Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TERRELL BROOKS L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC [HPY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Technology Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC., 90 NASSAU STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2007
(Street)

PRINCETON, NJ 08542		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 08/06/2007   M   26,000 A $ 5 94,000 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   300 D $ 30.32 93,700 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   400 D $ 30.29 93,300 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   300 D $ 30.27 93,000 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   200 D $ 30.25 92,800 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   200 D $ 30.24 92,600 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   200 D $ 30.21 92,400 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   300 D $ 30.17 92,100 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   800 D $ 30.14 91,300 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   400 D $ 30.07 90,900 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   600 D $ 30.06 90,300 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   800 D $ 30.04 89,500 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   400 D $ 30.03 89,100 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   1,300 D $ 30.02 87,800 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   100 D $ 30.01 87,700 D  
Common Stock 08/06/2007   S   19,700 D $ 30 68,000 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   M   26,000 D $ 5 94,000 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   100 D $ 30.81 93,900 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   1,200 D $ 30.79 92,700 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   700 D $ 30.74 92,000 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   100 D $ 30.73 91,900 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   200 D $ 30.71 91,700 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   800 D $ 30.7 90,900 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   400 D $ 30.67 90,500 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   1,800 D $ 30.66 88,700 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   2,700 D $ 30.65 86,000 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   600 D $ 30.64 85,400 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   200 D $ 30.63 85,200 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   100 D $ 30.63 85,100 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2007   S   500 D $ 30.62 84,600 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) $ 5 08/06/2007   A   26,000   02/15/2003 02/15/2013 Common Stock 26,000 $ 0 26,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) $ 5 08/07/2007   A   26,000   02/15/2003 02/15/2013 Common Stock 26,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) $ 6.25 08/08/2007   A   22,000     (3) 01/15/2009 Common Stock 22,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) (4) $ 9.8 08/08/2007   A   52,500     (5) 02/15/2010 Common Stock 52,500 $ 0 17,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TERRELL BROOKS L
C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
90 NASSAU STREET
PRINCETON, NJ 08542		       Chief Technology Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Brooks L. Terrell   08/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) In addition, Mr. Terrell indirectly owns 550,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by the B. Terrell Limited Partnership, a Texas limited partnership, of which Mr. Terrell is the general partner.
(2) The options were granted under Issuer's Second Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
(3) The options were granted on January 15, 2004 with a four year vesting period. As of the date of this filing, all of the options have vested.
(4) The exercise price and the number of shares of common stock underlying the options are adjusted to reflect the Issuer's 2-for-1 stock split that became effective as of July 26, 2005.
(5) The options were granted on February 15, 2005 with a four year vesting period. As of the date of this filing, all of the options have vested except for 17,500 which will become vested on February 15, 2008.

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