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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
/ / Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Knafel Sidney R.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Insight Communications Company, Inc.
126 East 56th Street
(Street)
New York NY 10022
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Insight Communications Company, Inc. (ICCI)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
July, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/X/ Director / / 10% Owner
/X/ Officer (give title below) / / Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
Individual
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount
of Secu-
rities
4. Securities Acquired (A) Bene- 6. Ownership
2. Trans- 3. Trans- or Disposed of (D) ficially Form:
action action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Direct 7. Nature of
Date Code ----------------------------- at End (D) or Indirect
(Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ ------------- Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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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)
2. Conver- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exercisable
sion or 3. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date
Exercise action 4. Transac- Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year)
Price of Date tion Code Disposed of (D) ----------------------
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ ------------- -------------------------- Exercis- Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class B Common Stock None 7/26/99 J(1) 3,471,477 Immed. None
Class B Common Stock None 7/26/99 J(1) 425,955 Immed. None
Employee Stock Option $24.50 7/21/99 A V 542,095 (4) 7/20/09
(Right to Buy)(3)
Employee Stock Option $26.95 7/21/99 A V 20,405 (5) 7/20/04
(Right to Buy)(3)
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9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative Form of
Securities Derivative
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Benefi- Security:
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) cially Direct 11. Nature of
---------------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned at (D) or Indirect
Amount or Derivative End of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security Month (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class B Common Stock Class A Common 3,471,477 (1) 3,471,477 I By ICI
Stock (2) Communications,
Inc.
Class B Common Stock Class A Common 425,955 (1) 425,955 I By Estate
Stock (2)
Employee Stock Option Class B Common 542,095 542,095 D
(Right to Buy)(3) Stock
Employee Stock Option Class B Common 20,405 20,405 D
(Right to Buy)(3) Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Reporting Person acquired Class B Common Stock immediately prior to the
consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering in respect of a partnership
based upon a price per share of $24.50.
(2) Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A
Common Stock upon the occurence of certain events that are specified in the
Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
(3) Each line represents options relating to a single option grant.
(4) The option vests in five equal installments commencing July 21, 2000.
(5) The option vests in five equal installments commencing July 21, 2000.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Sidney R. Knafel August 10, 1999
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
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