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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. If Amendment, Date
Statement Trading Symbol of Original
Odom Stephen E. (Month/Day/Year) NEON Systems, Inc. (NESY) (Month/Day/Year)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 10/10/00 5. Relationship of Reporting -----------------------
---------------------------- Person(s) to Issuer 7. Individual or Joint/
14100 Southwest Freeway, Suite 500 3. I.R.S. Identification (Check all applicable) Group Filing (Check
---------------------------------------- Number of Reporting X Director 10% Owner Applicable Line)
(Street) Person, if an entity ----- ----- X Form filed by
(voluntary) X Officer Other (specify --- One Reporting
Sugar Land Texas 77478 ----- ----- below) Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) President, Chief Operating Officer --- More than One
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and Chief Financial Officer
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 100,000 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (3-99)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Exercisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship Beneficial Ownership
Expiration Date Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv-
Year) Deri- ative
vative Security:
Security Direct
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Date Expira- Amount or Indirect (I)
Exercis- tion Title Number (Instr. 5)
able Date of Shares
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Stock Options (Right to Buy) (1) 10/10/10 Common Stock 200,000 $7.125 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Granted under the Issuer's 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan and vesting 5,554 shares per month for months 1-12 following the
grant, 3,704 shares per month for months 13-47 following the grant, and 3,712 shares in month 48.
By /s/ Stephen E. Odom October 19, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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