HEARTLAND
PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
|
(Name
of Issuer)
|
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share
|
(Title
of Class of Securities)
|
42235N108
|
(CUSIP
Number)
|
December
31, 2007
|
(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Greenhill
& Co., Inc.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Greenhill
Capital Partners, LLC
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
GCP
Managing Partner, L.P.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
GCP,
L.P.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
GCP
2000, LLC
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Robert
F. Greenhill
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Scott
L. Bok
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Robert
H. Niehaus
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,688,214
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,688,214
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,688,214
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
4.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Greenhill
Capital Partners,
L.P.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER
OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
1,033,702
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,033,702
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,033,702
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)
2.8%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Greenhill
Capital,
L.P.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX
IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING POWER
315,286
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
315,286
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
315,286
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW
(9)
0.8%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF REPORTING
PERSONS
Greenhill
Capital
Partners
(Executives),
L.P.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE
BOX IF
A MEMBER
OF A GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE
OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING
POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING
POWER
166,869
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE
POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE
POWER
166,869
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
PERSON
166,869
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF
THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS
REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT
IN ROW
(9)
0.4%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF REPORTING
PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF
REPORTING
PERSONS
Greenhill
Capital
Partners
(Cayman),
L.P.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE
APPROPRIATE
BOX
IF
A
MEMBER
OF
A
GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE
ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR
PLACE
OF
ORGANIZATION
Cayman
Islands
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING
POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING
POWER
172,357
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE
POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE
POWER
172,357
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
172,357
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX
IF
THE
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
IN
ROW
(9)
EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF
CLASS
REPRESENTED
BY
AMOUNT
IN
ROW
(9)
0.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF
REPORTING
PERSON
PN
|
CUSIP No. 42235N108 |
13G
|
1
|
NAME
OF
REPORTING
PERSONS
GCP
Cayman,
Ltd.
|
|
2
|
CHECK
THE
APPROPRIATE
BOX
IF
A
MEMBER
OF
A
GROUP
(a)
(b)
|
o
o
|
3
|
SEC
USE
ONLY
|
|
4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR
PLACE
OF
ORGANIZATION
Cayman
Islands
|
NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING
POWER
0
|
6
|
SHARED
VOTING
POWER
172,357
|
|
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE
POWER
0
|
|
8
|
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE
POWER
172,357
|
9
|
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
172,357
|
|
10
|
CHECK
BOX
IF
THE
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
IN
ROW
(9)
EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES
|
o
|
11
|
PERCENT
OF
CLASS
REPRESENTED
BY
AMOUNT
IN
ROW
(9)
0.5%
|
|
12
|
TYPE
OF
REPORTING
PERSON
CO
|
(a)
|
o
|
Broker
or
dealer
registered
under
Section
15
of
the
Exchange
Act;
|
(b)
|
o
|
Bank
as
defined
in
Section
3(a)(6)
of
the
Exchange
Act;
|
(c)
|
o
|
Insurance
company
as
defined
in
Section
3(a)(19)
of
the
Exchange
Act;
|
(d)
|
o
|
Investment
company
registered
under
Section
8
of
the
Investment
Company
Act;
|
(e)
|
o
|
An
investment
adviser
in
accordance
with
Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
|
(f)
|
o
|
An
employee
benefit
plan
or
endowment
fund
in
accordance
with
Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
|
(g)
|
o
|
A
parent
holding
company
or
control
person
in
accordance
with
Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
|
(h)
|
o
|
A
savings
association
as
defined
in
Section
3(b)
of
the
Federal
Deposit
Insurance
Act;
|
(i)
|
o
|
A
church
plan
that
is
excluded
from
the
definition
of
an
investment
company
under
Section
3(c)(14)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act;
|
(j)
|
o
|
Group,
in
accordance
with
Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
|
Greenhill
&
Co.,
Inc.
|
4.5%
|
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners,
LLC
|
4.5%
|
|
GCP
Managing
Partner,
L.P.
|
4.5%
|
|
GCP,
L.P.
|
4.5%
|
|
GCP
2000,
LLC
|
4.5%
|
|
Robert
F.
Greenhill
|
4.5%
|
|
Scott
L.
Bok
|
4.5%
|
|
Robert
H.
