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. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Thomas M. Jones
2834 Charlestown Rd., Apt. 3
New Albany, IN 47150-2593
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Community Bank Shares, Inc.
CBIN
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
July, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
N/A
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
If officer, give title. Former Senior Vice President
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. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common stock |06/27/00|J |V| 800 shares | D | | 974 |Direct| N/A |
shares |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriv- |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer-| | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |ative |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secur- |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |ity |Bene- |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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N/A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Forfeiture of stock granted but not vested.
/s/ Thomas M. Jones 08/23/00
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
