UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
/ / Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
/ / Form 3 Holdings Reported
/ / Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
O'Neill James J.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Medialink Worldwide Incorporated
708 Third Avenue
(Street)
New York New York 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Medialink Worldwide Incorporated (MDLK)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/X/ Director / / 10% Owner
/ / Officer (give title below) / / Other (specify below)
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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
4. Securities Acquired
(A) or Disposed of (D)
2. Trans- (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
action 3. Transaction -------------------------
Date Code (A) or
1. Title of Security (Instr.3) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) Amount (D) Price
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5. Amount 6. Ownership
of Secu- Form:
rities Direct 7. Nature of
Beneficially (D) or Indirect
Owned at end of Indirect Beneficial
Issuer's Fiscal Year (I) Ownership
(Instr.3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C>
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*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
instruction 4(b)(v).
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
5. Number of Deriva-
tive Securities 6. Date Exercisable
4. Transaction Acquired (A) or and Expiration
2. Conver- 3. Trans- Code Disposed of (D) Date (Month/Day/
sion of ation (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
Exercise Date ------------ ---------------------- ----------------
Price of (Month/ Date Expir-
1. Title of Derivative Derivative Day/ Exer- ation
Security (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code (A) (D) cisable Date
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Director Stock Option $10.125 01/31/97 A 3,000 (1) 01/31/2007
(Right to Buy*)
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7. Title and Amount of 9. Number of 10. Ownership
Underlying Securities Derivative of
(Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Securities Derivative 11. Nature of
------------------------ Derivative Beneficially Security: Indirect
Amount or Secur- Owned at End Direct (D) Beneficial
Number of ity of Year or Indirect Ownership
Title Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 3,000 7,800 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Director Stock Option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on
January 31, 1998.
/s/James J. O'Neill February 10, 1998
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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