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[ ] Check this box if ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0362|
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[X] Form 3 Holdings Reported Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940
Reported
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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) |
| | United International Holdings, Inc. (UIHIA) | |
| Cover Valerie L. | | Director 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS Identification |4.Statement for Month/ | X Officer Other |
| | Number of Reporting | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| | Person, if an entity | | |
| | (Voluntary) | | Vice President and Controller |
| 4643 S. Ulster Street, Suite 1300 | | December 31, 1998* | |
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| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
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| | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| Denver CO 80237 | | |--- Reporting Person |
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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.Transac- |3.Trans- |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | action | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Month/ | Code | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| |Day/Year) |(Instr.8)|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | | |(A) | | Issuer's |or | |
| | | | |or | | Fiscal Year |(I) | |
| | | | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| <S> | <C> | <C> | <C> |<C> |<C> | <C> |<C> | <C> |
| Class A Common Stock | 11/22/95 | P4 | 200 | A | $12.75 | 1,644 | D | |
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| Class A Common Stock | | J(1) | 465 | A | | 1,117 | I |By 401(k) Plan |
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* In reliance upon a SEC interpretation of Rule 13a-10, this Report has been timely filed within 45 days of February 24, 1999,
the date the Issuer's Board of Directors approved the change in the Issuer's fiscal year end from February 28 to December 31,
commencing December 31, 1998.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 2270 (7-97)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 5 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Year |or | |
| | | | |---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | | | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> | <C> |<C> | <C> | <C> | <C> | <C> |<C> | <C> | <C> | <C> |<C> | <C>| <C> |
|Stock Op- | $9.50 |7/22/| A5 | 20,000 | |7/22/|7/22/| Class A | 20,000 | | 20,000 | D | |
|tion (rt | |1993 | | | |1997 |2003 | Common | | | | | |
|to buy) | | | | | | | | Stock | | | | | |
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|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Employee | $15.75 |6/16/| A5 | 8,000 | | (2) |6/16/| Class A | 8,000 | | 8,000 | D | |
|Stock Op- | |1995 | | | | |2005 | Common | | | | | |
|tion (rt | | | | | | | | Stock | | | | | |
|to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Employee | $15.75 |12/20/ D5 | | 8,000 | (2) |6/16/| Class A | 8,000 | | 0 | D | |
|Stock Op- | |1997 | | | | |2005 | Common | | | | | |
|tion (rt | | | | | | | | Stock | | | | | |
|to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Employee | $10.875 |12/20/ A5 | 8,000 | | (2) |12/20/ Class A | 8,000 | | 8,000 | D | |
|Stock Op- | |1997 | | | | |2007 | Common | | | | | |
|tion (rt | | | | | | | | Stock | | | | | |
|to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Since January 1, 1998, the Reporting Person has acquired 247 shares of Class A Common Stock as contributed by Issuer under the
Issuer's 401(k) Plan and became 100% vested resulting in the beneficial ownership of an additional 218 shares previously
contributed by the Issuer.
(2) The option is exercisable in 48 equal monthly intallments commencing the date of grant.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/ Valerie L. Cover April 9, 1999
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ----------------------------------- -----------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Valerie L. Cover
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not Page 2
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