4 1 claflin121302.txt FORM 4 4 1 NASD 0001182501 Officer 3Com Corporation - Post Adjustment 0000738076 94-2605794 12/13/02 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) Claflin, Bruce 5500 Great America Parkway Mail Stop 8103 Santa Clara, CA 95052 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 3Com Corporation - Post Adjustment (COMS) 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 12/13/02 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) President and CEO 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12/12/02 F 19,808 D $4.5800 D Direct Common Stock 12/12/02 J 37,692 D 132,500 D Direct Common Stock 08/01/02 S 4,000 (1) D $4.6033 I by Trust (2) Common Stock 12/12/02 J 37,692 A 158,286 I by Trust (2) 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: (1) Stock holdings were sold pursuant to a written 10b5-1 trading plan. (2) These shares are held in a revocable trust under the name of Bruce L. Claflin and Karen C. Claflin, TTEES, Bruce and Karen Claflin F amily Trust
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Claflin, Bruce DATE 12/13/02