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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
MARINO GARY O. RAILAMERICA, INC. (NASDAQ: RAIL) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for X Director
Number of Reporting Month/Year ---- --- 10% Owner
5300 BROKEN SOUND BLVD., N.W. Person (Voluntary) 12/00
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, ---- title --- below)
Date of Original below)
(Month/Year) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
CEO, PRESIDENT
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
X Form filed by one Reporting
---- Person
Form filled by more than one
BOCA RATON FLORIDA 33487 ---- Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Month/ (Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
Day/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Year) --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
PER SHARE 12/14/00 P 4,000 A 7.34375 D --
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001
PER SHARE 12/14/00 P 4,000 A 7.40625 197,862 D --
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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. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Options granted pursuant to $3.40 -- -- -- -- 3/1/95 11/11/04 Common 87,500 --
Employment Agreement Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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Options granted pursuant to $3.75 -- -- -- -- 3/1/96 11/11/04 Common 87,500 --
Employment Agreement Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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Options granted pursuant to $4.15 -- -- -- -- 3/1/97 11/11/04 Common 87,500 --
Employment Agreement Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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Options granted pursuant to $7.25 -- -- -- -- 1/1/98 1/1/08 Common 75,000 --
Employment Agreement Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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Options granted pursuant to $8.00 -- -- -- -- 1/1/98 1/1/08 Common 75,000 --
Employment Agreement Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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Options granted pursuant to $8.75 -- -- -- -- 1/1/98 1/1/08 Common 75,000 --
Employment Agreement Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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Options granted pursuant to $9.50 -- -- -- -- 1/1/98 1/1/08 Common 75,000 --
Employment Agreement Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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1995 Stock Incentive Plan $5.00 -- -- -- -- 7/1/97 7/1/07 Common 20,000 --
Options Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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1998 Executive Incentive $6.125 -- -- -- -- 4/8/00 4/8/09 Common 50,000 --
Compensation Plan Options (1) Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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1998 Executive Incentive $9.00 -- -- -- -- 1/1/00 1/1/10 Common 500,000 --
Compensation Plan Options (2) Stock,
(right to buy) $.001
par
value
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Options granted pursuant to -- D --
Employment Agreement
(right to buy)
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Options granted pursuant to -- D --
Employment Agreement
(right to buy)
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Options granted pursuant to -- D --
Employment Agreement
(right to buy)
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Options granted pursuant to -- D --
Employment Agreement
(right to buy)
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Options granted pursuant to -- D --
Employment Agreement
(right to buy)
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Options granted pursuant to -- D --
Employment Agreement
(right to buy)
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Options granted pursuant to -- D --
Employment Agreement
(right to buy)
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1995 Stock Incentive Plan -- D --
Options (right to buy)
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1998 Executive Incentive -- D --
Compensation Plan Options
(right to buy)
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1998 Executive Incentive 1,132,500 D --
Compensation Plan Options
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of such options became
exercisable on April 8, 2000 and thirty-three and one-third percent
(33 1/3%) will become exercisable on each of April 8, 2001 and
April 8, 2002.
(2) Thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of such options became
exercisable on January 1, 2000 and thirty-three and one-third percent
(33 1/3%) will become exercisable on each of January 1, 2001 and
January 1, 2002.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ GARY O. MARINO 12/22/00
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Gary O. Marino
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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