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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bergeron Douglas   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC. [PAY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC., 2099 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2013 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95110 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

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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

Stock Options

$ 29.75

01/02/2013

A

259,500

(1)

01/02/2020

Common Stock

259,500

$ 0

259,500

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

01/02/2013

A

V

98,200

(2)

01/02/2020

Common Stock

98,200

$ 0

98,200

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

01/02/2013

A

167,200

(3)

01/02/2020

Common Stock

167,200

$ 0

167,200

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bergeron Douglas C/O VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC. 2099 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 600 SAN JOSE, CA 95110	X		CEO

Signatures

/s/ Doug Bergeron, by Carolyn Belamide, his Attorney in Fact		01/04/2013
**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)	33.3% of these stock options will become exercisable on 1/2/2014 and thereafter 33.3% of these stock options will become exercisable at the end of each subsequent one year period until these stock options are fully vested.
(2)	The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria prior to October 31, 2013 and will vest based on achievement of such criteria. The number of derivative securities reported is the targeted amount to be achieved. Depending on the actual level of achievement, the Reporting Person may receive between 0% and 150% of such targeted amount. The performance criteria are not tied to the market price of the Issuer's securities.
(3)	The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria prior to January 2, 2016 and will vest based on achievement of such criteria. The number of derivative securities reported is the targeted amount to be achieved. Depending on the actual level of achievement, the Reporting Person may receive between 0% and 200% of such targeted amount.

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