Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] 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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Pelofsky Joel	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EPIQ SYSTEMS INC [ EPIQ ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 501 KANSAS AVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/30/2016
(Street) KANSAS CITY, KS 66105 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	9/30/2016		D		23700   (1)	D	$16.50	5000	D
Common Stock	9/30/2016		D		5000   (2)	D	$16.50	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.86	9/30/2016		D			15000	(3)	1/24/2017	Common Stock	15000	$4.64	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.70	9/30/2016		D			10000	(4)	2/4/2018	Common Stock	10000	$1.80	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.49	9/30/2016		D			10000	(5)	2/23/2019	Common Stock	10000	$2.01	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.67	9/30/2016		D			10000	(6)	2/25/2020	Common Stock	10000	$4.83	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.39	9/30/2016		D			10000	(7)	2/10/2021	Common Stock	10000	$3.11	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.85	9/30/2016		D			10000	(8)	2/14/2022	Common Stock	10000	$4.65	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Epiq Systems, Inc., Document Technologies, LLC and DTI Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), these shares were canceled and converted into the right to receive $16.50 per share in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration").
( 2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these shares of unvested restricted stock became fully vested at the effective time of the merger and were canceled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.
( 3)	Represents an exercisable option, which vested in five equal annual installments commencing on January 24, 2008. The option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $4.64 per share subject to the option. This per share price represents the difference between the applicable exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.
( 4)	Represents an exercisable option, which vested in five equal annual installments commencing on February 4, 2009. The option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $1.80 per share subject to the option. This per share price represents the difference between the applicable exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.
( 5)	Represents an exercisable option, which vested in five equal annual installments commencing on February 23, 2010. The option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $2.01 per share subject to the option. This per share price represents the difference between the applicable exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.
( 6)	Represents an exercisable option, which vested in five equal installments commencing on February 25, 2011 The option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $4.83 per share subject to the option. This per share price represents the difference between the applicable exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.
( 7)	Represents an exercisable option, which vested in five equal annual installments commencing on February 10, 2012. The option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $3.11 per share subject to the option. This per share price represents the difference between the applicable exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.
( 8)	Represents a partially exercisable option, which vests in five equal annual installments commencing on February 14, 2013. The option was cancelled pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $4.65 per share subject to the option. This per share price represents the difference between the applicable exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pelofsky Joel 501 KANSAS AVE KANSAS CITY, KS 66105	X

Signatures
/s/ Joel Pelofsky		9/30/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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