FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CARR ROBERT O   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC [HPY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC., 90 NASSAU STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2007 (Street) PRINCETON, NJ 08542 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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, par value $.001 per share 12/14/2007   G V 73,275 D $ 0 7,942,083 (1) (2) I (3) By Carr Holdings, L.L.C. (4)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CARR ROBERT O C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 90 NASSAU STREET PRINCETON, NJ 08542	X	X	Chairman of the Board and CEO
CARR JILL C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 90 NASSAU STREET PRINCETON, NJ 08542		X

Signatures

/s/ Robert O. Carr		12/21/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jill Carr		12/21/2007
**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. Carr directly owns 764,544 shares of Common Stock of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (the "Company") and has a fully vested option to purchase an additional 125,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Mr. Carr indirectly owns 7,414,404 shares of Common Stock of the Company held by Carr Holdings, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company owned and managed by Mr. and Mrs. Carr. Mr. Carr's beneficial ownership also consists of (See Footnote 2)
(2)	400,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by The Robert O. Carr 2001 Charitable Remainder Unitrust; 41,253 shares held by The Robert O. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Emily Carr; 27,364 shares held by The Robert O. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Ryan Carr; 37,086 shares held by The Robert O. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Kelly Carr; 2,697 shares held by the Jill A. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Corrissa Nichols; 2,695 shares held by the Jill A. Carr 2000 Irrevocable Trust for Robert Carr, Jr.; and 16,584 shares held by the Jill A. Carr Irrevocable Trust for Hilary Holland Carr.
(3)	This Form 4 is filed in connection with a joint/group filing consisting of Mr. Carr and Jill Carr, Mr. Carr's wife. Mrs. Carr's address is c/o Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., 90 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
(4)	Carr Holdings, L.L.C. is a New Jersey limited liability company managed by Mr. Carr and Mrs. Carr who are also members of the limited liability company.

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