Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Iaccarino Michael L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP [ADS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & President, Mktg. Svcs.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
17655 WATERVIEW PARKWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2008
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75252-8012
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
Common Stock 04/28/2008   A(1)   77,064 A (1) 90,649 D  
Common Stock 04/28/2008   A(2)   63,053 A (2) 153,702 (3) D  

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Iaccarino Michael L
17655 WATERVIEW PARKWAY
DALLAS, TX 75252-8012
      EVP & President, Mktg. Svcs.  

Signatures

 Leigh Ann K. Epperson, Attorney in Fact   04/29/2008
**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) The new grant is for 77,064 shares of common stock represented by performance-based restricted stock units. The restrictions may lapse on 25,431 shares in each of February 2009 and February 2010, and on 26,202 shares in February 2011 contingent on meeting a corporate operating cash flow target for each of the 2008, 2009 and 2010 performance periods. The restrictions may lapse on any unvested units in February 2011 based on a cumulative three-period corporate operating cash flow target.
(2) The new grant is for 63,053 shares of common stock represented by time-based restricted stock units. The restrictions will lapse on 20,807 shares in each of February 2009 and February 2010, and on 21,439 shares in February 2011.
(3) The total number of securities beneficially owned includes: (a) 4,434 out of an original 9,000 shares of time-based restricted stock granted 11/17/04, which are fully vested; (b) 2,547 out of an original 3,235 shares of time-based restricted stock units granted 2/13/06, of which 1,447 shares are vested; (c) 2,339 out of an original 3,235 shares of performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/13/06, which are fully vested; (d) 1,903 out of an original 2,588 performance-based restricted stock units granted 2/21/07, which are fully vested; (e) 2,362 out of an original 2,588 time-based restricted stock units granted 2/21/07, of which 628 shares are vested; (f) the new grant for 77,064 performance-based restricted stock units; and (g) the new grant for 63,053 time-based restricted stock units. The grant for 12,235 time-based restricted stock units awarded on 12/21/07 was cancelled on 4/28/08 for no value.

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