UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
(Last) (First) (Middle) Currey, Robert J.
(Street) 6400 C Street S.W.
P.O. Box 3177
(City) (State) (Zip) Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406-3177
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
McLeodUSA Incorporated
MCLD
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all
applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below)
(X) Other (specify below)
President of the Telecommunications subsidiary of McLeodUSA
Incorporated
Member of 13(d) group owning more than 10%
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person<PAGE>
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Indirect
Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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2. Date 3. Title and 5. Ownership
Exercisable Amount of Form of
and Expiration Underlying Derivative
Date (Month/ Securities Security:
Day/ Year)
1. Title of Date Expira- Title Amount 4. Conversion Direct Indirect 6. Nature
Derivative Exer- tion or or Exercise (D) (i) of Indirect
Security cisable Date Number Price of Beneficial
of Derivative Ownership
Shares Security
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON(S):
Robert J. Currey
DATE:
October 3, 1997
Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).<PAGE>
