U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Riley, Richard T.
500 Main Street
Groton, MA 01471
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New England Business Service, Inc. NEB
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
08/31/00
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (x) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
Sr., V.P., & Pres., Rapidforms
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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 |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock Par Value |8/1/00|A |V|1041 [1] |A |20.7500 |1349 |D | |
$1.00 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock Par Value |8/25/0|A |V|10 [2] |A |19.5000 |1349 |D | |
$1.00 |0 | | | | | | | | |
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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 | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Options (Right to Buy)|20.8750 |7/28/|A |V|30000 | | [3] |7/28/|Common Stock|30000 | |30000 |D | |
| |00 | | | | | |10 |Par Value | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |$1.00 | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares granted under NEBS Stock Compensation Plan.
2. Amount represents dividends on restricted shares that are automatically
reinvested in additional restricted shares under the terms of the
underlying restricted stock award.
3. Option becomes exercisable 07/28/00 7500 shares; 07/28/01 7500 shares; 07/28/
02 7500 shares; 07/28/03 7500 shares.
RILEY, RICHARD T.
SIGNATURE OR REPORTING PERSON
Richard T. Riley
DATE
9/5/00
