Form 4 PELOSE GEORGE D For: Oct 28 (10K)

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PELOSE GEORGE D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP., 300 FELLOWSHIP ROAD

(Street)

MOUNT LAUREL

08054

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARLIN BUSINESS SERVICES CORP [MRLN]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	10/28/2009		A		4,000 ⁽¹⁾	A	⁽²⁾	246,439 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	D

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 5.01

07/27/2004⁽⁵⁾

07/27/2010

Common Stock

21,000

5,050

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 3.39

08/22/2005⁽⁵⁾

08/22/2011

Common Stock

7,000

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 10.18

10/04/2005⁽⁵⁾

10/04/2011

Common Stock

42,700

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 3.39

01/17/2006⁽⁵⁾

01/17/2012

Common Stock

28,000

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 3.39

01/13/2007⁽⁵⁾

01/13/2013

Common Stock

7,000

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 10.18

01/13/2007⁽⁵⁾

01/13/2013

Common Stock

6,055

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 14

11/11/2007⁽⁵⁾

11/10/2013

Common Stock

10,000

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 18.8

01/29/2012⁽⁶⁾

01/28/2014

Common Stock

12,500

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 17.52

01/11/2009⁽⁵⁾

01/10/2012

Common Stock

9,246

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 21.6

03/28/2010⁽⁵⁾

03/28/2013

Common Stock

3,891

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 21.6

03/28/2010⁽⁷⁾

03/28/2013

Common Stock

5,838 ⁽⁸⁾

5,838

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 20.77

03/16/2011⁽⁵⁾

03/16/2014

Common Stock

7,156

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 20.77

03/16/2011⁽⁷⁾

03/16/2014

Common Stock

9,924 ⁽⁹⁾

9,924

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 9.52

03/01/2012⁽⁵⁾

03/01/2015

Common Stock

17,394

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 9.52

03/01/2012⁽⁷⁾

03/01/2015

Common Stock

23,842 ⁽¹⁰⁾

23,842

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents grant of restricted stock as part of long term incentive plan. This grant consists of 4,000 restricted performance shares where the restrictions will lapse after seven years but vesting may accelerate over the three year period following the grant date if certain performance conditions are met.

2. N/A

3. Includes a total of 197,264 shares of restricted stock where, as of the date of this filing, the restrictions have not yet lapsed.

4. Includes 900 shares acquired under the Marlin Business Services Corp. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on June 30, 2009.

5. Date listed is the date of full vesting. Each grants vests 25% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

6. Date listed is date of scheduled full vesting. This grant vests over an eight year period at the following annual increments: 2.5% in first year; 5.0% in second year; 7.5% in third year; 10.0% in fourth year; 15.0% in fifth year; and 20.0% in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth years. Vesting can be accelerated upon the reporting person's achievement of certain performance goals set forth in the grant instrument.

7. Represents the date the options will cliff vest if certain four year average EPS growth targets are achieved.

8. Represents the maximum number of options that may vest under this performance option grant. Vesting will be determined by EPS growth rates averaged over a four year performance period. Depending on the average EPS growth rate achieved for the four year period, the number of shares that vest at the end of the four year period could be 0; 1,946; 3,892; or 5,838.

9. Represents the maximum number of options that may vest under this performance option grant. Vesting will be determined by EPS growth rates averaged over a four year performance period. Depending on the average EPS growth rate achieved for the four year period, the number of shares that vest at the end of the four year period could be 0; 3,308; 6,616; or 9,924.

10. Represents the maximum number of options that may vest under this performance option grant. Vesting will be determined by EPS growth rates averaged over a four year performance period. Depending on the average EPS growth rate achieved for the four year period, the number of shares that vest at the end of the four year period could be 0; 7,947; 15,895; or 23,842.

	/s/ George D. Pelose	10/30/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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