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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: DECEMBER 31, 2001
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
McCaw Craig O. Nextel Communications, Inc. (NXTL) ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- title ---- (specify
Number of Reporting Month/Year below) below
Person (Voluntary)
2300 Carillon Point March/2000 -------------------------------------
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, (Check Applicable Line)
Date of Original X Form filed by One Reporting Person
(Month/Year) ---
Form filed by More than One
Reporting Person
Kirkland, WA 98033 4-6-00 ---
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
(Month/ End of (D) or ficial
Day/ ------------------------------------------- Month Indirect Owner-
Year) (A) or (I) ship
Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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Class A Common * 3/1/00 S 15,000 D 132.75 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/2/00 S 15,000 D 128.42 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/3/00 S 15,000 D 132.87 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/6/00 S 15,000 D 133.39 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/7/00 S 15,000 D 136.17 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/8/00 S 15,000 D 135.75 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/9/00 S 15,000 D 144.087 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/10/00 S 15,000 D 159.336 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/13/00 S 15,000 D 158.195 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/14/00 S 15,000 D 157.932 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/15/00 S 15,000 D 138.041 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/16/00 S 15,000 D 136.058 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/17/00 S 15,000 D 146.158 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/20/00 S 15,000 D 145.162 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/21/00 S 15,000 D 142.924 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/22/00 S 15,000 D 152.157 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/23/00 S 15,000 D 155.491 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/24/00 S 15,000 D 157.241 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/27/00 S 15,000 D 157.103 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/28/00 S 15,000 D 154.328 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/29/00 S 15,000 D 149.799 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/30/00 S 15,000 D 147.470 (2) I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 3/31/00 S 15,000 D 148.195 (2) 60,000 I By Trust(1)
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Class A Common * 2,508,562 I By Option
Acquisition,
L.L.C.
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Class A Common * 40,806,579 I By Digital
Radio,
L.L.C.
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Class A Common * 3/9/00 J(3) 2,965,709 D 3,235,898 I By Eagle
River
Investments,
L.L.C.
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Class A Common * 3/9/00 J(3) 2,965,709 A 2,965,709 I By New SatCo
Holdings,Inc.
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Class A Common * 800,000 I By Eagle
River, Inc.
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Class A Common 50,000 D
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* Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(1) Option Acquisition, LLC is the sole beneficiary of the Option Acquisition Trust, an irrevocable trust ("the Trust"), of which
Thomas Sedlock has sole voting power over the shares held by the Trust as its Trustee. The Trust was irrevocably instructed
on June 23, 1999 to sell its shares in increments of 15,000 shares per day.
(2) Price reported is based upon the average price per share sold for this daily transaction.
(3) On March 9, 2000, 2,965,709 shares of Nextel Communications Class A Common stock were transferred to New Satco Holdings
Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eagle River Investments, L.L.C. This transfer constitutes a change in beneficial
ownership only.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-97)
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM
DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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Date Expira-
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cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Nature
lying Securities of of Deriv- ship of In-
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form direct
ative Securi- of De- Bene-
Secur- ties rivative ficial
ity Bene- Secu- Own-
(Instr. ficially rity: ership
5) Owned Direct (Instr. 4)
at End (D) or
Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ C. James Judson 4/6/00
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Authorized Representative
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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SEC 1474 (7-97)
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