UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Schmults, Edward
Viatel, Inc.
800 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/1999
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Viatel, Inc.
VYTL
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock, $.01 par value per share |2,225(1) |D |-- |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock, par value |(2) |05/06/09 |Common Stock |5,340(1) |$22.48 |D |-- |
$.01 per share | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares of Viatel, Inc. common stock and stock options were acquired
by Mr. Schmults as a result of the conversion of his holdings of the
common stock and stock options of Destia Communications, Inc., in connection
with Viatel's acquisition of Destia Communications, Inc.
(2) All of these stock options became exercisable upon the completion of the
merger between Viatel, Inc. and Destia Communications, Inc.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Edward Schmults
DATE
December , 1999
