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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities 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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Re-quiring
D'ANDREA HARRY Statement
J. (Month/Day/Year)American Communications Services, Inc.
2/5/96
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(Last) (First) 3. IRS or Social 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer 6. If Amendment, Date of
(Middle) Security Number (Check all applicable) Original
of Reporting (Month/Day/Year)
C/O AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, Person _______ Director
INC. (Voluntary) _________ 10% Owner
301 NATIONAL BUSINESS PARKWAY, SUITE 100 February 5, 1996+
___X___ Officer (give
_________ Other (specify
title below)
below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Street)
ANNAPOLIS, MD 20701
(City) (State) (Zip)
TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Securities Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership
Beneficially (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
Owned (I) (Inst. 5)
(Instr. 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G.,
puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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0.0.1 Title of Derivative Security 0.0.2Date 0.0.3Title and Amount of 0.0.4 0.0.5 0.0.6Nature of
(Instr. 4) Exer- Securities Underlying Conver- Owner- Indirect
cisable Derivative Security sion ship Beneficial
and (Instr. 4) or Form Ownership
Expiration Exerciseof (Instr. 5)
Date Price Deri-
(Month/Day/Year) of vative
Deri-
vative Security:
Security (D) or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.
5)
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Date Expira- Title Amount
Exer- tion or
cisableDate Number
of
Shares
STOCK OPTION
(RIGHT TO BUY) 2/5/97 2/4/02 Common Stock 20,000 $4.25 D
Stock Option 2/5/98 2/4/03 COMMON STOCK 20,000 $4.25 D
(right to buy)
STOCK OPTION 2/5/99 2/4/04 COMMON STOCK 20,000 $4.25 D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
STOCK OPTION 2/5/00 2/4/05 COMMON STOCK 20,000 $4.25 D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
STOCK OPTION+ ++ ++ Common Stock 20,000 $4.25 D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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Explanation of Responses:
+ This amendment is being filed for the purpose of reporting an option
grant for 20,000 shares which was inadvertently excluded from the
original filing.
++ This option will vest and become exercisable in the event the reporting
person achieves certain performance objectives no later than February 5,
1997, and in the event such objectives are met, will expire on February
5, 2002.
/s/ Harry J. D'Andrea 8/13/96
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient,
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SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
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