4/A 1 NASD0001184980 Officer 3Com Corporation - Post Adjustment 000073807694-2605794 08/31/01 4/A 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 8/31/01 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 08/20/01 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 08/03/01 M 13,999 A $0.3884 D Direct Common Stock 08/03/01 F 1,109 D $4.9000 D Direct Common Stock 08/03/01 F 4,569 D $4.9000 76,773 D Direct Common Stock 570 I by Managed Accoun t Common Stock 20,978 I by Spouse Common Stock 200 I by Stepdaughter Common Stock 200 I by Trust 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 $0.3884 08/03/01 M 13,999 08/05/01 (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 08/03/01 Common Stock 13,999 0 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: - Disposition was reported in error on original form 4. Shares are still owned by Mr. Michael. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Michael, Mark D. DATE 01/09/03