Niehaus
|
4.5%
|
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners,
L.P.
|
2.8%
|
|
Greenhill
Capital,
L.P.
|
0.8%
|
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners
(Executives),
L.P.
|
0.4%
|
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners
(Cayman),
L.P.
|
0.5%
|
|
GCP
Cayman,
Ltd.
|
0.5%
|
(1)
|
All
percentages
herein
are
based
on
37,478,786
shares
of
Common
Stock
reported
to
be
outstanding
as
of
November
1,
2007,
as
reported
on
Form
10-Q
filed
with
the
SEC
by
the
Issuer
for
the
quarter
ended
September
30,
2007.
|
(i)
Sole
power
to
vote
or
to
direct
the
vote
|
(ii)
Shared
power
to
vote
or
to
direct
the
vote
|
(iii)
Sole
power
to
dispose
or
to
direct
the
disposition
|
(iv)
Shared
power
to
dispose
or
to
direct
the
disposition
of
|
|
Greenhill
&
Co.,
Inc.
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners,
LLC
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
GCP
Managing
Partner,
L.P.
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
GCP,
L.P.
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
GCP
2000,
LLC
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
Robert
F.
Greenhill
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
Scott
L.
Bok
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
Robert
H.
Niehaus
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
-0-
|
1,688,214
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners,
L.P.
|
-0-
|
1,033,702
|
-0-
|
1,033,702
|
Greenhill
Capital
L.P.
|
-0-
|
315,286
|
-0-
|
315,286
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners
(Executives),
L.P.
|
-0-
|
166,869
|
-0-
|
166,869
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners
(Cayman),
L.P.
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-0-
|
172,357
|
-0-
|
172,357
|
GCP
(Cayman),
Ltd.
|
-0-
|
172,357
|
-0-
|
172,357
|
Date:
February 14,
2008
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GREENHILL
&
CO.,
INC.
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By:
|
/s/
Ulrika
Ekman
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||
Name: | Ulrika Ekman | ||
Title: |
General
Counsel
&
Secretary
|
GREENHILL
CAPITAL
PARTNERS,
LLC
|
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By:
|
/s/
Ulrika
Ekman
|
||
Name: | Ulrika Ekman | ||
Title: |
General
Counsel
&
Secretary
|
GCP
MANAGING
PARTNER,
L.P.
|
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By:
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners,
LLC,
its
general
partner
|
||
/s/
Ulrika
Ekman
|
|||
Name: | Ulrika Ekman | ||
Title: |
General
Counsel
&
Secretary
|
GCP,
L.P.
|
|||
By:
|
GCP
2000,
LLC,
its
general
partner
|
||
/s/
Ulrika
Ekman
|
|||
Name: | Ulrika Ekman | ||
Title: |
General
Counsel
&
Secretary
|
GCP
2000,
LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/
Ulrika
Ekman
|
||
Name: | Ulrika Ekman | ||
Title: |
General
Counsel
&
Secretary
|
GREENHILL
CAPITAL
PARTNERS,
L.P.
GREENHILL
CAPITAL
PARTNERS
(CAYMAN),
L.P.
GREENHILL
CAPITAL
PARTNERS
(EXECUTIVES),
L.P.
GREENHILL
CAPITAL,
L.P.
|
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By:
|
GCP
Managing
Partner,
L.P.,
as
managing
general
partner
of
each
of
the
foregoing
partnerships
|
||
By:
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners,
LLC,
its
general
partner
|
||
By:
|
/s/
Ulrika
Ekman
|
||
Name: | Ulrika Ekman | ||
Title: |
General
Counsel
&
Secretary
|
ROBERT
F.
GREENHILL
|
|||
/s/
Robert
F.
Greenhill
|
SCOTT
L.
BOK
|
|||
/s/
Scott
L.
Bok
|
ROBERT
H.
NIEHAUS
|
|||
/s/
Robert
H.
Niehaus
|
GCP
Cayman,
Ltd.
|
|||
By:
|
Greenhill
Capital
Partners,
LLC,
its
sole
shareholder
|
||
/s/
Ulrika
Ekman
|
|||
Name: | Ulrika Ekman | ||
Title: |
General
Counsel
&
Secretary
|