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
Mahoney, Michael J.
685 Third Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Viatel, Inc.
VYTL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
01/31/1999
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, President and Chief Executive Officer
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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Common Stock, $.01 par valu|-- |-- |-|-- |-- |-- |100,999 |D |-- |
e per share | | |-| | | | | | |
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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 Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |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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Performance Options (R|$5.85 |-- |-- |-|-- -- |A,D|(1) |01/01|Common Stock|105,314|-- |105,314(4) |D |-- |
ight to Buy) | | | |-| | | |/06 | |(4) | | | | |
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Time-based Options (Ri|$12.00 |-- |-- |-|-- -- |A,D|(2) |10/23|Common Stock|120,000|-- |120,000(4) |D |-- |
ght to Buy) | | | |-| | | |/01 | |(4) | | | | |
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Time-based Options (Ri|$5.00 |-- |-- |-|-- -- |A,D|(3) |01/01|Common Stock|90,000(|-- |90,000(4) |D |-- |
ght to Buy) | | | |-| | | |/08 | |4) | | | | |
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Time-based Options (Ri|$5.50 |-- |-- |-|-- -- |A,D|(5) |01/01|Common Stock|90,000(|-- |90,000(4) |D |-- |
ght to Buy) | | | |-| | | |/08 | |4) | | | | |
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Time-based Options (Ri|$10.25 |-- |-- |-|-- -- |A,D|(6) |09/18|Common Stock|180,771|-- |180,771(4) |D |-- |
ght to Buy) | | | |-| | | |/08 | |(4) | | | | |
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Time-based Options (Ri|$22.875 |01/01|A |V|52,278 |A |(7) |01/01|Common Stock|52,278(|-- |52,278(4) |D |-- |
ght to Buy) | |/99 | | | | | |/09 | |4) | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) All performance options were exercisable as of the date
hereof.
(2) Options vested and became exercisable as to 25% of these options on each of
October 23, 1997 and 1998 and the remainder will vest and
become exercisable on each successive October 23 to the extent of 25% of these
options.
(3) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock vested and became exercisable as
to 33.34% of these options on January 1, 1999 and the
remainder will vest and become exercisable on each successive anniversary date
thereafter to the extent of 33.33% of these options.
(4) All options vest and become exercisable upon a change-in-control of the
Company.
(5) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock vested and became exercisable as
to 25% of these options on January 1, 1999 and the remainder
will vest and become exercisable on each successive anniversary date thereafter
to the extent of 25% of these options.
(6) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock will vest and become exercisable
as to 33.34% of these options on September 18, 1999 and the
remainder will vest and become exercisable on each successive anniversary date
thereafter to the extent of 33.33% of these options.
(7) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock will vest and become exercisable
as to 33.34% of these options on January 1, 2000 and the
remainder will vest and become exercisable on each successive anniversary date
thereafter to the extent of 33.33% of these options.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Michael J. Mahoney
DATE
February 8, 1999
