4 1 rickey040103.txt FORM 4 4 1 NASD 0001184566 Officer Applied Micro Circuits Corporation 0000711065 94-2586591 04/01/03 4 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. 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s) Rickey, David M 6290 Sequence Drive San Diego, CA. 92121 PHONE: 858-535-3462 FAX: 858-535-3502 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 4/1/2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) COB and CEO 12061955 7. 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 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial (Month/ or Owned at or Ownership Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D) Derivative Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Qualified Stock Option $3.32000 04/01/03 (1) A 560,000 (2) 03/31/13 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership Number of Owned at I - Title Shares End of Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Qualified Stock Option 04/01/03 Common Stock 560,000 560,000 D Direct (right to buy) (1) Explanation of Responses: (1) This stock option is being granted pursuant to an employment agreement between the Company and the reporting person dated December 1 0, 2002. (2) Option vests 12,500 shares each month commencing May 1, 2004 through December 1, 2005. The balance of the shares vest in full on De cember 1, 2005.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ By: /s/ Jane Borneman For: David M. Rickey DATE 04/02/03