UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b)
FORM 4
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Elliott Associates, L.P.
712 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
2. Issuer Name and Ticker Trading Symbol
Illinois Superconductor Corporation (ISCO)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year)
12/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[x] Director
[ ] Officer (give title below)
[x] 10% Owner
[ ] Other (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)
(a) Common Stock
(b) Common Stock
(c) Common Stock
(d) Common Stock
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
(a) 12/29/00
(b) 12/29/00
(c) 12/29/00
(d) 12/29/00
3. Transaction Code (Inst. 8)
(a) X
(b) X
(c) X
(d) X
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Amount:
(a) 526,250
(b) 3,699,495
(c) 5,786,539
(d) 7,262,213
(A) or (D):
(a) A
(b) A
(c) A
(d) A
Price:
(a) $.25
(b) $.25
(c) $.25
(d) $.25
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)
(a) - (d) 19,900,979
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
(a) D
(b) D
(c) D
(d) D
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Not applicable.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)
(a) 2% Senior Convertible Notes
(b) 6% Senior Convertible Notes
(c) 2% Senior Convertible Notes
(d) 10% Notes
2. Conversion or Exercisable Price of Derivative Security
(a) $.25
(b) $.25
(c) $.25
(d) $.25
3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
(a) 12/29/00
(b) 12/29/00
(c) 12/29/00
(d) 12/29/00
4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
Code
(a) X
(b) X
(c) X
(d) X
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
(A)
(D)
(a) $125,000 face amount
(b) $833,334 face amount
(c) $1,288,889 face amount
(d) $1,666,668 face amount
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable:
(a) Immediately
(b) Immediately
(c) Immediately
(d) Immediately
Expiration Date:
(a) 5/15/02
(b) 5/15/02
(c) 5/15/02
(d) 1/02/01
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)
Title:
(a) Common Stock
(b) Common Stock
(c) Common Stock
(d) Common Stock
Amount or Number of Shares:
(a) 526,250
(b) 3,699,495
(c) 5,786,539
(d) 7,262,213
8. Price of Derivative Security (Inst. 5)*
(a) $125,000
(b) $833,334
(c) $1,288,889
(d) $1,666,668
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9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 4)
(a) 0
(b) 0
(c) 0
(d) 0
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 4)
(a) D
(b) D
(c) D
(d) D
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Not Applicable.
Explanation of Responses:
* The Reporting Person received warrants to purchase shares of the
issuer's common stock in addition to each of these derivative securities for the
above-noted aggregate purchase prices.
#Intentional misstatement or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Date: January 10, 2001
ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By: Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., as General Partner
By: Braxton Associates, Inc., as General Partner
By: /s/ Elliot Greenberg
Elliot Greenberg
Vice President
#Signature of Reporting Person
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