UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Rayfield, Allan L
1800 West Park Drive
Suite 250
Westborough, MA 01581
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arch Communications Group, Inc. (APGR)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
07/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Director
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
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $6.0625 05/16/00 A V 3,000 05/16/00 05/16/10
(right to buy)
Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 02/16/00 A V 284 (1)
Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 04/24/00 A V 412 (1)
Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 05/16/00 A V 165 (1)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option 05/16/00 Common Stock 3,000 3,000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Phantom Stock Units 02/16/00 Common Stock 284 $10.1250 D Direct
Phantom Stock Units 04/24/00 Common Stock 412 $6.0625 D Direct
Phantom Stock Units 05/16/00 Common Stock 165 $6.0625 5,165 D Direct
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
The phantom stock units were accrued under the Arch Communications Group, Inc. directors deferred compensation plan and are
exercisable for cash on the date Mr. Rayfield ceases to be a Director of Arch Communications Group, Inc.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Rayfield, Allan L
DATE
8/3/00