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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Friedman, Richard A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
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(Street)
New York, NY 10004
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Orion Power Holdings, Inc.
(ORN)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December/2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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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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| | | | |6. | |
| | | 4. |5. |Owner- | |
| | | Securities Acquired (A) or |Amount of |ship | |
| | 3. | Disposed of (D) |Securities |Form: |7. |
|2. | Transaction| (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |Beneficially |Direct |Nature of |
|Transaction | Code | -------------------------------|Owned at End |(D) or |Indirect |
1. |Date | (Instr. 8) | | (A) | |of Month |Indirect |Beneficial|
Title of Security |(Month/Day/ | -----------| Amount | or | Price |(Instr. 3 |(I) |Ownership |
(Instr. 3) |Year) | Code | V | | (D) | |and 4) |(Instr.4)|(Instr. 4)|
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock | 12/08/00 | S | | 400 | D | $20.5625 | | I | 01 |
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Common Stock | 12/13/00 | P | | 400 | A | $21.625 | | I | 01 |
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Common Stock | 12/27/00 | P | | 300 | A | $22.8125 | | I | 01 |
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Common Stock | 12/27/00 | S | | 300 | D | $22.8125 | 34,451,000 | I | 01 |
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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).
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FORM 4 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| | | | | | | |9. |10. | |
| | | | | | | |Number |Owner-| |
| | | | | | | |of |ship | |
|2. | | | | | | |Deriv- |of | |
|Conver- | | | 5. | |7. | |ative |Deriv-|11. |
|sion | | | Number of | |Title and Amount | |Secur- |ative |Nature|
|or | | | Derivative |6. |of Underlying |8. |ities |Secur-|of |
|Exer- | |4. | Securities |Date |Securities |Price |Bene- |ity: |In- |
|cise |3. |Trans-| Acquired (A) |Exercisable and |(Instr. 3 and 4) |of |ficially |Direct|direct|
|Price |Trans- |action| or Disposed |Expiration Date |-------------------------|Deriv- |Owned |(D) or|Bene- |
1. |of |action |Code | of (D) |(Month/Day/Year) | |Amount |ative |at End |In- |ficial|
Title of |Deriv- |Date |(Instr| (Instr. 3, |-----------------| |or |Secur- |of |direct|Owner-|
Derivative |ative |(Month/ |8) | 4 and 5) |Date |Expira- | |Number |ity |Month |(I) |ship |
Security |Secur- |Day/ |------| ------------ |Exer- |tion | |of |(Instr.|(Instr. |(Instr|(Instr|
(Instr. 3) |ity |Year) |Code|V| (A) | (D) |cisable |Date |Title |Shares |5) |4) |4) |4) |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $10.00 | | | | | | Immed. |11/19/08|Common Stock | 68,454.1| | 68,454.1| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $10.00 | | | | | | Immed. |12/23/08|Common Stock | 143,753.6| | 143,753.6| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $10.00 | | | | | | Immed. |12/31/08|Common Stock | 404.2| | 404.2| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $10.00 | | | | | | Immed. | 6/11/09|Common Stock | 28,832.9| | 28,832.9| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $10.00 | | | | | | Immed. | 7/27/09|Common Stock |2,925,316.5| |2,925,316.5| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $10.00 | | | | | | Immed. | 9/29/09|Common Stock | 115,424| | 115,424| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $15.50 | | | | | | Immed. | 11/5/09|Common Stock | 890,286.9| | 890,286.9| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $10.00 | | | | | | Immed. | 4/24/10|Common Stock |1,752,071.8| |1,752,071.8| 01 | 01 |
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Warrants to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
purchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock | $15.50 | | | | | | Immed. | 4/26/10|Common Stock | 475,856| | 475,856| 01 | 01 |
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Explanation of Responses:
01: The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of
his pecuniary interest therein, if any. The securities reported herein as
indirectly purchased and sold were purchased and sold and were owned directly by
Goldman Sachs. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs will remit
appropriate profits, if any, to the Company.
Goldman Sachs owns beneficially and directly 1,000 shares of Common Stock.
Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly in
the aggregate 34,450,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase
6,400,400 shares of Common Stock through certain investment partnerships of
which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing
general partner or managing partner ("Limited Partnerships"). Goldman Sachs is
the investment manager of certain of the Limited Partnerships.
By: s/ Hans L. Reich January 10, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Attorney-in-fact
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the
Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person
pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.