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^*

Cobb Brent

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CBEYOND, INC.

320 INTERSTATE NORTH PARKWAY

(Street)

ATLANTA

30339

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CBEYOND, INC. [ CBEY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP & Chief Revenue Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/18/2014

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/18/2014		A		14,000⁽¹⁾	A	$0.00	133,995	D
Common Stock	07/18/2014		F		16,049	D	$10	117,946	D
Common Stock	07/18/2014		D		117,946	D	$10	0	D
Common Stock	07/18/2014		D		5,183	D	$10	0	I	By 401(k)

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.67	07/18/2014		D			14,000	⁽²⁾	03/09/2022	Common Stock	14,000	⁽²⁾	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.97	07/18/2014		D			7,200	⁽²⁾	03/22/2022	Common Stock	7,200	⁽²⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock awarded as a result of the Company meeting certain performance criteria as of the effective time of the merger pursuant to a grant on February 13, 2014. Pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger dated April 19, 2014 by and among Cbeyond, Inc., Birch Communications, Inc., and Hawks Merger Sub, Inc., each share of restricted stock outstanding and unvested immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger became fully vested immediately prior to the effective time of the merger and, to the extent subject to performance-based vesting, the applicable performance goals were measured as of the effective time of the merger.

2. Pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger dated April 19, 2014 by and among Cbeyond, Inc., Birch Communications, Inc., and Hawks Merger Sub, Inc., all outstanding and unexercised stock options (as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger) became fully vested immediately prior to the effective time of the merger and were cancelled in exchange for the right to receive in cash an amount equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Cbeyond common stock subject to the stock option multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of the per share merger consideration over the exercise price of the option.

Remarks:

	/s/ Brent Cobb	07/22/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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