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
Lawrence, Joseph A.
1121 Bellview Road
McLean, VA 22102
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Journal Register Company
("JRC")
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
10/31/1999
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, $.01 par valu|- |- |-|- |- |- |1,750 |D |- |
e per share | | | | | | | | | |
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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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Time-based options (Ri|$17.625 |- |- |-|- - |A,D|(1) |09/15|Common Stock|10,000 |- |10,000 |D |- |
ght to buy) | | | | | | | |/07 | | | | | | |
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Time-based options (Ri|$22.50 |- |- |-|- - |A,D|(2) |05/01|Common Stock|10,000 |- |10,000 |D |- |
ght to buy) | | | | | | | |/08 | | | | | | |
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Time-based options (Ri|$14.72 |05/03|A |V|10,000 - |A,D|(3) |05/03|Common Stock|10,000 |- |10,000 |D |- |
ght to buy) | |/99 | | | | | |/09 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock vested and became exercisable
as to 20% of such options on each of September 15, 1998 and 1999 to the extent
of 20% of the total number of options granted and the remainder will vest and
become exercisable on each successive anniversary to the extent of 20% of the
total number of options granted.
(2) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock vested and became exercisable
on May 1, 1999 to the extent of 20% of the total number of options granted and
the remainder will vest and become exercisable on each successive anniversary
to the extent of 20% of the total number of options granted.
(3) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock will vest and become
exercisable on May 3, 2000 to the extent of 20% of the total number of options
granted and the remainder will vest and become exercisable on each
successive anniversary to the extent of 20% of the total number of options
granted.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Joseph A. Lawrence
DATE
November 10, 1999
