U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Payson Martin D.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
750 Lexington Avenue, 27th Floor
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(Street)
New York NY 10022
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Information Holdings Inc. (IHI)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
090-30-1315
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
1/7/03
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Vice President, New Products and Business Development
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5.
Amount of 6.
4. Securities Owner-
2. 2A. 3. Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship
Trans- Deemed Trans- Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
action Execution action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of
Date Date, if any Code ----------------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect
1. (Month/ (Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Day/ Day/ ---------- Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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1,500(1) D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. 7.
Number of Title and Amount
Derivative 6. of Underlying
4. Securities Date Securities
2. 3A. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4)
Conver- Deemed action or Disposed Expiration Date ----------------
1. sion or 3. Execution Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount
Title of Exercise Trans- Date, (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or
Derivative Price of action Date if any 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number
Security Derivative (Month/ (Month/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of
(Instr. 3) Security Day/Year) Day/Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares
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Common Stock (Option to buy) $16.05 1/7/03 1/7/03 A A 1/7/03 1/7/13 Common 1,500
Stock
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[CONTINUATION OF TABLE FROM ABOVE]
9.
Number of 10.
Derivative Ownership
Securities Form of 11.
8. Beneficially Derivative Nature
Price of Owned Follow- Security of Indirect
Derivative ing Reported Direct (D) or Beneficial
Security Transaction(s) Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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1,500 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Includes 1,500 fully divested derivative securities.
/s/ Martin D. Payson January 9, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for
procedure.
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