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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 11/15/12 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1419793 |
| Issuer Name: ORIGINOIL INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: LPH |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1498430 |
| | Owner Name: Toups Michael P |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 30 DAJINGYU STREET,, WAN BAILIN DISTRICT |
| | Owner Street 2: TAIYUAN CITY, SHANXI PROVINCE |
| | Owner City: SHANXI |
| | Owner State: F4 |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 030024 |
| | Owner State Description: CHINA |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 11/15/12 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: P |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 3,200 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 2.049 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 123,200 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
Footnotes: |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Michael Toups |
| Signature Date: 11/15/12 |