U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL 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 box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[_] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Slaine Mason P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Information Holdings Inc.
2777 Summer Street, Suite 209
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(Street)
Stamford Connecticut 06905
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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)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
April 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
President and Chief Executive Officer
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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. Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship
Trans- Deemed Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
action Execution 3. (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) at end of Direct Nature of
Date Date, if any Trans- ----------------------------- Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. (Month/ (Month/ action (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Day/ Day/ Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Year) (Instr. 8) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 5/01/02 N/A S 200,000 D $30.261 1,700,000 D
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* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Persons who 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. (Over)
FORM 5 (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
Securities Date Securities
2. 3A. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4)
Conver- Deemed 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ----------------
1. sion or 3. Execution Trans- of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount
Title of Exercise Trans- Date, action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or
Derivative Price of action Date if any Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number
Security Derivative (Month/ (Month/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of
(Instr. 3) Security Day/Year) Day/Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares
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Common Stock $31.15 4/29/02 N/A A 200,000 (1) Common 200,000
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 at Security: of Indirect
Derivative End of Direct (D) or Beneficial
Security Year Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The options vest in two equal annual installments (4/29/03 and 4/29/04).
/s/ Mason P. Slaine April 10, 2003
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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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