UNITED STATES FORM 144NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF
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1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) | (b) IRS IDENT. NO. | (c) S.E.C. FILE NO. | ||||
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LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION | 571150621 | 000-51371 |
1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER | STREET | CITY |
STATE | ZIP CODE | (e) TELEPHONE NO. | |||||||
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AREA CODE | NUMBER | |||||||||||
200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE |
WEST ORANGE | NJ | 07052 | 973 | 736-9340 |
2 (a)
NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD |
(b) IRS IDENT. NO. | (c)
RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER |
(d) ADDRESS STREET | CITY |
STATE | ZIP CODE | |||||||
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STEVEN WEBER HART (1) |
N/A (2) |
DIRECTOR (3) |
131 ROWAYTON AVENUE |
ROWAYTON |
CT |
06853 (4) |
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
3 (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | |||||||||
Title of the |
Name and Address
of Each Broker Through |
Broker-Dealer File Number |
Number of |
Aggregate Market Value (See instr. 3(d)) |
Number
of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr. 3(e)) |
Approximate |
Name
of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g)) |
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Common Stock |
MERRILL LYNCH & COMPANY |
up to 250,000 (5) |
$3,487,500 |
25,440,695 |
commencing |
NASDAQ |
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INSTRUCTIONS: |
1. 2. |
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (a) (b) (c) (d) |
Name of issuer
Issuers I.R.S. Identification Number Issuers S.E.C. file number, if any Issuers address, including zip code Issuers telephone number, including area code Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold Such persons I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity Such persons relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) Such persons address, including zip code |
3. |
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) |
Title of the class of securities to be sold
Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold |
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TABLE I
SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
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Title of the Class |
Date you Acquired |
Nature of Acquisition
Transaction |
Name of Person from Whom Acquired (If gift, also give date donor acquired) |
Amount of Securities Acquired |
Date of Payment |
Nature of Payment
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COMMON |
9/15/99 |
PURCHASE (6) | BACK TO SCHOOL ACQUISITION, LLC |
645,800 | 9/15/99 | CASH | |
COMMON |
8/9/00 |
PURCHASE (7) | LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION |
356,400 | 8/9/00 | CASH | |
COMMON |
10/31/00 |
PURCHASE (8) | PASQUALE SANTANGELO AND JAMES SANTANGELO |
1,371,100 | 10/31/00 | CASH | |
COMMON |
10/31/00 |
PURCHASE (9) | LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION |
757,300 | 10/31/00 | CASH | |
COMMON |
12/24/05 |
GIFT (10) | 2003 STEVEN W. HART GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST (6/28/05) |
2,341 | N/A | N/A | |
COMMON |
12/24/05 |
GIFT (11) | 2003 STEVEN W. HART GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST (6/28/05) |
2,341 | N/A | N/A | |
COMMON |
12/24/05 |
GIFT (12) | 2003 STEVEN W. HART GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST (6/28/05) |
2,341 | N/A | N/A | |
COMMON |
12/24/05 |
GIFT (13) | 2003 STEVEN W. HART GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST (6/28/05) |
2,341 | N/A | N/A | |
COMMON |
12/24/05 |
GIFT (14) | 2003 STEVEN W. HART GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST (6/28/05) |
46,238 | N/A | N/A |
INSTRUCTIONS: | 1 | If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid. |
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2 | If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto. |
TABLE II
SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS |
Name and
Address of Seller
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Title of
Securities Sold |
Date of Sale |
Amount
of Securities Sold |
Gross
Proceeds |
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REMARKS: | |
(1) This form provides information regarding proposed sales by the following shareholders, which Rule 144 requires to be reported jointly and/or in the aggregate: Steven W. Hart and Marilyn D. Hart as joint tenants; four separate trusts for the individual and sole benefit of Nicholas DeQuinzio Hart, Jordan Campbell Hart, Christopher Weber Hart, and Sarah Elizabeth Hart, respectively (collectively, the Trusts), as to each of which Mrs. Hart serves as trustee; and Five Mile River Capital Partners LLC ("FMRCP"), of which Hart Capital LLC is the managing member. Mr. Hart is the President and Sole Member of Hart Capital LLC and he disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Hart also disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by the Trusts, and the filing of this report is not an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities. |
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(2) FMRCPs IRS Identification number is 06-1556163. |
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(3) Mrs. Hart is an immediate family member of Mr. Hart. Mrs. Hart, the Trusts, and FMRCP's relationship to Lincoln Educational Services Corporation exists, under Rule 144(a), because of Mr. Hart's relationships to them as described in note (1) above and defined by Rule 144. |
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(4) This is the address for each individual and entity identified in note (1) above. |
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(5) Mr. and Mrs. Hart, as joint tenants, propose to sell up to 46,238 shares. Each of the Trusts proposes to sell up to 2,341 shares. FMRCP proposes to sell up to 194,398 shares. |
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(6) This purchase was made by FMRCP, of which Hart Capital LLC is the managing member. Mr. Hart is the President and Sole Member of Hart Capital LLC and he disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The total number of shares listed for this transaction reflects the result of a 100:1 stock split of Lincolns common stock in April 2001. |
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(7) This purchase was made by FMRCP, of which Hart Capital LLC is the managing member. Mr. Hart is the President and Sole Member of Hart Capital LLC and he disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The total number of shares listed for this transaction reflects the result of a 100:1 stock split of Lincolns common stock in April 2001. |
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(8) This purchase was made by FMRCP, of which Hart Capital LLC is the managing member. Mr. Hart is the President and Sole Member of Hart Capital LLC and he disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The total number of shares listed for this transaction reflects the result of a 100:1 stock split of Lincolns common stock in April 2001. |
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(9) This purchase was made by FMRCP, of which Hart Capital LLC is the managing member. Mr. Hart is the President and Sole Member of Hart Capital LLC and he disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The total number of shares listed for this transaction reflects the result of a 100:1 stock split of Lincolns common stock in April 2001. |
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(10) This gift was to the trust for the benefit of Sarah Elizabeth Hart, as to which Mrs. Hart serves as trustee. Mr. Hart disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by this trust, and the filing of this report is not an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities. |
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(11) This gift was to the trust for the benefit of Christopher Weber Hart, as to which Mrs. Hart serves as trustee. Mr. Hart disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by this trust, and the filing of this report is not an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities. |
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(12) This gift was to the trust for the benefit of Jordan Campbell Hart, as to which Mrs. Hart serves as trustee. Mr. Hart disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by this trust, and the filing of this report is not an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities. |
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(13) This gift was to the trust for the benefit of Nicholas DeQuinzio Hart, as to which Mrs. Hart serves as trustee. Mr. Hart disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by this trust, and the filing of this report is not an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities. |
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(14) This gift was to Mr. and Mrs. Hart as joint tenants. |
INSTRUCTIONS: | ATTENTION: |
See the definition of person in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all personswhose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. |
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which have not been publicly disclosed. |
11/20/06 DATE OF NOTICE |
/s/ Steven W. Hart
(SIGNATURE) |
The notice
shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any
copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures. |