UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
FORM 3
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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
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MSDW CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, INC.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
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(Street)
NEW YORK NEW YORK 10020
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2000
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS INC. (CWON)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
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Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
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Party to a transaction agreement (1)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
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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
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I)(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 649,557 (2) I By Partnerships
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Reminder: 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
5(b)(v).
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Table II Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Securities Underlying sion or ship of In-
Date (Month/Day/ Year) Derivative Security Exercise Form of direct
------------------------- (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv- Bene-
Date Expira- ------------------------- Derivative ative ficial
Exer- tion Title Amount Security Security: Owner-
cisable Date or Direct ship
Number (D) or (Instr.
of Indirect 5)
Shares (I)
(Instr.
5)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Reporting Person is a party to a Transaction Agreement dated as of July
8, 1998, as amended, among certain investors in the issuer (relating to a
voting agreement for election of directors), and the Reporting Person
disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the securities owned by any other
party to such agreement.
(2) The Reporting Person is the Managing Member of MSDW Capital Partners IV,
LLC, which is the General Partner of two private equity funds which
directly holds shares of the issuer: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital
Partners IV, L.P. and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Investors IV, L.P.
(the "MSDWCP Funds"). The MSDWCP Funds and other entities affiliated with
the Reporting Person currently own an aggregate of approximately 34.65% of
the Issuer's equity securities. The Reporting Person disclaims any
beneficial ownership of any of the securities owned by the entities
affiliated with the Reporting Person except to the extent of any pecuniary
interests therein of the Reporting Person. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
is the ultimate parent company of the Reporting Person.
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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