change occurred only in securities held in the accounts managed by ROI, the total number of reported securities include 80,300 shares held in accounts for which Mr. Boyer may be deemed having direct or indirect beneficial ownership. See Form 3 filing for details.
Mark T. Boyer 03/04/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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