4 1 davidrickey.txt FORM 4 FILING 4 1 NASD 0001184566 Officer Applied Micro Circuits Corporation 0000711065 94-2586591 12/11/02 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 12/11/2002 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 $4.08000 12/10/02 A 2,440,000 (1) 11/30/12 (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 12/10/02 Common Stock 2,440,000 2,440,000 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: (1) Option vests as to 1,000,000 shares over 16 monthly installments beginning January 1, 2003 so that 62,500 shares vest monthy until A pril 1, 2004. An additional 950,000 shares vest over 19 monthly installments beginning on May 1, 2004 so that 50,000 shares vest mo nthly until December 1, 2005. The balance of 490,000 shares vest in full on December 1, 2005.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ By: Robyn Shutak For: David M. Rickey DATE 12/11/02