Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  TA ASSOCIATES INC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARDTRONICS INC [CATM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON ST, 56TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See General Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116
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 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)

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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
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock 02/10/2005   (1) Common Stock 150,577 $ (2) I See Footnote 3 (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
TA ASSOCIATES INC
JOHN HANCOCK TOWER
200 CLARENDON ST, 56TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA 02116
  X   X   See General Remarks
TA Investors II L.P.
JOHN HANCOCK TOWER
200 CLARENDON ST. 56TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA 02116
      See General Remarks

Signatures

TA Associates, Inc., By Thomas P. Alber, Chief Financial Officer 12/11/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

TA Investors II L.P., By TA Associates, Inc., Its General Partner, By Thomas P. Alber, Chief Financial Officer 12/11/2007
**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) These securities do not have an expiration date.
(2) Upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering, each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 1.7013 shares of Common Stock.
(3) These securities are owned solely by TA Investors II L.P. TA Associates, Inc. is the General Partner of TA Investors II L.P. TA Associates, Inc. may be deemed to have a beneficial interest in shares held by TA Investors II A L.P. and disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest in such shares which is subject to indeterminable future events.
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Persons are members of a 13(d) group owning more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding common stock. The Reporting Persons have two representatives on the Issuer's board of directors. Roger B. Kafker and Michael A. Wilson currently serve as the Reporting Persons' representatives on the board of directors and, as such, the Reporting Persons are deemed directors of the Issuer. Due to the limit of joint filers that can by included on one form, TA Associates, Inc., TA IX L.P., TA Associates IX LLC, TA Atlantic and Pacific V L.P., TA Associates AP V L.P., TA/Atlantic and Pacific IV L.P., TA Associates AP IV L.P., TA Strategic Partners Fund A L.P., TA Strategic Partners Fund B L.P., TA Associates SPF L.P., and TA Investors II L.P. have filed two separate forms simultaneously, which relate to the same securities of the Issuer held by such Reporting Persons.

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