SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LIGGINS ALFRED C

(Last) (First) (Middle)
5900 PRINCESS GARDEN PARKWAY

(Street)
LANHAM MD 20706

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RADIO ONE INC [ ROIA/ROIAK ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/25/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. 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 (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (1)(2) 04/25/2006 J(1)(2) 1(1)(2) (1)(2) 04/25/2008 Class D Common Stock 375,000 (1)(2) 1 I See footnotes(1)(3)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On April 25, 2006, the Reporting Person, through the Alfred C. Liggins, III Revocable Trust (the "Revocable Trust") of which Mr. Liggins is the trustee and sole beneficiary, entered into a variable prepaid forward contract (the "Contract") for 375,000 shares of Class D common stock held by the Revocable Trust with a financial institution. Upon the expiration of the 24-month term of the Contract the Reporting Person will be required to either deliver to the financial institution a number of shares determined by the share price at the Contract's maturity date or to settle the contract with a cash payment.
2. Subject to a minimum and maximun delivery obligation, the number of shares deliverable will depend upon the closing price of the Class D common stock on the maturity date of the Contract. The minimum number of shares deliverable will be 312,500 and the maximum will be 375,000 shares. The execution price of the transaction was $7.5445 per share and the reporting person received an aggregate amount of $2,496,757.97.
3. The Revocable Trust owns 4,814,581 shares of Radio One, Inc. Class D common stock. Mr. Liggins is the trustee and sole beneficiary of the Revocable Trust.
Remarks:
Linda J. Eckard Vilardo Attorney-in-fact 04/26/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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