FORM 4
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
/_/ Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*: Landman Frederick A.
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(LAST) (FIRST) (MIDDLE)
c/o PanAmSat Corporation One Pickwick Plaza
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(STREET)
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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(CITY) (STATE) (ZIP)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
PanAmSat Corporation-SPOT
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary):
4. Statement for Month/Year:
May 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original:
(Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer: (Check all applicable)
__X__ Director
__X__ Officer (give title below)
_____ 10% Owner
_____ Other (specify below)
President and Chief Executive Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X__ Form filed by One Reporting Person
____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired,
Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security:
(Instr. 3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
2. Transaction Date:
(Month/Day/Year)
5/1/98
3. Transaction Code:
(Instr. 8)
Code V
S
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D):
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
407,445 D $24,446,700
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month:
(Instr. 3 and 4)
2,069,084 (1)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I):
(Instr. 4)
D
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership:
(Instr. 4)
(1) The shares of Common Stock shown to be owned by Mr. Landman exclude
10,718,588 shares held for the benefit of the Article VII Trust Created
Under the Rene Anselmo Revocable Trust dated June 10, 1994 (the "Article
VII Trust"), and with respect to which Mr. Landman disclaims beneficial
ownership. Mr. Landman, Mary Anselmo, Reverge Anselmo and Lourdes
Saralegui are the Joint Trustees under the Article VII Trust, which Trust
succeeded to all of the shares owned by Rene Anselmo, the former Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of PanAmSat International
Systems, Inc. upon his death.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options,
convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security:
(Instr. 3)
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security:
$39.00
3. Transaction Date :
(Month/Day/Year)
1/21/98
4. Transaction Code:
(Instr. 8)
Code V
A V
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D):
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
(A) (D)
120,000
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date:
(Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
(1) 1/21/08
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities:
(Instr. 3 and 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock 120,000
8. Price of Derivative Security:
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month:
(Instr. 4)
213,750
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I):
(Instr. 4)
D
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership:
(Instr. 4)
Explanation of Responses:
(1) These options are exercisable in equal installments over three years
commencing January 21, 1999.
Frederick A.Landman*
** Intentional misstatements or /s/ James W. Cuminale
omissions of facts constitute -------------------------
Federal Criminal Violations. ** Signature of Reporting Person
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and * By: James W. Cuminale
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Authorized Signatory
Date: 5/13/98
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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