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 *
  Garcia Gerardo
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARDTRONICS INC [CATM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3250 BRIARPARK DRIVE, SUITE 400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Information Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77042		 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 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 (1) 24,000
D
 

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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
Options (2) 04/01/2008 04/01/2014 Common Stock 93,214 $ 6.54 D  
Options (3) 03/06/2010 03/06/2016 Common Stock 59,614 $ 10.55 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Garcia Gerardo
3250 BRIARPARK DRIVE
SUITE 400
HOUSTON, TX 77042		       Chief Information Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Michael E. Keller, as Attorney-in-Fact 05/25/2010
**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) All 24,000 shares are restricted stock: 14,000 of which were granted on June 20, 2008 (from an initial grant of 28,000 shares) and 10,000 of which were granted on November 9, 2010. The forfeiture restrictions lapse at the rate of 25% of the initial grant on the respective grant anniversary date.
(2) Options granted on April 1, 2004, all of which are fully vested.
(3) Options granted on March 6, 2006, all of which are fully vested.

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