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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Marcus James S.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Insight Communications Company, Inc.
126 East 56th Street
(Street)
New York, New York 10022
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
July 26, 1999
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Insight Communications Company, Inc. ICCI
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/X/ Director / / 10% Owner
/ / Officer (give title below) / / Other (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line)
/X/ Form filed by One Reporting Person
/ / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction
5(b)(v).
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
2. Amount 3. Ownership
of Secu- Form:
rities Direct 4. Nature of
Bene- (D) or Indirect
ficially Indirect Beneficial
Owned (I) Ownership
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
(Month/Day/Year) Security (Instr. 4)
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Date Amount or
1. Title of Derivative Exercis- Expiration Title Number of
Security (Instr. 4) able Date Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class B Common Stock (1) Immediate None Class A Common Stock 132,779
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5. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
4. Conver- Security:
sion or Direct 6. Nature of
Exercise (D) or Indirect
Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
None D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Each share of Class B common stock is convertible into one share of Class A
common stock upon the occurrence of certain events that are specified in the
Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
/s/ James S. Marcus 8/03/99
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).