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
Fox, Neil S.
c/o New England Business Service, Inc., 500 Main Street
Groton, MA USA 01471-0001
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New England Business Service, Inc. NEB
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
10/31/00
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(x) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
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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 |10/30/|A |V|664 [1] |A |16.5625 |1174 |D | |
$1.00 |00 | | | | | | | | |
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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)|16.5625 |10/30|A |V|1000 | |10/30|10/30|Common Stock|1000 | |1000 |D | |
| |/00 | | | | |/01 |/10 |Par Value | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |$1.00 | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares granted pursuant to the Company's Stock Compensation Plan.
FOX, NEIL S.
SIGNATURE OR REPORTING PERSON
Neil S. Fox
DATE
11/3/00
