SC 13G 1 d27693_13g.txt FORM SC 13G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC 1745 POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM (6-01) ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- OMB APPROVAL --------------------------- OMB NUMBER: 3235-0145 --------------------------- EXPIRES: OCTOBER 31, 2002 --------------------------- ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN HOURS PER RESPONSE..14.9 --------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )* ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC. (NAME OF ISSUER) COMMON STOCK (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 285562500 (CUSIP NUMBER) January 10, 2002 (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SCHEDULE IS FILED: |_| RULE 13D-1(B) |X| RULE 13D-1(C) |_| RULE 13D-1(D) *THE REMAINDER OF THIS COVER PAGE SHALL BE FILLED OUT FOR A REPORTING PERSON'S INITIAL FILING ON THIS FORM WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT CLASS OF SECURITIES, AND FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT CONTAINING INFORMATION WHICH WOULD ALTER DISCLOSURES PROVIDED IN A PRIOR COVER PAGE. THE INFORMATION REQUIRED ON THE REMAINDER OF THIS COVER PAGE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE "FILED" FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ("ACT") OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE LIABILITIES OF THAT SECTION OF THE ACT BUT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ACT (HOWEVER, SEE THE NOTES). Page 1 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. 285562500 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) MOSES MARX ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (A) [_] (B) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 288,550 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY --- _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 288,550 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH --- ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 288,550 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN ________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. 285562500 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) UNITED EQUITIES (COMMODITIES) COMPANY ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (A) [_] (B) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 258,125 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY --- _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 258,125 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH --- ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 258,125 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.47% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN ________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 7 Pages CUSIP No. 285562500 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) UNITED EQUITIES COMPANY, LLC ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (A) [_] (B) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 30,425 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY --- _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 30,425 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH --- ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 30,425 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) .53% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO ________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 of 7 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE, INC. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 28001 Dorothy Dr. Agoura Hills, California 91301-2697 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of Moses Marx, United Equities (Commodities) Company, and United Equities Company (each a "Reporting Person" and, collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence: The address of each of the Reporting Persons is 160 Broadway, New York, NY 10038. Item 2(c). Citizenship: Mr. Marx is a United States citizen. United Equities (Commodities) Company is a New York general partnership. United Equities Company, LLC is a New York limited liability company. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 285562500 Item 3. Type of Reporting Person: Not Applicable Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: As of January 10, 2002, United Equities (Commodities) Company owned 258,125 shares of Common Stock, and United Equities Company, LLC owned 30,425 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Marx may be deemed to beneficially own all 288,550 such shares. Page 5 of 7 Pages (b) Percentage of Class: 4.47% beneficially owned by United Equities (Commodities) Company. .53% beneficially owned by United Equities Company, LLC. (c) Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has: UNITED EQUITIES (COMMODITIES) COMPANY (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 258,125 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: N/A (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 258,125 (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: N/A UNITED EQUITIES COMPANY, LLC (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 30,425 (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: N/A (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 30,425 (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: N/A Items 5-9. Not applicable. Page 6 of 7 Pages Item 10. Certification: By signing below, the Reporting Persons certify that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of such securities, and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: January 18, 2002 Moses Marx ------------------------------------ MOSES MARX UNITED EQUITIES (COMMODITIES) COMPANY By: Moses Marx -------------------------------- Moses Marx, General Partner UNITED EQUITIES COMPANY, LLC By: Moses Marx -------------------------------- Moses Marx, Member Page 7 of 7 Pages