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*
FLAUM DAVID M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
6801 MORRISON BOULEVARD
MORROCROFT III

(Street)
CHARLOTTE NC 28211

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
US LEC CORP [ CLEC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2007
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
Class A Common Stock 02/28/2007 D 180,000 D (1) 0 D
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
Stock Option (right to buy) $2.08 02/28/2007 D 60,000 (2) 03/27/2016 Class A Common Stock 60,000 (2) 0 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $3 02/28/2007 D 5,000 (3) 05/17/2016 Class A Common Stock 5,000 (3) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposed of pursuant to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2006, as amended, among Issuer, PAETEC Corp., PAETEC Holding Corp., WC Acquisition Sub U Corp. and WC Acquisition Sub P Corp. (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for 180,000 shares of common stock of PAETEC Holding Corp. on the effective date of the merger transaction.
2. This option, which became fully vested in connection with Mr. Flaum's termination of service as a director, was assumed by PAETEC Holding Corp. on the effective date of the merger transaction pursuant to the Merger Agreement and replaced with an option to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock of PAETEC Holding Corp. for $2.08 per share.
3. This option, which was fully vested upon issuance, was assumed by PAETEC Holding Corp. on the effective date of the merger transaction pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and replaced with an option to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock of PAETEC Holding Corp. for $3.00 per share.
Remarks:
/s/ Shane S. Turley, Attorney-in-Fact 03/02/2007
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