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FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
-------- Washington, D.C. 20549
[_] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16. Form 4
or Form 5 obligations Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
may continue. See Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
Instruction 1(b). Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Rubin Michael G.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1075 First Avenue
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(Street)
King of Prussia, PA 19406
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Global Sports, Inc. (GSPT)
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3. IRS or Social Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
August 2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director X Officer X 10% Owner ___ Other
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(give title below) (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
Security action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
(Instr. 3) Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 8/8/00 P 13,500 A $7.75 D
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Common Stock 8/15/00 P 1,000 A $8.00 D
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Common Stock 8/15/00 P 1,100 A $7.875 D
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Common Stock 8/16/00 P 500 A $7.75 D
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Common Stock 8/16/00 P 700 A $7.875 D
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Common Stock 8/17/00 P 300 A $7.875 D
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Common Stock 8/17/00 P 1,000 A $8.00 D
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Common Stock 8/18/00 P 600 A $8.25 D
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Common Stock 8/18/00 P 200 A $8.125 D
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Common Stock 8/18/00 P 200 A $8.00 D
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Common Stock 8/18/00 P 200 A $7.9375 D
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Common Stock 8/18/00 P 300 A $8.0625 D
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Common Stock 8/21/00 P 200 A $8.0625 D
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Common Stock 8/21/00 P 1,400 A $8.125 D
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Common Stock 8/22/00 P 600 A $8.00 D
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Common Stock 8/22/00 P 320 A $8.125 D
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Common Stock 8/22/00 P 580 A $8 .25 D
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Common Stock 8/22/00 P 100 A $8.3125 D
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Common Stock 8/23/00 P 200 A $8.00 D
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Common Stock 8/23/00 P 100 A $7.9375 D
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Common Stock 8/23/00 P 100 A $7.75 D
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Common Stock 8/25/00 P 200 A $8.125 D
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Common Stock 8/25/00 P 100 A $7.75 D
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Common Stock 8/25/00 P 100 A $7.9375 D
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Common Stock 8/25/00 P 300 A $7.875 D
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Common Stock 8/28/00 P 200 A $8.00 D
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Common Stock 8/28/00 P 100 A $8.0625 D
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Common Stock 8/28/00 P 100 A $7.9375 D
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Common Stock 8/29/00 P 300 A $7.875 D
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Common Stock 8/30/00 P 800 A $7.75 D
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Common Stock 8/31/00 P 400 A $7.75 D
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Common Stock 8/31/00 P 100 A $8.00 D
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Common Stock 8/31/00 P 100 A $8.25 D
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Common Stock 8/31/00 P 100 A $8.46875 D
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Common Stock 8/31/00 P 100 A $8.71875 D
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Common Stock 8/31/00 P 100 A $8.75 D
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Common Stock 8/31/00 P 100 A $8.8125 8,051,446 D
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Remainder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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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 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
ative Year)
Security /(2)/
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Code V (A) (D)
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Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
Date ative Secur- of De- direct
(Month/Day/ Secur- ities rivative Bene-
Year) ity Bene- Securities ficial
(Instr. ficially Direct Owner-
-------------------------------------------- 5) Owned (D) or ship
Date Expira- Amount or at End Indirect (Instr.
Exer- tion Title Number of of (1) 4)
cisable Date Shares /(2)/ Month (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that the
person filing this Statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), the beneficial owner of any equity
securities covered by this Statement, or (b) that this Statement is legally
required to be filed by such person.
/s/ Michael G. Rubin September 6, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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