4 1 michael040903.txt FORM 4 4 1 NASD 0001184980 Officer 3Com Corporation - Post Adjustment 0000738076 94-2605794 04/09/03 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) Michael, Mark D. 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 4/9/03 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) Sr VP and General Counsel 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 04/08/03 M 28,963 A $1.9939 D Direct Common Stock 04/09/03 S 10,000 (1) D $5.0000 120,822 D Direct Common Stock 8,371 I by Daughter Common Stock 22,375 I by Spouse Common Stock 200 I by Stepdaughter 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 $1.9939 04/08/03 M 28,963 05/21/03 (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 04/08/03 Common Stock 28,963 0 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: (1) Stock holdings were sold pursuant to a written 10b5-1 trading plan. - Stock options were exercised pursuant to a written 10b5-1 trading plan. - Includes shares acquired under the 1984 stock purchase plan on March 31, 2003.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Michael, Mark D. DATE 04/09/03