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 *
  LY Holdings, LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Higher One Holdings, Inc. [ONE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 31ST FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
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)
Common Stock 7,194,863
I
See Footnotes (1) (2) (4)
Common Stock 38,179
I
See Footnotes (1) (3) (4)
Common Stock 18,903
D (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
Stock Options (right to buy)   (6) 12/04/2019 Common Stock 30,000 $ 10.8 I See footnotes (1) (7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LY Holdings, LLC
C/O LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL
9 WEST 57TH STREET, 31ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    
Vassallo Mark F
C/O LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL
9 WEST 57TH STREET, 31ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    

Signatures

LY HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ Timothy J. Kacani, Name: Timothy J. Kacani, Title: Attorney-in-Fact for Mark F. Vassallo, Managing Member 01/14/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

By: /s/ Timothy J. Kacani, Name: Timothy J. Kacani, Title: Attorney-in-Fact for Mark F. Vassallo 01/14/2014
**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) This Form 3 is being filed to report that Mr. Mark F. Vassallo and LY Holdings, LLC became beneficial owners of securities of Higher One Holdings, Inc. held by Lightyear Fund II, L.P. ("Fund II"), Lightyear Co-Invest Partnership II, L.P. ("Co-Invest") and Lightyear Capital II, LLC ("Lightyear Capital II") when Mr. Mark F. Vassallo became the managing member of (i) Lightyear Capital, LLC, the sole member of Lightyear Capital II and (ii) LY Holdings, LLC, which became the managing member of the ultimate general partner of Fund II and Co-Invest, succeeding, respectively, Mr. Donald B. Marron and an entity controlled by Mr. Donald B. Marron. The securities owned by each of Fund II, Co-Invest and Lightyear Capital II have previously been reported on separate Section 16 filings.
(2) The shares of common stock are held directly by Lightyear Fund II, L.P.
(3) The shares of common stock are held directly by Lightyear Co-Invest Partnership II, L.P. The general partner of Lightyear Co-Invest Partnership II, L.P. is Lightyear Fund II GP Holdings, LLC.
(4) The general partner of Lightyear Fund II, L.P. is Lightyear Fund II GP, L.P. The general partner of Lightyear Fund II GP, L.P. is Lightyear Fund II GP Holdings, LLC. The managing member of Lightyear Fund II GP Holdings, LLC is LY Holdings, LLC. The managing member of LY Holdings, LLC is Mr. Mark F. Vassallo.
(5) The shares of common stock are held directly by Mr. Mark F. Vassallo.
(6) One-third of these options became exercisable after each of December 4, 2010, December 4, 2011 and December 4, 2012.
(7) The stock options are held directly by Lightyear Capital II, LLC. The sole member of Lightyear Capital II, LLC is Lightyear Capital LLC. The managing member of Lightyear Capital LLC is Mr. Mark F. Vassallo.
 
Remarks:
Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein only to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Act, this filing shall not be deemed an admission that either Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities reported herein in excess of such amount.

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