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 *
HALE MARTIN M JR
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE INC [FALC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HALE CAPITAL PARTNERS, 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3230
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/13/2017
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10004
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 03/13/2017   A   13,019 (1) A $ 0 58,094 (2) D  
Common Stock               1,450,391 I See footnotes (3) (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
HALE MARTIN M JR
C/O HALE CAPITAL PARTNERS
17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3230
NEW YORK, NY 10004
  X   X   See Remarks

Signatures

 /s/ Martin M. Hale, Jr.   03/15/2017
**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) Represents shares of Restricted Stock granted to Martin Hale, Jr. ("MH") under the Issuer's 2016 Outside Directors Equity Compensation Plan in consideration for services performed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer for the fourth quarter of 2016. The shares of Restricted Stock were fully vested on the date of grant.
(2) MH holds these shares for the benefit of Hale Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("HCP"), via HCP-FVA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HCP-FVA").
(3) The shares of Common Stock reported herein are held by HCP and HCP-FVA.
(4) MH is the Chief Executive Officer of HCP. MH is also (i) the sole owner and managing member of Hale Fund Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HFP"), the general partner of HCP and (ii) the sole owner and Chief Executive Officer of Hale Fund Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HFM"). HFM is (i) the general partner of Hale Capital Management, LP ("HCM"), the manager of HCP and (ii) the manager of HCP-FVA. Each of MH, HFP, HFM and HCM disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest.
 
Remarks:
MH serves as a director on the board of directors of the Issuer as a representative of HCP-FVA. Accordingly, HCP, HFP, HFM, HCM and HCP-FVA may be deemed directors by deputization by virtue of the fact that MH currently serves on the board of directors of the Issuer.

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