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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB Number: 3235-0287
[ ] Check this box if no Expires: September 30, 1998
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Estimated average burden
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the hours per response.........0.5
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ------------------------------
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Stapleton Robert R. VoiceStream Wireless Corporation (VSTR) to Issuer (check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer Other (specify
3650 131st Avenue SE, Ste. 200 Person (Voluntary) 11/1999 ---- --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, President and Director
Bellevue WA 98006 Date of Original ----------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
USA ------------------- (check applicable line)
X Form filed by One
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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. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. Owned at (D) or Ownership
(Month/ 8) End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ --------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
Year) (A) or (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (D) Price
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 M 20,000.00 A $1.72 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 S 20,000.00 D $95.75 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 M 5,000.00 A $1.72 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 S 5,000.00 D $96.00 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 M 5,000.00 A $1.72 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 S 5,000.00 D $96.25 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 M 1,000.00 A $1.72 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 S 1,000.00 D $96.375 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 M 4,000.00 A $2.146 D
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Common Stock 11/11/1999 S 4,000.00 D $96.375 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1 of 6 (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7/96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ 8) Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
Exer- tion Number of
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/11/1999 M 4,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 4,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/11/1999 M 15,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 15,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/15/1999 M 8,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 8,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/15/1999 M 5,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 5,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/15/1999 M 10,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 10,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/15/1999 M 2,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 2,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/19/1999 M 15,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 15,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $2.146 11/19/1999 M 10,000.00 Immed. 1/1/03 Common Stock 10,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $1.72 11/11/1999 M 5,000.00 Immed. 11/9/02 Common Stock 5,000.00
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Stock Option - Right to Buy $1.72 11/11/1999 M 5,000.00 Immed. 11/9/02 Common Stock 5,000.00
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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30,200.00 D
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to a spin-off of VoiceStream Wireless Corporation ("VoiceStream") by
Western Wireless Corporation ("Western Wireless") on May 3, 1999, Western
Wireless distributed to its shareholders on a tax-free basis one share of
VoiceStream common stock for each share of Western Wireless common stock
owned at the time of the spin-off. No additional consideration was paid for
such VoiceStream common stock.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Robert R. Stapleton 12/8/99
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. ------------------------------- ---------------
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information Page 2 of 6
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form SEC 1474 (7-96)
displays a currently valid OMB Number.
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