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FORM 5 Expires: December 31, 2001
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] CHECK BOX IF NO
LONGER SUBJECT TO
SECTION 16. FORM
4 OR FORM 5
OBLIGATIONS MAY
CONTINUE. SEE Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
INSTRUCTION 1(b). Exchange Act of 1934,
[ ] FORM 3 HOLDINGS Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
REPORTED Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of
[ ] FORM 4 the Investment Company Act
TRANSACTIONS of 1940
REPORTED
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to
Schaeffer Peter NEON Systems, Inc. (NESY) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. I.R.S. Identification 4. Statement for ---- ---
2918 Autumn Run Circle Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (specify
- ------------------------------------------- Person, if an entity Fiscal year ---- title --- below)
(Street) (Voluntary) ended 3/31/00 below)
Sugar Land TX 77478 ------------------- Chief Technology Officer
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(City) (State) (Zip) Date of Original
(Month/Year) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(Check applicable line)
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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. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Month/ (Instr. end of Issuer's Direct Benefi-
Day/ 8) Fiscal Year (D) or cial
Year) ---------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) Indirect Owner-
Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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SEC 2270 (3-99)
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FORM 5 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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(A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares
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Common
Common Stock $30.00 1/1/00 A 25,000 (1) 1/1/10 Stock 25,000
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative of Derivative Indirect
Securities Security: Beneficial
Beneficially Direct (D) Ownership
Owned at End or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
of Year (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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420,835 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Option granted under the issuer's 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan and to vest
in 25% increments beginning January 1, 2001.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ John S. Reiland* May 12, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
*As Attorney-in-Fact
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 2270 (3-99)
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