UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
German, Michael I.
P.O. Box 12904
Albany, NY 12212-2904
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEON Communications, Inc.
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
December 14, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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COMMON STOCK |12/14/|P | |1,000 |A |$7.125 |1,000 |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION |$14.313 |10/25|A |V|18,731 |A |(1) |10/25|COMMON STOCK|18,731 | |18,731 |D | |
(right to buy) | |/00 | | | | | |/10 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) THIS OPTION IS EXERCISABLE IN FOUR EQUAL INSTALLMENTS OF ONE-QUARTER OF
THE SHARES EACH,
ON THE OCTOBER 25, 2000 GRANT DATE AND THE FIRST THREE ANNIVERSARIES OF THE
GRANT DATE.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
MICHAEL I. GERMAN
DATE
DECEMBER 19, 2000
