SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
EMPIRE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O EMPIRE G P LLC
1GORHAM ISLAND

(Street)
WESTPORT CT 06880

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUMMUS INC USA [ NASDAQ ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/20/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/20/2004 C 3,571,500(2) A $0.07(3) 17,123,000 D(1)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Note (3) 09/20/2004 C 250,000(3) 05/13/2004 05/13/2007 Common Stock 3,571,500 $0.0(3) 0(3) D(1)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This statement is filed by: (i) Empire Capital Partners, L.P. ("Empire Capital"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it; (ii) Empire Capital GP, L.L.C. ("Empire GP"), as general partner of Empire Capital, (iii) Empire Capital Management, L.L.C., ("Empire L.L.C.") as investment manager of Empire Capital Partners Ltd. and Empire Capital Partners II Ltd. (the "Empire Overseas Funds") with respect to Shares of Common Stock directly owned by the Empire Overseas Funds and Mr. Scott Fine as a member of Empire GP, with respect to the Common Stock directly owned by Empire Capital and as a member of Empire L.L.C. with respect to the Common Stock directly owned by the Empire Overseas Funds.
2. Includes (i) 15,373,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) warrants convertible into 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock.
3. A convertible note maturing on May 13, 2007 at $250,000 was converted into 3,571,500 shares of Common Stock.
/s/ Scott A. Fine 09/22/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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