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*
BAUER SCOTT

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5858 HORTON STREET
SUITE 350

(Street)
EMERYVILLE CA 94608

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASK JEEVES INC [ ASKJ ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP & Corporate Controller
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/23/2004
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 04/23/2004 04/23/2004 M 5,250 A $0.99 24,508 D
Common Stock 04/23/2004 04/23/2004 M 3,436 A $0.875 27,944 D
Common Stock 04/23/2004 04/23/2004 M 1,314 A $1.21 29,258 D
Common Stock 04/23/2004 04/23/2004 S 10,000 D $41.245 19,258(5) 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) $0.99 04/23/2004 04/23/2004 M 5,250 07/02/2003(1) 07/01/2012 Common Stock 5,250 $0.00 6,750 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $0.875 04/23/2004 04/23/2004 M 3,436 04/06/2002(2) 04/05/2011 Common Stock 3,436 $0.00 1,563 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $1.21 04/23/2004 04/23/2004 M 1,314 05/10/2003(3) 05/09/2012 Common Stock 1,314 $0.00 13,686 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $37.44 04/01/2004 04/01/2004 A 10,000 05/01/2004(4) 04/01/2014 Common Stock 10,000 $37.44 10,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Option will become exercisable in a series of installments over the Reporting Person's Period of Service with the Issuer as follows: 25% will become vested on 7/2/03 and the remainder will vest over three years in a series of monthly installments.
2. Option will become exercisable in a series of installments over the Reporting Person's Period of Service with the Issuer as follows: 25% will become vested on 4/6/02 and the remainder will vest over three years in a series of monthly installments.
3. Option will become exercisable in a series of installments over the Reporting Person?s Period of Service with the Issuer as follows: 25% will become vested on 5/10/03 and the remainder will vest over three years in a series of monthly installments.
4. Option will become exercisable in a series of 48 equal montly installments over the Reporting Person?s Period of Service.
5. Reflects an additional 2,770 shares purchased on 7/31/03 and 3,310 shares purchased through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 1/31/04.
Remarks:
Brett Robertson, Attorney-in-fact for Scott Bauer 04/26/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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