UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this 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
Bublitz, Maxwell E.
11825 N. Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Conseco, Inc.
CNC
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
January, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President, Investments
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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 |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |1/26/0|M | |1,164 |A | |525,870 |D | |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |76,000 |I |By Limited Partnership |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |13,680 |I |By 401(k) Plan |
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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 | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Stock Units (1) |1-for-1 |4/1/9|A |V|5 |A |(1) |(1) |Common Stock|5 | | |D | |
| |9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Units (1) |1-for-1 |7/1/9|A |V|5 |A |(1) |(1) |Common Stock|5 | | |D | |
| |9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Units (1) |1-for-1 |10/1/|A |V|6 |A |(1) |(1) |Common Stock|6 | | |D | |
| |99 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Units (1) |1-for-1 |1/3/0|A |V|8 |A |(1) |(1) |Common Stock|8 | | |D | |
| |0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Units (1) |1-for-1 |1/26/|M | |1,164 |D |(1) |(1) |Common Stock|1,164 | |0 |D | |
| |00 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Granted under the Conseco, Inc. Deferred Compensation
Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Maxwell E. Bublitz by Karl W. Kindig, Attorney-in-Fact
DATE
February 4, 2000
