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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
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 Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Brown, Donald M.
2917 Meadow Lane
West Des Moines, IA 50265
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CE Software, Inc.
CESW
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
09/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
N/A
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 Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| |
Beneficially |(D)or | |
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Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price |
End of Year |ect(I)| |
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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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration |
Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|
|Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) |
|rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir|
| |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation|
Title |Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date |
| of | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | |
|Shares | |Year |(I)| |
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Stock options |$0.187 |08/01|A |500 | |08/01|08/01|
Common Stock|500 | (1) |500 (2) |D | |
| |/00 | | | |/01 |10 |
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1. Issued pursuant to Stock Option Plan of Issuer.
2. One-third are vested one year from transaction date, remainder vest pro-rata
over the ensuing 24 months.
Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Donald M. Brown
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