FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   MITAROTONDA JAMES A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/09/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EBIX INC [EBIX] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.,, 888 SEVENTH AVE., 17TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 347,852 I By Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. (1) (2) Common Stock 45,000 I By Barington Companies Investors, LLC (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Call Option	01/15/2015	01/15/2015	Common Stock	50,000	$ 12	I	Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. (1) (2)
Common Stock Call Option	01/15/2015	01/15/2015	Common Stock	29,000	$ 15	I	Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. (1) (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MITAROTONDA JAMES A C/O BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P., 888 SEVENTH AVE., 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ James A. Mitarotonda		01/14/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., which is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC ("BCI"). BCI is the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P.
(2)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., which is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of BCI. BCI is an investment advisor to certain investment advisory clients and may be deemed to beneficially own (or share beneficial ownership) of these shares.

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